• Agribuys (Collaborative Planning & Forecasting & Commerce - Food) launched Version 8.5 of its web site at www.agribuys.com. Version 8.5. of Agribuys' web site elevates supply chain efficiency and collaboration between food industry partners to a new level by combining branded perishables and packaged goods on the same purchase order.
  
  
  
• Butler & Curless Associates, Inc. (1985, ERP, AS/400, WMS) announces Warehouse Management System (WMS). The WMS package is an integral part of Butler & Curless Associates' ec21-MWDS Software (Managed Wholesale Distribution Service).
  
  
  
• Clicklogistics, Inc. (TMS, Web Based) announced new features to its transportation management system (TMS), Clicklogistics Online.
  
  New features, such as automated order creation via FTP and XML data communication and web-form load tendering, will make it easier for customers to enter loads into the system. Web-form load tendering allows a shipper to create a web page on their own internet or extranet to capture shipping information from retail or vendor locations, and feed that order information to Clicklogistics Online via XML to automatically create a transportation order. Features like automated bill-of-lading creation in Adobe PDF format, label creation and printing and automated carrier-specific PRO number creation will help customers spend less time managing mundane activities and more time concentrating on strategic logistics issues.
  
  
  
• GENCO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (3PL, Returns) creates alliance with Transplace.com, LLC (Transplace), an Internet-based global transportation logistics company.
  
  The alliance incorporates GENCO's forward and reverse logistics service and technology with Transplace's Dense Network Efficiency (DNE) system to deliver innovative solutions that will provide significant value to their common customers. Transplace offers a web-enabled platform to bring together shippers and carriers worldwide to collaborate on their transportation logistics planning and execution in the most efficient manner. Transplace provides access to vast transportation capacity.
  
  Transplace provides carriers easy access to a vast, stable freight base to plan and optimize their asset utilization and deployment. Transplace provides subscribing carriers Fleet Services through their Internet Marketplace for the procurement of goods and support services. To find out more about Transplace, visit www.transplace.com.
  
  
  
• Intentia International AB (ERP, CRM, PRM) partners with Mercia Software (Demand Planning Solutions). Intentia and Mercia already have a number of mutual customers. The partnership creates a powerful demand and supply chain planning offering consisting of Intentia's Movex Supply Chain Planning and Execution application fully integrated with Mercia Software's MerciaLincs demand planning application. The solution is primarily targeted at fashion, food and beverage and distribution industries which face demand planning issues such as short product life cycles, attribute management, promotions planning and the forecasting of slow moving items.
  
  
• Manhattan Associates (Nasdaq: MANH, WMS) and Manugistics (TMS, APS) announced an alliance in which Manugistics will embed Manhattan Associates PkMS advanced warehouse management system within Manugistics fulfillment offerings.
  
  
  
• PeopleSoft (ERP, CRM, HR) acquires SkillsVillage. SkillsVillage CEO Chris Wong says"Combined with PeopleSoft's solutions in Human Capital Management, ESA, and eProcurement, we will become the first major enterprise vendor to deliver a full end-to-end solution for the entire services supply chain."
  
  
  
• Radcliffe Systems Inc. (WMS, TMS, 3PL, Toronto) - recently launched STAR. STAR is a transportation management system (TMS) designed for transportation management companies, third party logistics providers and shippers with private fleets. The concept of STAR is to create a shipment record that can be tracked throughout the entire delivery route.
  
  The STAR TMS system includes functionality for Shipment Creation, Dispatch, Trip Planning, Rating And Carrier Selection, Invoicing, Auditing and Track and Trace.
  
  

• "When a thing has been said and well said, have no scruple; take it and copy it." --Anatole France
  

"Designing and Managing the Supply Chain: Concepts, Strategies, and Cases"
David Simchi-Levi	See reviews and more information on this book at Amazon.com

"The Logic of Logistics: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications for Logistics Managements"
Julien Bramel (Columbia University) and David Simchi-Levi (MIT)	See reviews and more information on this book at Amazon.com

"What To Look For In Warehouse Management System Software"
Obal, Philip	See reviews and more information on this book at Amazon.com

"Warehouse & Logistics Software Directory"
Obal, Philip	See reviews and more information on this book at Amazon.com

Valuable Future Events

May 22-24, 2001 - DISTRIBUTION COMPUTER EXPO 2001 - Logistics IT Show & Seminar at Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, USA. See www.logistar2.com. 61 seminars and hundreds & hundreds of software vendors. This is one of the best software shows in North America. IDII will be there - Great Conference!

June 10-13, 2001 - Exciting ASRS - AGVS - CAROUSEL Users' Conference at Columbus, Ohio. Excellent speakers are making presentations, two plant tours, and special interest groups will convene during the conference to discuss ASRS, AGVS, and Carousel plans, ideas, and issues. Contact Sam Powell of the 2001 ASRS AGVS Users' Conference for details and brochure.



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