Acsis, Inc., Supply Chain Execution Leader, Forms Academic Alliance With Clarkson U School of Business.Business Editors MARLTON, N.J. & POTSDAM, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2002 U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report Weekly newsmagazine published in Washington, D.C. U.S. News was founded in 1933 by David Lawrence (1888–1973) to cover important domestic events; he founded World Report in 1945 to treat world news. The two magazines were merged in 1948. Ranks Clarkson Supply Chain Management Program Among Best in Nation Acsis, Inc., a worldwide leader in data collection enabling products and supply chain execution systems solutions for the 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. marketplace, focused in SAP(TM) R/3(R), and a new member of Inc Magazine's top 500 private companies, has formed an academic alliance with the School of Business at Clarkson University Clarkson participates in student exchange programs with many schools in Europe and Australia. One example is the University of Leicester in the UK where students who are studying engineering come to Clarkson for a year as part of one of the exchange programs. in Potsdam, NY. Clarkson University's undergraduate supply chain management program was recently ranked as one of the top 15 programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The alliance will further strengthen the school's global supply chain management curriculum where Clarkson University is already integrating SAP software into its program. "Our alliance with Clarkson, which evolved from the long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. involvement in Clarkson's Business Leadership Council by late Acsis chairman Nate Konecky, will further enhance the industry appeal for the Clarkson curriculum," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Acsis CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Steven Selfridge. "Long term, we envision co-op opportunities and potentially broader relationships among our own partners but especially with SAP because of our new DPExchange product, which provides real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. from anywhere within a company's external or internal supply chain to provide the SAP R/3 system with immediate access to critical information." "Clarkson has the academic talent and resources to create a long-term, highly effective global supply chain management curriculum," said Tim Sugrue, Ph.D., Dean of the Clarkson University School of Business. With Farzad Mahmoodi, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Global Competitiveness, spearheading the effort, Clarkson's direct connection to the industry through Acsis and SAP, as well as nationally recognized programs in engineering and information technology, offer excellent foundations for Clarkson's innovative and multidisciplinary mul·ti·dis·ci·pli·nar·y adj. Of, relating to, or making use of several disciplines at once: a multidisciplinary approach to teaching. supply chain program. "We're excited and anxious to move ahead," Sugrue added. "Information technology provides the backbone for supply chain management and the ability to use Acsis products in conjunction with SAP R/3 in our curriculum will provide our students with a clear edge for the future in the marketplace," said Mahmoodi. About Acsis, Inc. Acsis, Inc., which has just been named to Inc Magazine's list of the 500 fastest growing companies, is a worldwide leader in supply chain execution systems solutions and data collection enabling technology and services, specializing in the implementation of SAP R/3(R) systems. To attain the Inc ranking, Acsis achieved 471 percent growth in the past five years, with sales growing from $3,897,000 in 1997 to $22,244,000 in 2001. The company's solutions are designed to simplify the integration and use of SAP R/3(R) systems within manufacturing, distribution and warehouse operations. By implementing Acsis solutions, customers dramatically improve their supply chain efficiencies and improve the reliability of real time material movements. This information results in the customer's ability to lower costs, improve customer satisfaction, and make better use of their assets. Since 1996, Acsis has served its global clients from its headquarters in Marlton, New Jersey Marlton is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Evesham Township in Burlington County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population of Marlton was 10,260. and European office in Munich, Germany. More information is available at www.acsisinc.com. About Clarkson University Clarkson University, founded in 1896, is an independent technological university in Potsdam, New York Potsdam, New York relates to two locations in Saint Lawrence County, New York:
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