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DEMAND SENSING SOLUTION FOR RETAILERS

March 6, 2018
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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA - APL Logistics Ltd ("APLL") announced today a joint development and marketing agreement with Boston, MA based ToolsGroup. The partnership aligns the two firms to bring a unified demand sensing, inventory optimization, and inbound logistics solution to the retail market.

"Many of our retail customers have spent time and resources to provide 'fast and flexible' options to their merchandisers, and these have been successful," said Thad Bedard, VP of Strategy, Innovation and Marketing at APLL. "But being 'fast and flexible' isn't enough to compensate if the core demand plan is inaccurate. We are solving this problem by partnering with a top-notch demand planning vendor to ensure the goods we're shipping are going to the optimal locations in the right quantities when they leave the manufacturer."

The planning problem is due to limited visibility into and understanding of demand patterns, which causes retailers to order and allocate the wrong inventory across their network. This results in a glut of inventory in one geography, stockouts in others, and a last-minute scramble across the globe to move inventory and fill orders. ToolsGroup's SO99+ offers a predictive inventory optimization solution that solves this problem by analyzing the demand requirements at the item location level. This demand sensing ability is key to having the right product in the right geography locations and in the right quantities. The result is a reduction in time spent and money wasted, as the products are optimally deployed across the globe.

ToolsGroup's Managing Director Patrick Smith elaborated on this point, "We are at a turning point in retail. By predicting customer demand at the store level, retailers will know what level of inventory to stock at each location, reducing not only the large stocking issues, but also the number of markdowns and dead inventory that eat away at already thin margins. We believe that this partnership answers an underserved market need and gives retailers more control over their costs and ultimately their success".

Retailers that would like to learn more about the benefits of this joint offering can contact Thad Bedard at Thad_Bedard@apllogistics.com.

Media Inquiries:
Thad Bedard
Telephone: +1-503-708-7097
Email: Thad_Bedard@apllogistics.com


About APL Logistics:
APL Logistics is the go-to global supply chain specialist for companies in the Automotive, Consumer, Industrials and Retail sectors. The APL Logistics group of companies has a global network covering all major markets and is backed by a multinational workforce of over 7,200 people. APL Logistics Ltd is a member of the Kintetsu World Express group, a global logistics services provider.
For more information, www.apllogistics.com or email us at global_marketing@apllogistics.com and connect with us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube.

About ToolsGroup
ToolsGroup is a global provider of "Powerfully Simple" supply chain planning and demand analytics software. Our customers overcome volatile demand and challenging supply chains to generate accurate baseline and promotion forecasts and outstanding customer service levels with less global inventory. Reliable behind-the-screen technology and scalable statistical models enable highly intelligent data-driven decision making, combined with ease of use. ToolsGroup's solutions span key supply chain planning areas such as Demand Forecasting and Collaboration, S&OP, Demand Sensing, Promotion Forecasting and Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization (MEIO). For more information visit www.toolsgroup.com or follow us on Twitter @ToolsGroup.

More Info: http://www.apllogistics.com

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