Adexa eGPS Includes Business Performance Analysis Tools From Stratascope.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2002 Benchmarks and "What If" Scenarios Enable Manufacturers to Identify Financial Opportunities and Develop Actionable Strategic Plans Adexa Inc., a leading provider of enterprise business planning solutions, today announced the integration of business performance analysis tools from Stratascope Inc. into the Corporate Planning module of Adexa's Enterprise Global Planning System See spreadsheet and financial planning system. (eGPS(TM)). This enhanced functionality enables Adexa to provide manufacturers with the ability to measure and benchmark business performance in order to identify areas that need improvement. The Adexa Corporate Planning solution then maps the impact of corrective actions across business groups to minimize negative repercussions repercussions npl → répercussions fpl repercussions npl → Auswirkungen pl and maximize corporate benefits. "Manufacturing executives need a view into the operations issues that drive--or impede--profitability. Taking full advantage of every smart business opportunity through strategic corporate planning is the imperative in today's competitive environment, and it requires meaningful information," said Darryl Praill, senior vice president of marketing for Adexa. "Our Corporate Planning solution puts the control in the hands of manufacturers, enabling them to better understand and leverage financial opportunities through strategic utilization of capital assets capital assets n. equipment, property, and funds owned by a business. (See: capital, capital account) ." Adexa's Corporate Planning solution identifies the key strategic areas where companies need to improve and ensures the operations side of the business is executing to achieve those objectives. It ensures decisions are made based on sound financial indicators, to ensure that all assets in the enterprise are utilized to maximize profitability. This applies to local and global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. , as well as to the supply chain and contract manufacturers. "We take the guess work out of strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. ," said Juergen Kuebler, chairman and president of Stratascope. "Our database of more than 500 value-driving business issues, cross-referenced by their impact on financial performance and integrated with Adexa's deep planning and execution data model, creates a corporate planning solution that takes into account all stakeholders and ensures that they execute to achieve overarching corporate objectives." About Adexa Founded in 1994, Adexa delivers solutions that synchronize corporate planning with operations planning and execution, to ensure assets are utilized to achieve strategic objectives. Adexa helps companies reduce the cost of goods sold Cost of goods sold The total cost of buying raw materials, and paying for all the factors that go into producing finished goods. cost of goods sold , shorten lead-times for orders and reduce inventory costs through improved supply chain collaboration and management. Adexa's Enterprise Global Planning System (eGPS) analyzes and benchmarks enterprise performance against competitors, at a fine level of detail, to set attainable objectives that deliver the greatest return on assets Return on assets (ROA) Indicator of profitability. Determined by dividing net income for the past 12 months by total average assets. Result is shown as a percentage. ROA can be decomposed into return on sales (net income/sales) multiplied by asset utilization (sales/assets). . eGPS aggregates supply and demand information, measured against material and capacity constraints, for the rapid development of integrated, accurate and flexible planning and execution scenarios. Adexa's global customer base includes General Motors, Hitachi, Johnson & Johnson, Lucent, Maytag, Toshiba, Boeing, Quaker Fabrics, Philips, Pulse, Siemens Limited, TSMC TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation TSMC Traffic Systems Management Center TSMC Toll Station Management Controller TSMC Transportation Supply Maintenance Command TSMC Technical Services Manager Code , Unilever, Xerox, and AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. . For more information visit www.adexa.com. About Stratascope Inc. Headquartered in North Chelmsford, Mass., Stratascope delivers analytical tools that enable corporations and solution providers to identify the business strategies that would add the most value to their operations under their current market conditions and competitive landscape. The applications can be used to identify operational opportunities, link them to potential solutions, build business cases around the initiatives, and mitigate investment risk. Stratascope's customers include Adexa, PeopleSoft, EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , SAS-Canada, Informatica, Formation Systems, IONA Technologies IONA Technologies, NASDAQ: IONA, began life as a campus company in Trinity College, Dublin and was founded by Chris Horn, Annrai O'Toole, Colin Newman and Seán Baker.[1][2] IONA maintains headquarter offices in Dublin, Boston and Tokyo. , Camstar Systems, Lombardi Software, and Frontstep. For more information visit www.stratascope.com. |
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