New strategic partnership adds value to customers
Quakenbrück / Vienna, March 30, 2015. As part of a strategic partnership newly agreed in early 2015, SLA Software Logistik Artland GmbH and Plaut, an expert around IT consulting and SAP value added resellers, cooperate in advising and implementing solutions in the field of IT Food industry. The focus is on the dissemination of a comprehensive Meat Solution Suite for SAP in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the CEE and CIS countries Romania, the Czech Republic, Poland and Russia.
Plaut and SLA meet in the competence for the food industry, which places the highest demands on efficient and documented business processes, IT solutions and their user-friendliness. Initial activities focus on a Meat Solution Suite for SAP, which can map all meat processing processes from rearing to slaughtering, cutting, further processing, quality control and logistics and integrate existing automation solutions.
First successes in Germany and Russia
"Through joint events and projects in Germany and Russia, we are already seeing initial success," says Wolfgang Köstler, CEO of Plaut Consulting LLC in Moscow. "In 2015, we will gain further momentum and bring our solutions to Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Romania and the Czech Republic." The cooperation is not limited to the meat industry, but extended to other segments of the food industry.
"We come from industrial practice and speak plainly when it comes to the challenges of our customers," comments Jörg Brezl, Managing Director of SLA. "On this basis, Plaut's advisory services complement SLA's solution expertise to deliver clear concepts for greater efficiency, traceability and technical integration to new customers." Advice from the top management as well as joint activities at the operational level result in IT solutions for the company Industry from a single source: The combination of excellent supply readiness, the highest quality at the right price and optimized processes and structures is the basis for a successful future.
"We are confident that with the merger of business expertise, years of experience in the food industry and IT realization, we will add value to our customers with this partnership," adds Pavel Duda, Centre Manager DACH Food & Beverage at Plaut.
SLA - Empowering Food Production Chains!
Based in Quakenbrück, SLA Software Logistik Artland GmbH has been optimizing business and production processes in the food industry since 1995. With in-depth industry knowledge, ERP solutions are implemented, complemented and connected to all state-of-the-art peripherals, including RFID systems in the production process, to make business operations more efficient, secure and profitable. SLA is the market leader in Europe in slaughtering solutions. Another business area is extensive Internet applications such as the Meat Integrity Solution (MIS) and industry portals such as GLOBALG.A.P. and POS apps for distribution. Own industrial PCs and software components for third-party suppliers complete the offer.
SLA customers include Bedford, Bell, Rügenwalder Mühle, SFZU / Ulmer Fleisch, VION and Westfleisch. Further information can be found at www.sla.de on the Internet.