CDC Software's Warehouse Management Solution Helps Schneider Electric Increase Capacity, Improve Fulfillment Rates, Reduce Costs
June 17 2008 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
CDC Software, a wholly owned subsidiary of CDC Corporation (NASDAQ:
CHINA) and a provider of industry-specific enterprise software and
services, today announced that Schneider Electric has gone live
with its upgrade to cWMS Release 10, a warehouse management system
that is part of the CDC Supply Chain suite of supply chain
solutions, that are expected to help the company further improve
fulfillment rates and overall productivity, increase capacity,
reduce costs and streamline efficiencies. With more than 2,000
employees and revenue in excess of �500 million in the U.K.,
Schneider is a leading supplier of electrical distribution and
automation control products and services in the country and has
rapidly expanded its logistics operations over the past 10 years.
Since first implementing an earlier version of CDC Software�s cWMS
10 years ago, Schneider Electric consolidated two of its warehouse
sites, while at the same time expanding capacity to 50 tons of
throughput per day, covering 14,000 product lines, resulting in
significant cost savings and higher productivity. Andrew Holdroyd,
logistics projects manager, said, �We needed to upgrade our
warehouse functionality and systems to support our growing business
volume and new distribution service in a multi-brand environment.
We already have achieved many important benefits using CDC
Software�s cWMS solution including a delivery fulfillment rate of
99.7 percent, improved stock accuracy, audit trails, workload
monitoring, visibility and increased information. The recent
successful go-live, on time and under budget, confirms the
commitment of our two companies to achieve continual improvements
to meet the on-going change and demands within our business. We
look forward to many more years working with CDC Software to
deliver increased levels of functionality and service that will
drive continued benefits and profitability to our business.� Per
Norling, president of CDC Supply Chain, said, �We are always very
pleased and proud to manage and support long-term client
relationships such as the one we have with Schneider Electric. Not
only is this a testament to our products, services and support, but
also our commitment to helping our customers meet their
ever-changing operational needs and business requirements with our
new version releases of our products.� Michael Shrimplin, logistics
development analyst for Schneider Electric, concluded, �The
implementation of the new system was practically seamless and was
carried out with no negative impact on our customer service levels.
While the initial go-live covered an �as-is� upgrade, the latest
version of cWMS will allow us to implement additional functionality
that is expected to drive additional productivity, efficiency and
profitability benefits for the organization. These include
capabilities such as cartonisation, which will help improve item
scanning, picking accuracy and overall quality control.� About
Schneider Electric Schneider Electric is one of the world's leading
suppliers of electrical distribution and automation control
products and services. As a group we operate in over 150 countries
worldwide employing more than 110,000 people with sales for 2006 in
excess of �13.5 billion. Our line-up of global, local and
specialist brands including the market-leading brands; Merlin
Gerin, Telemecanique and Square D is unparalleled in terms of
breadth and strategic fit. This enviable position has been achieved
by continuously focusing on the individual needs of our customers
around the world. In the U.K. we are the leading expert in the
development and manufacture of electrical distribution and
automation and control products. We offer a full range of services
for panel builders, OEMs, contractors, specifiers and the
electrical supply industry for commercial and industrial
applications. Employing in excess of 2,000 people in over 12 sites
across the country, in 2006 the company achieved turnover in excess
of �500 million. With products from the leading brands of Merlin
Gerin, Telemecanique and Square D Schneider Electric is at the
forefront of the electrical industry. About CDC Supply Chain CDC
Supply Chain offers a broad range of integrated, open
standards-based solutions that service key areas of complex supply
chains and distribution networks. The solutions can operate as
standalone modules or can readily integrate into an enterprise's
existing applications. Key functionality in the CDC Supply Chain
suite includes order�& inventory�management,�demand &
replenishment planning,�warehouse management, transportation
management, dynamic route planning, slotting, labor management,
cross dock planning and yard management. Some of the world's
leading customers use CDC Supply Chain including: Ahlsell,�Ahold,
Aldo, Boeing/Aviall,�Canadian Tire,�Celesio/NMD, The Container
Store, DSGi (formerly known as Dixon Group),�General Motors,
Legrand Group, Motorola/Symbol, PepsiCo International,
Reebok,�SABIC (GE Plastics), Schneider, Schenker Logistics and
Smuckers. For more information, visit: www.CDCsupplychain.com.
About CDC Software CDC Software, The Customer-Driven Company�, is a
provider of enterprise software applications designed to help
organizations deliver a superior customer experience while
increasing efficiencies and profitability. CDC Software's product
suite includes: CDC Factory (manufacturing operations management),
Ross ERP (enterprise resource planning) and SCM (supply chain
management), CDC Supply Chain (supply chain management, warehouse
management and order management), Pivotal CRM and Saratoga CRM
(customer relationship management), CDC MarketFirst (marketing
automation and lead management), Respond (customer complaint and
feedback management), c360 CRM add-on products, industry solutions
and development tools for the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform,
Platinum HRM (human resources) and business analytics solutions.
These industry-specific solutions are used by more than 6,000
customers worldwide within the manufacturing, financial services,
health care, home building, real estate, and wholesale and retail
distribution industries. The company completes its offerings with a
full continuum of services that span the life cycle of technology
and software applications, including implementation, project
consulting, outsourced business services, application management
and offshore development. CDC Software is the enterprise software
unit of CDC Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA) and is ranked number 12 on
the MBT 2007 Global 100 List of Enterprise and Supply Chain
Management Application vendors. For more information, please visit
www.cdcsoftware.com. About CDC Corporation The CDC family of
companies includes CDC Software focused on enterprise software
applications and services, CDC Games focused on online games, and
China.com focused on portals for the greater China markets. For
more information about CDC Corporation, please visit
www.cdccorporation.net. This press release includes
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United
States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and
includes statements relating to the ability of CDC Supply Chain to
address the needs of clients such as the ability improve
efficiencies, improve customer service, drive cost savings and
competitive advantage, and our beliefs regarding the benefits of
using our products. These statements are based on management's
current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties and
changes in circumstances. There are important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in
the forward looking statements including, among others: the
conditions of our vertical industries; the continued ability of CDC
Supply Chain solutions to address industry-specific requirements of
companies in the our vertical industries; demand for and market
acceptance of new and existing supply chain solutions; development
of new functionalities which would allow our customers to compete
more effectively and changes in the type of information required to
compete in their respective industries. If any such risks or
uncertainties materialize or if any of the assumptions proves
incorrect, our results could differ materially from the results
expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements we make.
Further information on risks or other factors that could cause
results to differ is detailed in filings or submissions with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission made by CDC
Corporation in its Annual Report for the year ended December 31,
2006 on Form 20-F filed on July 2, 2007. All forward-looking
statements included in this press release are based upon
information available to management as of the date of the press
release, and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any
forward looking statements which speak only as of the date of this
press release. The company assumes no obligation to update or alter
the forward looking statements whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
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