Complete Business Solutions Inc. -- CBSI -- and Decision Dynamics Inc. Form Strategic Alliance To Deliver Supply Chain Optimization To Customers.FARMINGTON HILLS Far·ming·ton Hills A city of southeast Michigan, an industrial suburb of Detroit. Population: 81,400. , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 1998-- Complete Business Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CBSI CBSI CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc. CBSI Cambodian Buddhist Society, Inc. (Silver Springs, Maryland) CBSI Certified Bridge Safety Inspector CBSI Custom Business Solutions, Inc. ) and Decision Dynamics Inc.(DDI ddI and ddC: see AZT. ) near Portland, Ore., announced Tuesday a strategic partnership to jointly market supply chain optimization Supply Chain Optimization is the application of processes and tools to ensure the optimal operation of a manufacturing and distribution supply chain. This includes the optimal placement of inventory within the supply chain, minimizing operating costs (including manufacturing costs, solutions for the forest industry. Under the terms of the agreement, CBSI will provide IT consulting services, implementation and integration for customers using Decision Dynamics' TriStar 2000(TM) supply chain optimization product. Decision Dynamics Inc. is the industry leader in delivering supply chain optimization to the forest products industry. Typically, forest products companies have highly complex supply chains with innumerable options related to procurement of raw materials, production choices and a large array of products. TriStar 2000(TM) is a decision-support solution that enables customers to assess complex issues across the supply chain, such as resource pricing and allocation, machine center staffing and overtime, product mix and pricing decisions. "The combination of TriStar 2000(TM) supply chain optimization software and CBSI's IT expertise in the forest industry gives customers the advantage of valuable industry experience, rapid implementation and ease-of-use beyond anything previously available," said Jim Gruher, CBSI's vice president of the Manufacturing Industry Solutions Practice. "DDI has a proven track record of success and understands the business issues within the forest products industry. We also have mutual customers who can take advantage of our joint service offerings." Don McDougall Don McDougall may refer to:
CBSI is a worldwide provider of a broad range of information technology services to large and mid-size organizations, from advising clients on strategic technology plans to developing and implementing custom-tailored solutions. The company's services include: Year 2000 conversion and testing; large systems applications development and maintenance; re-engineering legacy applications to client/server; client/server applications development; consulting services; contract programming; internet/intranet solutions; and packaged software See software package. implementation. To learn more about CBSI, visit its website at http://www.cbsinc.com. About Decision Dynamics Inc. DDI is an innovator in the field of software solutions for the management and optimization of today's enterprise. DDI's solutions include TriStar 2000(TM) Supply Chain Optimization Systems as well as the DynaStar 2000(TM) family of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems. DDI has supply chain optimization systems installed in some of the largest Forest Product Industry companies such as International Paper, Potlatch potlatch (pŏt`lăch'), ceremonial feast of the natives of the NW coast of North America, entailing the public distribution of property. , Willamette, Canfor, and Interfor, as well as other related process industry applications. DDI, located in Lake Oswego Lake Os·we·go A city of northwest Oregon, a residential suburb of Portland. Population: 35,800. , Ore., can be reached on the web at www.ddynamics.com. TriStar and DynaStar are trademarks of Decision Dynamics Inc. All other brand names are registered trademarks of their respective companies. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Provision With the exception of statements regarding historical matters and statements regarding the Company's current status, certain matters discussed herein are forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from targets or projected results. Such forward-looking statements regarding targets or projections may be identified by the use of the words "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "plan" and similar expressions. Factors that could cause such differences include the recruitment and retention of IT professionals, government regulation of immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. , increasing significance and risks of non-U.S. operations, variability of operating results, decrease in demand for Year 2000 services, exposure to conditions in India, fixed-price projects, competition, management of growth, rapid technological change, risks related to mergers and acquisitions and potential liability to clients. |
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