Avnet Selects MARC-ES Warehouse Management System.RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 1999-- TRW TRW The Real World (TV reality show) TRW The Right Way TRW Tactical Reconnaissance Wing TRW The Retriever Weekly (University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD) TRW Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : TRW) announced it is supplying its MARC-ES (Engineered Solution) warehouse management system (WMS WMS Warehouse Management System WMS Web Map Service (open geospatial consortium specification) WMS West Middle School (Rochester Hills, MI) WMS Workforce Management Software WMS Wechsler Memory Scale ) to the Computer Marketing Group (CMG CMG Coastal & Marine Geology (USGS) CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (stock symbol) CMG Companion (of the Order Of) St Michael and St George CMG Computer Measurement Group ) of Avnet, Inc. Based in Phoenix, Ariz., Avnet is one of the world's largest distributors of semiconductor, interconnect, passive and electromechanical The use of electricity to run moving parts. Disk drives, printers and motors are examples. Electromechanical systems must be designed for the eventual deterioration of moving components that wear over time. The first TVs were electromechanical systems (see video/TV history). components and computer products. According to Brian Armstrong, executive vice president of Avnet CMG Operations, "We selected MARC-ES due to its rich functionality and TRW for its proven experience in the electronics industry, as well as its expertise in interfacing with material handling equipment." MARC-ES will first be installed in the company's 220,000-square-foot distribution center in Chandler, Ariz., which holds merchandise used to fill customer orders across North America. The system is scheduled for installation by 2000. The company also plans to install MARC-ES in its 80,000 square-foot distribution center in Peabody, Mass. "We are very excited to add Avnet, one of the most recognizable names in the electronics industry, to our growing list of installations in the electronics market," said Chuck Deise, Vice President and General Manager of TRW Logistics Execution Solutions (LES). Avnet Computer Marketing Group is an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ), a Fortune 500 company with annual sales exceeding $5.9 billion. For more information on Avnet CMG, visit http://www.avnet.com. TRW Logistics Execution Solutions is a leading global warehouse management and logistics execution systems provider. Implemented in more than 250 sites worldwide, MARC(tm) Systems have been installed in a broad variety of industries, including third-party logistics, wholesale distribution, consumer packaged goods, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, electronics, grocery/food services, retail, apparel, automotive, and publishing. For more information on the MARC product line, visit http://www.trw.com/MARC. For sales information, please call 800.876.3667 or write to MARC@trw.com. TRW Integrated Supply Chain Solutions (ISCS ISCS International Solar Cycle Studies (study group for solar variability, climate, and space weather) ISCS International Symposium on Compound Semiconductors ISCS International Satellite Communications System ) delivers total supply chain solutions: management consulting, enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. , manufacturing execution systems, and logistics execution systems. TRW Inc. provides advanced technology products and services for the automotive, space and defense, and information technology markets worldwide. The company's sales in 1998 were approximately $12 billion. The company's news releases are available through TRW's corporate web site http://www.trw.com. |
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