Grupo Modelo Selects GT Nexus to Provide Global Logistics Operating Platform
Oakland, CA and Mexico City, Mexico – May 11, 2010 – GT Nexus today announced that it has been selected by Grupo Modelo, S.A.B. de C.V. to provide an operating platform for global logistics management and control. Delivered as a Web service, the platform will integrate to internal Grupo Modelo software systems and provide shipment visibility, documentation standardization and transaction automation between Grupo Modelo and its network of logistics partners and customers worldwide.
Grupo Modelo is the leader in Mexico in beer production, distribution and marketing. Currently, it brews and distributes 13 brands, including Corona Extra, the number one Mexican beer sold in the world, Modelo Especial, Victoria, Pacífico and Negra Modelo. It exports five brands and is present in 160 countries.
“We have a broad strategy to leverage innovative technology across our global supply chain,” said Julian Fernandez, Supply Chain Director at Grupo Modelo. “GT Nexus gives us the ability to extend the reach of our technology across our logistics partner network and provides the connectivity to our supply chain planning systems. The enhanced logistics visibility and control will enable us to better optimize production operations to meet demand.”
“Grupo Modelo is a significant win for us in Latin America,” said John Urban, President of GT Nexus. “Their brands are present all over the world and they have a complex supply chain that supports their global operations. We look forward to contributing to rounding out their supply chain transformation initiative.”
The capabilities of GT Nexus are all provided via cloud technology. On top of IT infrastructure that is shared by all GT Nexus customers, Grupo Modelo controls a secure private network that is configured for their unique needs. Users of the GT Nexus data platform access business applications via standard Web browsers, feeding information back and forth from existing data management systems via automated electronic integrations.
About GT Nexus
GT Nexus runs the world's only industry-backed, on-demand global trade and logistics control platform. Today, more than 40,000 registered users from over 15,000 organizations use a range of capabilities on GT Nexus to optimize the global flow of goods and trade information from order point to final payment. Buyers, sellers, banks and logistics providers collaborate and automate hundreds of supply chain processes using GT Nexus as their single, common technology platform, in the cloud. Customers include Nestlé, Xerox, Caterpillar, Procter & Gamble, Weyerhaeuser and The Home Depot. For information, visit www.gtnexus.com.