RedPrairie Corporation - Introduction

Introduction

20700 Swenson Drive
Waukesha, Wisconsin 53186
U.S.A.
Telephone: (262) 317-2000
Toll Free: (877) 733-7724
Fax: (262) 317-2001
Web site: http://www.redprairie.com

Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Francisco Partners
Incorporated: 1975 as McHugh Freeman & Associates
Employees: 600
Sales: $72.7 billion (2004)
NAIC: 511210 Software Publishers

Based in Waukesha, Wisconsin, RedPrairie Corporation is a leading global supplier of software that companies use to manage virtually every aspect of their supply chains. According to RedPrairie, its DigitaLogistix software suite includes modules for transportation management, warehouse management, and labor productivity management, as well as logistics command and control, supply chain analytics, global visibility, and role-based collaboration via the World Wide Web. In addition, the company offers solutions for inventory optimization, supply chain security, mobile resource management, and international trade logistics, as well as applications for radio frequency identification (RFID). In addition to developing and marketing its own software, RedPrairie resells equipment from other vendors, including Intermec, Hewlett-Packard, Symbol Technologies, Psion Teklogix, and LXE. The company also provides a number of services, ranging from logistics operations analysis and implementation to training and support. RedPrairie's customer base spans a number of industry segments, from healthcare, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, food-beverage. retail, industrial-wholesale, automotive and service parts, electronics, and third party logistics. In addition to its Wisconsin headquarters, RedPrairie has U.S. sales and service offices in Eden Prairie, Minnesota; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Charlotte, North Carolina. Internationally, the company has offices in the United Kingdom (York and Stokenchurch); Paris; Ninove, Belgium; and Oosterhout, Netherlands.