E&R Industrial Sales Announces Partnership With SupplyPro.Business Editors SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2002 Another Top Distributor Validates the Demand for Greater Inventory Control Through Point-of-Use Materials Management Materials management is the branch of logistics that deals with the tangible components of a supply chain. Specifically, this covers the acquisition of spare parts and replacements, quality control of purchasing and ordering such parts, and the standards involved in ordering, Systems SupplyPro(R) Inc., the leader in automating the supply chain at the point of use, today announced it has signed a North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. distribution agreement with E&R Industrial Sales, a leading distributor of industrial & contractor supplies. Under this agreement E&R will enhance their service offering to include SupplyPro's comprehensive line of point-of-use materials management systems, ranging from open shelf inventory tracking devices to high security dispensers and lockers. E&R is in the process of quickly integrating SupplyPro products into its vast distribution network. The company currently operates seven regional distribution facilities with over 70 sales engineers serving over 50,000 customers. The agreement also connects SupplyPro with E&R's national sales force, which will raise SupplyPro's profile with E&R's many Fortune 500 customers. "In today's tight economic conditions, our customers are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to cut costs and run more efficiently," said Jerry Pizzimenti, president of E&R. "Our distribution partnership with SupplyPro allows E&R to offer our customers enhanced vendor-managed inventory services by providing them with the market's leading automated supply tracking and replenishment systems -- enabling them to reduce inventory costs, eliminate stock-outs and receive better information." "SupplyPro is very pleased to add E&R, one of the leading distributors of MRO MRO In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Mauritanian Ouguiya. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. and contractor supplies, to our quickly growing list of distribution partners," said Bill Williams, 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 SupplyPro. "The enthusiasm and support we have received from these partners and their customers further confirms that organizations have identified better management of their inventory as key to process improvement and cost savings." About SupplyPro SupplyPro is the leader in automating the supply chain at the point of use for the $100 billion commercial market. Its Web-based information systems optimize inventory management by automating the procurement process, dispensing supplies and tracking of inventory. In addition to SupplyPro's strong customer base of Fortune 500 firms and large government organizations, the company has attracted major investment partners such as J.P. Morgan Partners Corp., a subsidiary of the global financial firm J.P. Morgan Chase and Co. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :JPM JPM J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. (stock symbol) JPM Juan Pablo Montoya (formula 1 driver) JPM Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Malaysia) JPM Journal of Property Management ). For more information about SupplyPro, call 858/552-7610, or visit the company's Web site at www.supplypro.com. About E&R Industrial Sales Based in Sterling Heights Sterling Heights, city (1990 pop. 117,810), Macomb co., SE Mich., on the Clinton River; platted 1835 as Jefferson Township, renamed 1838, inc. 1968. Largely rural until the mid-20th cent., the city grew as a suburb of Detroit, 19 mi (31 km) to the northeast. , Mich., E&R Industrial Sales is a leading industrial supplies distributor of MRO supplies, hand tools, machinery and accessories, cutting tools, hydraulics and pneumatic fittings, material handling equipment, janitorial supplies, packaging and safety products. The company has seven locations and plans to add 2-3 new locations this year. E&R was named "Supplier of the Year" twice by GM and received numerous awards from Daimler Chrysler, Saturn, Ford, Detroit Edison Detroit Edison, founded in 1903, is an investor-owned electric utility which serves most of Southeast Michigan. Its parent company, DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE), provides energy services to a variety of clients beyond Detroit Edison's service area. and others. E&R is certified ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9002 and documented $10 million in cost savings to customers last year. More information is available by visiting the company's Web site at http://www.erindustrial.com. |
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