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news NYK Logistics Secures Pharmaceutical License NYK Logistics (UK) Ltd has successfully obtained a Manufacturers’ Import Authorization from the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Authority (MHRA) at its pharmaceutical centre of excellence in Northampton, UK. Supporting NYK’s activities on behalf of a number of major pharmaceutical customers, the 175,000 sq ft facility provides temperature-controlled, high security storage in line with the latest Good Distribution Practice. In addition to the existing MHRA Wholesalers Licence at the site for the storage of product manufactured in Europe, the new license also now enables NYK to store product imported from outside the EU. NYK sought the license to enable the facility to be used as a “landing site” to support the release of new products, the first time the UK has been used for this activity by the company (www.nyklogistics.com). 8 Slimstock Offers 1,000,000 sku Inventory Management Tool Inventory management software capable of processing 1,000,000 skus in less than an hour is now available. Its developers, Dutch-owned Slimstock, say that the new-look tool, Slim4, has the potential to revolutionize the way retailers handle forecasting, demand planning, inventory control and purchase support. Dubbed ‘the complete inventory planning solution’ and already ranked as Europe’s front-running specialist supply chain software, Slim4 combines incredible processing power and versatility with ‘clinically crisp’ interface and overall ease-of-use, consistently effecting 25–30% reductions in inventory levels and investment, allied to measurable improvements in service levels. Says Slimstock’s Tim Murphy: “We’re saying that Slim4 will, not might, deliver better and more efficient inventory planning, increased service levels and lower inventory levels alongside higher margins, faster turnaround times, increased productivity and return on investment.” Slim4’s aggressively ramped-up processing power enables calculations involving more than a million skus in less than an hour – making it perfectly tuned to the specific demands of the retail industry. The capability is up to 20 times greater than most of the inventory management tools currently available. Yet, says Slimstock, developers are already working on 6 million sku capability for the next release. In use, Slim4 continually analyses sales of all items and determines boundaries in which the demand of each item fluctuates — with simulations clearly illustrating the impact of defined service levels on inventory. Implementation time is remarkably short with ‘go live’ guaranteed within 25 days. Taking sales forecast, required service levels, minimum order quantities and lead times as the starting point, Slim4 calculates safety stock levels and ‘up to order’ levels in a 12-month purchase plan. By establishing demand patterns, the tool automatically delivers the best ordering method, resulting in faster turnaround times (www.slimstock.com). Premier Foods Awards IT Contract to Capgemini Premier Foods has awarded a 5-year project for data centre and technical support of all its core business systems to Capgemini UK plc (www.uk.capgemini. com). The contract covers the 2009–2014 period and is expected to be worth approximately £9 million in total. In addition, for the first time, the scope of the contract has been extended to include the hosting of Premier Foods’ new SAP systems. Capgemini UK, which won the contract against bids from other leading multinationals, will deploy its Rightshore strategy, which makes its global resources available to UK customers, on behalf of Premier Foods and their famous brands, which include Hovis, Ambrosia, Mr Kipling, Sharwood, Batchelors, Quorn, Loyd Grossman, Oxo, Bisto and many others. Capgemini teams in the UK, Poland and India will work in collaboration to maximize service levels and cost-effectiveness for Premier Foods. Systems will run on hardware at Capgemini secure data centres in Rotherham and Bristol, with additional support from the company’s infrastructure management command centre in Krakow, Poland, and from a Capgemini development centre in Mumbai, India. Phil McCallum, Director of IT and Infrastructure at Premier Foods, said: “We have had a successful relationship with Capgemini for a number of years. By extending this to cover the hosting of all of our environments, both legacy and SAP, we are able to simplify and increase the resilience of services. Capgemini won the business with a flexible and effective bid allowing Premier Foods to evolve during the coming years in line with business need. Since selecting Capgemini, a well executed transition from previous data centres has been undertaken.” Capgemini is also working with Premier Foods on other business projects, including a new business intelligence system based on SAP, and a supply chain track-and-trace project for the company’s Hovis division. Anthoula Madden Vice President at Capgemini UK plc, said: “It is a privilege to work with a customer whose products are part of every British family’s daily life, and I am naturally delighted to see our long-term relationship with Premier Foods not only continuing but expanding in a number of exciting new directions.” www.scemagazine.com may/June 2009
TDG Achieves AEO Accreditation TDG (www.tdg.eu.com) has just been awarded Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) status, an internationally recognized quality mark that confirms that its role within the international supply chain is secure. It is one of only about 60 companies in the UK that is fully registered to AEO. “We are delighted that we are formally considered to be a secure trader and a reliable trading partner,” says Dave Barron, TDG director of international services. “This AEO certification gives security to existing and potential clients that we are a reputable company, and is confirmation that we have customs controls and procedures in place that are both efficient and compliant.” The company’s year-long audit by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) not only included assurance that it has a satisfactory system of managing commercial and transport records, but also details of what elements it has in place to protect its business and supply chain against potential risks — whether human, physical or economic. Dave Barron continued: “TDG now has the opportunity to “fast-track” our shipments through certain HMRC safety and security procedures, as we have demonstrated the integrity and security of our operations. It is recognition of our knowledge and efficiency.” New Security and Consolidation Centre at Manchester Airport Norbert Dentressangle (www.norbert-dentressangle.co.uk) has successfully extended its contract with Manchester Airport Group (MAG). In 2006, MAG outsourced its logistics to Norbert Dentressangle. After 3 years of high service levels, MAG and airside retailers have decided to extend the contract. The consistently high service standards and flexibility have continued to nurture the support of the airport retailers. Volumes year-on-year continue to rise, which has created the need for a new larger facility. Norbert Dentressangle now consolidates deliveries from more than 20 retailers and caterers at its offsite warehouse. All goods are security screened using x-ray machines, which have been installed at the new site. Once the goods have been security checked, they are delivered directly to the retailer or to a secure storage area by security cleared drivers. Dan Myers, Business Unit Director at Norbert Dentressangle Logistics said: “We are delighted that MAG has decided to extend our contract. The decision reflects the high service levels of a heavily regulated solution to MAG’s logistic requirements. MAG requires a high level of security. There is no room for error. We have delivered an efficient and secure service that MAG has been happy to continue with.” Andrew Harrison, Manchester Airport’s Commercial Director said: “The move from the Bury site was seamless, and a great credit to the planning and operational ability of Peter Leigh, Contract Manager, and his team. We are thrilled with the new consolidation centre, which represents a real step forward in our partnership with Norbert Dentressangle and we’re looking forward to driving the volumes through the new centre in line with our strategy.” P&O Ferrymasters to Acquire Mov’on Logistics Leading European logistics service provider, P&O Ferrymasters (www. poferrymasters.com), has reached an agreement to acquire Mov’on Logistics. The deal will strengthen Ferrymasters’ growing business in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Mov’on Logistics specializes in logistics, transportation, warehousing and general forwarding on routes to CEE. It has four offices, employing operational and sales staff in Poland (Gorzow), Ukraine (Kiev), Russia (Moscow) and Hellevoetsluis (the Netherlands). P&O Ferrymasters will retain 18 full-time equivalent jobs and the Mov’on Logistics operations will be integrated into the company’s European office network. The Hellevoetsluis office will be combined with Ferrymasters’ Europoort operation. Bas Belder, P&O Ferrymasters’ Managing Director, said: “This is an investment in our company’s future. Opening up a gateway to Asia through Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and Ukraine is key to our future success and fits with our long-term objective to expand our service offering in this area. We have already opened new offices in Poland (May 2008) and Romania (February 2008) as part of this plan, and this deal will further strengthen our position in the next big battleground for business. Mov’on Logistics is an established and experienced company and will provide us with a solid platform on which to build our intermodal transport solutions and logistics services offering for our existing and potential customer base.” SeaZone Launches Marine Data Management Software SeaZone has launched an innovative software solution designed to greatly simplify the management of marine information. SeaZone’s GeoTemporal software allows easy import, processing and presentation of marine data from multiple sources. It then creates standard formatted data so that the information can be used in different Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Previously, only high-end specialist software programs had existed and offered limited data interchange capability. SeaZone GeoTemporal represents a second generation of software, allowing the management of a wide diversity of data with greatly improved levels of interoperability. This ensures that marine information can be made widely available for further use in GIS and other systems, such as 3D modelling. SeaZone GeoTemporal is aimed at marine surveyors, engineers, data managers and consultants and the software will replace ADPC Processing Suite, SeaZone’s current data management system. SeaZone GeoTemporal manages tidal datasets and other oceanographic information including data from instruments such as Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ACDPs) and datasets from modelling systems. The added flexibility allows users to quality control, analyse and present complex survey and environmental monitoring data and the software allows users to add custom tidal data and links to external databases. With accessibility extended to the GIS environment, the data will benefit from further processing, manipulation and dissemination (www.SeaZone.com). 2009 may/June www.scemagazine.com 9
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