Global Services for Retail and Consumer Goods

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Global Services for Retail and Consumer Goods

Get the expertise and technology you need to stay ahead.

The high-energy world of retailing and consumer goods is driven by decision

makers who know how to navigate the intersection of consumer lifestyles,

emerging trends, product development and power branding. Beyond a

mastery of these ever-shifting factors, success in this sector demands rigorous

business discipline, from merchandising to supply chain management to store

operations.

Schneider Electric Global Services has the expertise, infrastructure and

fl exibility to support CPRD companies as an all-in-one partner across the

whole IT life cycle, helping you meet new challenges without ever losing focus

on your business goals.

We offer a comprehensive, vendor-neutral portfolio of services that makes your

company more profi table in both the short run and the long term. We provide

consulting, integration and outsourcing services to guide and support your

business, IT systems, and processes, from strategic planning through day-to-

day operations.

ConsultancyWith vast consulting experience in retail, consumer goods, distribution and

logistics, we offer a complete view on the challenges facing CPRD sector

companies, and we are fully equipped to address those challenges with

industry-specifi c business process and technology solutions. Our consultants

can help create a competitive advantage in areas such as:

Purchasing and supply chain management•

Manufacturing and production•

Distribution, inbound, and outbound logistics•

Store management•

Operations•

Human resources and talent management•

Financial, expansion and information systems.•

Integration and OutsourcingIn working with CPRD clientele and with clients in other sectors, we have

developed an impressive array of specifi c solutions that can be implemented

either through internal integration or outsourced applications and services. Our

integration and outsourcing services reduce your IT costs and enable you to

shift talent, resources and attention to your core business. Services include:

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Schneider Electric

operates a mature

network of software

factories, with more

than 400 CMMi-

certifi ed professionals

providing high-quality,

cost-competitive

programming services

Management and integration of suppliers, •

implementing purchasing models to drive

improvements in the supply chain through

process automation and advanced IT

applications

Loss prevention with specifi c solutions to •

detect fraud at the point of sale

Automated inventory tracking and control from •

manufacturing to sale

Implementation of standard solutions (ERP, •

BI, CRM) to optimize IT project execution and

reduce integration cycles

Defi nition of e-commerce and Internet •

merchandising strategy, implementing SaaS

solutions, and migrating from an e-commerce

investment model to a pay-per-use model

Innovative point of sale solutions that integrate •

processes and systems to support enhanced

customer relationships

Workforce management, mapping staffi ng •

needs with strategic vision and required tasks,

and optimizing the use of staff talent and

resources

Innovative and robust solutions in production •

management and lean manufacturing, Six

Sigma, RFID, asset management, and

warehouse management.

To deliver these services, Schneider Electric has

built a wholly owned IT infrastructure, staffed

by some of the best IT talent available. This

infrastructure gives us the capacity to manage

mission-critical solutions that support your

business 24x7 with the highest levels of security.

For the CPRD sector, these resources include a

dedicated innovation center, which serves as a

technology and trends observatory for the industry,

as well as a development and testing lab where

new services are vetted for viability before being

introduced to the market.

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We also operate a mature network of software

factories, with more than 400 CMMi-certifi ed

professionals providing high-quality, cost-

competitive programming services. These facilities

are global development competence centers

for the major companies in the CPRD sector. In

addition to these development facilities, we operate

the largest integrated network of data centers in

Spain and Portugal, as well as an SAP competency

center to provide maintenance services and

customer support.

Schneider Electric will help you build the best back room in the businessIn selecting a consulting and IT partner, your

fi rst question will always be: “do they know our

business?” Most certainly, Schneider Electric

does understand the CPRD sector. We invite

you to learn about the impact we’ve made for

businesses like yours. Our clients include some

of the best companies in the retail, consumer

goods, distribution and logistics categories. We’ve

assisted them with a broad array of projects that

span the entire value chain, with services provided

on a regional, national and global level.

Schneider Electric

C/ Valgrande, 6,

28108 - Alcobendas (Madrid) (Spain)

Telephone: 34-902-33-55-99

Fax: 34-91-714-70-05

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