KEC Semiconductor Goes Live with Adexa; Synchronized Planning Drives Cost Savings and Profitability.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 2004 Adexa, Inc., a leading provider of integrated supply chain planning and performance management solutions, today announced that KEC KEC Kootenai Electric Cooperative KEC Kongu Engineering College (Tamilnadu, India) KEC Kentucky Exposition Center (Louisville, Kentucky) KEC Krupajal Engineering College (India) Corp., Korea's largest discrete semiconductor company, has gone "live" with Adexa's Enterprise Global Planning System See spreadsheet and financial planning system. (eGPS). The solutions were implemented at the KEC semiconductor equipment plant in Gumi, Korea. "KEC's objective is to become the world's best semiconductor and electronic parts manufacturer, which means delivering the most advanced products, at the best prices, with the highest level of customer service," said a KEC spokesperson. "Adexa's challenge was to synchronize all facets of our planning process to improve efficiency and lower costs. The eGPS solution improves the accuracy of forecasts; delivers dynamic Available-To-Promise (ATP ATP: see adenosine triphosphate. ATP in full adenosine triphosphate Organic compound, substrate in many enzyme-catalyzed reactions (see catalysis) in the cells of animals, plants, and microorganisms. ) dates to customers; optimizes global supply chains; shortens order response times and improves on-time delivery statistics. Adexa is a partner in our mission to surpass customer and shareholder expectations." "KEC's innovative technologies are changing our lives for the better," said Cyrus Hadavi, Adexa's 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. . "Adexa's role is to maximize operational efficiency and profitability, to provide KEC with the flexibility to allocate more resources to R&D, plant expansion or other strategic business objectives." About KEC Corporation KEC was established in 1969 as Korea Electronics, and has steadily expanded into the nine-company KEC Group, one of the world's leading general electronic component manufacturers, with annual sales of over US$1.2 billion. Focusing on bipolar technology, the KEC Research and Development center designs both integrated circuits and discrete circuits for a diverse number of public, power, automotive and telecommunications applications. Other devices include next-generation compound semiconductors, component modulization, SAW devices for telecommunications applications, ceramic capacitors, LCDs and RF modules for home and car audio equipment. For more information please visit www.keccorp.com. About Adexa Founded in 1994, Adexa delivers solutions that synchronize corporate planning with operations planning and execution, to ensure assets are utilized to achieve strategic objectives. Adexa helps companies reduce the cost of goods sold Cost of goods sold The total cost of buying raw materials, and paying for all the factors that go into producing finished goods. cost of goods sold , shorten lead-times for orders, and reduce inventory costs through improved supply chain planning and operational performance management. Adexa's global customer base includes AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. , AU Optronics, Boeing, Firmenich, Fujitsu, General Motors, Mannington Mills, Maytag, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Philips, Pulse, Samsung, Sharp Microelectronics, Siemens, TSMC TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation TSMC Traffic Systems Management Center TSMC Toll Station Management Controller TSMC Transportation Supply Maintenance Command TSMC Technical Services Manager Code and Unilever. For more information visit www.adexa.com. |
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