More companies besides Scott Sports Group and Patagonia (see related stories in this issue) are acquiring stakes in some of the suppliers of technology and services. Nike has taken a minority stake in a company that it has been a customer of for two years: Llamasoft, which develops supply chain and transport design software. Nike's new stake in the Michigan-based company is hoped to make its supply chain more efficient and environmentally friendly. Llamasoft's software creates simulations that allow its customers to figure out the effects of changes to their supply chains.

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