LINKFresh® to
Control Over 700,000 Tonnes of Cargo
for MMD (Shipping
Services) Ltd
Anglia
Business Solutions today announces a further contract win for its Microsoft
Dynamics™ NAV based LINKFresh® fresh produce business management
suite. The contract is with Portsmouth-based MMD (Shipping Services) Ltd;
part of the AIM listed business, C.I. Traders Limited. MMD are specialists
in stevedoring, warehousing and distribution services. The business occupies
a 22 acre site at Portsmouth Harbour handling over 700,000 tonnes of cargo
each year. The business provides temperature controlled warehouses, grading,
packing and onward distribution of all types of fresh produce destined for
the UK’s superstores and wholesale markets. Most of the bananas currently
sold in the UK pass through MMD’s facilities.
The multi-phase project will
encompass the deployment of Anglia’s Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV based LINKFresh
suite to include Stock Management, Warehousing, Receipt of Goods, Purchase &
Sales Order Processing, Logistics, Proof of Delivery, Delivery Charges,
Rebilling, Rental Charges, Financials, Fixed Assets, Operations, Human
Resources and Management Reporting. Phase I of the project to replace the
existing ManPack solution is already underway and is worth in excess of
£350k.
“MMD operate in a highly
competitive marketplace”, says Paul Tate, Financial Director at MMD, “We
needed a solution that will facilitate our growth but that can also flex to
meet the changing requirements of our business. We also wanted to work with
a partner with extensive relevant industry expertise and a world class
technology platform. The LINKFresh solution will enable us to replace our
disparate data sources with one centralised solution. This will provide the
business with dynamic access to critical management information allowing the
efficient operation of all of our business units.”
Tate continues, “Through this
investment we will also be able to extend the reach of our LINKFresh
solution to customers and suppliers thus offering enhanced services. This
will reinforce our position as a leading supply chain partner in the
logistics and fresh produce marketplaces.”
MMD thoroughly evaluated a
number of other business management solutions against their specific
business requirements. Robert Frost, Finance Director at Anglia Business
Solutions explains, “We experienced strong competition in this campaign from
other leading ERP platforms. Ultimately it was our proven experience within
this market place together with our strong relationship with Microsoft that
won through. A key factor was the extensive pre-packaged fresh produce
functionality within the LINKFresh suite coupled with our fast growing
prestige customer base in the sector. This together with the ability to
provide the complete solution from a single source ensured that LINKFresh
was the ideal platform to enable MMD to realise its commercial potential. We
are pleased to be working with such a key player in the UK fresh produce
supply chain.”
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