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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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Press Contact: Aimee Ortiz, LogicTools
888-265-4706 or Email
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LogicTools Announces ‘Supply Chain Excellence 2005’ Symposium, September 22nd in Chicago
Focus on supply chain innovation by linking business processes with information technology
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Chicago - July 19, 2005: LogicTools, a leading developer of supply chain planning solutions, announces the dates for its 2005 Supply Chain Excellence symposium. The theme of the symposium is "Supply Chain Innovation Through Process & Technology". Recent research and experience have shown that true supply chain innovation occurs through the alignment of mature business processes with complementary technology investments. Best in class companies understand the relationship between supply chain performance, information technology and the bottom line which has resulted in significant operational improvements and 75% higher profitability.
The symposium, which will be held at The 410 Club in Chicago’s Wrigley Building, brings together leaders from academia as well as industry, consulting and software companies to present case studies and strategies for achieving best in class supply chain performance. An interactive panel discussion focusing on how companies can successfully use technology to analyze and implement new supply chain strategies will provide attendees with the opportunity to discuss key issues with industry experts.
Topics will include: Supply chain transformation strategies and modeling; Inventory reduction through effective supply chain planning; Impact of the implementation of push/pull strategies on supply chain performance; Making supply chain operations efficient and adaptive; Managing global supply chains and the impact of off-shoring, and related issues.
Supply Chain Excellence 2005 will feature the following experts:
- Rob Wehrman, Manager Supply Chain Design and Optimization Modeling Expertise Center, 3M
- Narendra Mulani, Partner, Accenture
- Brad Hildebrand, Supply Chain Manager, Cargill
- Jim Barnes, President & CEO, enVista Corporation
- Dmitry Kordysh, Director, PRTM Management Consultants
- David Simchi-Levi, Professor of Engineering Systems, MIT
- Johann Thalbauer, Vice President, and Sandy Markin, Director of Supply Chain Management Solutions, SAP
- William Killingsworth, Director of the Office for Economic Development, University of Alabama-Huntsville
- Frank T. Lawrence; Director, G3 Command Analysis and Brian Wood; Director of the Office of Continuous Improvement, AMCOM, U.S. Army
Sponsors include Alk Technologies, Chicago Logistics Magazine, Gecko Designs, enVista, President & CEO Magazine, PRTM Management Consultants, SMC3, and others. For more information and to register visit http://www.supplychainexpert.com or contact Aimee Ortiz at 888-265-4706.
About LogicTools
LogicTools (www.logic-tools.com) a leading provider of supply chain planning solutions was founded in 1995 by David Simchi-Levi, Professor of engineering systems at MIT. LogicTools provides the expertise, software, services and support that enable comprehensive supply chain planning processes in a variety of industries. LogicTools’ suite of supply chain planning solutions includes network design, inventory planning, and multi-site production sourcing. LogicTools is a long-time SAP Software Partner through its certified integration of LogicNet Plus® which is offered as an extension to the mySAPTM Supply Chain Management (mySAP SCM) solution and Inventory AnalystTM, a multi-echelon inventory optimization solution which is Powered by SAP NetWeaver.
LogicTools’ customers include General Motors, IBM, Kraft Foods, Ryder System, UPS, United States Postal Service, Welch’s, Yankee Candle and many others.
Media Contact
LogicTools: Aimee Ortiz, Director of Marketing 888-265-4706 or Email
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