MDTVISION, an IBM Company, and Apriso Announce Strategic Alliance; Alliance Targets Demand for Global Specification Management.LONG BEACH, Calif. and LES ULIS CEDEX, France -- Apriso Corporation, the global leader in providing real-time solutions for Supply Network Operations Industry analyst AMR Research defines supply network operations as the synchronized execution of compliant manufacturing and logistics processes across a dynamically reconfigurable supply network to profitably meet demand. (SNO SNO Sudbury Neutrino Observatory SNO Second Network Operator SNO Sakon Nakhon, Thailand (Airport Code) SNO Società dei Neurologi, Neurochirurghi e Neuroradiologi Ospedalieri (Italy) ), and MDTVISION, the leading Product Lifecycle Management (PLM (Product Life cycle Management) A comprehensive information system that coordinates all aspects of a product from initial concept to its eventual retirement. Sometimes called the "digital backbone" of a product, it includes the requirements phase, analysis and design ) integrator in Europe and an IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Company, today jointly announced the formation of a strategic alliance. MDTVISION will provide implementation, consulting, maintenance, and training services in support of Apriso's FlexNet(R) manufacturing and logistics management software. The companies will actively joint market integrated global specification management solutions. This partnership contract formalizes an existing business relationship that has already delivered significant value to a number of high profile customers. "Excellence in operations execution has always been a key goal of PLM," said Dominique Guinet, French PLM Practices Director for MDTVISION. "The missing link in typical global product strategies has been a mechanism to bring product specifications and flows all the way to the plant floor and actual execution within a unified PLM environmental. Apriso complements our current offerings by managing the `execution side' of the product lifecycle. Apriso's FlexNet product globally manages production flows and controls manufacturing and logistics operations. Together, we offer an industry-leading global specification management environment that manages the centralized creation and distributed execution of product specifications and process plans from idea to shipment." The global specification management solution targets companies with multiple production sites across the globe seeking to deploy and institutionalize in·sti·tu·tion·a·lize v. To place a person in the care of an institution, especially one providing care for the disabled or mentally ill. in their "Best Manufacturing Practices" across this extended supply chain. The alliance goal is to offer a collaborative, global approach to major manufacturers in the automotive, aerospace and defense, consumer goods/durables, and the life sciences verticals. MDTVISION and Apriso target a better integration of PLM and MES-LES systems to enable manufacturers to more quickly bring new products to market, accelerate time-to-volume production and manage a complex portfolio of products overall. "MDTVISION brings a leadership position in PLM, and proven skills in systems integration, project methodology, project organization, and information systems to the challenge of global specification management," said Adam Bartkowski, VP and Managing Director of Apriso Europe. "Apriso's FlexNet product uniquely provides an integrated execution platform across manufacturing, quality, logistics, and warehouse operations. With such a strong product component, MDTVISION is definitely capable of partnering with Europe's largest manufacturers to help them achieve the benefits of major operational excellence initiatives such as Lean, Six Sigma, TQM (Total Quality Management) An organizational undertaking to improve the quality of manufacturing and service. It focuses on obtaining continuous feedback for making improvements and refining existing processes over the long term. See ISO 9000. , and Demand-Driven Supply Network Operations (DDSN DDSN Demand Driven Supply Network DDSN Digital Derived Services Network DDSN Distributed Diagnostics and Service Network (Cisco) DDSN Document Date and Serial Number )." About Apriso Apriso is the leader in delivering real-time solutions for Supply Network Operations. This new class of enterprise software enables global operations to define, operate, and monitor supply, production and distribution processes in real time, globally. Apriso's software, known as FlexNet, is a dynamic, Web-services-based suite of applications that synchronizes the execution of real-time manufacturing and supply chain operations across supply networks. Apriso operates in 9 countries across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. The company has more than 140 customers and over 350 installations worldwide. Its rapidly growing customer base includes such high-profile, global companies as General Motors, Lear, Honeywell, Microsoft, Merck, Lockheed Martin, ITT ITT Initial Teacher Training (UK) ITT I Think That ITT Invitation To Tender ITT Individual Time Trial (professional cycling) ITT Intention-To-Treat ITT In This Thread (forums) , Baker Hughes, Halliburton, International Paper, Rubbermaid, Matsushita Avionics Systems, Saint-Gobain, Pechiney, and British American Tobacco British American Tobacco Plc (LSE: BATS, AMEX: BTI, KLSE: BAT) is the second largest listed tobacco company in the world. It is based in London, England and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index with a market capitalisation of over £29 billion as of June 2005. . For more information, visit the Apriso Web site at www.apriso.com. About MDTVISION MDTVISION, Europe's leading PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) provider, supports industrial companies throughout the product lifecycle. Its consultants and engineers are experts in a variety of fields: consulting, development, integration, roll-out, training, and maintenance. They are involved with the technology selection process, including software packages, collaborative architecture, and secure networks, and manage the implementation and operation of these systems. Architects, project managers, and specialists in CAD/CAM CAD/CAM in full computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing. Integration of design and manufacturing into a system under direct control of digital computers. , PDM (1) (Product Data Management) An information system used to manage the data for a product as it passes from engineering to manufacturing. The data includes plans, geometric models, CAD drawings, images, NC programs as well as all related project data, notes and , Digital Factory, Logistics Support, and EDM (Engineering Data Management) An information system that maintains the details of all engineering data while the product is in the design and concept phase. This includes geometry and changes to geometry. See PLM. EDM - Electronic Data Management work with companies of all sizes and coming from a wide range of major business sectors: automotive, aerospace and defense, electronics, engineering, and consumer products goods. MDTVISION is an IBM company. Visit www.mdtvision.com for more information. Editors' Note: All trademarks and registered trademarks are those of their respective companies. |
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