ClearOrbit Enables Global Supply Chain Collaboration for Herbalife


Austin, Texas - Nov. 8, 2006 - ClearOrbit( www.clearorbit.com ), the leading provider of real-time supply chain execution and collaboration software solutions, today announced that Herbalife has implemented ClearOrbit's Xtended Process Control (X.PC) suite to manage its global supply chain and order fulfillment operations. Herbalife sells weight management, nutritional supplement and personal-care products in 62 countries.

To maximize operation of its global supply chain, Herbalife has implemented a range of ClearOrbit's X.PC supply chain collaboration software solutions. One key module within the X.PC suite is PO Collaborator, which allows users to synchronize replenishment among various parties in real time, based on purchase orders for required materials.

ClearOrbit's X.PC ties all order visibility and process control in real-time directly to Herbalife's Oracle ERP system. ClearOrbit enables complete automation of procurement across Herbalife's extended supply chain, as X.PC provides purchase order visibility and replenishment to all suppliers, while enabling selected suppliers to implement Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) - all from a common real-time data platform. The company can track supplier metrics and performance scorecards, load planning and event management, increasing its ability to respond to changing conditions. Inventory reductions, reduced warehousing and administrative costs are all driven by process controls at the supplier's shipping dock, tied directly to Herbalife's enterprise data model.

"The Herbalife implementation is further proof that ClearOrbit offers the most advanced collaboration functionality without the risks and complexity of a proprietary data model," said John Reece, president and CEO of ClearOrbit. Herbalife is an innovative company that has been a fantastic partner in the implementation process. We are pleased to be playing a critical role in enabling Herbalife's supply chain systems for high velocity transactions and global collaboration."

About ClearOrbit

ClearOrbit's real-time supply chain execution and reverse logistics solutions improve the speed, visibility, and control of extended manufacturing and distribution supply chains. Since 1994, Austin, TX-based ClearOrbit has assisted more than 275 clients in automating and controlling process execution within their extended supply networks. ClearOrbit delivers on the promise of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems such as Oracle and SAP with fully integrated supply chain execution, collaboration and reverse logistics solutions that address "last mile functionality" issues while complimenting the existing infrastructure. ClearOrbit customers include market leaders such as Alcoa, Biogen, Canon, Cisco Systems, General Electric, JDS Uniphase, Texas Instruments and Welch's. For more information, visit www.clearorbit.com .

ClearOrbit and X.PC are trademarks of ClearOrbit Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

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