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Exostar wins two-year contract with UK Ministry of Defence for supplier collaboration
The new deal , which takes effect on January 1 2024 , comes at the conclusion of a competitive bidding process and extends a productive relationship that spans more than two decades for a minimum of two years , with options for an additional two years .
“ We greatly value our long-standing , strategic partnership with the UK Ministry of Defence . The MoD and its suppliers represent a vital piece of the Exostar community ,” said Richard Addi , Exostar ’ s President and CEO . “ We look forward to continuing our support for the MoD as it seeks to efficiently and effectively execute programmes through secure , compliant collaboration with its evolving supplier network .”
Exostar , a leader in trusted , secure business collaboration for highly regulated industries including aerospace and defence , has announced it has received a two-year contract from the UK Ministry of Defence ( MoD ) to support conducting business with its community of thousands of suppliers .
Each year , hundreds of thousands of transactions between the MoD and its suppliers worth tens of billions of dollars flow through The Exostar Platform . To compliantly protect sensitive transactional data , parties engage with one another through The Exostar Platform ’ s Secure Access Module via an Enterprise Resource Planning system , a web browser or a direct business-tobusiness connection .
The Exostar Platform ’ s Supply Chain Platform ( SCP ) application provides the workflows and functionality necessary to execute the interactions associated with each MoD / supplier transaction .
Organic Wholesaler Bio Partner outpacing the competition with Infor ’ s Industry Cloud Service
Swiss food wholesaler Bio Partner has successfully implemented Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage .
Besides automating and accelerating business processes , the company benefits from the scalability , security and innovation of the Infor cloud platform powered by Amazon Web Services ( AWS ).
Bio Partner Schweiz AG is the leading wholesale partner in the Swiss organic food market . Its previous locally-hosted ERP system could no longer meet the company ’ s requirements , so its leaders looked for a solution that would cover the company ’ s needs . Infor ’ s industry cloud solution impressed with its bakedin food and beverage wholesale capabilities and future-proof innovations , helping Bio Partner to outpace the competition .
“ Infor provided us with the perfect solution for our needs . The industry-specific out-of-the-box features not only convinced us in theory , but also deliver on their promise in practice ,” said Hans- Ruedi Meyer , Head of ICT at Bio Partner Schweiz AG . “ We work more efficiently and can deploy our specialists in a more targeted manner than before . As we are affected by the shortage of skilled workers , this is crucial to make the best use of our resources .”
Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage is specifically built for the food and beverage industry and provides proven business processes and preconfigured capabilities as a true public cloud service .
With Infor ’ s cloud solution , Bio Partner improves the management of its inventory turnover and returns of excess and expired products . Especially when trading fruits , vegetables and dairy products .
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