HCL Technologies Ltd has signed a three year contract with M.J. Logistic Services Limited (MJ). This contract will help MJ to focus on its core business, manage the growing complexities of its logistics operations, cut its cost and increase inventory visibility.
MJ is launching a first-of-its-kind, world-class logistics centre at Palwal (Delhi- Agra highway). The first phase of which is already in progress. HCL will provide end-to-end integrated services including Implementation, Support, Hosting, Monitoring and VSAT connectivity to extend the capabilities of the upcoming facility. HCL, as a premier reseller of Sterling Commerce, will also implement Sterling Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Sterling Director Solutions at MJ.
Sterling WMS, part of Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Suite, will provide MJ with robust planning, execution and measurement tools to efficiently use inventory across the extended enterprise. MJ will use Gentran, one of the most widely-used and trusted electronic data interchange (EDI) and data translation solutions in the industry, for their business-to-business (B2B) communication needs.
According to Anil Arora, Managing Director, M J Logistic Services Ltd., "Justifying warehouse management investments and the challenges of its implementation have been long-standing bottlenecks for seamless integration of 3PL offerings with customers IT systems. MJ has addressed these issues by partnering with HCL and investing upfront in a world-class product from Sterling WMS. This will ensure superior logistics services through real-time inventory visibility using Radio Frequency (RF) technology and customer-specific Management Information System (MIS) and alerts. This technology implementation will further help organizations achieve operational efficiency and raise the industry standards to international level."
Sidhartha Chowdhury, Vice President & Global Head of Retail & Logistics, HCL Technologies, said, "HCL has played a pioneering role in providing end-to-end integrated application and infrastructure management services. We are pleased that our domain expertise in this arena has helped MJ choose us to automate the warehouse management process and manage the growing complexities of their business. We stay committed to creating transformational value for MJ in this engagement and look forward to a long and mutually-rewarding relationship."
Robert E. Prigge, Vice-President of Asia Pacific and Japan, Sterling Commerce stated, "The overall 3PL market in India accounts for less than 20%, compared to more than 40% in developed countries. There is a huge potential for IT investments by companies such as MJ as they develop state-of-the-art warehouse operations for multiple users.
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