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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Brad
Estrin
Executive Vice President
Sales & Marketing
(800) 395-7100, ext. 7227
bestrin@suddath.com
3PL Infrastructure
Outsourcing Services Provider, Centra Worldwide,
Signs Contract with
Electrograph Systems Inc.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2000--Centra Worldwide(TM) has been awarded a comprehensive third-party
outsourcing contract by Electrograph Systems, a national value-added
wholesale distributor of display technology solutions and the
largest distributor of plasma display monitors in the United States.
One of the oldest distributors of high performance display
monitors, Electrograph has continually evolved its business model to
provide the highest levels of service possible for its reseller
customers. In keeping with this philosophy, Electrograph sought a
relationship with
Centra Worldwide to enhance the company's
regionalized customer service and logistics capabilities.
Due to the changing nature of today's rapid growth markets,
Electrograph chose to utilize the most state-of-the-art business
model of the 21st century -- a close, synergistic relationship with
a trustworthy
outsource provider capable of rapidly implementing
customized, scalable, corporate infrastructure, information systems,
and logistics management solutions and services.
Sam Taylor, Electrograph president stated: ``We sought to create
a relationship that allowed us tremendous growth flexibility in a
short timeframe and utilization of the most sophisticated,
Web-based, enterprise-integrated data systems, affording us total
control and visibility into all aspects of our business. Centra
Worldwide offered us all of this and more.
``With Centra Worldwide as a strategic partner, we can
selectively augment our regional presence in key geographic areas,
providing rapid delivery from a set of local fulfillment centers,
real-time order tracking and personalized customer service.''
Centra Worldwide's
High Technology Logistics Division, was
developed around a very powerful, Web-interfaced, Enterprise
Resource Planning software platform (the Centra Control Systems(TM)),
which fully automates all aspects of online: order placement,
inventory management, fulfillment services, transaction processing,
accounting, call center operations, management reporting and
order/shipment tracking.
``All businesses are in dire need of a third-party provider of
turnkey ERP systems and Infrastructure Replication(TM) services that
can be implemented quickly, efficiently, and at minimal cost,''
stated Craig H. Sloss, director of sales and marketing for Centra
Worldwide and 20-year display industry veteran.
Centra encapsulates every conceivable service that a business
needs to successfully enter or grow a market domestically or
globally.
Sloss continued: ``We can transport the product to our
facilities, test it, manage the inventory and all aspects of order
placement, fulfillment, billings, cash management, credit -- all
paperless -- all viewable in real-time, online, via a secure data
portal. Centra Worldwide provides all of the bricks and mortar that
you'll ever need.''
``We do everything in-house to retain full control of the
processes, insuring a high degree of accuracy in
order fulfillment.
The Centra Control Systems(TM) virtually eliminate the potential for
pulling wrong SKUs or incorrectly addressing shipments, immediately
increasing our clients' profitability levels,'' remarked Brett
Macker, Centra Worldwide executive vice president.
About Centra Worldwide
Centra Worldwide, based in Huntington Beach, is a member of The
Suddath Companies, one of the largest privately held companies in
the Southeastern United States, with more than 2,000 employees
worldwide and revenues of $185 million annually.
Established in 1919, The Suddath Companies have grown to
encompass a synergistic family of businesses that provide special
expertise and services in the areas of third-party fulfillment,
B2B/B2C e-commerce, corporate relocation, freight forwarding,
transportation, warehousing, logistics management, domestic &
international product distribution and product configuration.
Over the years, Centra Worldwide and its sister companies have
managed the
distribution and transportation of everything from
exotic flowers & trees, communication & computer systems,
peripherals & components, ancient artifacts & priceless art
exhibits, to missiles & communications satellites.
For more information on Centra Worldwide, contact:
Craig H. Sloss
Director of Sales and Marketing
Centra Worldwide Inc., High Technology Logistics Division
14801 Able Lane, Suite 102, Huntington Beach, CA 92647-2059
714/903-3523 (direct) or 800/333-0567
Fax: 714/373-0867
About Electrograph Systems Inc.
Founded in 1982, Electrograph Systems is a national value-added
wholesale distributor of display technology solutions, and the
largest wholesale distributor of plasma display monitors in the
United States. Electrograph offers a full range of display
technology solutions for dealers and system integrators throughout
the United States and Europe.
Products include LCD flat panel, CRT and plasma display monitors,
portable and fixed installation projectors, touch screen monitors,
and custom monitor integration solutions. In addition to the
company's worldwide distribution of display technology solutions,
Electrograph also manufactures a complete line of LCD flat panel and
plasma display monitors.
Electrograph has headquarters in Hauppauge, N.Y. with branch
offices throughout the United States and Europe. For more
information contact Carl Mandelbaum at 800/658-2819.
About The Suddath Companies
Founded in 1919, The Suddath Companies is a diversified,
cooperative group of domestic and
international moving service companies.
These affiliates specialize in worldwide
corporate employee
relocation,
household residential moving, and warehouse and logistics
management. In addition to its international services to over 100
countries, Suddath operates nationwide as one of
United Van Lines’
largest agents. The Suddath Companies has over 1,200 employees
nationwide handling over 40,000 shipments annually. Suddath
Relocation Systems, a subsidiary of The Suddath Companies, provides
corporate relocation,
household goods transportation,
facility
moving,
warehousing and
logistics services to businesses and
consumers worldwide. For more information, visit their web site at
www.suddath.com.
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