BUSINESS AREA: MIC2000  
Andalusian Agri-food Sector commits to investing in new business management systems through agreement between Landaluz and MP
The Andalusian business association for quality in the agri-food sector, Landaluz, and MP Systems, the Information and Communication Technology Division of Corporación Industrial MP, have signed an agreement for MP Systems to provide members of Landaluz with a comprehensive consulting ser vice for business management ICT solutions adapted specifically to the needs of the Andalusian agro-industr y.

This initiative will give Andalusian agrifood companies access to innovative IT applications, enabling them to improve per formance and optimise their ever yday management processes, and will facilitate access from Andalusia to large-scale distribution markets, both on a national and international level.

MP Systems’ MIC 2000 ERP+ software will provide Landaluz members with tools for electronic data interchange (EDI), e-mail, templates for negotiations with clients, logistics, etc. MP Systems is the leading company in the sector thanks to its innovative processes and solutions, which guarantee its clients the tools necessar y for them to reach their objectives.

The Landaluz purchasing network, “Landaluz Central de Compras y Ser vicios, S.A.”, 49% of which is held by the public enterprise DAP (for the development of the fishing and agricultural sectors) and 51% by Landaluz itself, was created in 2003 with the aim of of fering Andalusian agri-food companies which are members of the Landaluz association preferential agreements with suppliers, thereby reducing their costs.


  The Landaluz purchasing network currently has around 40 agreements signed with first-rate suppliers, acting as an intermediar y for purchases for a value of 7 million euros, and providing an average saving for member companies of 12%. Landaluz currently brings together 140 companies from the Andalusian agri-food sector, with a total turnover reaching 5 billion euros, which represents approximately 37% of the total for the sector.

MP Systems will provide Landaluz members with a comprehensive consulting service for ICT business management solutions.