Mantis, a leading supplier of extended Supply Chain Execution (SCE) software and solutions in Central Eastern Europe and Russia/CIS, and its Turkish partner Logistics Associates have sponsored and participated in the 2nd FMCG Conference of Logistics that took place on March 18, in Istanbul, Turkey.

The conference, that was organized by Logistic Institute Turkey, is the major FMCG logistics conference in Turkey and this year was attended by more than 350 experts in the field of FMCG Logistics. The conference provided the forum for very productive exchange of ideas between the participants about the current status and future of FMCG logistics in Turkey. Executives from top multinationals such as Procter & Gamble, Nestle, Kraft Foods, Danone, Borusan Lojistik, PepsiCo and Frito lay were the key speakers at the forum. All of them focused on their need for solutions which will optimize their warehousing and distribution activities and at the same time will provide them with the necessary information for managerial decisions.

Mantis and Logistics Associates (LA) participated with a booth where modern logistics information systems and solutions were discussed with a focus on new technologies like Voice Logistics and Pick by Light. Furthermore, LA’s operations director Mrs. Asli Isgoren presented in the conference "The impact of IT applications on the efficiency of FMCG logistics".

"We are the leader in the Turkish logistics information systems market, so we could not miss the very interesting opportunity to sponsor the 2nd FMCG Logistics Business Conference. Mantis, through its partner LA, is committed to the Turkish market and this is just another proof of the importance this market has for our company. Mantis and LA, are fully supportive of similar events since they provide the opportunity for all the significant people in the field to exchange ideas and get up-dated with the new developments in Logistics" said Nikos Iosif, Mantis’ Business Development Manager for Turkey.

About Logistics Associates

Logistics Associates - LA, is Mantis’ partner in Turkey and a leading supplier of logistics information systems in the country. LA employs a highly professional organization with extended experience in implementing Mantis’ Logistics Vision Suite in large and complex projects. LA’s resources are also utilized by Mantis in international projects outside Turkey.