Barloworld Supply Chain Software (BWSCS), provider of strategic and tactical supply chain solutions for supply chain and network design, demand, supply and inventory planning, has announced a strategic partnership with GSJ Ltd.
Based in Tokyo, GSJ already provides consultancy in network design and system development, as well as big data analysis and business process outsourcing to global Japanese Companies. It has acquired many of its customers from working with international vendors such as SAP.
The new agreement is expected to generate decisive competitive advantage for GSJ, while growing the use of Barloworld SCS' CAST Aurora supply chain design and performance optimisation solution in the Japanese and Asia-Pacific market.
"We are delighted with our new partnership with GSJ, which will be a major boost for both businesses," commented Paul Lynes-Doherty, Channel Manager at Barloworld SCS. "Barloworld SCS is a leader in strategic and tactical supply network design with a strong track record and GSJ is native to an area where only 10% of the population speak English. However as the Japanese market is opening up, it is also creating new opportunities and we are really looking forward to working with our new partners."
Over the past 50 years, despite challenging geography, Japan has grown into a powerful economic stronghold and developed an advanced, but complex logistics system. Compared with other industrial countries, and after years of remaining insular, it has started to open to international service providers creating a new competitive landscape for distribution and contract logistics, making cost effectiveness a priority.
GSJ Chief Executive Officer, Philip Suzuki, added: "The timing for us is perfect - we are ready to grow our portfolio with a solution and specialist that have already proven their worth many times over. The Barloworld SCS team are experts in their field and we are confident of the fit between our two organisations. We are hugely committed to this and have already set up a separate team focused entirely on supporting the whole customer life cycle through to the implementation of Barloworld SCS' CAST Aurora strategic network design solution."
Based in Solihull UK, Barloworld SCS has offices in the United Kingdom, France, South Africa, Dubai, US and an extensive partner ecosystem around the world.
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