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Fidelitone Logistics Uses IBM Analytics Software to Help Customers Improve Supply Chain Performance with Network Optimization Solutions

Media Contact:
Jill Morino
(847) 469-6201
jmorino@fidelitone.com

For Immediate Release

Fidelitone Logistics Uses IBM Analytics Software to Help Customers Improve

Supply Chain Performance with Network Optimization Solutions

Wauconda, Ill. (October 4, 2010) - Fidelitone Logistics, a leading supply chain solutions provider, is using IBM analytics software to assist businesses of all sizes in automating complex decisions that can improve supply chain results and save them up to 20 percent by rearranging the size, number and location of suppliers and distribution centers.

With the addition of IBM's ILOG network optimization technology to its roster of value-added supply chain solutions, Fidelitone is now able to automate the decision-making process for customers by analyzing variables such as transportation costs, fixed facility costs, customer demographics and service levels to determine the most efficient supply chain mix.

For instance, Fidelitone recently provided data analysis and validation to an office equipment and supplies customer to help the company determine the optimal location for a new parts and supplies service depot.

"Based on customer order data, we were able to use ILOG to run several scenarios and analyze the geographic impact multiple locations would have on service and cost," explained Chuck Perry, director, customer solutions for Fidelitone. "This fact-based analysis shifted the client's assumptions and created a 15- to 20-percent reduction in cost for them.  Additionally, the fact based nature of the analysis enables us to be more competitive with pricing as our confidence level in the analysis has proven true with each application of the technology."

The IBM analytics network optimization solution, ILOG LogicNet Plus XE, also allows Fidelitone to take a macro view of customer business processes and help integrate global supply chain events without sacrificing service levels.

"This is another great example of our continuous commitment to investing in technology and tools that lead to process improvement for our customers," said Chuck Perry, director, customer solutions for Fidelitone. "By automating critical decisions like determining the most cost-effective solutions for managing a supplier network, we can help clients reduce costs and increase speed to market easily and more accurately."

This technology allows Fidelitone to provide study results to meet the complex and specific supply chain needs of customers ranging from Fortune 1000 companies to start-up organizations.

These results:

• Include all necessary data sources, assumptions and key drivers, including unknowns like the potential impact of increased fuel costs
• Feature unlimited "what if" scenarios and sensitivity analyses
• Provide more accurate cost information to drive decision making
• Discover interactions among environmental impacts and business drivers and set emissions constraints and costs/credits for carbon trading

About Fidelitone Logistics

An industry leader in 3PL and supply chain performance, Fidelitone Logistics delivers value-added solutions that exceed the scope of our competition and the expectations of our customers. As a logistics innovator since 1929, the company's expertise includes: Inventory Management, Global Sourcing, Warehousing & Distribution, Transportation Management, Print & Packaging, White Glove Delivery and Reverse Logistics. Headquartered near Chicago, Fidelitone Logistics is a privately-held company with more than 25 locations and 600 employees throughout the United States. To date, more than 1 million shipments are managed by Fidelitone Logistics each month, for a variety of customers ranging from Fortune 100 companies to start-up organizations. For more information, please visit www.fidelitone.com.

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