Clarks Runs with Metastorm to Cut Costs, Improve Operations; e-Work Software to become corporate standard for streamlining internal processes.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SEVERNA PARK Severna Park can refer to:
The Clarks Companies, North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. (CCNA See Cisco certification. ), manufacturers of the Clarks England and Bostonian footwear brands, will deploy Metastorm e-Work to streamline its operational processes. e-Work, Metastorm's Business Process Management (BPM) software, will be implemented in four locations, including the company's North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. headquarters in Newton, Mass., and its distribution center in Hanover, Pa. The Clarks Companies, a subsidiary of C&J Clark, Limited of Somerset, England, one of the largest footwear companies in the world, will add e-Work to its preferred list of solutions, making it the corporate standard for automating business processes. The company calculated that it would recoup the cost of its investment within 18 months through automation of just two processes. However, Clarks plans to use e-Work to automate 12 to 18 processes during this 18-month time frame, which will yield increased savings at no additional cost to the company. "All existing processes that involve extensive administrative effort or inefficient practices will be streamlined and automated through e-Work," said Steve Katsirubas, Director of Business Systems at CCNA. "To date, we have identified 30 existing processes, involving customer service, finance, and human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. that could be improved with BPM. As future opportunities to reduce costs or increase sales through automation arise, we will continue to streamline them through e-Work," Katsirubas added. Added Scott Hughes, Metastorm's Vice President of Operations-Americas, "Even with computers on every desktop in many organizations, productivity and efficiency gains are thwarted by the astounding a·stound tr.v. a·stound·ed, a·stound·ing, a·stounds To astonish and bewilder. See Synonyms at surprise. [From Middle English astoned, past participle of astonen, number of paper-intensive operations still in use. Clarks recognized this and looked specifically for a BPM solution both because of the initial operational benefits of automating a single process and the long-term economic benefits of automating multiple procedures with the initial purchase of the software license." About Metastorm Inc. Metastorm, Inc. (www.metastorm.com) is the leading supplier of BPM software to commercial and government organizations. Its flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , e-Work(tm), automates the people-intensive and paper-based processes that divert employees from their higher-value activities. Flexible, scalable and compatible with legacy systems, e-Work solutions deploy quickly to provide efficiency with near-immediate and trackable 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). across the enterprise. Headquartered in the U.S. and with offices in Europe, Metastorm has hundreds of customers with thousands of users, worldwide, and has experienced triple-digit revenue growth in each of the last three years. About The Clarks Companies, North America Clarks and Bostonian are divisions of The Clarks Companies, North America (CCNA). Clarks, makers of casual comfort footwear for over 175 years, has a broad product offering for men and women which includes one of the best selling lines of clogs and sandals in the country, as well as styles ranging from rugged performance to sophisticated career footwear. Bostonian, a leader in designing stylish and comfortable men's shoes for over 100 years, offers a highly versatile collection of footwear made to feel - and fit - as good as it looks. Based in Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts Newton Upper Falls is a village of Newton, Massachusetts, in the United States. The area borders Needham, Massachusetts. Newton Upper Falls is home to the famous Hemlock Gorge and Echo Bridge, a large aqueduct turned pedestrian walkway over the Charles River. , CCNA is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of C&J Clark, Limited of Somerset, England. Photos available upon request |
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