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ToolsGroup and Spinnaker SCA Amplify Digital Supply Chain Planning Partnership

3 Jun 2021

BOSTON and BOULDER, CO (June 3, 2021) ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, and Spinnaker SCA, an international provider of supply chain strategy, planning, and operational consulting services, are extending their partnership to bring digital supply chain planning solutions to more companies. The combined strength of ToolsGroup’s cloud-based Service Optimizer 99+ planning software and Spinnaker SCA’s deep industry expertise and planning methodologies enables joint customers to thrive amid uncertainty.

Spinnaker SCA’s newly enhanced portfolio of services will extend the reach of ToolsGroup’s digital planning technology to its customers worldwide. Spinnaker SCA will leverage its nearly 20 years of supply chain experience to deliver a comprehensive set of business management and technology deployment services to an array of companies across shared industry verticals including consumer products, manufacturing, and retail. Its expertise in strategic consulting, business process reengineering, technology adoption and implementation, managed services, and change management, as well as deep understanding of ToolsGroup’s planning capabilities, will provide the perfect foundation to generate business value and supply chain resilience for mutual customers.

“Spinnaker SCA’s wide-ranging supply chain services expertise is an ideal complement to ToolsGroup planning technology,” said George Fowler, CTO and senior vice president of Spinnaker SCA’s planning practice. “This is an exciting time for supply chain planning, and we’re eager to move forward with ToolsGroup to help companies balance all the dimensions of digital planning solutions to grasp post-COVID growth opportunities.”

“We’re thrilled to take this next step in a long-standing, successful partnership with the Spinnaker SCA team,” added David Barton, ToolsGroup’s general manager of North America. “Bringing together ToolsGroup service-driven supply chain planning software and Spinnaker SCA’s extensive services experience enables even more companies to be resilient to supply chain disruption, serve their customers more effectively, and provide the highest returns to their shareholders.”

 

About Spinnaker SCA

Spinnaker SCA is a leading supply chain services firm providing End-to-End Supply Chain Strategy, Planning, and Execution Consulting services, based in Boulder, CO. Founded in 2021 through the joining of two top supply chain consulting firms, SCApath LLC and Spinnaker Supply Chain, together Spinnaker SCA provides their customers a broad set of services to enable their clients’ supply chain capabilities. With over 20 years of experience in the supply chain industry, Spinnaker SCA’s services offerings include Supply Chain Design & Strategy, Supply Chain Planning, Omni-Channel Fulfillment, Distribution, and Logistics Management and Change Management consulting services. To learn more please visit http://bit.ly/SPINNAKERSCA or call 877-476-0576. For strategic supply chain staffing services, visit http://www.pros2plan.com to learn more about our sister company, Pros2Plan.

About ToolsGroup

ToolsGroup is how organizations achieve their target service levels while optimizing inventory, no matter how complex their supply chain is or how much demand changes. In a world that never follows the rules, organizations have to be ready for anything – from the challenges of multi-echelon inventory optimization to the endless surprises of sporadic demand. To do this, they must predict more behaviors, protect against surprises, and perform more efficiently. Only ToolsGroup makes all this possible. That’s why global leaders like Absolut, BP and Harley-Davidson continue to rely on us year after year. Visit www.toolsgroup.com and follow us on Twitter @ToolsGroup.

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