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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HOLLAND, MI Ð March 8, 2004 Ð LeanLogistics, the leading provider of web-native Transportation Management Systems, announces that David L. Anderson joins the board of directors. Dr. Anderson is a retired managing partner from Accenture. At Accenture, Mr. Anderson was instrumental in building the multi-billion dollar supply chain management practice in North America and Europe. Over the past thirty years, he has helped numerous global corporations transform their supply chains into world-class organizations. He was also global lead for Accenture alliances with supply chain software companies, including i2, Manugistics, Ariba and CommerceOne.
ÒWe are very pleased to have David Anderson help guide LeanLogistics to new heights,Ó said Dan Dershem, president of LeanLogistics. ÒHe has the expertise and experience to help us with geometric growth over the next several years.Ó
"LeanLogistics is a confluence of great management, deep expertise, real solutions, and a rapid-payback value proposition that just makes sense," said David L. Anderson, the latest addition to the board of directors of LeanLogistics. ÒThis is a winner. With a substantial customer base and over 3000 users, the LeanLogistics system has realized the Network Effect in Transportation Management. The LeanLogistics team is well positioned to dominate this space in the future.Ó
Currently, Dr. Anderson is managing director of Supply Chain Ventures, LLC, a venture capital company specializing in software investing. He also serves on the board of directors of Industri-Matematik-International, Palo Alto, California. He is a member of the board of advisors for logistics industry firms, including: Logispring Management Company s.a.r.l., Geneva Switzerland, a European venture fund specializing in supply chain investments; Avere, Inc., Palo Alto; and Control Group, New York City.
Dr. Anderson is a Fellow of the Institute of Logistics and Transport in the United Kingdom and a Member of the Council of Logistics Management in the United States. He currently serves on the Academic Steering Council of The Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum and on the Technology Management Council of Boston College. He is a frequent public speaker and published author of many articles on supply chain strategy and management in leading industry publications.
Before joining Accenture, he was vice president in charge of logistics consulting at Temple, Barker & Sloane, Inc. (now Mercer Management Consulting) and a vice president of Data Resources, Inc., where he founded the firmÕs transportation and logistics consulting practice. Dr. Anderson received his Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Econometrics from Boston College and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of Connecticut.
LeanLogistics, founded by veterans of transportation and third-party logistics (3PL), meets the latest needs of major shippers of goods with its far-reaching, Web-native Transportation Management software with typical payback of less than one year Ð ÒReturn-on-Cashª.Ó The strategic end-to-end solutionÕs functionality includes: Procurement, Planning and Optimization, Execution Management, Financial Settlement, and Collaborative Transportation Management (CTM -- that promotes intense information sharing for synergies that benefit all trading partners). It provides complete command of inventory-in-transit, making inventory visible in any location or handling state. This affords a once-impossible level of logistical management, control, and flexibility.
LeanLogistics hosts its solution in a robust computing environment accessible from any Web browser. Clients maximize ROI with little or no Information Technology (IT) expense. Customers reduce transportation cost and increase efficiency through electronic procurement, a competitive electronic marketplace, planning, execution, and settlement. Customers select LeanLogistics to optimize shipping, addressing new and old challenges, such as carrier coverage, ever-changing networks, control of inbound freight, hours of service restrictions, and creating continuous-move opportunities. The technology easily integrates with leading ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), and Order Management systems (OMS).
LeanLogisticsÕ customers include companies such as Barilla America, Dean Specialty Food, PepsiAmericas, Meijer, and United States Postal Service. LeanLogistics, Inc. is a privately held corporation with headquarters in Holland, Michigan. For additional information, visit http://www.LeanLogistics.com or call 616.738.6400.
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