SSA Wins $1.5 Million ERP System Order from Britvic Soft Drinks Ltd.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 1997--Britvic Soft Drinks Ltd., one of the UK's leading soft drinks manufacturers and bottler of Pepsi, Tango and Robinsons, has selected System Software Associates, 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 :SSAX SSAX Soprano Saxophone ) to supply an 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. ) system, throughout its UK operations. Based on SSA's BPCS BPCS Business Planning and Control System BPCS Better Process Control School BPCS Basic Process Control System BPCS Base/Post/Camp/Station BPCS Broadband Personal Communications System (FCC) Client/Server version 6.0 software, the new ERP system will be used by 850 employees throughout Britvic's production and distribution sites, replacing existing bespoke systems and resolving Britvic's potential Year 2000 problems. The new system will process bottling of Britvic's key brands including Tango, Pepsi, Robinsons and Britvic, monitoring channel demand from multiple markets through a single inventory system. The $1.5 million contract was signed in July 1997 and relates to software license fees only. "BPCS Client/Server version 6.0 will provide us with the total business solution we need to handle all our sales, order processing and manufacturing needs, and run our bottling and warehousing operations throughout the UK," commented Britvic project manager, Martin Rose. "Using modules within the software which specifically deal with efficient consumer response Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) is a joint trade and industry body working towards making the grocery sector as a whole more responsive to consumer demand and promote the removal of unnecessary costs from the supply chain. principles and automated distribution resource planning Distribution Resource Planning (DRP) is a method used in business administration for planning orders within a supply chain. DRP enables the user to set certain inventory control parameters (like a safety stock) and calculate the time-phased inventory requirements. , we also expect the new system to greatly improve customer service levels," he added. Initially, BPCS Client/Server version 6.0 will be implemented in 'mixed mode' on Britvic's existing AS/400 platform, preserving the company's investment in 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) hardware. However, Bob Darby, Britvic's IT Manager, commented, "BPCS Client/Server will provide us with the flexibility to move to full Client/Server as and when the business requires." SSA's object-oriented development of BPCS Client/Server version 6.0 is also in line with Britvic's future application development plans and will facilitate the integration of the software with other systems. Britvic reviewed SSA's ERP proposal against two other incumbent suppliers, JD Edwards and JBA (JBA International, Inc., Rolling Meadows, IL) A global developer and supplier of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for AS/400, Unix and NT platforms. Founded in 1981 as Johnston Brown Associates, in 1999, it was acquired by Canadian-based Geac Computer Corporation. , with BPCS Client/Server version 6.0 being selected for extensive evaluations alongside JD Edwards. The detailed evaluation included a scripted demonstration from both vendors, which was assessed by a panel of Britvic user representatives. "Our evaluations confirmed SSA's BPCS Client/Server version 6.0 as robust and highly flexible," commented David Woods, head of supply chain systems. "Of the two products we evaluated, BPCS Client/Server proved to be superior in functionality tests and user representatives voted unanimously for SSA (Serial Storage Architecture) A fault tolerant peripheral interface from IBM that transfers data at 80 and 160 Mbytes/sec. SSA uses SCSI commands, allowing existing software to drive SSA peripherals, which are typically disk drives. ," he added. "BPCS Client/Server version 6.0 gives Britvic a truly global perspective on its business processes," commented Tano Rebora, SSA's UK Country Manager. "Our Semantic Message Gateways make communications with other packages very straightforward, which will enable Britvic to plan future system and application integration without restrictions or complications," he added. About Britvic Soft Drinks Headquartered in Chelmsford, Essex and with six production sites around the UK, Britvic is the UK's leading soft drinks manufacturer with leading brands including 'Tango', the best selling fruit carbonate; 'Robinsons', the UK's 9th biggest grocery brand; 'Pepsi', '7-Up', 'R.Whites', 'Idris' and the 'Britvic' range of juices and mixers. Britvic sells over two billion liters of ready-to-drink soft drinks each year. About SSA SSA has been chosen by the world's leading industrial sector firms as the best way forward. The Company's product line, BPCS Client/Server version 6.0, is currently live or being implemented in more than 1,000 industrial sector firms in over 3,000 sites worldwide. The BPCS Client/Server solution delivers unparalleled agility and re-configurability to meet changing market demands through a quantum leap forward in ERP technology that delivers significant business benefits, including century dating. The BPCS Client/Server product suite delivers competitive advantage by integrating all mission critical operations from global financials to multi-mode manufacturing to management of the total supply chain, including Electronic Commerce and EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. . SSA's Distributed Object Computing Architecture (DOCA DOCA desoxycortosterone acetate. ) provides the computing platform choice, whether IBM AS/400 or RS/6000, Digital, Hewlett-Packard, a combination of these or server access via the Internet. Database options include Oracle, Informix and DB2/400. Over 8,500 clients in over 25,000 sites in various vertical markets automotive, chemical, consumer goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and , electronics, fabrication and assembly, food/beverage, forest products, pharmaceuticals - have implemented the SSA BPCS ERP system. SSA and its strategic partners provide full implementation support for BPCS Client/Server in over 90 countries worldwide. Visit SSA's home page at http://www.ssax.com. SSA Europe is located at Frimley Business Park, Frimley, Surrey, GU16 5SG, UK. Tel: 011-44-127-669-2111, fax: 011-44-127-669-2135. Editor's Note: BPCS is a registered trademark of SSA. BPCS Client/Server and DOCA are trademarks of SSA. CONTACT: System Software Associates Jan Cusumano, 312/474-7243 jcusuman@ssax.com or Motive PR (UK) Andrew Smith/Michelle Ney Tel: 011-44-118-988-0600 |
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