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ClearOrbit Harvests Supply Chain Efficiencies for Paramount Farms - the World's Largest Pistachio and Almond Supplier.


AUSTIN, Texas -- ClearOrbit's Solution Will Enable Real-Time, Precise Tracking of Inventory, Shipping and Deliveries from Standard-setting Warehouse and Cold Storage

ClearOrbit, the leading provider of real-time supply chain execution software solutions, today announced that Paramount Farms is deploying ClearOrbit's Gemini Simplified Interface (G.SI) Suite for Oracle Process Manufacturing An ERP system for the process manufacturing industry from Oracle that runs on a variety of Unix-based computers. It provides more than a dozen integrated modules for research and development, manufacturing, distribution, customer service and financial activities. . Paramount Farms is the world's largest vertically integrated supplier of pistachios and almonds, managing 175,000 square feet of cold storage with up to 190 million pounds of capacity. ClearOrbit's G.SI for Oracle Process Manufacturing (OPM See Oracle Process Manufacturing. ) solution enables companies running OPM to leverage bar code, RF scanning and RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna.  to dramatically improve inventory, warehousing and shipping operations.

"Now we can instantly access processing information, delivery dates, quality specs and the entire shipping schedule," said Curtis Hudson, Vice President of Logistics at Paramount Farms. "When you handle, inventory and ship time-sensitive food products like pistachios and almonds, data accuracy with speed are the key ingredients to efficiently serving our customers. ClearOrbit enables us to bar-code every lot and track every step of our processing orders including a tight match to our customer's packaging and shipping specifications. ClearOrbit's configurability and rules engine allow us to meet the needs of diverse business processes while retaining a standardized system architecture."

Paramount Farms selected ClearOrbit solutions for the following benefits:

--Reduced errors

--Improved inventory accuracy

--Reduced training costs

--Faster time to market

--Better visibility

--Flexibility in shipping and inventory management

--RFID-ready platform

Because of ClearOrbit's tight integration to the Oracle enterprise data model, implementation costs are significantly lower than other alternatives that rely on a third-party proprietary database. "The Gemini solution was really 'plug and play' with Oracle, which allowed us to implement very quickly," added Hudson.

"Paramount Farms is utilizing ClearOrbit's technology to drive real efficiencies in managing inventory and achieve fast, precise shipping from their state-of-the-art storage facilities," said Tom Dziersk, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of ClearOrbit. "The real-time supply chain management and tracking capabilities we implemented for Paramount Farms can make a critical difference in precise shipping and the timely delivery of millions of pounds of product every day. We're especially pleased that we've been able to partner with Paramount Farms to understand some of their more unique business requirements for food processing, and bring new functionality to market as standard product versus custom software code."

About Paramount Farms

Paramount Farms is the world's largest vertically integrated supplier of pistachios and almonds. Paramount Farms, a company with a long established history building successful produce brands including Sunkist(R) California Pistachios, a top seller; and Sunkist(R) Almond Accents(R), the leading flavored, sliced almond topping. Sister brands include POM Wonderful(R), the largest grower of California Wonderful pomegranates and producer of POM Wonderful(R) Pomegranate Juice. For more information about Paramount Farms please visit www.paramountfarms.com.

About ClearOrbit

Since 1994, ClearOrbit has assisted more than 275 clients in automating and controlling their supply chain execution processes. ClearOrbit extends enterprise systems value with proven Supply Chain Execution (SCE) and Collaborative Supply Management (CSM CSM - ["CSM - A Distributed Programming Language", S. Zhongxiu et al, IEEE Trans Soft Eng SE-13(4):497-500 (Apr 1987)]. ) software solutions that allow customers to fully leverage their investment in enterprise applications while also gaining additional value by incorporating their trading partners into their supply chains. ClearOrbit products work within the existing enterprise system to leverage a "single version of the truth In computerized business management, svot, or Single Version of the Truth, is a technical concept describing the sequence and structure of a database formed by a particular but arbitrary sequencing of records. ," expanding rather than duplicating functionality to eliminate inefficiencies in the supply chain. By using the customer's data model, ClearOrbit delivers on the promise of 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.
 (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. ) systems such as Oracle (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

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:ORCL ORCL Oracle (stock symbol) ) and SAP (NYSE NYSE

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: SAP) with fully integrated supply chain execution and collaboration solutions that address "last mile functionality" issues inherent in most ERP systems. ClearOrbit customers include Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol)
CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer
), JDS Uniphase (NASDAQ: JDSU) and Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN). See how enterprise systems can reach a higher level at www.clearorbit.com or call us at 800-324-5143.

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