Moran Industries Deploys SSA Warehouse Management to Better Serve Customers and Expand Into New Markets
12 April 2006 - 1:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
CHICAGO, April 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SSA Global(TM)
(NASDAQ:SSAG), a leading provider of enterprise business software
and services, today announced that Moran Industries, Inc., a
premier logistics provider, is using the flexible business rules
and configuration capabilities of SSA Warehouse Management (SSA
WMS) to better serve existing customers and expand into new
markets. (Logo:
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is providing Moran Industries with the flexibility to configure its
warehouses to handle diverse customers and complex product lines
that often require value-added services (e.g. labeling and shrink
wrapping); different pick and pack processes; tracking; different
receiving processes across multiple modes of transportation (e.g.
rail, over-the-road) and receiving units (e.g. full pallet, parcel,
multimodal containers); different requirements for storage and
refrigeration and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) compliance
mandates. "The 3PL(third-party logistics) market is an extremely
competitive business environment and our decision to purchase SSA
WMS has taken our company to a new level," said Michael Gilger,
project director, Moran Industries, Inc. "The industry-leading
capabilities of SSA WMS have opened new doors in markets that we
previously were unable to serve." The best-of-breed third-party
logistics (3PL) functionality in SSA WMS is enabling Moran
Industries to reengineer its business processes to improve the
efficiency and throughput of its warehouse operations, positioning
the company to react more quickly to changing customer
requirements. "SSA WMS is enabling us to meet the challenge of
complex customer requirements in a way that maintains the
efficiency we need to be competitive," Gilger said. "The
flexibility and configurability of the solution and the support
provided by the SSA Global OnePoint Services team enabled Moran
Industries to reduce training costs and go live with SSA WMS at
three locations in less than 12 weeks." SSA SCM, which includes SSA
Advanced Planning and Scheduling, SSA Warehouse Management and SSA
Transportation Management, is a comprehensive solution utilized by
leading retailers, logistics and distribution companies, and
manufacturing firms to fuse the demand chain with the supply chain.
SSA SCM provides companies with the ability to forecast demand;
take an order; give an accurate promise date; source and
manufacture the right goods; position inventory properly; and pick,
pack, and ship efficiently while maintaining a minimal finished
goods inventory. About Moran Industries, Inc. Moran Industries
provides 48-state trucking service and owns and operates over 1.8
million square feet of modern storage facilities. In addition to
warehousing, Moran offers full distribution services to ensure
prompt and efficient merchandise delivery. For more information
visit http://www.moranlogistics.com/ . About SSA Global SSA
Global(TM) (NASDAQ:SSAG) is a leading provider of enterprise
business software for mid-sized and large organizations, primarily
in select manufacturing, consumer and services industries. The
company's software solutions include enterprise resource planning,
financial management, human capital management, corporate
performance management, customer relationship management, product
lifecycle management, supply chain management and supplier
relationship management. Headquartered in Chicago, SSA Global has
over 50 locations worldwide and its product offerings are used by
customers in over 90 countries. For additional information, visit
the SSA Global web site at http://www.ssaglobal.com/ . SSA
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