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LLamasoft and Britvic to Present at Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference

Supply chain leader also to exhibit at London event

ANN ARBOR, Mich. and TOWCESTER, UK. (September 13, 2017). LLamasoft, a global leader in supply chain optimization software and solutions, will present and exhibit at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference September 20-21 in London. The annual conference will draw supply chain leaders from many of the world's most successful companies and offer case study presentations and research analysis and insights from the Gartner team. The theme for the 2017 event is "ACT: Aspire, Challenge and Transform in a Disruptive World."

From 11: 15-11: 45 a.m. on Tuesday, September 20th, LLamasoft Director of Planning Products, Jim Wilson and David Rice, Britvic GB&I Operations Analyst, will present "Britvic: Faster, Smarter, More Frequent Supply Chain Decision Making." In this session Wilson and Rice will share how Britvic is leveraging detailed digital models to manage increasing complexities of supply and demand balancing within their S&OP process.


LLamasoft will exhibit in Booth P4, showcasing the latest supply chain design and planning technology. Follow the conference on Twitter with #GartnerSCC.

About Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference 2017
At this year's conference, chief supply chain officers and their leadership teams will learn how to recognize the impacts of disruptions and create transformational strategies that empowers the organization to exceed performance expectations.

About LLamasoft, Inc.
LLamasoft supply chain optimisation software helps organisations worldwide design and improve their supply chain operations. LLamasoft solutions enable companies across a wide range of industries to model, optimise and simulate their supply chain network, leading to major improvements in cost, service, sustainability and risk mitigation. Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, LLamasoft is a leader in supply chain excellence and innovation, advancing technology focused on continuous improvement of enterprise supply chains for the world's largest organisations.

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LLamasoft, Inc.
Michelle Newton
Michelle.Newton@LLamasoft.com
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