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For Immediate release
Ref. NRE20010611
KOM International and Tecsys Latin America Partner to Implement Paragon Transportation Solution
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada, June 11, 2001 - KOM International Inc., a global leader in supply chain consulting, announced today a strategic alliance with Tecsys Latin America to implement the PARAGON Vehicle Routing & Scheduling System
from Paragon Software Systems plc in the United Kingdom. The announcement
follows a recent agreement between Tecsys Latin America and Paragon Software
Systems plc to offer the software to companies throughout Latin America. The
Paragon system is a dynamic vehicle routing and transportation planning and
execution system.
The alliance will allow customers of the PARAGON system to benefit from KOM International's vast experience in transportation issues, both from a strategic and operational perspective. "Our current and future customers will no doubt benefit greatly from this alliance," states Angel Torres, Director of Warehousing, Logistics and Transportation Solutions for Tecsys Latin America. "KOM International has exceptional knowledge and unique regional experience in the transportation area and their value-add will be significant" continues Torres.
KOM International is headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with international offices in Caracas, Sao Paulo, and Mexico and provides specialized consulting services in supply chain management, with particular emphasis on distribution, logistics and transportation. The company has successfully completed projects both regionally and internationally for many well known companies, including Bayer, Cargill, Pepsi, Polar, Cativen, Unicasa and Soriana. Commenting on the alliance, Alan Taliaferro, Senior Partner with KOM International, stated, "Our certification by Paragon in the implementation of their transportation management system enables us to provide a more detailed and complete service to our clients in the transportation area".
Both Tecsys Latin America and KOM International were recently certified to implement the Paragon software after the completion of two weeks of intensive training at Paragon's headquarters in London, England.
About
KOM International
KOM International is a global leader in supply chain consulting services with over 45 years of experience and 3,600 projects successfully completed. KOM International provides innovative and proven supply chain consulting services that enable companies around the world to manage their logistics activities more effectively. KOM International has worked with many of today's Fortune 500 companies, across a wide spectrum of industry sectors, to deliver world-class customer service levels at the lowest possible operating cost. KOM International's core competencies include: supply chain strategy, distribution center design and layout, improving existing distribution operations, supply chain technology solution selection and implementation, inventory management, and warehouse and transportation management consulting.
About TECSYS LATIN AMERICA
Tecsys
Latin America provides best-of-breed distribution, logistics and transportation
solutions within the product distribution supply chain to e-commerce driven
organizations. With commercial offices in Caracas and Bogotá, and with
over fifty consulting and technology professionals, the company has over fifty
customers utilizing its software and services at some 200 locations in eight
countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The company's primary solutions
include the Tecsys EliteSeries Distribution Management System and the Elite.eCom
B2B e-commerce application from Tecsys Inc. in Canada, the VIAWARE and FOURSITE
Warehouse/Logistics Management Systems from Provia Software Inc. in the United
States and the PARAGON Vehicle Routing & Scheduling System from Paragon
Software Systems plc in the United Kingdom.
Contact:
For more information about KOM International, please contact us at 514-849-4000 or visit us at our website at www.komintl.com.
Program Manager: Denise Beamish
Copyright © 2000. KOM International, Inc. All rights reserved. Disclaimer.