Kewill

Infobox Company
company_name = Kewill PLC
company_
company_type = Public LSE Techmark | FTSE Fledgling: [http://www.londonstockexchange.com/en-gb/pricesnews/prices/system/detailedprices.htm?sym=GB0007383341GBGBXSEAQ0738334KWL/ Kewill]
foundation = London (1972)
location = UK, USA, Europe, Asia
key_people = Paul Nichols, CEO
[http://www.kewill.com/company/executive_team.asp Management Team]
industry = Computer software
products = Enterprise Software
homepage = [http://www.kewill.com/ www.kewill.com]

Kewill PLC is a notable developer and provisioner of software systems enabling dynamic Supply Chains.

Logistics Specialist

Kewill trades on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: KWL) is notable for Logistics systems systems enabling dynamic Supply Chains. Key product sets: Order-to-Delivery, Trade Management Compliance, Shipping Management. Functionally these solution sets recently termed Local or Global Trade Management. GTM/LTM trade systems track orders, freight packages and comply with international trade logistics and industry technical standards. Physical goods flow within supply chain between business and across borders. Multiple modes of transportation are supported meeting security and customs clearance requirements. End-to-end supply chain execution systems reduce business risk by helping increase transparency of physical goods in today's virtualized supply chains.

Kewill's trade solutions enable organizations of all sizes to trade locally, nationally or globally by synchronizing the physical movement of goods via internet-based integration and messaging. Hub and spoke hosted solutions are often provide software as a service (SaaS) via the Internet.

In many cases Internet orders pull goods straight from factories or in transit supply chains enabling organizations to orchestrate the physical movement of goods without handling the physical goods. This type of virtualization connects business systems via web services over the Internet, increasing productivity and lowering prices. Kewill transportation solutions typically tie into multiple parcel carriers (DHL / UPS / FedEx / Purolator). Enterprise shipping systems can be multi-modal: shipping containers, trains, trucks, to point of distribution, or distribution centre bypass direct to consumer.

Founding

Kewill, unlike most companies that associated with the Internet frenzy, has been in business for over 30 years. After "Kewill" (Ke and Will name taken from its 2 founders names) was founded in 1972 by [https://online.pem.cam.ac.uk/alum/reg3name.pl?cur=209 Kevin Overstall] and [http://www.forbes.com/1997/10/23/feat_side1_print.html William Loeffen] - it became consistently profitable trading on its reputation for Production Scheduling and Materials Management software. These applications evolved with PC networks into mid market ERP applications. With the advent of the Internet, Kewill was repositioned and expanded into e-Commerce and transportation solutions under CEO Geoffrey Finlay the founding ERP suites sold off during the dot com nuclear winter. Due to great fall from grace in the stock price and the market shift to profit revenue away from growth the market pressures forced new leadership on Kewill. Paul Nichols current CEO experienced in senior roles with both Logica and IBM, rebuilt Kewill's senior management team and the companies product portfolio of specialist software products enabled for local, and international trade logistics.

Leadership

Locations

Kewill headquartered in the UK with offices located in cities associated with software for global trading in Asia, Europe, North America and the UK. [http://www.kewill.com/company/locations.asp locations] .

Related logistics links

* Supply Chain Management
* Supply chain management software
* Globalization, / The World Is Flat
* [http://webfence.kewill.net/ FedEx consolidated returns system] , [http://www.logisticstoday.com/sNO/5136/LT/displayStory.asp / Logistics Today coverage]
* [http://www.kewill.com/shipping/pressreleases.asp?press_type_id=2&news_section=latest&press_id=358 Kewill Wins Ariba/APICS Corporate Award of Excellence for Kewill.View]

Company coverage links

* [http://uk.reuters.com/investing/quotes/quote?symbol=KWL.L Risk Grade]
* [http://www.digitallook.com/cgi-bin/dlmedia/security.cgi?username=&ac=&csi=12580 Digital Outlook]
* [http://www.advfn.com/p.php?pid=qkquote&cb=1180904647&symbol=KWL ADVFN Financials]
* [http://timesonline.hemscott.com/servlet/HsPublic?context=timesonline&path=compfund&service=getSummaryDetails&companyid=1404 Hemscott Timesonline]
* [http://finance.google.com/finance?q=KWL.L Google Finance: Kewill PLC]

Support resources links

* [http://www.support.kewill.com/ Customer Support]