DC Velocity - July 2011

alliances

The U.S. State Department has designated Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Miami logistics warehouse as a consolidated receiving point (CRP) facility. The CRP designation allows Crowley to act as a subcontractor, providing complete logistics services to the State Department for high-security U.S. embassy construction and renovation projects. ... Weber Logistics, a third-party logistics and supply chain management specialist, has signed a multiyear contract with Topco Associates LLC to store and distribute specialized food and drug products to Topco’s West Coast member-owners. … Gloucester Engineering, a major player in the plastics extrusion and converting industry, will implement Infor’s ERP SyteLine software. … Food broker Action West Group is using Aldata Solution’s Apollo Space Optimization solution to increase production and provide deeper analysis of store product placement plans. … HD Supply Facilities Maintenance has added Jennifer VoicePlus from Lucas Systems to its existing SAP Warehouse Management systems. … Tropical Shipping USA LLC has implemented the software-as-service-based Cheetah Drayage system from Cheetah Software Services Inc. … Telematics company inthinc Technology Solutions Inc. has formed a strategic partnership with Mobileye, a maker of driver-safety systems. Mobileye’s real-time driver assistance solution will be integrated into inthinc’s fleet management offering. … Maidenform Brands Inc. has selected Cybra Corp.’s EdgeMagic solution for use in its item-level RFID tagging initiative. … Footwear e-tailer BucketFeet has selected Quiet Logistics to handle its e-commerce order fulfillment. Quiet Logistics leverages warehouse automation technologies and robotics in its consumer order fulfillment services. … International fashion retailer The Donna Karan Co. LLC is implementing QuickAssortment from Maple Lake, a new merchandise, store, and assortment planning software solution. … Little Mass, Mor Cosmetics, and Season’s Designs have migrated their EDI operations to eZCom Lingo. The companies will use Lingo, a hosted B2B application, to comply with the EDI requirements of big chain and department stores. … LCBO (Liquor Control Board of Ontario) has selected ecsys’s warehouse and distribution management software solutions to automate its Specialty Services distribution operation. … Fashion brand Maggy London will outsource its e-commerce fulfillment to Quiet Logistics. … Lava Supply Chain Solutions will be providing third-party logistics services, including warehousing and order fulfillment, for Regeneca International Inc., a maker of dietary supplements. … Unilever plans to enter into a global partnership with Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. to help develop Unilever’s presence in emerging markets and foster a more cost-effective, sustainable supply chain. … Evergreen Line, Wan Hai Line, and Interasia Lines have launched a weekly Taiwan-Madras (India) trunk service called TMT Service. … Meritor Inc. and Pressure Systems International (PSI) have renewed their strategic alliance, under which PSI distributes the Meritor Tire Inflation System in North America. … Sky-Trax Inc. has named AiDC Solutions as a Premier Partner Program member and value-added reseller. Sky-Trax provides optical real-time location solutions for tracking vehicles and assets inside warehouses. AiDC Solutions provides auto ID technologies and supply chain solutions across Europe. … Conqueror Freight Network has added Aries Global Logistics Inc. to its network of “virtual branches” in 100 cities in 58 countries.