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Blume Global Joins Americas' SAP Users' Group as Partner

Blume Will Empower ASUG Members to Bolster Their SAP Investments With Powerful Supply Chain and Logistics Capabilities

Blume Global Joins Americas' SAP Users' Group as Partner

PLEASANTON, Calif., January 31, 2019 - Blume Global, a leader in global logistics and digital supply chain solutions, today announced it has joined the Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG) as a Partner. The latest in a series of partnerships, including software and implementation agreements, today's news further extends Blume Global's supply chain ecosystem for SAP's users.

Blume plans to engage with ASUG's network of 38 North American chapters and industry-focused special-interest groups to help drive digital innovation and advance best practices for logistics and supply chain professionals. Blume hopes to help ASUG members — spanning traditional and emerging industries at more than 2,300 companies — actively shape SAP's product and service offerings through ASUG's Influence programs.


"We are excited to welcome Blume Global to the ASUG network, which is made up of some of the most dynamic and cutting-edge SAP customers in the world," said Geoff Scott, CEO, ASUG. "Our members represent the best of the best companies that are capitalizing on today's latest technologies — including supply chain — and we can't wait for the Blume team to share their knowledge and expertise with our members to help drive their success."

"SAP's users are the visionaries at the forefront of digital transformation — and among them are the industry leaders truly driving tomorrow's supply chain best practices," said Pervinder Johar, CEO, Blume Global. "By partnering with ASUG, Blume Global will work closely with these visionaries as we extend our solutions and network of networks, to empower them to exact the greatest return on their investments in SAP while moving the entire industry ahead."

Blume Global provides a unique digital supply chain solution designed to solve the critical technology and business challenges of chief supply chain officers. The company's solutions build on nearly 25 years of network and data-driven connections to create real-time visibility, as well as the logistics execution to help customers in retail, manufacturing, CPG, hi-tech and network partners—including carriers and service providers—translate visibility into real value for customers.

The Blume Digital Platform is integrated with industry-leading ERP and transportation management solutions, including SAP. This connection empowers organizations to extend investments in their SAP applications to power their supply chains' digital transformation. It also connects SAP's users with Blume Logistics, a trusted execution platform, 300+ intermodal marketing companies (IMCs) across 1,400 offices and 6,000+ motor carriers. The platform processes over $1 billion in annual transactions for customers with 99.99 percent billing accuracy.

About ASUG
Founded in 1991, Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG) is the world's largest SAP user group, serving 2,300-plus businesses via company-wide memberships. ASUG's mission is to help people and organizations get the most value from their investments in SAP technology. The Chicago-based organization accomplishes this by connecting and educating people through in-person and virtual events, delivering customer feedback to SAP, and advocating for its members. Find additional information at https://www.asug.com/about.

About Blume Global
From the world's largest global retailers, manufacturers and consumer products companies to the smallest local drayage trucking companies, success depends on end-to-end visibility and orchestration of global supply chain networks across every move, mode and mile. With its AI-enabled, data-driven digital platform and solutions for real-time visibility, logistics execution, asset management, optimization and financial settlement, Blume Global leverages more than 24 years of data insights and its global network to help enterprises be more agile and responsive, improve service delivery and reduce costs. Learn more at blumeglobal.com.

More Info: https://www.blumeglobal.com/

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