of countries . They need to be able to deal in large volumes , while utilising a customisable solution always available to them without having to bend the product so much they miss out on functions and features that are in the pipeline . “ Ours is a true cloud solution ,” confirms Shome . “ Some say they have a SaaS product , but to me that ’ s just a way of licensing the price , it doesn ’ t mean you have a public cloud solution available . This is what we can provide and because of our set up each customer has their own version of our latest solution customised to their needs and compatible with our global product and any future upgrades . At some point legacy solutions become unsustainable for the vendor and hinder the progress of the customer .”
Shome is proud that Centiro is financially stable and aims to makes sure its projects are profitable for everyone involved . “ We want to work with customers that have growth agendas and understand the value we bring ,” he says . “ Hence they come to us via the network we ’ ve built over many years .” It ’ s one of the reasons why Centiro was named Best Technology Partner at last year ’ s JDA Connect in London , recognising the alignment of Centiro ’ s Last Mile solutions to JDA Intelligent Fulfilment solutions allied to creating joint value for customers . Creating that value starts with being ahead of the game by recognising , and reacting to , industry-wide trends .
“ We ’ re seeing more legislation around cleaner fuels and the congestion relating to pollution ,” notes Shome . “ The UK is highly advanced in last mile delivery with home deliveries increasing exponentially since the advent of online . We need collaboration to combat this environmental impact so the challenge is still to service customers in a way that ’ s as green as possible . The Mayor of London ’ s Transport Strategy is an encouraging first step towards securing a sustainable and more environmentally friendly future for deliveries . If London is to have any chance of meeting these goals the Mayor has set out , organisations from all parts of the industry – from
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