Amber Road (NYSE: AMBR), a leading provider of global
trade management (GTM) solutions, today announced that Amway, one of
the world’s largest direct selling businesses, will be using
Amber Road’s Supply Chain Visibility tool to increase its visibility
into its air and ocean shipments and improve its supply chain data
reliability.
Amway
is the #1 direct selling business in the world, according to the Direct
Selling News 2015 Global 100. A privately-held $10.8 billion direct
selling business based in Ada, Mich., Amway sells a variety of products,
primarily in the health, beauty, and home care markets. The company
operates in over 100 countries and territories around the globe and has
20,000 employees and millions of Amway sales representatives.
“We selected Amber Road because of the flexibility
and customizability of its web-based solution. In addition, the
architecture platform of Amber Road’s solution suite allows Amway to
easily integrate additional modules of Amber Road’s suite, such as its Trade
Automation solution,” said David Kahn, Amway sourcing manager.
“As a global leader in direct selling, Amway recognizes the need to
maintain high customer service levels and a predictable
and efficient supply chain,” said Stephanie Miles, senior vice
president of commercial services at Amber Road. “We look forward to
assisting Amway in these areas.”
About Amber Road
Amber Road’s (NYSE: AMBR) mission is to improve the way companies manage
their international supply chains and conduct global trade. As a leading
provider of cloud based global trade management (GTM) solutions, we
automate the global supply chain across sourcing, logistics,
cross-border trade, and regulatory compliance activities to dramatically
improve operating efficiencies and financial performance. This includes
collaborating with suppliers on development, sourcing and quality
assurance; executing import and export compliance checks and generating
international shipping documentation; booking international carriers and
tracking goods as they move around the world; and minimizing the
associated duties through preferential trade agreements and foreign
trade zones. Our solution combines enterprise-class software, trade
content sourced from government agencies and transportation providers in
145 countries, and a global supply chain network connecting our
customers with their trading partners, including suppliers,
testing/auditing firms, freight forwarders, customs brokers and
transportation carriers. We deliver our GTM solution using a
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model and leverage a highly flexible
technology framework to quickly and efficiently meet our customers’
unique requirements around the world.
For more information, please visit www.AmberRoad.com,
email Solutions@AmberRoad.com
or call 201-935-8588.
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