Company Profile | June 23, 2000

McHugh Software

Source: McHugh Software International
McHugh Software International closes the loop of logistics innovation through its fulfillment software and services. In the increasingly competitive Internet world, businesses need to differentiate themselves in order to succeed. Experience has shown that logistics excellence is a prime differentiator. Trading communities' requirements are changing rapidly and businesses must dynamically adapt the design of their fulfillment systems to align with those requirements. Those businesses that can dynamically adapt to their customers' changing needs differentiate themselves. The result is better client retention, increased market share, and improved profitability.

A popular method of business systems design is to employ best practices. However, systems that institutionalize best practices risk freezing business designs at one point in time while the world moves forward. What is needed are systems that use best practices as a platform for innovation. These systems enable continuous improvement through closed-loop management in which businesses observe (or anticipate) the latest requirements of their trading communities, align their systems design to meet those requirements, and then measure the results to ensure the alignment is accurate and up-to-date.

McHugh's Logistics Suite™ is the platform for innovation in fulfillment systems. Its architecture and configuration tools are designed to facilitate rapid alignment of fulfillment processes to customer needs. Its real-time measurement and management reporting tools enable closed-loop management of the fulfillment process. The results are continuously improved fulfillment systems that differentiate McHugh's clients from their competitors to provide better client retention, increased market share, and improved profitability.