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Press Contact: Aimee Ortiz, LogicTools
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Buck Consultants International (BCI) & LogicTools Cooperate on Strategic Supply Chain Planning in the European Market
Customer demand for LogicTools' solutions in Europe creates need for specialist support |
September 16, 2003 |
Nijmegen, The Netherlands / Chicago, IL - September 16, 2003 - Buck Consultants International (BCI) and LogicTools, Inc. today announced a partnership that will provide global companies with the option to extend their strategic supply chain planning to Europe. Through this partnership BCI, an international logistics consultancy now has the opportunity to provide global and European customers with solutions that utilize LogicTools' network planning tools.
LogicTools' integrated solutions include LogicNet Plus® for evaluating logistics network design, LogicChain® for performing supply chain master planning and Inventory Analyst™ for inventory positioning and planning decisions. These solutions provide companies with the unprecedented ability to optimize supply chain decisions by considering the entire network, taking into account production, warehousing, transportation and inventory costs, as well as service level requirements. LogicTools' unparalleled support through training and modeling services allows its customers, whether consulting firms or analysts, to perform effectively in a market that demands quick results and high return on investment.
"Many of our customers have been interested in extending their application of our software to Europe but needed assistance understanding the special conditions in those markets. BCI focuses its practice on global companies' European supply chain needs and has close to 20 years of experience in this market as well as databases with specialized cost data and qualitative location factors for Europe. BCI chose to work with LogicTools supply chain planning software following recommendations from clients and partners for the ease of use and robust design of our tools." said Edith Simchi-Levi, Vice President Operations of LogicTools.
BCI serves its clients with independent, tailor-made, impartial and cost-effective advice regarding European business strategies, corporate real estate strategies, location and logistics strategies, as well as regional economic and infrastructure & logistics development strategies by combining the client's knowledge and his strategic starting points with its know-how and experience.
"By using LogicTools decision support tools, we are able to continue to provide our customers with the state of the art support that is needed to meet their expectations, while providing them with the local European know-how and support," said Marcel Stuve, Managing Partner of BCI, based in The Netherlands. "Our agreement with LogicTools extends our ability to help our customers maintain a competitive advantage by planning their networks in Europe taking into account the crucial local data and knowledge that can have a large impact on the cost of doing business."
About Buck Consultants International (BCI)
Buck Consultants International (www.bciglobal.com) established in 1985 is an internationally operating independent consultancy firm, offering cost-effective and tailor-made consulting services to corporations as well as to public authorities focused on the following 6 areas:
- Corporate real estate strategy and site selection
- Supply chain analysis and logistics advice
- Investment programs and strategies to attract foreign enterprises
- Transport, logistics and infrastructure projects
- Economic development analysis and programs
- Strategies for real estate development
The firm, with a track record of more than 1,000 multi-national corporate clients, has its worldwide headquarters in Nijmegen (The Netherlands) and operates 8 international branch offices. Buck Consultants International has a Europe-wide coverage in terms of project execution, including Central and Eastern European countries. The company has a workforce of nearly 70 full-time professionals.
BCI has helped many well-known companies with their European supply chain challenges over the years, including names like Columbia Sportswear, BP-Amoco, John Deere, Emerson, Medtronic, Baxter Healthcare, DHL, TNT, Fossil, Fairchild Semiconductor and many others.
About LogicTools
LogicTools (www.logic-tools.com), founded in 1995 by David Simchi-Levi, Professor of engineering systems at MIT, integrates the latest research in optimization and supply chain management with state-of-the-art information technology to provide companies with high quality, easy to use, and affordable software, as well as the methodology and support that helps clients design and maintain efficient supply chains. LogicTools' solutions have revolutionized the market by replacing extremely complex, expensive and customized software implementations on the one hand, and limited spreadsheet analysis on the other. Optimizing the supply chain results in not only significant savings (typically 5 percent to 15 percent) but also provides clarity of vision and better understanding of the various trade-offs.
LogicTools has customers across many industries including, CPG, Food, Retail, 3PL, High-Tech, Process & Discrete Manufacturing, Automotive and Public Sector. Some of LogicTools' customers include Weyerhaeuser, ConAgra, Del Monte, General Motors, William Wrigley, Jr. Co., Kraft Foods, Mercer, Ryder Systems, SC Johnson, True Value, UPS, United States Postal Service and many others.
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