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Fortna and LLamasoft Announce Partnership

READING, Pa. and ANN ARBOR, Mich. (October 3, 2017) - Fortna and LLamasoft announce a partnership around LLamasoft's supply chain optimization platform including its flagship product, Supply Chain Guru. Fortna, a global distribution consulting and engineering firm, uses LLamasoft, a global leader in supply chain optimization software and solutions, as the core technology for its strategy engagements for clients.

In today's on-demand economy, companies need to make tough choices across the entire value chain - suppliers, customers, and service providers, like 3PLs and carriers. Fortna uses LLamasoft software to model and analyze a client's supply chain network to help them better understand the trade-offs when choosing the optimal configuration. Fortna then continues to help clients with the next phases - designing, implementing and supporting distribution operations - to ensure their transformed distribution operations are creating a competitive advantage.


"An undeniable shift has occurred where convenience and speed are tablestakes," said Andrew Breckenridge, Executive Vice President of Fortna. "In partnering with LLamasoft, we will enhance our ability to help clients across the globe not just survive, but thrive in this new economy."

"Fortna is a valuable addition to our channel partner network," said Tim Andreae, Vice President of Global Alliances for LLamasoft. "Utilizing LLamasoft's supply chain design software will enhance Fortna's distribution work with top brands and their complex distribution operations. These clients will be armed with useful data and supply chain scenarios so they can stay agile and remain profitable and competitive."

About Fortna
For over 70 years, Fortna has partnered with the world's top brands - companies like O'Reilly, ASICS, Pick n Pay and Totto - helping them improve their distribution operations and transform their businesses. Companies with complex distribution operations trust Fortna to help them meet customer promises and competitive challenges profitably. We are a professional services firm built on a promise - we develop a solid business case for change and hold ourselves accountable to those results. Our expertise spans supply chain strategy, distribution center operations, material handling, supply chain systems, organizational excellence, and warehouse control software. For more information, visit www.fortna.com.

Media Contact: Kate Baar, Director, Marketing, katebaar@fortna.com

About LLamasoft, Inc.
LLamasoft supply chain design software helps organizations worldwide design and improve their supply chain operations. LLamasoft solutions enable companies across a wide range of industries to model, optimize 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 organizations.

Media Contact: Lisa Hajra, Senior Manager, Public Relations, lisa.hajra@llamasoft.com, 734-418-3117

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