World's Largest Mover of Printed Products Picks MercuryGate
CARY, NC (July 17, 2006) - MercuryGate International Inc. announced today that Quebecor World Logistics (QWL) has selected the MercuryGate transportation management solution (TMS) to process customer freight and shipping transactions.
QWL provides logistics and mail list services for all Quebecor World Inc. and various third party customers, handling multiple commodities including catalogs, direct mail pieces, magazines (subscriber copies and newsstand), newspaper inserts, books and bulk printed product. QWL is among the leaders in the industry in moving mail and printed product as demonstrated by the following statistics:
- World's largest distributor of catalogs, publications and newspaper inserts
- Over 6.6 billion pieces mailed per year, 4.7 billion pounds shipped per year
- Over 7,000 carriers
- Manage $1.7 billion in postage and 13.12% total non-First Class pounds mailed through the USPS
- 10,000 appointments per week to postal destinations and newspapers
- 1.2 billion newsstand copies moved per year
- 21 billion newspaper inserts delivered - largest in the industry
"For Quebecor's volume of distribution activity, a state-of-the-art internet TMS with multi-client management like MercuryGate is imperative," said Steve Blough, MercuryGate Chief Technology Officer.
MercuryGate receives orders and/or shipping requests electronically or manually, selects the optimal carriers and modes for shipments, tracks and monitors shipments, pays carriers and provides master billing invoices along with carrier and customer performance reports and other shipment function analyses. Shipments can also be consolidated across clients if products are compatible and if clients agree to participate. MercuryGate also provides Web-based visibility and proactive notification of issues that arise during planning and transit.
About MercuryGate International Inc.
MercuryGate delivers solutions that allow shippers, carriers, freight forwarders and third party logistics providers to plan their transportation, execute their freight movements, and analyze the performance of all involved. Customers optimize loads, rate and route loads, spot quote through both private and public bid boards, tender freight, track movements, audit carrier freight invoices, and send customer invoices. Through a customizable workflow engine, MercuryGate customers are able to move the straightforward parcel, LTL (less than truckload), and truckload shipments as well as the more demanding multi-leg ocean, air, and rail movements. Customers may then analyze the information gathered as they move freight to provide key performance indicators on their internal business as well as on carriers, suppliers, and all parties in the supply chain. For more information, visit www.mercurygate.com.
About Quebecor World Logistics
QWL provides logistics and mail list services for all Quebecor World and various third party customers, handling multiple commodities including catalogs, direct mail pieces, magazines (subscriber copies and newsstand), newspaper inserts, books and bulk printed product. Quebecor World Inc. (NYSE; TSX: IQW) is one of the largest commercial printers in the world. It is a market leader in most of its major product categories which include magazines, inserts and circulars, books, catalogs, specialty printing and direct mail, directories, digital pre-media, logistics, mail list technologies and other value added services. Quebecor World Inc. has approximately 37,000 employees working in more than 160 printing and related facilities in the United States, Canada, Brazil, France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Spain, Austria, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Mexico and India. For more information, visit www.quebecorworld.com.