Cott Corporation Selects Manugistics to Optimize its Supply Chain Performance; Leading world retailer-brand beverage supplier picks Manugistics for its experience and leadership in consumer goods and retail industries.ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Manugistics Group, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :MANU), a leading global provider of synchronized supply chain and revenue management solutions, today announced that Cott Corporation has selected Manugistics for its Forecasting, Replenishment and Collaborative Vendor Managed Inventory Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) is a family of business models in which the buyer of a product provides certain information to a supplier of that product and the supplier takes full responsibility for maintaining an agreed inventory of the material, usually at the buyer's (VMI VMI Virginia Military Institute VMI Vendor Managed Inventory VMI Vertical Motion Index VMI Valtakunnan Metsien Inventointi (Finnish: National Forest Inventory) VMI Video Module Interface ) solutions to optimize the performance of its existing supply chain across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Cott Corporation is a leader in the production and supply of retailer-brand soft drinks and other beverages in North America and the United Kingdom. Cott selected Manugistics' solutions over a number of supply chain competitors to improve its responsiveness to market demand, reduce inventory costs and improve its supply chain efficiencies in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. "We selected Manugistics because of its extensive experience and collaboration with the world's leading manufacturers and retailers," said Cott's Vice President of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Supply Chain, Jeff Stites. "This initiative represents a significant opportunity for us to provide better service to our customers, improve gross margin return on inventory across trading partners and provide our plants with rational schedules." Cott plans to implement Manugistics' advanced Forecasting, Replenishment, and Web-enabled Collaborative VMI systems to help maximize supply chain performance and enhance profits. These solutions will help Cott make more informed decisions on demand, product availability and shipment delivery. "We're delighted that Cott, a leading world supplier of retailer-brand soft drinks, selected Manugistics for our leadership position in collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment," said Manugistics Senior Vice President of Consumer Goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and Ronald Kubera. "Together with Manugistics' solutions, Cott will be better positioned to meet and anticipate the dynamic and demand-driven requirements of their retail customers." About Cott Cott Corporation is one of the world's largest retailer brand beverage suppliers whose principal markets are the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada, the United Kingdom and Mexico. The Company's website is www.cott.com. About Manugistics Group, Inc. Manugistics powers the synchronized supply chain. Clients depend on Manugistics to position them one step ahead of demand. With Manugistics' unparalleled supply chain and revenue management solutions, clients achieve improved forecast and inventory accuracy and leverage industry leading pricing and yield management solutions to maximize profits while ensuring optimum supply for constantly changing demand. Its clients include industry leaders such as Boeing, Canadian Tire Canadian Tire (TSX: CTC, CTC.A) is one of Canada's 35 largest publicly traded companies and operates an inter-related network of businesses engaged in retailing (hardgoods, apparel and petroleum) and services (financial and automotive). , Cingular, Circuit City, Coca-Cola Bottling, Coty International, DHL DHL abbr. 1. Doctor of Hebrew Letters 2. Doctor of Hebrew Literature , Diageo, Dixons, DuPont, Eurostar Group Ltd., Georgia-Pacific, Great North Eastern Railway (GNER GNER Great North Eastern Railway (Britain) ), Harley-Davidson, Harrah's Entertainment, H.J. Heinz, L.L. Bean, Limited Brands, Kraft Foods, Marriott, McCormick, Nestle, RadioShack, The Scotts Company, Sears, Roebuck & Co., Sinotrans, Unilever and Wickes Building Supplies. For more information, visit our website at www.manugistics.com. FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT This release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to, the following: Manugistics' ability to generate sufficient cash flow to meet its existing debt obligations and effectively conduct its business operations; the implementation of the Company's exit and disposal plans and other cost reduction measures to align its cost structure with its revenue; effects from recent significant changes in the Company's organizational structure and senior management; Manugistics' ability to motivate, hire and retain its highly skilled and qualified workforce; continued softness in the market for enterprise application software, as well as political upheaval and unrest; the Company's ability to overcome its difficulties in sales execution; the Company's ability to maintain its competitive place in the markets for its products and services, to keep pace with the rapid technological advances or to introduce new products or product versions that satisfy customer demand, achieve market acceptance or meet competitive challenges; and changes in our competitive environment, including industry consolidation. More information about factors that potentially could affect Manugistics' financial results is included in Manugistics' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2005 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the period ended November 30, 2005. This information is accurate only as of the date of this release and we do not undertake any obligation to update any of the information contained herein. |
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