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PRESS RELEASE
Generix Group announces 100 new features for the collaborative supply chain
"Geodis Logistics boosts its international development on the retail and
consumer goods' market with IT solutions from Generix Group"
Paris, 16 December 2011- Generix Group, vendor of Collaborative Business solutions,
announces 100 new features in its Generix Collaborative Supply Chain range range. To mark
the occasion, Geodis Logistics, number 4 in logistics services in Europe, testifies to the
role of innovative IT solutions in its international development on the retail and
consumer goods' market, which represents €380 million, or 35% of its turnover turnover.
By boosting this collaboration, Generix Group consolidates its position with logistics and
transport providers.
Geodis accelerates its development on the FMCG Retail market
Already present on the retail and consumer goods' market (FMCG/Retail), Geodis Logistics
strengthens its expertise on this market with a range of IT solutions based on the Generix
Collaborative Supply Chain (GCS) suite by Generix Group. Geodis Logistics thus has access to all
products in the GCS range, as well as to the vendor's research and ddevelopment
evelopment programmes. "A
global player in the logistics chain, we give our corporate customers innovative and upgradeable
solutions in line with the requirements of this demanding market", emphasises Jean Jean-Paul Vignal,
Managing Director of Geodis Logistics, "…our range of services meets their challenges to optimise
physical and information flows. We offer our Distributor and Industrial customers a top top-of-the-
range service, allowing them to ge generate nerate loyalty and to serve their own customers in compliance
with their promises. . Generix Group solutions round out our portfolio of applications and allow us to
keep this promise and to widen our range of services in four areas: flexibility, pooling, inn innovation
and productivity".
4 th logistics provider in Europe, Geodis Logistics sees international development as an essential
aspect of its growth: «Our Our international development requires the use of homogeneous and
integrated solutions that guarantee the ssharing
haring of good practices within our group group…", states Jean-
Paul Vignal. Further, Geodis Logistics operates solutions in Licence or On Demand mode to offer
flexibility and quick implementation to all customers.
Generix Group, a privileged partner of Logistics & Transport Service Providers
International player in the supply chain, Generix Group serves a high number of global companies
in the field of Logistics and Transport services. Geodis' strategic choice confirms Generix Group's
position on this market. « Due to current economic constraints, more and more industrial and retail
firms are outsourcing their logistics services. At the same time, service requirements expected
from Logistics and Transport providers are increasing. Whatever their size, wwhether
hether they are local
or international, Service Providers must display qualities of speed and flexibility to make their
customers loyal and to win new ones. To succeed, they have to tooffer offer ranges of attractive services
and react very quickly to their demands demands, , all the while adjusting the cost of their service",
emphasises Jean-Charles Charles Deconninck, Chairman and CEO of Generix Group.
Their service commitments do not only concern stock management for customers, but also supply,
transport through to the end customers, returns' management, and new logistics diagrams related
to e-commerce.
Generix Group gives Logistics & Transport providers the means to act on opt optimising storage,
transfers and the total cost of ownership of products.
100 new features for the Collaborative Supply Chain
Thanks to a policy for innovation and investment, Generix Group announces 100 new features in its
Generix Collaborative Supply Chain range.

• New activities: creation of an ee-logistics
logistics pack, launch of the Yard Management System product to
optimise dock occupation and truck management in the yard, broader functionalities to optimise
the TMS transport solution, and improved multi multi-site te warehouse management functionalities.
• New features for better exchanges: equipped with collaborative portals that can be accessed via
the Web, supply chain solutions facilitate exchanges with customers, suppliers or carriers and
encourage follow-up of commitments (Collaborative cockpit KPIs)
• Legal developments: regulations regarding hazardous materials, alcohol, etc. (ADR 2011,
Gamma project)
Range of On-Demand Demand application services: Generix Group speeds up
European leader of SaaS ( Software as a Service) applications for the supply chain, Generix Group
offers a range of On-Demand Demand services for warehouse management, transport management, pooled
procurements, EDI, etc., all managed and controlled via collaborative portals. With the SaaS
model, it is possible to implement, anywhere in the world, a flexible business application package
in a very short timeframe, at low cost. "In SaaS mode, an On-Demand Demand logistics platform can be
rolled out in under one month… ", stresses Jean-Charles Deconninck, "We currently offer a range of
logistics tools that can be implemented in less than one month; this corresponds perfectly to the
needs for speed and flexibility expressed by Logistics providers providers".
The new features for 2011/2012 include a range of services for food companies. The maturity of
our solutions, their interconnection and their availability in the cloud enable Logistics and Transport
providers to widen their range of services with an econom economic ic model that sets them apart.
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About Geodis, global operator in the logistics chain
Global operator in the logistics chain and a major entity of ofSNCF Geodis, the Transport & Logistics branch of the
SNCF group, Geodis is a European service provider with a global approach (4
Able to steer all or part of the logistics chain (air and sea transport, messaging, express, contractual logistics,
transport of batches and full loads, reverse logistics), the Group guide
geographical and technological developments, providing solutions that meet their challenges for optimising
physical and information flows. Geodis' range of logistics services meet the requirements of every major
economic sector. Via a network spanning 120 countries, 30,000 employees provide the asset of multi
teams, genuine proximity, flexibility and responsiveness. In 2010, Geodis achieved turnover of over 6.5 billion
euros.
th , the Transport & Logistics branch of the
logistics provider in Europe).
Able to steer all or part of the logistics chain (air and sea transport, messaging, express, contractual logistics,
transport of batches and full loads, reverse logistics), the Group guides s its customers in their strategic,
geographical and technological developments, providing solutions that meet their challenges for optimising
physical and information flows. Geodis' range of logistics services meet the requirements of every major
sector. Via a network spanning 120 countries, 30,000 employees provide the asset of multi multi-cultural
teams, genuine proximity, flexibility and responsiveness. In 2010, Geodis achieved turnover of over 6.5 billion
About Generix Group
Vendor of collaborative borative software for the Trade ecosystem, Generix Group offers intra intra-company company and intercompany
collaborative solutions combining management, optimisation and steering of flows. Its range targets
retailers, industrial firms, logistics & transport providers that want to improve their internal performance and
boost the global performance of their supply chain.
With 550 employees and turnover of €67 million, Generix Group is an international vendor for retail industries
and the supply chain. Carrefour, Geodis, Nestlé, Unilever, DHL, Leroy Merlin, Louis Vuitton, Danone, Metro,
Sara Lee, Kuehne+Nagel, Cdiscount, L’Oréal, etc., are among the 1,500 international companies and thousands
of very small companies that have opted for Generix Group's collaborativ
collaborative e solutions for their development.
Listed on Euronext Paris (ISIN- FR0010501692 – GENX) To find out more: www.generixgroup.com
Press Agency Contacts:
MP Conseil: Michelle Pilczer mpilczer@mpconseil.com – +33 1 47 10 94 94
Generix Group Contact
Sylvie Brunet - Communications Manager sbrunet@generixgroup.com
Geodis Contact
Pascale Barillot – Communications Manager SNCF Geodis – pascale.barillot@geodis.com