“I’m delighted that the quality of our solution for BWG has been recognised in this way.”
Allan Gray
Managing Director
Atlas
Atlas a finalist in the 2012 European Software Excellence Awards
Atlas has reached the finals of the prestigious 2012 IT Europa European Software Excellence Awards.
An ongoing ebusiness programme for BWG Foods, one of the leading food and drink businesses in Ireland, has resulted in Atlas being shortlisted in the Enterprise Application - Supply Chain Management Solution category. So far the programme has racked up savings of more than €500,000 for the Dublin-based business.
Award winners will be announced at a gala dinner on March 1, 2012 at the Grand Hyatt in Berlin.
IT Europa is the leading provider of strategic business intelligence, news and analysis on the European IT marketplace and the primary channels which serve it.
Its awards recognise complete business solutions, not just provision of products. Judges look for excellence of overall solutions and how they met customer’s expectations, with particular emphasis on:
- Dedication to a customer
- Impact on customer's business
- Good business practices such as:
- Clear communications
- Understanding of customer issues
- Good response to enquiries, questions and issues
- Competitive client offerings
- Successful configuration, installation and ongoing service
BWG Foods supplies a network of 900 stores and operates a chain of 22 cash and carry outlets. As the operators of the Spar, Eurospar, Mace and XL brands, BWG Foods, together with its partners, employs around 20,000 people.
Allan Gray, Atlas’ Managing Director commented:
“I’m delighted that the quality of our solution for BWG has been recognised in this way.
“Atlas is well regarded in the ebusiness world and we have a significant number of major retailers such as BWG who regard us as a strategic partner, providing not only EDI and web EDI, but also a range of cloud-based business applications serving the entire supply chain.”
Added Aidan Keane, Financial Director at BWG Foods:
“We estimate that Atlas has saved BWG €500,000 since installation and continues to deliver cost savings every day across the buying, supply chain and finance functions.
“We are now working with Atlas on the next phase of our ebusiness programme to drive further cost savings and operational efficiencies.”