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For further information, please contact:
Rik Schrader
VP - Business Development, Marketing & Sales
AquiTec, Inc.
(312) 264-1935
rschrader@aquitecintl.com
Ronald Margulis
Managing Director
RAM Communications
(908) 232-3230
ron@rampr.com
Ireland's
Musgrave SuperValu-Centra
To Launch AquiTec's SCM/400™ Supply Chain Solution
Chicago, Illinois -- June 19, 2001
-- Musgrave SuperValu-Centra (MSVC), the largest retail grocery
distributor in the Republic of Ireland, is rolling out AquiTec's
SCM/400™ Suite of solutions to improve and enhance its product fulfillment
operations. MSVC operates a countrywide distribution network, servicing
more than 22% of the grocery market in the Republic of Ireland and
10% in Northern Ireland. AquiTec, formerly Worldwide Chain Store
Systems, is a leading provider of supply chain execution software.
MSVC expects to improve productivity
within its supply chain operations by installing the new version
of the AquiTec solution set at its chilled facilities in Belfast,
Cork and Dublin as well as the ambient facility in Galway. The SCM/400™
solution will reduce costs and maximize revenue by eliminating manual
processes, integrating easily with front and back office systems
and managing traditional supply chain activities with greater efficiency.
In addition, the distributor anticipates generating new growth opportunities
through improved operational efficiencies in the fulfillment areas.
"The AquiTec solution continues to
gives us an industry best-of-breed application set with great business
functionality that will drive efficiencies in our supply chain activities,"
said John O'Callaghan, Information Technology Director, MSVC. "With
AquiTec's solutions, we're excited about expanding our capabilities,
attaining a higher level of customer satisfaction and growing our
business."
Among the benefits AquiTec's SCM/400™
Suite delivers to customers is a technically robust supply chain
software application with additional business drivers for both brick
and mortar and click and mortar strategies. The solution allows
users to access supply chain information and easily manage cross-dock
and pick-by- line functions. The Warehouse Management System toolset
control the end-to-end visibility of product from receiving through
invoicing outbound customer orders, while also providing capabilities
to plug in labor standards at the distribution center. The Purchasing
toolset administers the supplier relationship from forecasting through
to PO and deal management.
MSVC chose AquiTec's SCM/400™ Suite
because of the company's high level of technical and user support
and reputation as a leading supplier of software solutions worldwide.
"There is a strong belief among grocery
distributors today that competitive differentiation requires reliable
fulfillment strategies with strong business principles that software
tools support," said Frank Arico, Chief Executive Officer, AquiTec.
"We're pleased to offer MSVC a solution that meets these needs,
will help them expand their operations and will extend their competitive
advantage."
About Musgrave SuperValu-Centra
MSVC is the Republic of Ireland's largest retail grocery distributor
serving over 500 independently owned stores in every County. The
company is a division of Musgrave Group, which also operates a cash
& carry business in Ireland and a wholesale and retail franchise
operation in Spain. The Musgrave Group, of which SuperValu and Centra
represent 75% of the group's sales, is a partnership with Independent
Retailers representing over 500 supermarkets, foodmarkets and convenience
stores displaying the SuperValu and Centra banner. The Musgrave
Group is one of the largest private companies in Ireland and among
the top fifteen corporations overall. With posted consolidated group
sales of over IRĄ1.5 Billion for 1999, MSVC supplies customers from
four modern and efficient distribution centers, totaling more than
1.5 million square feet. For more information about MSVC, visit
www.musgrave.ie.
About AquiTec, Inc.
AquiTec, Inc. is a leading provider of Supply Chain Execution (purchasing,
billing/order management, labor management and WMS) software for
traditional and e-commerce distribution channels. AquiTec's software
allows companies to use the Internet and traditional communication
methods to efficiently manage and control the flow of inventory
throughout the supply chain, from procurement operations through
to invoicing the Customer. Companies use AquiTec's software to reduce
supply chain costs and increase customer loyalty and satisfaction.
AquiTec provides global service and support for its software from
established facilities in the USA, United Kingdom and South Africa.
For more information about AquiTec, Inc., visit www.aquitecintl.com
For more information regarding this
release contact Ronald Margulis at RAM Communications 908.232.3230.
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