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LogicTools Releases Supply Chain Analyst 5.5 for Supply Chain and Inventory Optimization
Solution Delivers Quick ROI and Ease of Use through Multiple Supply Chain Modules and a Common Data Interface

Chicago - March 1, 2007: LogicTools, the leading provider of strategic and tactical supply chain optimization solutions, announced today that is has released Supply Chain Analyst, a new integrated solution for supply chain and inventory optimization. The new solution allows the user to move data from one module to the other seamlessly, making it possible to leverage common data for multiple projects and speeding up time to value. It also supports web services that can be deployed with composite applications such as ‘Safety Stock Optimizer’ which has recently achieved SAP® xAPPs™ Certified - "Powered by SAP NetWeaver®" status.

Supply Chain Analysts supports four major modules:

Inventory Analyst is a multi-echelon inventory optimization solution that enables companies to improve profitability by focusing on both strategic and tactical inventory objectives. Inventory Analyst is Powered by SAP NetWeaver.

Supply Planner is a production sourcing and asset planning solution that supports production, transportation and inventory replenishment plans for future time periods.

Product Flow Optimization is a network and inventory optimization solution that targets product flow decisions and joint network design, transportation and inventory distribution strategy optimization. It is a good fit for retailers and other companies who are designing hub and spoke networks and need to make inventory positioning and distribution decisions.

Demand Profiler enables analysis of historical data to create forecast and forecast error.

Supply Chain Analyst is a perfect complement for SAP users who need additional optimization capabilities. LogicTools can support users on the strategic and tactical levels with supply chain and inventory optimization solutions that complement a company’s exiting SAP investments at a very high ROI. Companies that want to reduce costs and create an efficient supply chain need to have strategic design and planning capabilities.

"Supply Chain Analyst provides the user with the strength of various supply chain optimization modules in one solution," said Derek Nelson, VP Product Development at LogicTools, "Complex supply chain problems with different data requirements cannot all be solved in one scenario. Therefore, the ability to truly optimize and move data from one module to another makes this a powerful platform for users."


About LogicTools
Founded in 1995 by David Simchi-Levi, Professor of Engineering Systems at MIT, LogicTools provides strategic and tactical supply chain optimization applications designed to complement existing IT investments. LogicTools' product suite allows companies to make a wide range of supply chain decisions, from choosing the best strategic network design, deciding on the most efficient sourcing strategy to optimizing inventory placement throughout the different levels of the supply chain.

LogicTools is headquartered in Chicago, IL and supports a global customer base across a wide range of industries. As a longtime SAP partner, LogicTools has helped many SAP customers complement their ERP and planning applications with optimization solutions. LogicTools’ solutions for SAP Customers include: LogicNet Plus, which is offered as a certified extension to mySAP™ Supply Chain Management; Inventory Analyst, which is Powered by SAP NetWeaver; and Safety Stock Optimizer, which is an xApp certified composite application for SAP NetWeaver. LogicTools is also a member of the SAP Industry Value Network (IVN) for Chemicals.

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