Fujitsu Technology Solutions Chooses UPS to Streamline Its Post-Sales Supply Chain.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 2003 UPS (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :UPS) today announced Fujitsu Technology Solutions, Inc. has expanded its relationship with UPS Supply Chain Solutions. The UPS business unit now will serve as Fujitsu's "one source" provider of post-sales services in 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. , supplanting sup·plant tr.v. sup·plant·ed, sup·plant·ing, sup·plants 1. To usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics. 2. multiple vendors. UPS Supply Chain Solutions will provide central parts distribution, returns management and parts planning services for Fujitsu(R) PRIMEPOWER(TM) servers and other products. The servers deliver high performance, high reliability and high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. , key characteristics needed for e-business and transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. applications. Fujitsu will continue to use a variety of UPS services including distributing critical parts from 40 field stocking locations via UPS SonicAir(R), UPS's same day service, and the UPS small package network. In addition to using UPS Supply Chain Solutions' distribution and transportation network, Fujitsu will be taking advantage of UPS's information management systems. A team of UPS Supply Chain Solutions experts using sophisticated parts planning software will provide improved forecasting to optimize inventory levels and increase order fill rates. In addition, UPS call centers will receive emergency orders directly from Fujitsu field technicians, enabling faster response times for their customers. "Fujitsu Technology Solutions, Inc. and UPS Supply Chain Solutions have combined the talents of both companies in order to achieve excellence in providing service parts logistics services to Fujitsu customers at a competitive price," said Dick Rea, manager of logistics operations, Fujitsu Technology Solutions. "Use of UPS Supply Chain Solutions leverages the core competency A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
About Fujitsu Technology Solutions, Inc. Fujitsu Technology Solutions, Inc., headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., offers worldwide IT infrastructure solutions that encompass a range of technology solutions and fully customized managed services. Fujitsu Technology Solutions, Inc., an expert in enterprise open systems server and storage solutions, focuses on delivering high availability, mission-critical, scalable solutions in the large-systems marketplace. Drawing on the skills and experience of Fujitsu Limited, as well as our many partner companies, Fujitsu Technology Solutions, Inc. enables customers to balance the needs of rapid change and stability while maximizing the return on investment in existing and new technologies. http://www.ftsi.fujitsu.com/. About UPS UPS is the world's largest package delivery company and a global leader in supply chain services, offering an extensive range of options for synchronizing synchronizing, n a technique that a therapist uses to coordinate his or her breath with that of the client; builds trust and establishes relationship. the movement of goods, information and funds. Its business unit UPS Supply Chain Solutions offers transportation and freight, logistics and distribution and international trade services. UPS's stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. (UPS) and the company can be found on the Web at ups.com and ups-scs.com. Fujitsu is a registered trademark of Fujitsu Limited. PRIMEPOWER is a trademark or registered trademark of Fujitsu Limited in 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. and other countries. Except for historical information contained herein, the statements made in this release constitute forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of UPS and its management regarding the company's strategic directions, prospects and future results, involve certain risks and uncertainties. Certain factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including economic and other conditions in the markets in which we operate, governmental regulations, our competitive environment, strikes, work stoppages and slowdowns (or customer behavior in anticipation of such events), increases in aviation and motor fuel prices, cyclical and seasonal fluctuations in our operating results, and other risks discussed in the company's 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. and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which discussions are incorporated herein by reference. |
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