Company Will Join One of the World’s Largest Retail Supply Chains,
Walmart International, in Sharing Best Practices for Gaining a
Competitive Edge from Supply Chain Design and Optimization
ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#RILASupplyChain--LLamasoft,
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a global leader in supply chain optimization software and solutions,
today announced details of its participation at the Retail Industry
Leaders Association (RILA) Retail Supply Chain Conference, taking place
February 25-28, 2018 in Phoenix, Ariz. At the event, LLamasoft will
partner with Walmart International to explore the retailer’s use of
modeling technology to design a more competitive and efficient supply
chain network, as well as to enable more rapid supply chain decision
making.
RILA 2018 Retail Supply Chain Conference,
February 25-28, 2018, Phoeniz, Arizona
Hosted by the
Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA,) the 2018
Retail Supply Chain Conference is a one-of-a-kind gathering of top
executives in retail supply chain. This year’s conference, Retail
Supply Chain: Accelerating What's Possible, will feature more than
35 interactive sessions and 6 breakout tracks offering best-in-class
educational programs addressing the topics that matter most to
retailers. LLamasoft will co-present alongside Walmart International to
discuss its journey to supply chain network design excellence:
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| Jeff Metersky, VP, Solution Strategy, LLamasoft | |||
Joshua Buchanan, Senior Manager, International Network Design, Walmart International | ||||
| This session shares how Walmart International has utilized people, process and technology to make better decisions, faster, and more frequently than its competitors. Specifically, Metersky and Buchanan will explore Walmart International’s use of modeling technology to design a more competitive and efficient supply chain network and to enable more rapid supply chain decision making. | |||
Attendees will learn how the retail giant has built an international center of excellence for supply chain design to answer questions related to store assignments, capacity planning, growth modeling and transportation route design. Attendees will also hear how Walmart International has organized its team, how it prioritizes projects and how collaborative modeling has increased productivity, while enabling for continuous redesign of its supply chain to keep up with evolving business conditions. | ||||
| Tuesday, February 27, 2018; from 1:45-2:30pm MST | |||
| Phoenix Convention Center | |||
100 North 3rd Street | ||||
Phoenix, AZ 85004 | ||||
Room 126 | ||||
LLamasoft experts will also be available in booth #329 to answer any
questions related to your supply chain planning challenges and needs.
For more information about LLamasoft, visit: www.llamasoft.com.
About LLamasoft, Inc.
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.
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