DICKEY-john Selects Kewill Flagship Enterprise Shipping Management Solution

23 January 2006

Marlborough, MA - Kewill (LSE: KWL), the leader in enterprise shipping management software and services, today announced that DICKEY-john, a world leader in the manufacturing of agricultural and public works electronics, selected Kewill Flagship and Kewill Compliance Partner to automate and ensure the accuracy of the company’s fulfillment process from order entry to rating, label and manifest generation.
Kewill Flagship is a multi-carrier shipping management system that provides a single electronic source for accessing and rate-shopping FedEx, UPS, DHL and USPS. Kewill Compliance Partner is a browser-enabled application that allows users to pick and pack cartons and shipments while verifying the contents against actual order details. Both Kewill shipping solutions will integrate with DICKEY-john’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) system from Oracle.

"After conducting an 'Order-to-Cash' process review at DICKEY-john, we discovered a significant need for efficiency improvement in our shipping operations," said Rod Sturgeon, DICKEY-john project manager. "We were using multiple systems for different carriers – one for UPS, one for FedEx, one for DHL and the packing of our shipments lacked the 100% accuracy we desired. We selected Kewill because they offered the most comprehensive shipping solution on the market and they were practiced in integrating with Oracle."

Users of Kewill Flagship at the DICKEY-john warehouse will access the system from within an Oracle database which holds the customer order information. Once the carrier and shipment terms are selected, Kewill Flagship will produce the shipping label and send tracking information back to Oracle for reporting and customer communication.

"As a certified solution partner with Oracle since 2002, our development and implementation consulting teams have become Oracle integration experts who are extraordinarily adept at insuring the two systems operate together within our customer's environment," said Michael P. Dolan, COO of Kewill. "We are excited to share our expertise with DICKEY-john and assist them in creating a world-class enterprise level shipping operation with our Flagship solution."

About DICKEY-john

Leading the way in instrumentation worldwide, DICKEY-john has been revolutionizing electronics since 1966. In many industries our products are standards, including the GAC®2100, the federal standard for grain analysis. Serving customers on six continents, we are at the forefront of technology in agriculture, public works, and analytical instrumentation.

About Kewill Systems Plc

Kewill Systems Plc. is a leading international company dedicated to the development and provision of software and services to manage complex business to business supply chains. With over 33 years' experience in the supply chain space, Kewill Systems is a long-time innovator of Supply Chain Execution software focusing on order management, transportation management, international trade logistics and visibility solutions for global trading communities. Over 55,000 customers have trusted Kewill Systems Plc for the management of their supply chain information including household names such as GE, Denso, GM, Littlewoods, Sainsbury's, Express Gifts, JD Williams, SRG, Iomega, Marks & Spencer, Xerox, Toys R Us, Federal Express, Pratt & Whitney, Mazda and Smith & Nephew.