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ATLANTA, Ga., and SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

--Digital Transformation & Collaboration Leverages Partner Strengths to Solve

Growing Complexities in Supply Chain and Fulfillment

Today, Dematic – a subsidiary of the global intralogistics provider KION Group

– announced a partnership to transform the supply chain industry through

accelerated cloud innovation. Dematic aims to bolster supply chain resiliency

and deliver go-to-market solutions by combining Dematic's supply chain

expertise with Google Cloud's cutting-edge cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI)

and Machine Learning (ML) technologies.

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The partners will join forces to leverage shared learnings that will drive

rapid cloud innovation. By migrating Dematic's offerings to the cloud and

introducing AI and ML, Dematic will improve customers' supply chain execution.

"This partnership is a continuation of our invaluable collaboration with the

Google Cloud team, whose keen interest in helping us build and test the next

generation of warehouse management solutions makes this alliance a perfect

match for our growth strategy. Through this partnership we are helping our

customers advance their positions in the industry," said Dematic Chief

Technology Officer Dee Cusack.

"We value Google Cloud's drive for innovation and commitment to reimagining our

customer solutions as we make our own transition to the cloud. We're excited to

start the next chapter of our business together."

The partnership will allow Dematic to develop and deploy a range of solutions,

including eCommerce and omnichannel fulfillment, and control tower applications

for key vertical markets including General Merchandise, Grocery, Apparel, and

Food and Beverage.

"Google Cloud is committed to helping organizations across the supply chain

address the rapidly-evolving needs and expectations of customers, suppliers,

and fulfillment centers with cloud technology," said Kirsten Kliphouse,

President, North America, Google Cloud. "We're pleased to partner with Dematic

to provide customers with innovative solutions and technologies that will help

them quickly address changes across the industry and that support their digital

transformation goals."

With Google Cloud, Dematic customers will be able to create a more sustainable

supply chain by leveraging data to understand efficiencies to be gained in

areas such as operations, planning, labor and inventory.

About Dematic

Dematic designs, builds, and supports intelligent automated solutions

empowering and sustaining the future of commerce for its customers in

manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution. With research and development

engineering centers, manufacturing facilities, and service centers located in

more than 35 countries, the Dematic global network of over 11,000 employees has

helped achieve approximately 8,000 worldwide customer installations for some of

the world's leading brands. Headquartered in Atlanta, Dematic is a member of

KION Group, one of the world's leading suppliers of industrial trucks and

supply chain solutions.

About The KION Group

The KION Group is among the world's leading suppliers of industrial trucks and

supply chain solutions. Its portfolio encompasses industrial trucks such as

forklift trucks and warehouse trucks, as well as integrated automation

technology and software solutions for the optimization of supply chains,

including all related services. Across more than 100 countries worldwide, the

KION Group's solutions improve the flow of material and information within

factories, warehouses, and distribution centers.

The Group, which is included in the MDAX, is the largest manufacturer of

industrial trucks in Europe in terms of units sold in 2021. In China, it is the

leading foreign manufacturer (as measured by revenue in 2020) and number three

overall. The KION Group is also one of the world's leading providers of

warehouse automation (as measured by revenue in 2020).

At the end of 2021, more than 1.6 million of the KION Group's industrial trucks

and more than 8,000 of its installed systems were in use by customers of

various sizes and in numerous industries on six continents. The Group currently

has around 40,000 employees and generated revenue of around €10.3 billion in

2021.

Current KION Group images can be found in our image database at

https://mediacenter.kiongroup.com/categories and on the websites of our various

brands.

Disclaimer:

This release and the information contained herein are for information purposes

only and do not constitute a prospectus or an offer to sell or a solicitation

of an offer to buy any securities in the United States or in any other

jurisdiction. This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject

to various risks and uncertainties. Future results could differ materially from

those described in these forward-looking statements due to certain factors, for

example, changes in business, economic, and competitive conditions (including

with respect to further developments in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic),

regulatory reforms, results of technical studies, foreign exchange rate

fluctuations, uncertainties in litigation or investigative proceedings, and the

availability of financing. We do not undertake any responsibility to update the

forward-looking statements in this release.

SOURCE:  Dematic

CONTACT: Mandi Baronas, mandi.baronas@dematic.com