Logica wins contract to become leading provider of application services to Michelin
Logica, the European IT and business services company, today announces that it has won a three year contract with global tyre manufacturer Michelin.
Logica will be Michelin’s applications services partner for its Finance and Purchase Reporting Group, Supply Chain Management, Marketing and Sales (Customer Relationship Management) and Demand to Cash domains across Europe and North America. The contract, which has an option of being renewed for an additional three years, includes consulting services and systems implementation.
This arrangement that tends to develop and deploy integrated solutions across the entire Group will deliver enhanced operating efficiency and more responsive, flexible information systems. Cost and quality performance will also be improved. The contract will draw on Logica’s blended delivery model which allocates the optimal IT resources from across Logica’s service centres in the world.
Andy Green, CEO of Logica, said:
“I am delighted that Michelin has chosen Logica to be its strategic partner for applications management in one of the most significant contract awards in Europe this year. This is a transformational win for Logica, clearly demonstrating our ability to combine our close European customer relationships with consistent and competitive global delivery to deliver real business value for our customers.”
Patrick Guimbal, Chairman of Logica France, said:
“This win demonstrates our thorough understanding of Michelin’s business, helping it to transform its IT estate. This project demonstrates our ability to support our multinational European clients in their complex international projects”.
About Michelin
Michelin is dedicated to sustainably improving the mobility of goods and people by manufacturing and marketing tires for every type of vehicle, including airplanes, automobiles, bicycles/motorcycles, earthmovers, farm equipment, trucks and the US space shuttle. It also offers electronic mobility support services, on ViaMichelin.com, and publishes travel guides, hotel and restaurant guides, maps and road atlases. Headquartered in Clermont-Ferrand, France, Michelin is present in 170 countries, has 121,000 employees and operates 69 production plants in 19 different countries. (www.michelin.com)
About Logica
Logica is a leading IT and business services company, employing 39,000 people across 36 countries. It provides business consulting, systems integration, and IT and business process outsourcing services. Logica works closely with its customers to release their potential - enabling change that increases their efficiency, accelerates growth and manages risk. It applies its deep industry knowledge, technical excellence and global delivery expertise to help its customers build leadership positions in their markets. Logica is listed on both the London Stock Exchange and Euronext (Amsterdam) (LSE: LOG; Euronext: LOG).
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