CarrierPoint's Solutions Power The Development Of A Private Transportation Network Between Grupo Imsa and netLogistiK.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2001 CarrierPoint, Inc., a leading logistics software provider, supplying Web-based applications See Web application. that power collaborative transportation execution, continues to expand its reach into Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. through its strategic alliance with netLogistiK, an online transportation marketplace and consulting company Noun 1. consulting company - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting firm business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a based in Mexico City Mexico City Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi . netLogistiK announced that Grupo Imsa, one of the largest diversified industrial groups in Mexico, initiated operation of its private transportation network in Mexico as a key driver of its on-going eLogistics initiative. The network was developed with the support of netLogistiK and powered by CarrierPoint applications licensed to netLogistiK. The centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. transportation toolset will provide visibility of all logistics operations to the entire organization and will streamline the procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. of logistics services via the Internet. "eLogistics has been able to save 6% - 25% of logistics costs for the companies where it has been implemented to date," declared Jose Clariond, Grupo Imsa's head of eBusiness. "The collaboration of netLogistiK has been a definitive factor in achieving these benefits. They supported us from the complete re-design of our business processes, through implementation, to the continuous supply of technology tools and maintenance necessary to make the operation of eLogistics completely transparent," stated Clariond who is also a member of the Board of the Group. Rene Fernandez, 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 netLogistiK, explains that its goal is to provide customers with a solution that will guarantee the creation of value. "In the case of eLogistics, we delivered an Internet-based system tailored to the specific needs of Grupo Imsa, the support of our team of transportation experts, and the market intelligence necessary to materialize ma·te·ri·al·ize v. ma·te·ri·al·ized, ma·te·ri·al·iz·ing, ma·te·ri·al·iz·es v.tr. 1. To cause to become real or actual: By building the house, we materialized a dream. the benefits of the use of the tool in a short period of time." Bob Boyle Bob Boyle is an American animator. He was a former producer/art director on The Fairly Oddparents and Danny Phantom. He now is the creator of the shows Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! (Nick Jr.) and Yin Yang Yo! (Toon Disney Jetix block). His cartoons are usually made in Flash. , COO of CarrierPoint, stated, "This is a great example of how companies can leverage true Web-based applications to cut significant costs out of their supply chain. netLogistiK is in a prime position to deliver substantial value to organizations in the Latin American market." Finally, Clariond mentions that the implementation of a more efficient collaboration model between the employees of Grupo Imsa, clients, suppliers and other business partners has been fundamental. This new method of collaboration permits all parties in the process to better satisfy their needs and expectations. "Once these initiatives get consolidated, we will achieve annual benefits between 20 and 30 million dollars." About CarrierPoint Based in Atlanta, Georgia, CarrierPoint is a leading logistics software provider, supplying Web-based applications that allow shippers and carriers to communicate in real time. Through the use of electronic commerce, advanced communications and data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse technology, CarrierPoint leverages the Internet to facilitate both contract and spot market shipments and to improve operating efficiencies. CarrierPoint's value-added logistics toolset is available in an ASP format or through licensing of the software. For more information about CarrierPoint, visit its Web site at www.carrierpoint.com. About Grupo Imsa Grupo IMSA, one of the largest diversified industrial groups in Mexico, conducts its business in four segments in order to satisfy its domestic and international customers' needs--IMSA ACERO ACERO Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation Regional Office (US Census Bureau) , processed steel products; ENERMEX, batteries and autoparts; IMSALUM, aluminum products and IMSATEC, steel and plastic products. For more information about Grupo Imsa, visit its Web site at www.grupoimsa.com. About netLogistiK netLogistiK is an online transportation marketplace and consulting company based in Mexico City. netLogistik has operations in Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil. CarrierPoint licenses its software to netLogistiK for use in those three countries. For more information about netLogistiK, visit its Web site at www.netlogistik.com. |
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