Aberdeen Group Survey of LogicTools Users Reveals High Customer Satisfaction and Supply Chain Performance Exceeding Peers

Business Wire, Oct 4, 2006

CHICAGO -- Aberdeen Group recently surveyed LogicTools' users as part of its upcoming "The Technology Strategies for Inventory Management Benchmark Report" and found that an overwhelming number of respondents said that they would recommend LogicTools to others. In addition, the supply chain performance of LogicTools customers was generally higher than that of their peers. This was reflected in higher inventory turns and customer service levels as well as more extensive and frequent analysis of network and inventory positioning.

According to the survey, 88% of LogicTools customers used the technology to reduce overall supply chain costs, while 38% reduced supply chain costs and at the same time improved service levels. Other results pointed to 50% who reduced inventory and 50% who improved service level. "The survey results reflect the impact of using supply chain and inventory optimization technology as part of the company's ongoing strategic and tactical planning processes." Said Beth Enslow, senior vice president of enterprise research and supply chain at Aberdeen Group. "We find that companies who are motivated to improve their inventory management can achieve very rapid returns using this technology." To download a complimentary copy of the full report visit: www.logic-tools.com.

The users mentioned LogicTools' customer support, supply chain expertise and ease of use of the software as the main reasons they selected LogicTools. "We believe that technology alone is not the answer to improving supply chain performance. The ability to build new business processes and incorporate them is the only way to ensure long term returns" noted David Simchi-Levi, CEO of LogicTools and Professor at MIT. "We encourage our users to develop in house expertise in supply chain strategic and tactical planning and provide the initial as well as on going support to help them succeed."

To learn more about how LogicTools can help you realize savings and improved performance in your supply chain please join us at the Learning exchange in the CSCMP conference in San Antonio, TX on October 15-18, 2006.

About Aberdeen Group, Inc.

Aberdeen Group provides fact-based research and insights focused on the global, technology-driven value chain. Aberdeen's benchmarking, market and solution assessments, sales acceleration programs, and conferences support Global 5000 value chain and technology executives -- and the solution providers who serve them. For more information, visit or call 617-723-7890.

About LogicTools

LogicTools (www.logic-tools.com) a leading provider of strategic supply chain planning solutions was founded in 1995 by David Simchi-Levi, Professor of engineering systems at MIT. LogicTools' offers a suite of software solutions that include: strategic supply chain design, global inventory optimization, and multi-site production sourcing. LogicTools is a long-time SAP Software Partner through its certified integration of LogicNet Plus[R] which is offered as an extension to the mySAP[TM] Supply Chain Management (mySAP SCM) solution and Inventory Analyst[TM], a multi-echelon inventory optimization solution which is Powered by SAP NetWeaver.