LLamasoft

Not to be confused with the British video game company Llamasoft.
LLamasoft, Inc.
Privately held company
Industry Software development
Founded Ann Arbor, Michigan (1998)
Founder Donald Hicks
Toby Brzoznowski[1]
Headquarters Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Number of locations
 13 [2]
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Donald Hicks (President, CEO)
Toby Brzoznowski (EVP)
Revenue Increase US$35 million (2014)[3]
Number of employees
 270[4]
Website llamasoft.com

LLamasoft, Inc. is a software company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The company develops and markets software and services to model supply chain networks for potential service and cost benefits. Founded in 1998 by Donald Hicks and Toby Brzoznowski. In 2015 LLamasoft acquired IBM’s LogicTools supply chain applications business unit. [5] The company employs 270 people and has satellite offices in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and North and South America.[4] [6]

Products

Supply Chain Guru enables users to model, optimize and simulate supply chain network operations. Design alternatives and explore the service, performance, costs and risks associated with change.

SupplyChainGuru.com is a SaaS-based supply chain design platform. Elevates models to the Web as enterprise-wide working documents for collaborative initiatives.

Transportation Guru integrates network design and transportation routing, enabling optimization of global transportation networks and simulation of cost and service improvements to existing transportation operations.

Supply Chain Sherpa allows users to rapidly prototype supply chain designs using a touch-screen tablet.

Data Guru simplifies the transformation of data for business users and creates documented, repeatable, time-saving workflows.

Data Services provides supply chain design benchmark and reference data to reduce model building time and validate inputs and outputs against realistic standards.

Partnerships

Nike, Inc. has a minority stake in the company acquired in October 2012.[7] At the same time, MK Capital, a Chicago-based venture capital fund, announced investment of $6.1 million of venture capital funding to LLamasoft Inc. As part of the investment, Josh Beebe, a partner at MK Capital, joined the LLamasoft board.[8] In 2015 Goldman Sachs announced an investment of $50 million in a Series B financing round to help fund expansion and research and development. [9]

Customers

LLamasoft serves Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises across a wide range of industries.The company's client portfolio includes but is not limited to: British American Tobacco, Cardinal Health, Dow Corning, Grupo Nutresa, Land O' Lakes, McCormick & Co., RS Components, Ryder System, Inc., Schneider Electric, Turkcell and Wayfair.

Awards and Industry Lists

References

  1. ↑ Booth, J. D. (1 October 2014). "Michigan’s Economic Bright Spots and Entrepreneurs of Distinction Show How to Get it Done". Corp! Magazine. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  2. ↑ cite web | url=http://www.llamasoft.com/contact-us/ | title=LLamasoft About Us
  3. ↑ "Inc. 5000 2014: The Fastest-Growing Private U.S. Companies, At a Glance". Inc. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  4. 1 2 Dolan, Matthew (29 September 2015). "Ann Arbor tech firm reports $50-million investment". The Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  5. ↑ Freed, Ben (April 2015). "LLamasoft Buys IBM's LogicTools to Extend Supply Chain Design Reach". Gartner. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  6. ↑ Freed, Ben (24 October 2012). "LLamasoft raises $6 million in venture capital as it expands in downtown Ann Arbor". The Ann Arbor News. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  7. ↑ Siemers, Erik (23 October 2012). "Nike acquires minority stake in supply chain software company". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "MK Capital invests in LLamasoft". Chicago Business Journal. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "LLamasoft Closes $50 Million Series B Round With Goldman, Sachs". MiTechNews. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "Powerful Connections: Deloitte's Technology Fast 500" (PDF). Deloitte.com.
  11. ↑ "Technology Fast 500: Powerful Connections" (PDF). Deloitte.com.
  12. ↑ "Deloitte's 2014 Technology Fast 500" (PDF). Deloitte.com.
  13. ↑ "The 2015 Inc. 5000". Inc.com.
  14. ↑ "Meet the 2015 Pros to Know". Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
  15. ↑ "LLamasoft Named SIIA CODiE Award Finalist for Best Supply Chain Management Solution".
  16. ↑ "Annual FastTrack Business Award".
  17. ↑ "Metropolitan Detroit’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For". 101 Best and Brightest.
  18. ↑ "LLamasoft Named to SupplyChainBrain’s 100 Great Supply Chain Partners".
  19. ↑ "LLamasoft Honored with a 2015 TMSA Compass Award of Merit".
  20. ↑ "EY Announces LLamasoft, Inc. Founder, President and CEO Donald A. Hicks is an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2014 Award Finalist in the Michigan and Northwest Ohio Region".
  21. ↑ "Top 100 Logistics IT Providers". Inbound Logistics.
  22. ↑ "Introducing the SDCE 100 for 2015". Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
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