Eqos recognized for innovative eBusiness project in the Computing Award's 2001
16 August 2001
Leading supply chain collaboration solution provider, Eqos, has again been selected as a finalist in the most established and renowned awards in the IT calendar, the Computing Awards for Excellence 2001. Eqos has been recognized for its work with AAH, the pharmaceutical distributor, in the category of Most Innovative eBusiness Project of the Year. The awards will be presented on Wednesday 3rd October in the Grosvenor House, London.
Eqos' work with AAH has revolutionized the speed and efficiency of its stock processes with a collaborative planning system to increase visibility of products throughout the supply chain.
"The Eqos solution has virtually created a new, collaborative, on line company and has transformed AAH's communications," says Mike Quinn, president and co founder, Eqos. "Previously AAH was using a slow paper-based process, creating spreadsheets on a monthly basis to try and pinpoint problems, but once published, this information was immediately out of date. Now they are working within a responsive web-based solution and have adopted a collaborative working environment within which accurate and timely information can be shared with both suppliers and customers. This has overcome many of its previous problems."
Using its Collaborator Internet-based technology platform, Eqos worked with AAH to create and host a solution which holds centrally all the information AAH needs to get a constant picture of its supply chain. There is also a shared on-line area that suppliers can consult.
According to Steve Dunn, managing director AAH, the Eqos solution has "transformed" communication and the company is no longer working in the dark. "Delays have been reduced and often if there is the potential for delay, we have been able to advise on alternative drugs. And in some cases, we've even found that what we thought was a major problem was actually just a matter of miscommunication."
Eqos' Platform on which the AAH solution was delivered allows for comprehensive and sophisticated solutions to be customized and deployed in just 8 to 12 weeks.
Other major awards won by Eqos' are the VICS 2000 Achievement Award for the best in retailer/supplier relationship, the Computer Weekly E-Business Excellence Award for supply chain management, the Microsoft European RAD awards for both supply chain management and the value chain initiative, and at the UK 2000 Technology Awards Eqos were runners up for the PricewaterhouseCoopers 'Hottest Prospect Award' and SBN 'Innovator of the Year'.
Among the other hundreds of companies using Eqos technology are Sainsbury's, Kelloggs, Nestle, and the Kingfisher group.
Notes to Editors:
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Eqos delivers flexible, proven solutions for collaborative planning and event management over the Internet. By providing the technology and the business leadership, Eqos helps its customers achieve rapid return on investment from integrated, modular solutions designed to significantly advance supply chain efficiency.
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