Volume Software wraps up SCA – N°2 consumer goods and paper manufacturer
Paris, France – April 6th, 2007 – Volume Software, Four Js value added reseller providing business solutions dedicated to the printing and graphics industry, has wrapped up a major deal with the world’s number two consumer goods and paper manufacturerSVENSKA CELLULOSA AKTIEBOLAGET (SCA) – a Swedish based, 11Bn euro publicly quoted conglomerate.
By integrating several poorly integrated ERP’s into one tightly coupled solution – Volupack – productivity and visibility of the entire production process has been greatly improved. Volupack is a Genero based Enterprise Resource Planning solution interfacing with other Microsoft .Net applications.
“Nobody really does what we do,” said Armand de Garsignies, CEO Volume Software. “SCA can see the impact of changes to its production configuration, such as machine outages, immediately. By simply dragging and dropping events on a graphical console, the new schedule re-routes and appears in seconds.”
Volume Sofware were praised by SCA for a shorter and smoother than normal implementation timeframe. Volupack is a market leader in terms of ergonomics and time-to-market for the printing and packaging industry with over a third of the french market.
About Volume Software
Over the last 25 years, Volume Software has gained a sizeable share of the packaging and graphics industry through the experience of its founders; industry luminaries garnered from the worlds of printing and information technology.
This experience over the years has contributed to a level of integration and sophistication unparalleled in the market. Thriving under the leadership of seasoned veteran Armand de Garsignies, whose vision for solutions shaped around open systems that enable the rapid implementation of emerging market needs, the company has delivered double-digit growth.
Volume Software is a young, dynamic group of 40 people with 25 hard-core developers equipped with industry specific knowledge. This highly motivated team is tirelessly looking at ways to push the envelope in terms of innovation so that its customers can better develop their competitive edge. Its tightly integrated partner ecosystem has delivered global solutions to the world’s leading paper and packaging groups.
SCA CEO, Jan Alstrom
About SCA
SCA is a global consumer goods and paper company. It develops, produces and markets personal care products, tissue, packaging solutions, publication papers and solid-wood products in more than 90 countries. It creates value through knowledge of consumer and customer needs, regional presence and efficient production.
Annual sales in 2006 amounted to EUR 11bn. SCA has about 51,000 employees in some 50 countries. Share of sales by business area in 2006: Personal Care 21%, Tissue 31%, Packaging 32% and Forest Products 16%.
SCA’s Personal Care product family comprises three product segments: incontinence care, baby diapers and feminine care. Important consumer brands are Tena, Libero and Libresse.
The Tissue product family offers toilet paper, kitchen rolls, handkerchiefs, napkins as well as related equipment to consumers and Away-From-Home tissue customers. Some of the brands are Tork, Zewa and Edet.
Packaging offers containerboard and packaging solutions like transport packaging, protective packaging, consumer and point-of-sales packaging as well as services.
Forest Products produces publication papers, pulp, solid-wood products and timber.
SCA products are produced nearly exclusively from renewable and recyclable materials. Equal quantities of recycled and fresh wood fibres are used in production.
Europe and North America are its main markets, but the Group also holds strong positions in certain segments in Latin America, Asia and Australasia. Expansion will continue mainly in Asia, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe. SCA’s ten largest markets are (in order): UK, Germany, USA, France, Sweden, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Denmark and Australia.
