Nike partners with LLamasoft to improve supply chain efficiency

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Nike has partnered with LLamasoft to co-develop supply chain solutions that offer both logistics and environmental benefits. Nike has been a customer of Michigan-based LLamasoft for two years. Nike has a minority investment in LLamasoft.



“Innovation and sustainability are core to Nike Inc.’s operations and this new partnership with LLamasoft represents unique opportunities in both of these areas,” says Hans Van Alebeek, Nike’s VP global operations and technology. ”Through working with LLamasoft as a customer, we recognized the potential to collaborate on innovative supply chain solutions that offer real time logistics benefits and the potential to positively impact our efforts around carbon reduction.”



By leveraging the LLamasoft software platform, Nike expects to drive efficiencies through its supply chain and significantly reduce the associated carbon footprint.



Donald Hicks, CEO of LLamasoft, said the relationship with Nike will enable the company to accelerate the development of new technology. “This partnership allows us to build on our work with Nike faster and more collaboratively than ever before. We admire Nike’s leadership and we’re excited to work together to define new levels of performance in global supply chain design.”