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LLamasoft Named Ann Arbor SPARK FastTrack Winner for Twelfth Consecutive Year

With Consistent Year over Year Growth, LLamasoft Leads Award Longevity

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (June 11, 2019) - LLamasoft, the leading provider of enterprise supply chain design and decision-making solutions is proud to announce that it has been named a FastTrack winner by Ann Arbor SPARK for 2019. LLamasoft has been on the annual list recognizing successful businesses in Washtenaw County every year since 2008. The company was recognized at an event celebrating this year's winners on June 10, 2019 at the University of Michigan Golf Course Clubhouse.

The Ann Arbor SPARK FastTrack awards are presented to companies displaying a remarkable record of growth. Recipients of 2019 FastTrack awards were required to have revenue of at least $100,000 in 2015, with an annual growth of 20 percent for the following three years.

"LLamasoft has won a FastTrack Award for 12 consecutive years which is an unprecedented achievement in the 20 year history of the awards," said Alex West, Director of Research at Ann Arbor SPARK. "It's remarkable to achieve 20 percent growth at any point in a company's lifecycle, but the fact that LLamasoft has been able to hit that target is phenomenal and a testament to their success!"


LLamasoft's solutions enable the world's most innovative and successful companies with an enterprise grade analytics platform that delivers the answers executives need to optimize and design their supply chains. LLamasoft's global headquarters are in Ann Arbor, Michigan and they continue to draw on the rich talent in this area to fuel their rapid growth.

"We are honored to be recognized by Ann Arbor SPARK as a FastTrack company for the twelfth consecutive year," said Sandra Moran, LLamasoft Chief Marketing Officer. "Even as LLamasoft continues to grow our business and customer base around the world, we are proud to call Ann Arbor home and we remain anchored in the community. This award is particularly meaningful for our HQ employees as we work to serve our customers and this community. Our work to positively impact 100 million lives by 2022 starts here in Ann Arbor."

About LLamasoft, Inc.
Over 750 of the world's most innovative companies rely on LLamasoft to answer their most complex supply chain questions. Powered by the most comprehensive set of supply chain analytics, LLamasoft technology helps business leaders design the supply chain they need to achieve their profitability, service and growth goals. LLamasoft creates a true end-to-end view of a company's global supply chains to enable decisions across strategic, tactical and operational time frames. LLamasoft customers have already used these solutions to identified more than $13B in value. Partnering with humanitarian organizations, government entities and as a member of the World Economic Forum, LLamasoft is on track to positively impact 100 million lives by 2022.

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LLamasoft, Inc.
Lisa Hajra
lisa.hajra@llamasoft.com
734-418-3119 ext 1400

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