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Nexiant(TM) Signs National Agreement with Philip Morris USA for Full-Service MRO Management Program.


Nexiant to Provide Software, Hardware and Onsite Professional Services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products.  to Deliver MRO MRO

In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Mauritanian Ouguiya.

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IRVINE, Calif. -- Nexiant, a leading provider of MRO inventory management solutions for the industrial market, today announced that it has been selected by Philip Morris USA Philip Morris USA is the United States tobacco division of Altria Group, Inc. General information
On January 27, 2003, Philip Morris Companies Inc. changed its name to Altria Group, Inc. Even under this new name, Altria continues to own 100% of Philip Morris USA.
, an operating company operating company

A business that engages in transactions with outsiders.
 of Altria Group “Philip Morris” redirects here. For the racecar driver, see Philip Morris (autoracer).

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) (previously named Philip Morris Companies Inc.
, Inc. (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
: MO), to provide a full-service MRO management solution that includes its Smart Inventory Manager (SIM), Nexiant Secure point-of-use (POU POU Point Of Use
POU Program Organization Unit
POU Poughkeepsie, NY, USA - Dutchess County (Airport Code)
POU Pay Own Utilities (used in housing advertisements)
POU Petrick Outsourcing Unlimited, Inc.
) technology and onsite program management.

Nexiant's full-service contract with Philip Morris USA includes implementation of software, hardware and professional services starting with Philip Morris USA's manufacturing center in Richmond, Virginia and its Park 500 facility in Chester, Virginia. These plants will have a Nexiant onsite program manager that will assume system and restock re·stock  
tr.v. re·stocked, re·stock·ing, re·stocks
To furnish new stock for; stock again.

Verb 1. restock - stock again; "He restocked his land with pheasants"
 administration, training, maintenance and cost improvement management, allowing Philip Morris USA's plant personnel to focus on their core business. The program manager will also oversee the integration of the Nexiant Secure units with the Smart Inventory Manager (SIM) which will help standardize and reduce MRO material requirements.

"Philip Morris USA represents another major full-service account win for our team and it underscores the market's receptivity and need for an expanded MRO offering in the marketplace," said Michael D. Blough, executive vice president of sales for Nexiant. "We look forward to building our relationship with Philip Morris USA in a way intended to produce significant returns in the company's MRO operation."

Nexiant will help Philip Morris USA eliminate disparate systems/processes in plants, ensure material availability for employees by improving material visibility and control, reduce overtime required to support maintenance activities and improve access to data, reports and information.

The Nexiant Secure dispensing technology enforces corporate access control policies at POU, combines carousel and locker modules to provide flexible configuration options for single-item dispensing and ensures the right MRO materials are in the right place at the right time.

Nexiant's proprietary SIM collects, analyzes and formats transactional data to automate customer-generated reordering re·or·der  
v. re·or·dered, re·or·der·ing, re·or·ders

v.tr.
1. To order (the same goods) again.

2. To straighten out or put in order again.

3. To rearrange.

v.
, improves inventory visibility and provides analysis and automation tools to improve operational efficiencies enterprise-wide.

About Philip Morris USA

Philip Morris USA is an operating company of Altria Group, Inc. For more information on Philip Morris USA, please visit www.philipmorrisusa.com.

About Nexiant

Established in 1999 as DispenseSource, Nexiant is a leading provider of MRO solutions leveraging technology and best practices. Nexiant solutions manage MRO and indirect materials to reduce costs, improve asset utilization and increase productivity, ensuring the right materials are in the right place at the right time. Nexiant has established a strong installed base in many Fortune 500 companies throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. www.Nexiant.com
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