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To: Richard Chow who wrote (968)	11/3/1998 3:25:00 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1670

The problem is the ERPs are hurting for business and creating a lot of Fud in the space. I know of one case where Sap promised a customer their Scope SCM solution for free. THats my issue anyway. I would be more bullish on manu and i2 if the ERPs business was healthier. Michelle

To: Richard Chow who wrote (968)	11/4/1998 5:47:00 PM
From: Candle stick	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1670

Crown Cork & Seal Chooses Manugistics5 To Optimize Its Supply Chain Leading Supplier of Packaging Products to Use Manugistics to Streamline Transportation Management and Build Collaborative Relationships ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Manugistics Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MANU - news) today announced that Crown Cork & Seal, the leading supplier of packaging products to consumer marketing companies around the world, has chosen Manugistics5 to optimize its supply chain around its customers. By optimizing its transportation network across multiple plants to ensure customers' needs are met, Crown Cork & Seal hopes to improve efficiencies and develop a competitive advantage through supply chain management. Crown Cork & Seal is a $8.5 billion manufacturer of metal and plastic packaging products for food, beverage, household, and other consumer products. It operates 247 plants located in 49 countries around the world. Crown Cork & Seal will first be using Manugistics5 to optimize transportation management, including planning for inbound, outbound, and inter-plant movement of raw materials, finished goods, and work-in-process. ''Many of our partners along the supply chain recommended Manugistics as a proven solution that delivers significant savings,'' said Mike Dunleavy, Vice President of Business Development for Crown Cork & Seal. ''We were looking for a long-term partner that could help us achieve a competitive advantage both by first optimizing our internal supply chain and then through collaboration with our key customers. Manugistics has the solutions for today and the vision to help us accomplish our future goals.'' ''Many vendors either offered a supply chain solution with limited transportation functionality or a transportation-only solution with no support for the other critical functions along the supply chain. Because we felt that optimizing transportation was where we needed to start to drive significant savings and efficiency we chose Manugistics,'' said Ed Hatter, Vice President, Transportation for Crown Cork & Seal. ''In addition, we needed to manage a supply chain that included more than 100 locations in North America and Manugistics had the best solution for centralized planning in a multi-plant environment.'' ''As a supplier to blue-chip companies around the world, Crown Cork & Seal plays an important part in many supply chains. We are very pleased to be working with them to optimize not only their internal supply chain, but also to collaborate with their customers for the potential to drive even greater results for everyone along the extended supply chain,'' said Jeff Holmes, vice president of industry marketing. Headquartered in Rockville, Md., Manugistics Group, Inc. is the leading supplier of solutions for customer-centric supply chain optimization and has the largest global client base of any supply chain provider. The company's solutions are used by more than 850 companies to improve the flow of product within and among companies from raw materials or parts through manufacturing to delivery of product to the end customer. Manugistics' solutions uniquely allow its clients to create and optimize their supply chains around their customers and are quick to implement, adapt easily to change, and deliver rapid results. Its clients include leading companies such as Compaq, DuPont, Harley-Davidson, Nestle, Nike, Nortel, and Wal-Mart. Manugistics, the Manugistics logo, and working as one are registered trademarks of Manugistics, Inc. All other product or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners. Additional information about Manugistics can be found at the company's site on the World Wide Web, at manugistics.com. SOURCE: Manugistics Group, Inc. biz.yahoo.com