GENCO Forges Partnership With Eckerd; Five New Software Solutions For Eckerd Logistics Department.Business Editors & High Tech Writers PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2001 GENCO GENCO Generation Company (Pakistan) GENCO General Company Distribution Systems today announces a new business agreement with Eckerd to supply five reverse logistics This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. software solutions for their internal logistics department. GENCO, the leading third party reverse logistics provider, is implementing five R-log (reverse logistics software for retailers) installations for Eckerd, the first of which went live on April 16, 2001. By using R-Log, Eckerd will be able to consolidate eight returns operations into only five. "This is a great example of how GENCO software solutions help companies consolidate, refine and maximize their logistics capabilities," says Dave Vehec, GENCO director of retail services. R-Log is a software solution included in GENCO's Reverse Logistics Management Services for retailers. R-Log was designed with Oracle to allow users to modify the system for client specialization without costly and lengthy upgrades. "GENCO will provide us with their returns processing software (R-Log) for our reclamation centers," says Rick Chapman, director of distribution systems and planning for Eckerd. "The software supports our internal processing of defective and recalled returns from our drugstores." In addition to consolidation, GENCO's R-Log will enable Eckerd to receive data from all five returns operations centrally, reducing time and manpower formerly needed to disseminate reverse logistics information. "GENCO will also provide ongoing maintenance and support for the application," says Vehec. "Eckerd's new process will provide accurate and stable information to Eckerd's internal resources and external vendors." Founded over 100 years ago, GENCO Distribution System is a recognized leader in the returns management business and services a wide array of retail and manufacturing clients including Wal-Mart, Target, Sears, J.C. Penney, Kmart, Ames, Unilever, Braun, Revlon, Reckitt Benckiser Reckitt Benckiser plc is one of the world's leading manufacturers of cleaning products and a member of the FTSE 100 Index of the largest companies traded on the London Stock Exchange. It is headquartered in the town of Slough just to the west of Greater London. , Tandy Corporation Tandy Corporation was a family-owned leather goods company based in Fort Worth, Texas, which is best known for purchasing and giving its name to the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based RadioShack Corporation. , Hewlett Packard, Hershey Foods Elizabeth Arden Elizabeth Arden (December 31, 1878 - October 19, 1966) was a Canadian businesswoman who built a cosmetics empire in the United States. Arden was born Florence Nightingale Graham in Woodbridge, Ontario, where she lived until she was twenty-four years old. , Polo Ralph Lauren Polo Ralph Lauren (NYSE: RL) is American fashion designer Ralph Lauren's luxury lifestyle company. Polo Ralph Lauren specializes in high-end casual/semi-formal wear for men and women, as well as accessories, fragrance, and housewares. , Levin Strauss, Whirlpool whirlpool, revolving current in an ocean, river, or lake. It may be caused by the configuration of the shore, irregularities in the bottom of the body of water, the meeting of opposing currents or tides, or the action of the wind upon the water. , Novartis, and MasterLock. E-genco was created just over a year ago to provide reverse logistics services for e-tailers. For more information on GENCO and e-Genco products and services, visit the GENCO website at www.genco.com, or contact Christina French at 412.471.1090 extension 177; cfrench@marc-usa.com. |
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