CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
13 February 2007
Product News
Apriso Joins SAP's Industry Value Network for Forest and Paper Companies
Apriso Corporation confirmed its selection as a member of SAP AG's industry value network (IVN) for forest and paper companies within the mill products industry. This designation is based upon SAP customer feedback and nominations and recognizes the value Apriso brings to forest and paper companies, extending Apriso's relationship with SAP.
SAP's industry value networks are ecosystems that bring together partners such as Apriso, independent software vendors and systems integrators with SAP and executives from leading SAP customer companies. The members of each IVN, including the recently launched IVN for forest and paper companies, work together to solve customers' most pressing business challenges through the creation and continual improvement of end-to-end business processes. As a result of the collaboration, companies will extend and enrich their investments in solutions from SAP and IVN members, helping optimize asset utilization and lower IT investment risk.
Apriso was selected for participation within SAP's IVN for forest and paper companies based on its ability to provide a lean Manufacturing Execution System (MES). Apriso's offerings are part of its overall FlexNet® platform, a highly scalable, global operations execution system that may be deployed for specific operations tasks (ex: warehouse operations) or for multiple operations, such as production and maintenance.
"Apriso is pleased to have been selected for participation within this newly created IVN", says Marcus Collins, Mill Products industry director for Apriso. "We believe the Apriso solution is unique in the industry, providing a scalable system for extending the value of SAP solutions. Apriso provides a means for mills to effectively manage operations execution, yet still leverage the centralized management of an enterprise-class ERP system, like those provided by SAP."
Enhancing Customers' ERP Investment in SAP Solutions
Apriso has already provided hundreds of operations execution solutions for manufacturers, so their inclusion within this newly created IVN for forest and paper companies is a logical choice. Apriso, an SAP Software Partner and "Powered by SAP NetWeaver®" partner, offers customers over 110 pre-configured integration points with SAP solutions.
The real benefactors of this recently announced relationship are the forest and paper customers who will have access to highly flexible applications with built-in business processes to address their unique manufacturing challenges. Forest and paper organizations can now empower plant operators, operations managers and executive management to make better informed and timely decisions. This will empower them to take faster corrective action to improve efficiency, lower costs and enhance profitability in a number of functional areas, including:
• Better supplier visibility
• Maximize delivery performance
• Better accuracy on the mill floor
• Improve maintenance planning
• Enhance ROI on ERP investment
To learn more about Apriso and SAP's IVN for forest and paper companies, please go to http://www.apriso.com/en-us/Industries/millproducts.htm , or contact Apriso's industry director for Mill Products, Marcus Collins, at +1 (425) 256 - 2886, or at mcollins@apriso.com .
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