Medline Selects GT Nexus as Cloud-Based Global Logistics Management Platform

Medical Products Leader using GT Nexus to Standardize Commercial Interactions Across Logistics Partner Network

April 12, 2011 - GT Nexus today announced that it has been selected by Medline Industries, Inc. to provide the medical products company with an enhanced global logistics management platform. Delivered as a cloud-based technology service, the platform will allow Medline to further automate and manage its multi-million dollar logistics spend with its global partners.

Medline, the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare products, manufactures and distributes more than 100,000 products to hospitals, extended care facilities, surgery centers, home care dealers and agencies. With multiple manufacturing sites and suppliers worldwide, Medline manufactures many of the products it sells and delivers direct to the marketplace. Medline sells in every state and in more than 20 countries.

“With the growth of our global supply chain operation, the time had come to further enhance the way we run our logistics network,” said Mike Collins, vice president of inbound transportation and logistics at Medline. “GT Nexus is the market leader in providing the spend management technology we need and all of our partners were already on the platform. We get all of the enhanced technology, in the cloud. The overall value proposition was very attractive to us.”

“Medline is a welcome addition to our customer community,” said John Urban, president of GT Nexus. “As a leader in their industry, Medline’s presence on the platform elevates the medical products vertical as one of the most well represented business segments on GT Nexus. They will benefit through best practice sharing among industry peers and other large importers who run their logistics operations the same platform.”

GT Nexus is a cloud supply chain platform that is shared by large enterprise customers from every business vertical. Companies manage their physical and financial supply chains on GT Nexus with solutions such as supply chain visibility, trade finance, business intelligence, freight contracting, and supplier enablement. The applications are fused with an integrated network of 3PLs, carriers, banks and suppliers who are actively working with other GT Nexus customers.

Medline will interact with its partner network to procure services and manage contracts for ocean transportation. All of Medline’s carrier partners are already active on GT Nexus supporting other large shippers and using existing information and process standards. This allows Medline to roll out and get results quickly.

About Medline
Medline, the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare products, manufactures and distributes more than 100,000 products to hospitals, extended care facilities, surgery centers, home care dealers and agencies. Headquartered in Mundelein, IL, Medline has more than 900 dedicated sales representatives nationwide to support its broad product line and cost management services.

Over the past five years, Medline has been the fastest growing distributor of medical and surgical supplies in the U.S., serving as the primary distributor to over 450 major hospitals and health care systems. As a leading distributor, Medline offers a comprehensive array of consulting and management services encompassing the supply chain and logistics, utilization and standardization, business tools and enhanced reporting capabilities, and on-staff clinicians.

Medline has a growing network of 32 distribution centers around the country, as well as an expanding, dedicated transportation fleet with over 200 vehicles in a variety of sizes to fit customers' specific delivery needs. The fleet is equipped with the latest navigation devices for enhanced order tracking and communication. For information, visit www.medline.com.

About GT Nexus
GT Nexus offers a cloud-based platform that the world’s biggest companies use to drive efficiency and agility across the global supply chain. More than 15,000 organizations from all areas of the value chain are on GT Nexus today. Retailers, manufacturers, logistics providers and banks all operate against a core set of information across multiple trade and logistics functions to optimize the flow of goods and trade information, from order point to final payment. Customers include Xerox, Liz Claiborne, Nestlé, DHL, Sears, Caterpillar, Kraft Foods and The Home Depot. For information, visit www.gtnexus.com.

Boris Felgendreher
Marketing Manager Europe, Middle East, Africa
GT Nexus Europe
Schopenstehl 20
20095 Hamburg
Germany
Office: +49 (0) 40 822 242 317
Fax: +49 (0) 40 822 242 399
E-mail: boris.felgendreher@gtnexus.com

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