Mantis, a leading supplier of extended Supply Chain Execution (SCE) software and solutions in Central Eastern Europe and Russia/CIS, and its partner Veridix, a key supplier of auto-id and logistics solutions in Serbia, announced today that MD International, a major FMCG and Food distributor in Serbia, after an extensive market research, has selected Mantis’ Logistics Vision Suite to automate and optimize the operations of all 4 of its distribution centers in Serbia.

MD International, founded in 1997, is a major FMCG and Food distributor in the Serbian market. The company operates currently a large distribution network serving more than 15 local and multi-national corporations like Henkel, Schwarzkopf & Henkel and BIC supporting more than 1,000 SKU’s through its own 4 distribution centers in Serbia.

MDI recognized that the path in maintaining its leadership and successfully expanding in the future is passing through the improvement of its competitiveness and that the proven way to achieve it is by implementing a modern logistics information system that will allow them to reduce logistics costs while at the same time to improve their customer service. In this context, MDI after extended market research, decided to implement Mantis’ Logistics Vision Suite (LVS) due to its rich functionality and adaptability, as well as due to Mantis’ experience from similar projects and strong presence in South Eastern European markets.

The implementation of the LVS project will be done by Mantis’ and its local partner Veridix, the leading supplier of auto-id solutions in Serbia.

"MDI is a well recognized name in Serbia and we are confident for a successful implementation of the project that will allow MDI to significantly increase its competitiveness in the Serbian market" Zivan Savic, General Manager of Veridix, points out.

"MDI is an important customer for Mantis and will accelerate the process of becoming the leader of logistics software and solutions in the Serbian market as we have successfully done in the other markets of Eastern Europe. We are confident that our know-how and experience in FMCG & Food logistics as well as the vital local support of our Serbian partner Veridix warrantees a successful project implementation" states Nikos Iosif, Mantis International’ Business Development Manager for Serbia.

About MD International

MD International, founded in 1997, is a leading FMCG and Food distributor in the Serbian market serving more than 15 local and multi-national corporations like Henkel, Schwarzkopf & Henkel and BIC.

About Veridix

Veridix is active for almost 10 years in Serbia as one of the leading suppliers of auto-id solutions including top international brands such as Symbol and Datamax. Veridix partnered with Mantis in middle 2007 and invested in a team of qualified professional to promote and support Mantis’ leading logistics information systems in Serbia.