Llamas aren't known as animals with clothing, but Ann
Arbor-based LLamasoft has a few tricks
hidden up its sleeves when it comes to business this year.
"We're doing well," says Gary Bobalik, director of
marketing for LLamasoft. "We have several projects and new technical developments in the works."
And more than a couple of laurels to rest on. The supply-chain
network designer was named by the Edward Lowe
Foundation as one of the "Michigan 50 Companies to Watch" and is
working on the USAID/DELIVER PROJECT to increase the availability of essential
health supplies around the world.
The 20-person company has also added three more people to
its workforce within the last year and hopes to do that again this year. It
also recently opened an office in Asia and is looking to open yet another in Europe.
"There is an interest in our product,"
Bobalik says. "We can provide information that allows our customers
to shrink their carbon footprint."
That last tidbit is expected to be a key factor in
attracting more business from Europe where a
higher premium is placed on environmental consciousness.
LLamasoft provides software to design and modify supply
chain network designs, allowing companies to optimize their supply chain operations
for profit and shrinking carbon footprints. The privately-held company was
founded in 1998. Its clients include big name corporations, such as
ConocoPhillips, Dell and J. C. Penney.
Source: Gary Bobalik, director of marketing for LLamasoft
Writer: Jon Zemke
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