Kewill Flagship to Integrate with Oracle ERP to bridge order management and product fulfillment
March 21, 2006 -- Marlborough, MA Kewill (LSE: KWL), the leader in enterprise shipping management software and services, today announced that Thermos LLC, a global manufacturer of insulated products, selected Kewill Flagship to further automate the company’s shipping operations. Kewill Flagship will support the increase of online consumer purchases of Thermos products anticipated as the company expands its online shopping presence.
Kewill Flagship is a multi-carrier shipping management system that provides a single electronic source for accessing and service -shopping FedEx, UPS, DHL and USPS. The Flagship solution will integrate with Thermos’ enterprise resource planning (ERP) system from Oracle.
Thermos’ primary distribution focus of its products has been business-to-business through retailers. Its business-to-consumer online business has steadily grown over the past three years, and it is projected to scale further.
Anticipating a significant increase in shipment volume for web-based purchases, the company’s logistics organization wanted to increase the efficiency of its shipping operations with automation and integration with Oracle E-Business Suite 11i. Previous shipping methodologies required a high degree of manual intervention, as well as maintaining synchronization between supply chain planning, ERP and supply chain execution tools was cumbersome.
“With Kewill Flagship, our shipping managers will now receive customer orders through Oracle together with the requested shipping information,” said Austin Wu, MIS Manager of Thermos. “Regardless of the carrier, Flagship will print out the shipping label, saving Thermos countless hours by eliminating the previous requirement to re-enter customer information. The Flagship technology offers Thermos a foundation we believe is crucial for meeting our future fulfillment demands.”
“Supporting businesses with high-volume shipping demands is what we do best,” said Michael P. Dolan, COO of Kewill. “Our carrier independent shipping management solutions are designed to operate with ERP systems to bridge the order management and fulfillment supply chain processes. We’re pleased to support Thermos’ expanding business-to-consumer business with Kewill Flagship.”
About Thermos
Since 1904, Thermos has been developing unique solutions for keeping food and beverages hot, cold and fresh. Today, Thermos is a global manufacturer of an expanding range of innovative insulated products including food and beverage containers, soft coolers and lunch kits, each one fueled by hotter, cooler and fresher thinking. To find out more about Thermos, visit www.thermos.com.
About Kewill Systems Plc
Kewill Systems Plc. is a leading international company dedicated to the development and provision of software and services to manage complex business to business supply chains. With over 33 years` experience in the supply chain space, Kewill Systems is a long-time innovator of Supply Chain Execution software focusing on order management, transportation management, international trade logistics and visibility solutions for global trading communities. Over 55,000 customers have trusted Kewill Systems Plc for the management of their supply chain information including household names such as GE, Denso, GM, Littlewoods, Sainsbury`s, Express Gifts, JD Williams, SRG, Iomega, Marks & Spencer, Xerox, Toys R Us, Federal Express, Pratt & Whitney, Mazda and Smith & Nephew.
Contact:
Ric Zaenglein
Kewill Solutions North America
Tel (US): 508.787.1844
ric.zaenglein@kewill.com
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