Sunflower Systems Secures Key Bechtel National, Inc. Account; Company to Streamline Asset and Property Management Operations Across the Enterprise.SAN RAMON San Ramon (Spanish for "Saint Raymond") may refer to one of the following places:
BNI Business Networking International BNI Bank Negara Indonesia BNI Bechtel National, Inc. BNI British Nursing Index BNI Barrow Neurological Institute (Phoenix, AZ) ) to provide and implement Sunflower Assets(TM) and Sunflower MobileTrak(TM), part of the Sunflower Enterprise(TM) suite of lifecycle asset management and strategic asset intelligence solutions. BNI will implement the enterprise-based solutions to streamline government property management at locations around the world. Sunflower Assets will function as the asset system of record and interfaces with other applications including human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. and the Bechtel Procurement System. This, in turn, creates a composite framework for strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , budgeting and compliance. "Our business need was based on an enterprise lifecycle asset management solution that is centered on compliance," said Kenneth Felker, BNI's government property control manager. "We chose the Sunflower solution because it provides total asset visibility across the BNI enterprise for government property management, tracking, classification, historical, and maintenance data." Sunflower Systems solutions are favored by executive management, finance officers, auditors, risk management and compliance groups by providing a single system of record for all assets throughout large, diverse organizations. Sunflower Assets -- the company's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. -- provides clarity to existing asset management processes and provides total asset visibility across the enterprise. Assets are managed from the time funds are obligated ob·li·gate tr.v. ob·li·gat·ed, ob·li·gat·ing, ob·li·gates 1. To bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie. See Synonyms at force. 2. To cause to be grateful or indebted; oblige. , through disposal, including all events during an asset's life as it is depreciated Depreciated may refer to:
Additional services include personalized technical, functional and user training at BNI locations worldwide. Based on adult learning styles and techniques, these instructor-led classes are supplemented with hands-on exercises, coaching and mentoring, and access to online training materials. "We have experienced tremendous demand from forward-thinking organizations -- such as BNI -- that have adopted the paradigm shift A dramatic change in methodology or practice. It often refers to a major change in thinking and planning, which ultimately changes the way projects are implemented. For example, accessing applications and data from the Web instead of from local servers is a paradigm shift. See paradigm. in asset management," commented Robert Kaehler, vice president and general manager at Sunflower Systems. "Asset Management -- and more specifically lifecycle asset management -- has emerged as a strategic objective delivering measurable impacts on financial performance, rather than being just a tactical inventory of what assets an enterprise possesses. We look forward to continuing our relationship with BNI as part of delivering lifecycle asset management solutions to the government contractor A government contractor is a private company that produces goods or services under contract for the government. Often the terms of the contract specify cost plus – i.e., the contractor gets paid for its costs, plus a specified profit margin. marketplace." About Sunflower Systems Sunflower Systems is a global leader in delivering forward-thinking software solutions and services for strategic asset intelligence. Executives trust the Sunflower Systems framework to base strategic and financial decisions, as well as to ensure administrative compliance with all current and future regulations. With Sunflower Systems best-practices and composite processes, enterprises add relevance and context to their previously-disjointed processes, enabling the truest picture of all corporate assets. The company is headquartered in San Ramon, California San Ramon is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is a part of the San Francisco Bay Area. Since 1980, the population of San Ramon has increased by over 128% from 22,356 to 51,027 in 2005. , with a federal office based in Washington, D.C. For more information please call 925-355-0700 or visit our website at http://www.sunflowersystems.com. About Bechtel National, Inc. Based in Frederick, MD, Bechtel National, Inc. (BNI) is a leading provider of services to the U.S. government, specializing in large, complex projects in such areas as defense, space, energy, security, and the environment. BNI is part of San Francisco-based Bechtel Corp., one of the world's premier engineering, construction, and project management companies, with experience on more than 22,000 projects in 140 countries on all seven continents. For more information, visit http://www.bechtel.com. Trademarks Sunflower Systems and Sunflower Assets are registered trademarks. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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