ToolsGroup Wins Three Prestigious Supply Chain Awards

BOSTON, Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ToolsGroup's "Powerfully Simple" Supply Chain Planning continues to gain industry recognition as the company recently won supply chain awards from Consumer Goods Technology, DynamicsWorld and Food Logistics.

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Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) recognized ToolsGroup for being a leading technology provider that helped its customers achieve supply chain excellence. The Readers' Choice 2013 Survey draws on feedback from consumer goods executives to rank service and solution providers. Each year, CGT's editorial staff calls attention to more than 20 additional solution and service providers that are poised to make a substantial impact on the consumer goods market with tools that are both innovative and essential.

ToolsGroup was also recently named to this year's DynamicsWorld Top Add-On list. The list is designed to reflect end user requirements including cost of ownership, end user experience, Microsoft stack compatibility and proven ROI.  This is an increasingly selective list, as DynamicsWorld received more than 500 nominations to fill 50 slots this year.

ToolsGroup was also selected to the Food Logistics 100 Software and Technology Providers whose products and services are crucial to the global food and beverage supply chains.

"Technology is the competitive differentiator for companies in our industry that need to stay ahead of dynamic changes in the marketplace," notes Lara L. Sowinski, editor-in-chief of Food Logistics. "With the evolution of the food supply chain, software and technology providers are playing a more critical role in addressing needs such as end-to-end visibility and collaboration."

"Our Powerfully Simple approach is unique in supply chain planning," said Joseph Shamir, CEO of ToolsGroup. "We are proud to be recognized for its growing value and relevance across multiple segments of the global marketplace."

About Consumer Goods Technology
Consumer Goods Technology (CGT), an integrated media brand, is the leading resource for consumer goods executives looking to improve business performance. Delivering content in print, online and face-to-face, CGT reaches an audience of more than 54,000 consumer goods executives ranging from managers and directors to VPs and CIOs. CGT also covers all major segments of the consumer goods sector, including Food, Beverage, Packaged Goods, Consumer Electronics and Footwear. For more information on CGT, visit www.consumergoods.com.

About DynamicsWorld
DynamicsWorld (http://www.dynamicsworld.co.uk/) has become one of the most valued resource sites within the Microsoft Dynamics Community.  It strives to be informative, intelligent, interesting and occasionally controversial. Dynamics World investigates and assesses the best Add-Ons in the Microsoft Dynamics Community, as well as brings new and existing users to the attention of freelancers, and VARs, ISVs and ancillary companies to the attention of existing Microsoft Dynamics users.

About Food Logistics
Food Logistics is published by Cygnus Business Media, a leading diversified business-to-business media company. The publication serves the information needs of executives involved in various aspects of the food and beverage supply chain. Through it print and online products, it provides news, trends, and best practices that help more than 24,000 grocery and foodservice suppliers, distributors, and retailers make better business decisions. Visit online at www.foodlogistics.com.

About ToolsGroup
ToolsGroup (www.toolsgroup.com) is a global provider of Powerfully Simple supply chain planning software. Our customers overcome volatile demand and challenging supply chains to generate accurate 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. ToolsGroup's solutions span key supply chain planning areas such as Demand Forecasting, S&OP, Demand Sensing, Promotion Forecasting and Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization.

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