LAWSON SOFTWARE, INC. 
By EMEA, May 31, 2011 – Lawson Software today announced that Lawson Channel Partner New Link Solutions S.A. (NLS) has signed a contract for the implementation of the Lawson M3 Enterprise Management System with Luís Simões S.A.in Portugal. Luís Simões will implement the Lawson system and use it for budgeting and controlling, product data management, manufacturing, procurement, supply chain management and execution, and multi-site planning. The latest version of the Lawson enterprise management system, M3 10.1, will help the company improve the co-packing, one of the core business areas of Luís Simões in which the company manufactures and packages food and other products for its clients. Luís Simões will also use the lawson system to help maximize productivity and equipment utilization, while improved information flow can help enhance customer serviceThe contract with Luís Simões was signed during Lawson’s fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, which will end May 31, 2011.
Fernando Luís Simões, based in Loures, Portugal, started his business together with his wife more than 60 years ago with the transportation of vegetables to the markets of Malveira and Lisboa. Today the family-owned company operates with more than 1,800 employees in a dense network in the Iberian Peninsula with 17 logistics operations centres, 16 cross-docking platforms, 5 co-packing centres and 9 transport operations centres. It manages a fleet of about 2,000 vehicles equipped with on-board IT and GPS.Working from its network of platforms and operating with a divided multi-client distribution concept, Luís Simões has a daily service for distribution in Spain and Portugal with high levels of service, quality standards and reduced delivery lead times. Main sectors of activity are food, spirits, cleaning and hygiene, electrical appliances, consumer electronics and automotive.
The implementation of Lawson M3 10.1 will start at the co-packing centre in Carregado and then be rolled out gradually into the other 4 co-packing centres in Portugal, providing enhanced control of the complete co-packing process for the company’s logistic clients.
The evaluation project was led by Lawson partner NLS. NLS has offices in Lisboa and Porto and boasts more than 10 years’ experience in the IT market with more than 150 consultants, including analysts and programmers. NLS is a company integrating strategies, products, services and solutions in technology and business.
"Our goal is to develop innovative supply strategies using new technologies and processes for greater productivity. We are convinced that the Lawson system will be a good fit for our business and support us in our main goal to create long-term relationships of trust and cooperation with our suppliers”, said Virgílio Faustino, IT-Manager at Luís Simões. "Lawson and NLS have shown us a deep understanding of the processes and requirements of our specific industry and can help us to provide operational flexibility and capacity to enable our customers to respond to peaks of activity.”
"It’s important for companies like Luís Simões to have a clear view of their supply chain and to have the right systems and processes in place. We can deliver together with Lawson products and expertise that will ultimately help make our customers stronger and more competitive,” said Nuno Soares, director of business at NLS. “We are proud to welcome Luís Simões as an important new Lawson customer in Portugal.”
Eva Richter
EMEA Media
+ 49 171 6330 200
Eva.richter@de.lawson.com
Clea Herrmann
PR/ Firefly Communications
clea.herrmann@fireflycomms.com
About Lawson Software
Lawson Software is a global provider of enterprise software.We provide business application software, maintenance and consulting to customers primarily in specific services, trade and manufacturing/distribution industries.We specialize in and target specific industries including healthcare, services, public sector, equipment service management & rental, manufacturing & distribution and consumer products industries.Our software solutions include Enterprise Financial Management, Human Capital Management, Business Intelligence, Asset Management, Enterprise Performance Management, Supply Chain Management, Service Management, Manufacturing Operations, Business Project Management and industry-tailored applications. Our applications help automate and integrate critical business processes, which enable our customers to collaborate with their partners, suppliers and employees, reduce costs and enhance business or operational performance. Lawson is headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., and has offices around the world. Visit Lawson online at www.lawson.com. For Lawson’s listing on the First North exchange in Sweden, Remium AB is acting as the Certified Adviser.
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