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News Release from: SSA Global | Subject: iBaan for Supply Chain Management
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
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Supply Chain solution reduces costs up
to 30%
A global provider of integrated supply chain solutions can save pharmaceutical, food and beverage and automotive industries up to 30% on their total supply chain costs.
Swisslog, a global provider of integrated supply chain solutions, has selected an iBaan for Supply Chain Management (iBaan for SCM) solution from Baan - the leading enterprise application provider for industrial enterprises and part of Invensys plc - to support its major new consultancy service Swisslog will use the iBaan Supply Chain Designer application as a key part of this new service to provide customers with comprehensive network design capabilities
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 20 Aug 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Swisslog, headquartered in Buchs, Switzerland, operates four major divisions - Warehouse and Distribution Solutions, Healthcare Solutions, Consulting Services and Material Flow and Robotic Systems.
The introduction of iBaan Supply Chain Designer will enrich the consulting offer of Swisslog by adding a core network design tool.
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Baan UK worked with alliance organization, Advanced Planning Systems, during the sale, proof of concept and functionality fit phases of the overall selection process.
Michael Dittrich, senior logistics consultant at Swisslog commented: "More and more of our customers ask for logistics analysis and studies.
The selection of iBaan Supply Chain Designer can help us to meet these demands by bringing strategic and technical knowledge closer together.
As a consequence, we can then better quantify network design related-decisions to optimize the supply chain concepts for each of our customers.
"Given the variation in geographical regions and the number of levels within the supply chain, we estimate that this improvement in our network study capabilities offers a potential saving of between 5-30 percent of an organization's total supply chain costs," added Michael Dittrich.
Catherine Sigmar, VP and managing director of Baan UK added: "We're delighted to reach this agreement with Swisslog as it presents a particularly exciting opportunity for the company's global customers, and the logistics community in general, to benefit from Baan's proven supply chain technology expertise.
We believe this is an important step in developing technological change in the logistics marketplace.
"Swisslog is a multinational operation and we firmly believe that the deployment of the iBaan for SCM solution in the UK will help them drive their global efforts and provide a platform to roll-out the Supply Chain Consultancy service worldwide," continued Catherine Sigmar.
About Swisslog: - Swisslog is a global provider of integrated logistics solutions for optimizing production and distribution processes.
Swisslog's solutions increase their customers' flexibility, responsiveness, and quality of service, while minimizing logistics costs.
The comprehensive portfolio ranges from building of complex warehouses and distribution centers including Swisslog's software, in-house logistics solutions for hospitals and pharmacies as well as consulting services in the field of supply chain management.
Material Flow and Robotics Systems complete Swisslog's offering.
With years of experience in the development and implementation of integrated logistics solutions, Swisslog provides the expertise that customers in more than 50 countries around the world rely on.
Headquartered in Buchs/Aarau, Switzerland, Swisslog currently employs around 3,400 staff in 23 countries worldwide.
In 2002, Swisslog generated a turnover of CHF 875.3 million (EUR 600 million).
The group's parent company, Swisslog Holding AG, is listed on SWX Swiss Exchange (security number: 1232462, Telekurs: SLOG, Reuters: SLOGn.S).
For more information, visit: http://www.swisslog.com.
About APS - Advanced Planning Systems (APS) is a specialist supply chain systems company based in Towcester in the UK.
APS employs experts with many years experience in the supply chain field and particularly in applying computer systems to complex problems.
The company is a Baan alliance organization with a focus on designing, providing, implementing and supporting solutions using iBaan supply chain and enterprise applications.
About Baan - for more than 25 years, industrial enterprises with complex make, move and service requirements have relied on Baan to help them improve their business performance.
Baan is focused on delivering industry-defining enterprise application solutions and services to discrete manufacturers in the industrial machinery and equipment, electronics, automotive, and aerospace and defense sectors.
With its unrivalled domain expertise in targeted vertical industries, Baan makes it possible for customers to achieve lowest total cost of ownership and fastest time-to-value from their enterprise solutions.
Baan has 6,500 customers worldwide and installations at more than 21,000 customer sites and is part of the Development Division of Invensys.
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