LLamasoft and Cassidy Turley Partner to Provide Facility Cost Data for Strategic Supply Chain Modeling

ANN ARBOR, Mich. and WASHINGTON, June 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- LLamasoft, the global leader in supply chain design software solutions, and Cassidy Turley, a leading commercial real estate services provider in the U.S., have announced a partnership whereby Cassidy Turley will provide industrial real estate cost data and other information for top U.S. markets to LLamasoft customers for their use in strategic supply chain design.

Cassidy Turley cost and operating expense data will be included within LLamasoft's cloud-based Data Services application, a supply chain design reference and benchmark data offering. The partnership gives LLamasoft customers and the LLamasoft solutions team access to current, accurate industrial real estate information to incorporate into their strategic supply chain models.

"The increasing focus by global businesses on total landed cost analysis necessitates more detailed, real-world distribution center costs," said Toby Brzoznowski, Executive Vice President of LLamasoft. "By adding Cassidy Turley commercial real estate data, we're helping our customers to create better and more accurate supply chain designs that can result in significant reduction in cost and risk."

"Historically, obtaining up-to-date real estate cost data has been a challenge for the supply chain industry," said Ed Lampitt, Senior Vice President and Principal with Cassidy Turley. "As a leader in supply chain design software, LLamasoft is committed to providing the best information based solutions in the market. Integrating real estate data and strategy into the supply chain process is imperative for evaluating, optimizing, and implementing an efficient and effective supply chain. We are excited to be a part of LLamasoft's team in providing the best service and products in the marketplace."

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.

About Cassidy Turley
Cassidy Turley is a leading commercial real estate services provider with more than 4,000 professionals in more than 60 offices nationwide. With headquarters in Washington, DC, the company represents a wide range of clients—from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies, from local non-profits to major institutions. The firm completed transactions valued at $25.8 billion in 2013, manages approximately 400 million square feet on behalf of institutional, corporate and private clients and supports more than 24,000 domestic corporate services locations. Cassidy Turley serves owners, investors and tenants with a full spectrum of integrated commercial real estate services—including capital markets, tenant representation, corporate services, project leasing, property management, project and development services, and research and consulting. Cassidy Turley enhances its global service delivery outside North America through a partnership with GVA, giving clients access to commercial real estate professionals in 65 international markets. Please visit www.cassidyturley.com for more information about Cassidy Turley.

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