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ToolsGroup has a long history of innovating with our customers in mind. It’s why our team and our solutions have earned the recognition of so many industry experts.
It’s also why so many of our customers are eager to share their supply chain success – and have even won awards of their own in partnership with ToolsGroup!
Check out some of our most recent accolades and discover why so many companies turn to ToolsGroup for better, faster supply chain decision making.
Gartner® Midmarket Magic™ Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning
JULY 2023 – ToolsGroup has been named among twelve notable vendors included in Gartner’s Midmarket Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions. ToolsGroup’s continued focus on customers has driven technological innovations that make its solutions invaluable to midmarket companies.
“We’re excited to be recognized by Gartner for our formidable midmarket supply chain planning solutions,” said ToolsGroup CEO, Inna Kuznetsova. “Supply chain leaders recognize the importance of automation and usability when skilled resources are scarce, as well as the business resilience linked to our unique probabilistic planning approach. ToolsGroup helps supply chain teams make better, faster decisions and provides the power to pivot and adapt successfully to disruptions and volatility.”
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Gartner Peer Insights – Customer First Badge
June 2023 – Our customers helped ToolsGroup earn Gartner Peer Insights’ Customer First badge with over 100 reviews. Based on feedback from our customers and partners, we have one of the highest in the category rating of 4.5 Stars. Thank you to our customers and partners from across the supply chain industry! From Day One, our focus has been on developing and delivering the best supply chain solutions on the market. We’re thrilled that so many companies have benefited from our AI-powered capabilities, and we’re grateful to have so many enthusiastic and knowledgeable customers around the globe. We truly appreciate and value your partnership.
See ToolsGroup’s reviews here.
“We’re thrilled to be recognized by FeaturedCustomers as a market leader in Demand Forecasting, and grateful that our customers have enthusiastically shared their wonderful experiences using our AI-powered probabilistic forecasting solution,” said ToolsGroup CEO, Inna Kuznetsova. “At ToolsGroup we are dedicated to helping companies optimize their supply chain performance, and it is very gratifying to be recognized as a market leader based on the opinions that matter most – those of our customers.”
Gartner Peer Insights content consists of the opinions of individual end users based on their own experiences, and should not be construed as statements of fact, nor do they represent the views of Gartner or its affiliates. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in this content nor makes any warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this content, about its accuracy or completeness, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
FeaturedCustomers 2023 Market Leader in Demand Forecasting Software
June 2023 – ToolsGroup earned G2’s Users Love Us badge, which is earned after collecting 20 reviews with an average rating of 4.0+ stars. Thanks to our customers and their reviews for helping ToolsGroup achieve one of the highest ratings in our category!
MARCH 2023 – ToolsGroup earned a Higher Performer badge in G2’s Demand Planning Grid® – G2’s scoring criteria is that products shown on the Grid® for Demand Planning have received a minimum of 10 reviews/ratings in data gathered by March 07, 2023. Products are ranked by customer satisfaction (based on user reviews) and market presence (based on market share, seller size, and social impact) and placed into four categories on the Grid®:
- High Performing products have high customer Satisfaction scores and lower Market Presence compared to the rest of the category.
- High Performers include: Solvoyo, StockIQ, Avercast, Alloy.ai, ToolsGroup Service Optimizer 99+,
- and FashionBoard – Demand Planning
See ToolsGroup’s G2 reviews here.
FeaturedCustomers 2023 Market Leader in Demand Forecasting Software
MAY 2023 – FeaturedCustomers has named ToolsGroup a Market Leader in the Demand Forecasting Software category in its Spring 2023 Customer Success Report. The Market Leader designation is awarded to vendors with substantial customer base, market share, and enough customer success content to validate their vision. ToolsGroup has also been named a FeaturedCustomers 2023 Top Rated Software and Hot 100 Vendor.
“We’re thrilled to be recognized by FeaturedCustomers as a market leader in Demand Forecasting, and grateful that our customers have enthusiastically shared their wonderful experiences using our AI-powered probabilistic forecasting solution,” said ToolsGroup CEO, Inna Kuznetsova. “At ToolsGroup we are dedicated to helping companies optimize their supply chain performance, and it is very gratifying to be recognized as a market leader based on the opinions that matter most – those of our customers.”
Read the press release here.
See ToolsGroup’s listing on FeaturedCustomers here.
The full report, along with ToolsGroup’s profile, is available for you to download here.
Inbound Logistics Top 100 2023
April 2023 – Every April for the past 25 years, Inbound Logistics editors have selected 100 logistics technology companies that enable logistics and supply chain excellence. ToolsGroup was recognized for leading the way in 2023 and positioning enterprises to scale and grow. ToolsGroup excels at providing solutions that drive supply chain excellence and answer IL readers’ needs for simplicity, ROI, and frictionless implementation. Inbound Logistics is proud to honor ToolsGroup for continuing to offer readers solutions that optimize logistics and supply chain excellence and drive enterprise performance.
We are proud to be one of the top 100 again for 2023!
Access the report here.
Inbound Logistics is the pioneering magazine empowering demand-driven enterprises. IL’s educational mission is to guide businesses to efficiently manage logistics, reduce and speed inventory, and neutralize transportation cost increases by aligning supply to demand and adjusting enterprise functions to support that paradigm shift. More information about demand-driven enterprise practices is available at www.inboundlogistics.com
IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Supply Chain Inventory Optimization 2022 Vendor Assessment
Sep 2022 – This IDC study uses the IDC MarketScape model to provide an assessment of a number of providers participating in the worldwide supply chain inventory optimization market. The IDC MarketScape is an evaluation based on a comprehensive framework and a set of parameters that assesses providers relative to one another and to those factors expected to be most conducive to success in a given market during both the short term and the long term.
ToolsGroup was named a leader in IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Supply Chain Inventory Optimization, as well as Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Demand Planning 2022 Vendor Assessment.
“We are proud to be recognized by the IDC MarketScape as a Leader in the inventory optimization report,” said ToolsGroup CEO Inna Kuznetsova. “We leverage AI to make the supply chain the force for good–sustainable and efficient, and creating differentiation for our customers amid continuously disrupted demand and supply. Today more than ever manufacturers, distributors, and retailers need to improve their ability to sense and respond to demand changes to fulfill their promise to their customers–and we are honored to be a part of their journey.”
Read the press release here.
Access the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Inventory Optimization Vendor Assessment, Sep 2022 – Doc # US49568517
Access the IDC Marketscape: Worldwide Supply Chain Demand Planning 2022 Vendor Assessment, Sep 2022 – Doc # US47619722
Supply & Demand Chain Executive 2022 Women in Supply Chain Award – Winner Inna Kuznetsova, ToolsGroup CEO
SEPTEMBER 2022 – The Women in Supply Chain award honors female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments, mentorship and examples set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network. This year’s list includes individuals from software and service providers, consultancies and academia, trucking and transportation firms, professional development agencies, sourcing and procurement divisions, and more, all who have helped supply chain clients and the supply chain community at large prepare to meet many of today’s—and tomorrow’s—challenges.
“I’m delighted to be recognized along with so many other impressive women leaders,” said Kuznetsova. “Many skills and perspectives are needed to lead a company and I am proud to be part of a diverse team helping companies build intelligent, dynamic supply chains anticipating changes in customer demand and responding fast to external disruption.”
Read the press release here.
Leader in Quadrant Solutions SPARK Matrix™ for Supply Chain Inventory Optimization
AUGUST 2022 – Quadrant Knowledge Solutions conducted an in-depth analysis of the Global Supply Chain Inventory Optimization solutions vendors by evaluating their products, market presence, and value proposition. ToolsGroup was named a Leader, thanks to its self-adaptive demand and inventory models that define the optimal mix of inventory across the multi-echelon supply chain to achieve aggressive service level targets while right-sizing inventory.
“ToolsGroup is proud to be recognized by Quadrant Solutions as a leader in inventory optimization,” said ToolsGroup CEO, Inna Kuznetsova. “Amid continuous disruption and fast-changing consumer demand, inventory agility is crucial. Our fundamentally different approach helps companies optimize for uncertainty, maximize service levels while achieving healthy inventory levels, and free up working capital.”
Read the press release here.
Access the report here.
Microsoft Best ISV Partner Award
JULY 22, 2022 – Each year, Microsoft presents the MS Partner Awards to partners who have excelled throughout the year, both in results and collaboration with Microsoft. Microsoft also awarded ToolsGroup a Digital Transformation Champ Award for the category Cloud for Industries.
ToolsGroup has been awarded Microsoft Italy’s Best Independent Software Vendor Partner Award for the second year in a row. ToolsGroup won the award for its deep supply chain planning expertise and cloud-based solutions for retail, manufacturing, distribution, consumer goods, aftermarket parts, and telecom industries.
“We are proud to receive this award for the second year in a row,” said ToolsGroup VP of Business Development Francesco Stolfo. “The Microsoft Best ISV Award is confirmation of the value we generate in the market with our AI-powered retail and supply chain planning solutions. Our ambition is to help an ever-widening range of companies to become more agile to better manage supply chain complexity and disruption.”
Read the press release here.
Supply & Demand Chain Executive “Pros to Know” 2022 – Winners Robert Kaufholz and Mauro Adorno
MARCH 2022 – The award recognizes outstanding executives whose accomplishments offer a roadmap for other leaders looking to leverage supply chain for competitive advantage. It honors and celebrates those supply chain professionals who work tirelessly to support team-members, improve products, and keep goods moving through the supply chain as seamlessly as possible.
“In the midst of the pandemic and other events that remind us uncertainty is a constant, Rob and Mauro have shown their mettle,” said ToolsGroup Co-founder, Joseph Shamir. “They’ve inspired their teams with their persistent drive to deliver excellence and helped our customers keep service levels high despite demand and supply irregularities. As a result, our customers see us not as a vendor, but as a true partner in the management and improvement of their supply chains.”
Read the press release here.
See bios here.
Retail CIO Radar 2022 Supply Chain Leader
JANUARY 2022 – ToolsGroup has been recognized by Retail Today magazine as a leader in the Supply Chain category in Retail CIO Radar 2022, a first-of-its kind annual list of most innovative and transformative retail technology solution providers.
Retail Today’s editorial team has analyzed the universe of Retail solutions in 16 categories—scanning nearly 7000 applicants and nominees. Based on the solutions innovative and transformative capabilities, industry significance of the problem being solved, track record of clientele, proprietary mosaic scores, team strength and competency, leadership in the industry, market share and competitive landscape, a panel of industry experts, analysts and Retail Today Editorial board has chosen ToolsGroup to be part of the prestigious ‘Retail CIO Radar 2022.’
Read the press release here.
Three ToolsGroup Customers Receive Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2021 Women in Supply Chain Award
SEPTEMBER 2021 – ToolsGroup customers Sarah Voorhees, Senior Director of Demand and Supply Planning at American Tire Distributors (ATD); Michela Vesta, Supply Chain Project Manager Officer at RAJA Italia (RAJA Group); and Nancy Triplett, Director of Supply Chain at TireHub, were winners of Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2021 Women in Supply Chain award.
The Women in Supply Chain award honors female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments, mentorship and examples set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network. This year’s list includes individuals from software and service providers, consultancies and academia, trucking and transportation firms, professional development agencies, sourcing and procurement divisions, and more, all who have helped supply chain clients and the supply chain community at large prepare to meet many of today’s—and tomorrow’s—challenges.
Read the press release here.
Read the press release about ATD’s presentation at Gartner Symposium here.
Watch RAJA’s customer story here.
Watch TireHub’s supply chain transformation testimonial here.
Customer Polaris Named Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2021 Top Supply Chain Project with ToolsGroup
JUNE 2021 – Supply & Demand Chain Executive, the only publication covering the entire global supply chain, selected Polaris to receive a “Top Supply Chain Projects Award for 2021” for its project with ToolsGroup. The Top Supply Chain Projects (formerly known as SDCE 100) spotlights successful and innovative transformation projects that deliver bottom-line value to small, medium and large enterprises across a range of supply chain functions. These projects show how supply chain solution and service providers help their customers and clients achieve supply chain excellence and prepare their supply chains for success.
Read the press release here.
Read the Polaris customer story here.
Nucleus Supply Chain Planning Technology Value Matrix 2021 – Leader
MARCH 2021 – With external disruptions causing chaos for regular enterprise activities in 2020, robust supply chain planning solutions stormed into the tech world limelight and became must-have software tools in short order. Thanks to its service-driven planning that helps customers make the most efficient use of inventory, ToolsGroup has been named a leader in the Nucleus Research SCP Technology Value Matrix 2021.
“ToolsGroup is proud to be recognized by Nucleus as a leader in supply chain planning,” said David Barton, ToolsGroup’s Global Chief Revenue Officer. “Our service-driven supply chain planning enables our customers to make the most efficient use of inventory in fulfilling their customer orders. Companies that invest in the type of service level optimization we deliver are more resilient during times of crisis, serve their customers more effectively, and provide the highest returns to their shareholders.”
Read the press release here.
Access the report here.
Supply & Demand Chain Executive “Pros to Know” 2021 – Winners Michael Haiber and Stefano Novati
MARCH 2021 – ToolsGroup Pre-Sales & Alliance Director for Europe, Michael Haiber, and Vice President of Professional Services, Stefano Novati, were both named 2021 “Pros to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine. This award recognizes outstanding executives whose accomplishments offer a roadmap for other leaders looking to leverage supply chains for competitive advantage.
“In a world that rarely plays by the rules, Michael and Stefano embody ToolsGroup’s relentless focus on delivering value to customers,” said ToolsGroup Co-founder, Joseph Shamir. “Starting from pre-implementation we align on target key performance indicator (KPI) levels and benchmark progress to accelerate time to value. Because our customers around the globe can meet or exceed their service level requirements while minimizing inventory, they’re ready for whatever tomorrow brings.”
Read the press release here.
Microsoft’s Best ISV Solution Innovation Award
JULY 2020 – Each year, Microsoft presents the MS Partner Awards to partners who have excelled throughout the year, both in results and collaboration with Microsoft. ToolsGroup won the award, presented by Microsoft Italia, for the dizzying growth of its global partnership activity in a short time, and its close collaboration with Microsoft Corporation in the development of new solutions for the democratization of supply chain planning in the cloud.
“We are honored to receive this important recognition in a truly exceptional year where planning with traditional methods is impossible,” said Francesco Stolfo, ToolsGroup VP of Business Development. “ToolsGroup’s mission is to help our customers be ready for anything, and Microsoft’s recognition of our ability to add innovation, value, and efficiency across the supply chain make us extremely proud.”
Read the press release here.
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From our early days to today, we’ve never let our momentum falter.
Learn how we’ve been breaking new ground, developing new methodologies, and improving supply chain software from the very beginning.
