News | March 3, 2008

Tompkins Associates Acquires Technomic Asia Global Supply Chain Services On The Rise

As an integral part of its global expansion, Tompkins Associates (Tompkins) has acquired Shanghai-based Technomic Asia. The acquisition enhances Tompkins'ability to assist businesses to both establish operations in Asia and to improve their processes and performance as part of their overall supply chain strategies.

"The past 30 years have been a continuous evolution, and expansion in Asia is the next natural step for us," says Jim Tompkins, President and CEO of Tompkins. "Technomic Asia has more than two decades of experience in helping clients to enter, expand and optimize their operations in China and throughout Asia, and we are excited to expand our Global Supply Chain Services."

According to Steve Ganster, Technomic Asia's Managing Director, there is a definite need for this type of fusion. "By merging with Tompkins, we have the opportunity to combine resources, experience, and knowledge and share the highest level of business strategy and global supply chain expertise with our clients."

Tompkins' Global Supply Chain Services help clients define and implement:

  • Global business and supply chain strategies, supply chain transformations, and organization development.
  • Global supply chain processes that improve efficiency, effectiveness, and business performance.
  • Global trade and risk management strategies and processes.

A Global Integrated Business Solutions (GIBS) company, Tompkins is the leading provider of end-to-end business strategy and supply chain consulting services-from supplier's suppliers to customer's customers, as well as from planning through transformation and implementation. The company is headquartered in North Carolina with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

About Tompkins Associates
Tompkins Associates designs and integrates premier, global end-to-end solutions for companies that embrace supply chain excellence. For more than 30 years, Tompkins has evolved with the marketplace to become the leading provider of global supply chain services, distribution operations consulting, technology implementation, material handling integration, and benchmarking and best practices. The company is headquartered in Raleigh, NC. For more information, visit www.tompkinsinc.com
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SOURCE: Tompkins Associates