Apriso Joins SAP's Industry Value Network for Forest and Paper Companies.LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Apriso Corporation, a provider of adaptive software platforms for 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. execution, confirmed its selection as a member of SAP AG's industry value network (IVN IVN Interactive Video Network IVN Intravenous IVN Internationale Vereniging voor Neerlandistiek IVN Intravenous Nutrition IVN Integrated Voice Network IVN Intervening Networks IVN in Vehicle Network ) for forest and paper companies within the mill products industry. This designation is based upon SAP customer feedback and nominations and recognizes the value Apriso brings to forest and paper companies, extending Apriso's relationship with SAP. SAP's industry value networks are ecosystems that bring together partners such as Apriso, independent software vendors and systems integrators with SAP and executives from leading SAP customer companies. The members of each IVN, including the recently launched IVN for forest and paper companies, work together to solve customers' most pressing business challenges through the creation and continual improvement Continual Improvement (also called incremental improvement or staircase improvement) is a process or productivity improvement tool intended to have a stable and consistent growth and improvement of all the segments of a process or processes. of end-to-end business processes. As a result of the collaboration, companies will extend and enrich their investments in solutions from SAP and IVN members, helping optimize asset utilization and lower IT investment risk. Apriso was selected for participation within SAP's IVN for forest and paper companies based on its ability to provide a lean Manufacturing Lean manufacturing is the production of goods using less of everything compared to mass production: less human effort, less manufacturing space, less investment in tools, and less engineering time to develop a new product. Execution System (MES (Manufacturing Execution Software) Software that provides real time access to plant activities that include equipment, labor, orders and inventory. An MES integrates the data with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems so that management has complete control of ). Apriso's offerings are part of its overall FlexNet([R]) platform, a robust, highly scalable, global operations execution system that may be deployed for specific operations tasks (ex: warehouse operations) or for multiple operations, such as production and maintenance. "Apriso is pleased to have been selected for participation within this newly created IVN", says Marcus Collins, Mill Products industry director for Apriso. "We believe the Apriso solution is unique in the industry, providing a scalable system for extending the value of SAP solutions. Apriso provides a means for mills to effectively manage operations execution, yet still leverage the centralized management of an enterprise-class 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. system, like those provided by SAP." Enhancing Customers' ERP Investment in SAP Solutions Apriso has already provided hundreds of operations execution solutions for manufacturers, so their inclusion within this newly created IVN for forest and paper companies is a logical choice. Apriso, an SAP Software Partner and "Powered by SAP NetWeaver([R])" partner, offers customers over 110 pre-configured integration points with SAP solutions. The real benefactors of this recently announced relationship are the forest and paper customers who will have access to highly flexible applications with built-in business processes to address their unique manufacturing challenges. Forest and paper organizations can now empower plant operators, operations managers and executive management to make better informed and timely decisions. This will empower them to take faster corrective action A corrective action is a change implemented to address a weakness identified in a management system. Normally corrective actions are instigated in response to a customer complaint, abnormal levels if internal nonconformity, nonconformities identified during an internal audit or to improve efficiency, lower costs and enhance profitability in a number of functional areas, including: * Better supplier visibility * Maximize delivery performance * Better accuracy on the mill floor * Improve maintenance planning * Enhance ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). on ERP investment To learn more about Apriso and SAP's IVN for forest and paper companies, please go to http://www.apriso.com/en-us/Industries/millproducts.htm, or contact Apriso's industry director for Mill Products, Marcus Collins, at +1 (425) 256 - 2886, or at mcollins@apriso.com. About Apriso Apriso Corporation is a software company dedicated to providing a competitive advantage for its customers. It does so by enabling organizations to adapt quickly and easily to market changes and unexpected events. Apriso's FlexNet platform provides visibility, adaptability and real-time control Real-time control is a popular term for a certain class of digital controllers. For effective digital control, it is critical that sample time be constant. Real-time control achieves nearly constant sample time. See also
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