SAP service agreement between Tieto and Inex Partners to continue

PUBLISHED ON: 07 September 2011
This article is about: Press release; Logistics; Trade

Tieto Corporation  PRESS RELEASE  7 September 2011 at 10.00 am EET

Tieto will deliver SAP services to Inex Partners, the sourcing and logistics company of S Group, for the next three-and-a-half years. The total value of the contract is 12.5 million euros and it covers the support and management services for SAP systems, system development services and consulting, quality assurance, project management, and end user training services.

"Tieto provides us with advanced industrial production services, development and project services, and a service level that ensures a trouble-free flow of goods. This new agreement means the supplier will take more responsibility for production services, allowing us to focus on the development of our own business and IT," says Jari Muhonen, Chief Information Officer, SOK IT Services.

"I am glad that Inex Partners chose Tieto to provide a wide selection of services, allowing us to combine our global delivery capacity and top SAP expertise with extensive knowledge of the core processes of retail trade," says Petteri Lahtinen, Director, Tieto.

The agreement between Tieto and Inex Partners will further improve the reliable, high-standard operations of SAP services in S Group. The services are delivered cost-efficiently in accordance with Tieto's global delivery model.

For further information, please contact:

Petteri Lahtinen, Director, Retail and Logistics, Tieto, tel. +358 50 502 3075 petteri.lahtinen(a)tieto.com

Jari Muhonen, Chief Information Officer, SOK IT Services, tel. +358 10 76 87004

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Tieto is the leading IT service company in Northern Europe providing IT and product engineering services. Our highly specialized IT solutions and services complemented by a strong technology platform create tangible business benefits for our local and global customers. As a trusted transformation partner, we are close to our customers and understand their unique needs. With about 18 000 experts, we aim to become a leading service integrator creating the best service experience in IT. www.tieto.com

 

Inex Partners Oy is S Group's sourcing and logistics company and a subsidiary of SOK. Inex purchases and distributes a large proportion of the daily consumer goods and utility goods sold in S Group's stores. Inex employs a total of about 2,300 specialists in a variety of tasks within procurement and logistics. www.inex.fi