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Business System Crucial in Mölnlycke
Health Care's Global Expansion
Stockholm, Sweden -November 12, 2001 -- Cap Gemini
Ernst & Young Sverige AB (CGE&Y) today announced that Mölnlycke
Health Care, the world's leading supplier of single-use surgical
products, is continuing to invest in the business system SAP
R/3. After successful implementations in the Nordic countries,
in Belgium and the Netherlands, a new contract worth around
Euro 8 million has now been signed for a continued roll out
in 13 additional countries. CGE&Y has once again been
chosen partner for the roll out.
The co-operation between CGE&Y and Mölnlycke Health Care
started in the autumn of 1999. At that time, Mölnlycke Health
Care took the important re-structuring decision to choose
SAP R/3 as their global business system. The task of implementing
the system was given to CGE&Y that had so far managed
the implementation in the Nordic countries, in Belgium and
the Netherlands.
The continued roll out concerns some 13 further countries
in Europe, North America and Asia. The project also includes
integrating the new business unit, that Mölnlycke Health Care
acquired earlier this year from the American company Johnson
& Johnson, into the SAP system. By quickly integrating
the acquired business into the SAP system, Mölnlycke Health
Care intends to achieve large direct synergies on a global
basis. In the long term, the target is that the coordination
of production, logistics and purchasing will provide great
rationalisation profits.
"The business system is an important part of our expansion
strategy and when the system is in place we will have an infrastructure
that will ensure that Mölnlycke Health Care can at least double
its business without further investments. CGE&Y has shown
that they can deliver complex implementation projects on time.
So they have our continued trust," said Mats Nilsson, CFO
at Mölnlycke Health Care.
"Mölnlycke Health Care is a very offensive company and a
customer that knows what it wants. We are very pleased to
continue our close collaboration with Mölnlycke Health Care
and to assist in the creation of the infrastructure for their
global expansion," said Leif Jönsson, CEO of Cap Gemini Ernst
& Young Sverige AB.
Mölnlycke Health Care's SAP solution encompasses all parts
of the company's business activity. The technical platform
is supplied by Worldcom and Sun Microsystems.
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About Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young is one of the largest management
and IT consulting firms in the world. The company offers management
and IT consulting services, systems integration, and technology
development, design and outsourcing capabilities on a global
scale to help businesses continue to implement growth strategies
and leverage technology in the new economy. The organization
employs about 60,000 people worldwide and reports global revenues
of about 8.5 billion euros (2000 pro forma).
More information about individual service lines, offices and
research is available at http://www.cgey.com/
Press contact:
Name : Philippe Guichardaz, Corporate press office
Tel: +33 (1) 47 54 50 00
E-mail: philippe.guichardaz@cgey.com
About Mölnlycke Health Care
Mölnlycke Health Care is one of the world's leading manufacturers
and suppliers of single-use, surgical products - patient drapes,
instrument drapes, surgical gowns, caps and face masks. Its
products are marketed under two brand names - Klinidrape®
and BARRIER® Brand.
The company also commands a strong international position
in the professional wound-management sector with a wide range
of products, marketed under the brand name Tendra®, used in
the treatment of surgical wounds, chronic wounds and also
for burns.
Mölnlycke Health Care has its corporate headquarters in Göteborg,
Sweden where all staff functions and the management of the
two business areas - Surgical and Wound Care - are to be found.
Each product division has its own R&D, production and
international marketing functions.
Sales and local marketing are operated by two organisations
common to both divisions - one for the USA and one called
Europe/Rest of World - which include 25 wholly-owned international
subsidiaries and a number of regional and representation offices.
Total annual sales are at present app. SEK 4.500M and the
group has about 5000 employees. Of these, 4000 work in production
in seven factories - 2 in Finland, 2 in Mexico and one each
in the USA, Belgium and Thailand.
Mölnlycke Health Care started operations as an independent
company in 1998 and is aiming for a stock exchange listing
in the spring 2003. Major shareholders are Nordic Capital,
the 6th AP-fund and Tamro Oy.
Press contact:
Name: Bo Andersson, Director Corporate Communication
Tel: +46 31 722 30 00
E-mail: bo.andersson@molnlycke.net
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