Acsis' User Conference Identifies Keys for Managing the Extended Supply Chain.Business Editors MARLTON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2003 Acsis, Inc. Clients and Industry Analysts Share Strategies for Achieving Real-Time Visibility and Interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. Across Supply Chain Networks Acsis, Inc., focused on delivering supply chain solutions for companies using SAP 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. software, brought together industry analysts, manufacturers and Fortune 1,000 companies at Acsis' DataPass Users Group (DUG DUG Digital Underground DUG Diagonal Unitary Group DUG Desktop User Group DUG Domino User Group DUG Delphi User Group ) to discuss the implications and challenges inherent in managing and achieving visibility into the extended supply chain. "Enterprises are evolving their supply chain models to extend manufacturing processes, once preformed in-house, to third-party outsourcers," said Ann Grackin, founding partner of supply chain-focused research firm ChainLink Research, in her presentation at DUG, "Going to Extremes in the Supply Chain." "While the extended supply chain offers important cost savings and productivity efficiencies, the complexities laden in these virtual manufacturing Virtual manufacturing The modeling of manufacturing systems using audiovisual or other sensory features to simulate or design alternatives for an actual manufacturing environment, or the prototyping and manufacture of a proposed product using computers. networks require real-time visibility beyond a company's four walls and into partners' manufacturing and distribution operations. This requires intelligent 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. collection solutions as an essential part of the IT portfolio." 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. Steve Banker, service director of ARC Advisory Group's Supply Chain Management practice and also a presenter at DUG, business process synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission. (2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization. (3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP. and interoperability are also key components to executing Collaborative Manufacturing Models, part of the extended supply chain. "Effective collaboration with partners requires a communication platform that transcends the enterprise's boundaries allowing partners' disparate applications and infrastructures to communicate through a single unified medium," Banker said. Responding to the industry's demands for better tools to manage outsourcers and collaborate with partners across the extended supply chain, Acsis developed DPExchange, the newest product in its Data-Link family of products. DPExchange brings real-time supply chain visibility and synchronization to outsourced and collaborative business processes. Built on Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. technology, DPExchange extends data collection beyond the traditional organizational borders, connecting customers and third-party partners through a Web-based interface and allowing them to monitor and respond to key events in real time across the extended supply chain. "DUG always provides a great forum to share ideas and strategies with my peers on better ways to leverage our SAP investment," said Vince Ombres, systems manager of Materials Management Materials management is the branch of logistics that deals with the tangible components of a supply chain. Specifically, this covers the acquisition of spare parts and replacements, quality control of purchasing and ordering such parts, and the standards involved in ordering, Systems, Bayer Group, and chairman of the DataPass User's Group. "The presentations from industry experts are also valuable, as they illuminate il·lu·mi·nate v. il·lu·mi·nat·ed, il·lu·mi·nat·ing, il·lu·mi·nates v.tr. 1. To provide or brighten with light. 2. To decorate or hang with lights. 3. the supply chain trends that will have the greatest impact on my business." DUG meets annually to provide and exchange information on Acsis' Data-Link family of products, including DPExchange, DataPass and SAPConsole solutions, and other issues related to improving supply chain, warehousing and manufacturing environments that rely on Acsis' software to improve the performance of SAP R/3 systems. About Acsis, Inc. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Marlton, N.J., Acsis Inc. is a worldwide leader in delivering supply chain solutions for companies deploying SAP's Enterprise Resource Planning software solution. Acsis specializes in real-time data collection and mobile solutions for an SAP environment, combining its proven software applications with an experienced service-oriented approach to deliver practical solutions for today's supply chain challenges. Acsis can be found on the Web at www.acsisinc.com |
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