Bell Microproducts Rings Up Technology from Clicklogistics.Business Editors/High Tech Writers BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2002 High-tech VAR will use Clicklogistics' web-native transportation management system to manage inbound and outbound freight movements Clicklogistics, Inc., a leading provider of logistics technology and management services, today announced that Bell Microproducts (Nasdaq: BELM), a value added provider of high-technology products, solutions, and services, will use its web-native transportation management system (TMS TMS Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (alternative medicine for depression) TMS Test Match Special (sports - cricket) TMS Texas Motor Speedway TMS Transportation Management System TMS Toyota Motor Sales ) to reduce its transportation costs. The TMS, Clicklogistics Online(R) ("CLO CLO See: Collateralized Loan Obligation. ") is scheduled for rollout at Bell's west coast distribution center, in San Jose, CA. Bell Microproducts will use Clicklogistics Online to manage both inbound and outbound movements of high-tech products to and from the San Jose facility. The rollout begins with a pilot phase that includes a select number of vendors, carriers, and customers. CLO will then be rolled out to encompass all San Jose activities and the activities of Bell's east coast distribution center in New Castle, DE. Bell's operations involve many modes of service, including truckload, LTL LTL - Linear Temporal Logic , and air freight. To keep costs down, Bell will take advantage of a number of Clicklogistics Online's features. 'Partner Connect' gives Bell a better way to enforce routing guide compliance with its vendors, while the 'Rating Engine' does the same for Bell's internal employees. 'Optimization' results in fewer shipments and less purchased transportation. Bell will also use the system to manage freight bill auditing. "We are pleased with the early results we are seeing from Clicklogistics," said Jose Rozier, logistics manager for Bell Microproducts. "The implementation will not be a burden on our IT department, and the path towards cost savings is clear." Tom Sanderson, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Clicklogistics, said "Bell Microproducts has experienced massive growth in recent years. We are pleased that Bell has chosen Clicklogistics to help them control costs in their dynamic environment, and we are confident that Clicklogistics Online will provide extremely fast payback." Bell Microproducts is one of several recent customer wins for Clicklogistics, including USFilter (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : V), Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO MRO In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Mauritanian Ouguiya. 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Whether customers want to outsource some or all of their transportation management activities or need a powerful transportation management system to support in-house logistics teams, Clicklogistics has the solution. The company's services include Clicklogistics Online (a web-native transportation management system), logistics outsourcing services, logistics consulting, and spot transportation management. In May 2001, Clicklogistics was selected as a Top 100 Logistics Information Technology (LIT) provider by Inbound Logistics magazine. Clicklogistics, Inc. is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Boston, MA. To learn more about Clicklogistics, visit www.clicklogistics.com. To speak with a Clicklogistics sales representative, call 866-254-2556 (866-Clicklogistics). About Bell Microproducts Bell Microproducts is an international, value-added provider of a wide range of high-technology products, solutions, and services to the industrial and commercial markets. The company's offering includes semiconductors, computer platforms, peripherals, and storage products of various types including desktop, high-end computer and storage subsystems, fibre channel connectivity products, RAID, NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular and SAN storage systems and back-up products. Bell Microproducts is an industry-recognized specialist in storage products and is one of the world's largest storage-centric value-added distributors. |
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