Kewill
Kewill Systems PLC or simply "Kewill" is a notable software developer and provisioner of order-to-delivery and supply chain execution systems for Global Trade Management.
Logistics Specialist
Kewill trades on the London STOCK Exchange (LSE: KWL) is notable for Supply Chain Execution Compliance Management products. Functionally this solution set is now commonly known as Global Trade Management. GTM systems track orders, freight packages and comply with international trade logistics and industry technical standards. This allows goods to freely flow across boarders, across different modes of transportation by meeting both security and customs clearance requirements. End-to-end systems reduce business risk on the uncertainty of where physical goods really are in todays virtual and increasingly global supply chains.
Kewill's trade solutions enable organizations of all sizes to trade locally, nationally or globally by synchronizing the physical movement of goods via internet-based integration and messaging. Hub and spoke hosted solutions are often provide software as a service(SaaS) via the Internet.
In many cases goods internet orders pull goods straight from factories or in transit supply chains enabling organizations to orchestrate the physical movement of goods without touching the physical goods. This type of virtualization increases productivity and lowers prices.
Kewill transportation solutions typically tie into multiple parcel carriers (DHL / UPS / FedEx / Purolator ). Enterprise shipping systems can be multi-modal: shipping containers, trains, trucks, to point of distribution or distribution centre bypass direct to consumer.
Founding
Kewill, unlike most companies that associated with the Internet frenzy, has been in business for over 30 years. After "Kewill" (Ke and Will name taken from its 2 founders names) was founded in 1972 by Kevin Overstall and William Loeffen - it became consistently profitable trading on its reputation for Production Scheduling and Materials Management software. These applications evolved with PC networks into mid market ERP applications. With the advent of the Internet, Kewill was repositioned and expanded into e-Commerce and transportation solutions under CEO Geoffrey Finlay the founding ERP suites sold off during The Dot com nuclear winter. Due to great fall from grace in the stock price and the market shift to profit revenue away from growth the market pressures forced new leadership on Kewill. Paul Nichols current CEO experienced in senior roles with both Logica and IBM, rebuilt Kewill's Senior Management Team and the companies product portfolio of specialist software products enabled for local, and international trade logistics.
Leadership
CEO |
from |
to |
FD |
from |
to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kevin Overstall |
inception |
April 2001 |
Richard Broad |
Sept 1992 |
Sept 1998 |
Geoffrey Finlay |
April 1998 |
July 2001 |
Barbara Moorhouse |
Oct 1998 |
continues |
Robert Malley |
July 2001 |
August 2002 |
Barbara Moorhouse |
continues |
Oct 2002 |
Paul Nichols |
August 2002 |
present |
Guy Millward |
Oct 2002 |
present |
Locations
Kewill headquartered in Merton, London SW20 0LJ (near Wimbledon) and offices located in cities associated with global trading in Asia, Europe, North America and the UK. locations.
Related logistics links
- Supply Chain Management
- Globalization, / The World Is Flat
- FedEx consolidated returns system, / Logistics Today coverage
- Kewill Wins Ariba/APICS Corporate Award of Excellence for Kewill.View