Strategic Planning is Difficult
Today, Strategic Supply Chain Planning decisions such as expansions, mergers, acquisitions, manufacturing scheduling, or sourcing are among the most difficult and risky decisions an organization will face. They are risky for a number of reasons.

	These decisions significantly impact the performance and bottom line of operations
	Once the decisions are made, they are costly and time consuming to implement
	Many of these decisions are made without the necessary data to accurately predict the resultant impact on the organization - financially and operationally

To accurately predict the effects of change, one must follow a specific set of steps.

	First, you must create a model of the existing supply chain
	Second, you must come up with an optimized future-state model, taking into account the thousands of potential variables
	Third, you must simulate this new model over time to compare the resultant performance versus all the other "sub-optimal" models

The LLamasoft Vision
The vision of LLamasoft is simple - to create the world's leading software application for Strategic Supply Chain Planning.

Technology
We believe that Supply Chain Guru has already proven itself to be the most complete strategic planning software on the market, and anyone that has seen the full capabilities of Guru will not likely argue that point. Full integration of supply chain modeling, network optimization, and simulation give Guru a clear market edge.

Services
Product superiority does not guarantee satisfied and successful users. We recognize this fact and take our user support very seriously. That is why LLamasoft has amassed a group of supply chain experts, both directly and through certified partners, to support our clients’ strategic planning initiatives as if they were our own.

Continuous Improvement
To maintain this market edge, we will continue to improve upon the powerful Supply Chain Guru architecture. This means:

	Expanding the integration of supply chain modeling, network optimization, and simulation
	Building in new user requirements and feedback from our growing client base
	Increasing training opportunities and educational access to Supply Chain Guru