Siemens Nixdorf launches unique concurrent engineering initiative in North America; announces major partnership with Deloitte & Touche.DETROIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 1994--In answer to the fast growing North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. process reengineering and concurrent engineering markets, Siemens Nixdorf See Fujitsu Siemens. has launched a new initiative combining its own technological expertise and experience in process management with the strengths of major partners such as Deloitte & Touche LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol . This world class, over $7 billion company, is releasing much needed technology that enables organizations to remain productive while seamlessly regaining their competitive edge. The company's initiative combines a Concurrent Engineering Center, the SIFRAME product which provides Enterprise-wide Process Management Solutions and a Competency Center to support it all. "Business reengineering efforts are key issues for all global companies including Siemens Nixdorf. The effort must involve the people, define and map the steps and implement the IT technology, such as SIFRAME, for evolving the process," said Gerhard Schulmeyer Gerhard Hans Schulmeyer, born in 1938, is a German American businessman. From 1994 until 1998, he was president and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Nixdorf in Germany, and between 1999 and December 2001, he was president and CEO of Siemens Corporation in the United States. , 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 Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme, AG (SNI) was formed in the mid 1990s by the merger of Nixdorf Computer AG and the Siemens' Data Information Services (DIS) division. AG. SIFRAME manages dependencies and tracks associativity throughout the entire product development life cycle. It is an engineering framework that enhances and protects a company's investment in its legacy systems while being open to introducing new applications and functions. It does not replace anything. SIFRAME is a client/server UNIX based Refers to a Unix operating system. The operating system may comply with the UNIX specifications governed by The Open Group, such as Sun's Solaris, or it may be an operating system based on the architecture and principles of Unix, such as Linux. system and works with existing 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. environments, PDM/EDM solutions, MRPII MRPII Manufacturing Resource Planning II , MES (Manufacturing Execution Software) Software that provides real time access to plant activities that include equipment, labor, orders and inventory. An MES integrates the data with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems so that management has complete control of , shop floor control CAPP and project management systems. "We have the technology to move a company from being function oriented to customer driven. Today, everywhere you go, everything you read is about reengineering and how companies are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. the Information Technology to help. We have that technology and it has been proven with Deutsche Aerospace, who is saying that SIFRAME is a truly unique product. "We had the vision and saw the market requirement; we made the technology and now, after successful testing and use, we are rolling SIFRAME out. Our partners bring expertise and experience in reengineering methodologies and practices. Combine this with our strength for providing IT solutions focused on process management and you have a strong force to quickly penetrate the North American market," said Herbert Koepplinger, director of Concurrent Engineering. "SIFRAME is the only product of its kind in the market so powerful in managing the design process. It is more than data administration; more than workflow; more than groupware. SIFRAME delivers a strategic solution through a combination of management tool and process management and an enterprise wide integration capability. It is technology focused on solutions for the entire enterprise addressing the complete value-added chain of product development and delivery. It goes far beyond elementary functions and tasks, providing vision and control of processes, work breakdown structures, team activity and tool management," said Deloitte & Touche's Senior Manager of Manufacturing, Scott Chizzo. SIFRAME allows multifunctional teams comprised of product planners, engineers, scientists and financial controllers to realize complex product development projects through planning, coordination and execution while working concurrently. It allows developers to define new or evolving processes, create teams and describe tasks through a graphical interface. Using an individual workspace concept, SIFRAME supports multifaceted complex projects involving teams using a wide variety of tools. The Target Markets The Concurrent Engineering group is initially targeting industries in rapidly evolving environments such as the Aerospace, Automotive and Electronics industries in North America. SIFRAME is a strategic solution which will bring to these industries, through established partner organizations, the ability to regain and strengthen their competitive advantage while retaining quality and flexibility. SIFRAME gives companies the ability to decrease Engineering overhead by up to 50 percent, decrease change orders by up to 80 percent and significantly reduce manufacturing costs. CONTACT: Siemens Nixdorf Ian Robb or Mike Irvine, 617/273-0480 |
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