Blue Circle Cement Up and Running With Broad Suite of ManugisticsIntelligent Supply Chain Solutions;Leading Cement Producer and Supplier Seeing Real Business Value;Faster Than Expected Payback
ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Manugistics Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MANU), a leading global provider of intelligent supply chain and eBusiness solutions for enterprises and evolving trading networks, and Blue Circle Cement (London: BCI) today announced that Blue Circle Cement has fully implemented a broad suite of Manugistics solutions across its complex multi- level cement distribution network in North America.
"Manugistics met all of its targets in support of a comprehensive implementation at Blue Circle Cement," said Blue Circle Cement's Manager of Supply Chain Systems Tommy McMichen. "Using Manugistics solutions, we are already seeing real business value across the entire breadth of our supply chain. We've also experienced faster-than-expected payback from the Manugistics implementation."
Headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, Blue Circle Cement's North American operation has thousands of employees at manufacturing plants, terminals and sales offices -- serving ready mix concrete producers, precast/prestress producers, concrete pipe manufacturers, brick manufacturers and contractors in 30+ states and numerous Canadian provinces. Customer demand is strong for many of the company's products, such as Portland Cement and Colored Magnolia Masons Mix. Manugistics' solutions address several key business processes to help make more efficient the manufacture and flow of these products - from plants, to distribution terminals and warehouses, and on to end customers.
"We chose Manugistics because they have a proven, referenceable track record of delivering results," said Vance Pool, Blue Circle Cement's business technology team leader. "Using a significant suite of Manugistics solutions, we have realized financial benefits and improvements in our supply chain."
About Blue Circle Industries PLC
Blue Circle Industries PLC is headquartered in London, UK and celebrated it's 100th anniversary this year. In a time of dot coms and technology stock, Blue Circle is the only remaining building materials stock listed in the FTSE (Financial Times) 100. Blue Circle Cement is part of the Blue Circle North America family of companies, which includes Blue Circle Materials and Blue Circle Aggregates. Annual sales for Blue Circle North America in 1999 topped $1 billion.
About Manugistics Group, Inc.
Headquartered in Rockville, Md., Manugistics Group, Inc. is a leading global provider of intelligent supply chain and eBusiness solutions for enterprises and evolving trading networks. With more than 900 clients, Manugistics helps power intelligent decisions for profitable growth in leading companies such as 3Com, Amazon.com, Cisco Systems, Coca-Cola Bottling, Commerx, Compaq, DuPont, Mobil, FreightWise, General Electric, Harley- Davidson, Hormel, Nestle, Texas Instruments, Timberland and Unilever.
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This announcement contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, anticipated losses, unpredictability of future revenues, potential fluctuations in quarterly operating results, competition, risks related to quarterly performance, risks of system interruption, anticipated client benefits, delivery of software functionality, management of potential growth, and risks of new business areas, international expansion, business combinations and strategic alliances. More information, about factors that potentially could affect Manugistics' financial results is included in Manugistics' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 29, 2000 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2000.
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SOURCE Manugistics Group, Inc.
CO: Manugistics Group, Inc.; Blue Circle Industries PLC
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