Baan Secures First Contract Since Invensys Takeover; Defence Aviation Repair Agency Places Major 3,000-User, Multi-million Pound Order for Complete Baan Enterprise Solution.Business Editors LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20, 2000 In its first new contract since being acquired by Invensys Invensys plc is a British engineering company, headquartered in London, England. It was formed by the merger of Siebe and BTR in 1999. The company is multinational with operations in over 60 countries, employing over 35,000 employees. plc, software provider Baan (Baan Company) A software company that was an early specialist in enterprise-wide applications. Founded in the Netherlands in 1978 by Jan and Paul Baan (Baan is pronounced like the name "Ron" with a "B"), Baan became a major ERP vendor operating in more than 80 countries. has won a major 3,000-user, multi-million pound order from the Defence Aviation Repair Agency (DARA). Part of the Ministry of Defence, DARA is the largest government-owned Aerospace and Defence facility in Europe. The acquisition by Invensys has secured the future of Baan and begun the process of restoring its leadership position. DARA selected Baan because its solutions offered the best business fit for DARA's complex supply chain and production requirements. In particular, Baan's approach will enable DARA to accelerate the mapping of its new, best-in-class business processes onto the Baan software. The resulting flexibility will enable rapid deployment and early returns on their investment. Bruce Henderson Bruce D. Henderson (1915-1992) was the founder of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Henderson founded BCG in 1963 in Boston, Massachusetts. Originally called the Management and Consulting Division of the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company, what became BCG was itself a , Chief Executive of Invensys Software Systems Division, said: "Because of its product quality, it was clear that customers would return to Baan as soon as its future was assured. This is the first demonstration of that belief and we are confident that there will be many more contracts in the coming months." Andy Hamilton
Andrew Neil Hamilton (born 1954) is a British comedian, game show panellist, director and comedy scriptwriter for television and radio. , Corporate Development Director, DARA said: "We chose the Baan package after an exhaustive 15 month evaluation period Evaluation period The time interval over which funds assess a money manager's performance. , not simply on the grounds of its unrivalled functionality in the Aerospace and Defence market, but also because of the attractiveness of Baan's e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. strategy and complete e-suite of products." About the contract The order comprises Baan 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. , Supply Chain Management, BaanFrontOffice, e-commerce and Baan Enterprise Knowledge Management, which combined provide a complete enterprise management and e-fulfillment solution. This will enable DARA to reduce costs and significantly improve production turnaround time (1) In batch processing, the time it takes to receive finished reports after submission of documents or files for processing. In an online environment, turnaround time is the same as response time. by increasing the visibility of design, product and maintenance information across the organization's multiple divisions and sites. Today's aerospace and defence company can no longer afford to focus exclusively on defence projects but instead must be able to work in a hybrid defence/commercial environment in order to survive. The total Baan enterprise solutions will enable DARA to compete efficiently and effectively by providing the tools to enable them to streamline business processes and meet important business demands such as program life-cycle and supply chain management, giving it a company-wide view of production, sales and supply chain. About DARA The Defence Aviation Repair Agency (DARA) was formed in April 1999 following the merger of the Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation and the RAF's Maintenance Group Defence Agency. The Agency now offers its unique skills and comprehensive facilities to the wider aviation market, providing a one-stop-shop for aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul or MRO is a multi-billion dollar industry which works on international authorization rules to deliver a safe airline operation and to assure reliability and availability of customer fleets. . It is the largest government-owned facility of its kind in Europe. About Baan Baan is wholly-owned by Invensys plc, having been acquired in August 2000. Invensys is a UK based, global leader in the automation and controls industry with a turnover of $14 billion. Baan has been integrated into the newly formed Invensys Software Systems division which already has $2 billion in turnover. It is a global leader in the provision of industrial and commercial software solutions. Baan's best-in-class solutions address the business needs of the entire extended enterprise, with powerful e-Fulfilment that helps engineering and manufacturing companies transition to the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the . The company's inter-enterprise 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, Customer Relationship Management and e-Business solutions are deployed at more than 15,000 customer sites worldwide, helping customers to drive strategic business growth, improve business processes, reduce operating complexity, and increase corporate flexibility. Invensys plc Invensys plc is a global leader in the Automation and Controls industry. With its head office in London, England it operates in all regions of the world through four focused divisions -- Software Systems, Automation Systems, Power Systems and Control Systems. With over 90,000 employees, the company's products and services range from advanced control systems and networks for automating industrial plants and controlling the environment of buildings, to electronic devices and controls found in residential buildings and light commercial applications, plus complete power systems for the telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. and information technology industries. |
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