A Hole in One: IDS Scheer and MacGregor Golf Complete Go-Live Implementation of ARIS SmartPath for Durable Goods.AMELIA ISLAND Amelia Island is one of the southernmost of the Sea Islands, a chain of barrier islands that stretches along the east coast of the United States from South Carolina to Florida. It is 13 miles long (21 km) and approximately 4 miles (6 km) wide at its widest point. , Fla. -- IDS Scheer, the leading provider of solutions for business process excellence, today announced at ARIS ARIS American Religious Identification Survey ARIS Architecture of Integrated Information Systems ARIS Active Rack Isolation System ARIS Aggregate Route-based IP Switching ARIS Agentia Romana pentru Investitii Straine ProcessWorld 2007 the completion of a project go-live in the discrete manufacturing Fabricating products by assembling components and subsystems into larger systems. The automated assembly line is the prime example of discrete manufacturing such as in the making of automobiles, household appliances and computer systems. industry with MacGregor Golf, a leading designer and manufacturer of golf equipment. The initial implementation began on May 15, 2006 at MacGregor Golf's Albany, GA office and went live on December 1, 2006. The solution will also be rolled out to the company's offices in Japan and the United Kingdom. "MacGregor Golf is one of the oldest golf companies in the world with 109 years of tradition, innovation and product excellence. With ARIS SmartPath for Durable Goods durable goods Goods, such as appliances and automobiles, that have a useful life over a number of periods. Firms that produce durable goods are often subject to wide fluctuations in sales and profits. Also called consumer durables. deployed, we are now in position to better server our customers and realize business process efficiencies," said Jay Verenakis, Chief Information Officer. Utilizing IDS Scheer's ARIS SmartPath for Durable Goods solution, MacGregor Golf (www.macgregorgolf.com) has improved its customer order entry system and begun to take advantage of lean manufacturing practices. ARIS SmartPath for Durable Goods, based on the SAP[TM] All-in-One Solution, addresses industry-specific processes, such as forecasting, demand management, product development, sales opportunity tracking, and reporting functionality in a consumer goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and environment. "We are pleased to announce a very successful business process improvement initiative based on our ARIS SmartPath solution with MacGregor Golf," said Dr. Mathias Kirchmer, Chief Innovation & Marketing Officer, IDS Scheer Group. "Our industry-specific ARIS SmartPath solution, which combines ARIS reference models, consulting services and SAP software, plays a key role in process optimization, particularly those processes related to manufacturing, at MacGregor Golf." About IDS Scheer With the ARIS Platform, IDS Scheer is the leading provider of solutions for business process excellence. The company's ARIS-based solutions offer a complete portfolio of software, services and methods to address all phases of the business process lifecycle: strategy, design, implementation, controlling, documentation, and continuous improvement. From small/medium enterprises to Global 1000 organizations, IDS Scheer helps companies optimize their investments in Business Process Management (BPM), Enterprise Architecture (EA), Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA (1) (Start Of Authority) The first record in a DNS zone file. See DNS records. (2) (Service Oriented Architecture) The modularization of business functions for greater flexibility and reusability. ), Corporate Performance Management (CPM), and Compliance Management. As a Global SAP Service Partner and strategic SAP development partner, IDS Scheer has unmatched domain expertise in Enterprise Resource Planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. (ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. ), Supply Chain Management (SCM (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management. (2) See supply chain management. ), Customer Relationship Management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ), and SAP NetWeaver. With more than 2,500 employees worldwide and 6,000-plus customers in over 70 countries, IDS Scheer's 2005 revenues reached $386.4 million USD/318 million Euros. IDS Scheer was established in 1984 by August-Wilhelm Scheer, widely recognized as a founding father of Business Process Management. For more information on IDS Scheer in the Americas, visit http://www.ids-scheer.com/us. Copyright [c] 2007 IDS Scheer All rights reserved. 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