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Tompkins Associates
and Logility Strengthen Alliance
Logility
named "Premier Partner" for e-Business and supply chain initiatives
Raleigh,
NC, August 29, 2000—Tompkins Associates, the leading
Total Operations consulting firm, recently announced that
it has selected Logility, (NASDAQ: LGTY) the leading supplier
of business-to-business (B2B) collaborative commerce solutions
to power e-Business and optimize the supply chain, as its
first Premier Partner, communicating a deeper commitment between
the organizations to jointly market their e-Business and supply
chain solutions and expertise.
Tompkins and Logility teamed successfully in the first months
of their partnership to improve the distribution center operations
of companies like returns service provider ReturnBuy.com and
educational toy provider SmarterKids.com. Tompkins recommends
Logility's WarehousePRO® for warehouse management as part
of the e-fillSM solution, a proprietary fulfillment
solution combining software, facility design, planning, implementation
and consulting services that enables delivery of fast, flexible,
business solutions to dot-com clients. Utilizing Tompkins'
e-fillSM solution methodology, Logility implemented
WarehousePRO at SmarterKids.com's new 140,000 square foot
distribution center in just 90 days.
Tompkins
and Logility will together provide solutions for B2B collaborative
commerce, including planning, forecasting, execution and e-Business.
The combined strengths of Tompkins' operations expertise and
Logility's industry-leading application suite enable rapid
implementations and faster time-to-benefit, maximum flexibility
and industry best practices tailored to meet each customer's
unique business requirements. Tompkins will implement the
entire Logility Voyager Solutions™ suite and have input
in future product development.
"Tompkins'
Total Operations approach, in concert with Logility's industry-leading
B2B collaborative commerce solutions provide a superior end-to-end
solution," said Jim Tompkins, President and Founder of Tompkins
Associates. "The Logility Voyager Solutions suite is designed
for flexibility and rapid implementation, enabling Tompkins
Associates to easily implement our best practices. This will
provide unmatched value to our mutual customers."
"Time-to-benefit
is critical for success in all e-Business initiatives. Logility's
full suite of e-Business and supply chain solutions are recognized
for delivering rapid time-to-benefit," said Mike Edenfield,
CEO of Logility. "This, combined with Tompkins' proven expertise
in taking clients from planning, to implementation, to results
further accelerates the impact we have on our mutual customer."
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