Global Beverage Group,
Numeric Computer Systems, Inc. and RouteTek Announce
expedium
a Strategic Alliance
in DSD
HAUPPAUGE, NY (July
1)--Global Beverage Group (GBG), Waterloo Ontario, Numeric
Computer Systems, Inc. (NCS), Hauppauge New York and RouteTek
Corporation, Dallas Texas are pleased to announce expedium, an
alliance creating the industry's most comprehensive suite of
products supporting direct store delivery (DSD) and direct to
home processes within the Fast Moving Consumer Goods Industry.
The breadth of products and
services include web-based host & route accounting
solutions, wireless and traditional mobile solutions, route,
plant and truck optimization, equipment, vending service and
fleet management, business intelligence, sales force
automation and ERP/SCM integration.
Under terms of the agreement,
expedium founders will share existing advanced technologies,
co-develop future products and create a centralized marketing
and sales department. The founders will maintain their
existing industry focused professional services organizations
responsible for the support, implementation and ongoing
enhancement of products and services. Expedium will leverage
and expand partnerships with ERP vendors, equipment suppliers
and international distributors to ensure the most
comprehensive, cost effective solutions available to CPG
companies worldwide.
The new
alliance creates the only worldwide organization in the DSD
market with sales and support coverage in North, Central and
South America, Puerto Rico, Israel, Cyprus, Europe, Australia
and New Zealand.
The
products are designed to streamline the Order to Cash process
for manufacturers and wholesalers that provide direct delivery
of products to stores, offices and homes. Collectively,
expedium serves over 300 customers running 50,000 routes in
more than 20 countries around the world.
"Companies
operating in multiple categories in the Fast Moving Consumer
Goods (FMCG) Industry will have access to products that
address their specific needs, all utilizing a common web based
host technology. The FMCG industry needs choices and
flexibility to compete and survive" states Robert Hochberg,
President of NCS, Inc. "The product suite of expedium will be
integrated to a single host ensuring interoperability with
back-office solutions, third party and internally developed
systems. This will make industry initiatives like Scan
Based Trading and Data Synchronization easier to
implement."
"I am
extremely excited about this initiative and the positive
impact it will deliver to our combined customer base" stated
Ted Hastings, CEO of Global Beverage. "Our joint customers and
the DSD market as a whole, will benefit from this alliance
through an increased product offering from each of the
founding companies, faster time to market for new products and
overall cost reductions obtained through a higher degree of
product integration. Additionally through sharing technical
resources and reducing redundant development costs we will
drive innovation faster in a more cost efficient way.
Technological advancement is a necessity for our customers to
maintain a competitive edge."
Bill
Hampton, President/CEO RouteTek, "Improved products, increased
customer contact and global reach are only some of the
benefits of this alliance. Equally as important in this
partnership is that each founding company will maintain its
own identity and resources to serve its customers with an
in-depth knowledge of their specific markets. They will also
benefit however from DSD process improvements common to all
segments of the FMCG industry brought about by
expedium."
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Contact
Information
The
expedium companies include:
GBG, based
in Waterloo, Ontario 1-877-445-7711
www.globalbeveragegroup.com
NCS, based
in Hauppauge,
NY
1-800-321-7822 www.ncssuite.com
RouteTek,
based in Dallas, TX
1-214-540-4000 www.routetek.com
Paul
Winkler
720-529-1916