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News Release from: in2grate
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Team on 04 November 2004
Reseller apointed for IT solutions in US
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Integrated business software solutions provider, in2grate, has appointed its first Value Added Reseller (VAR) for its specialist Engineer-to-Order solution d2order in the USA.
Integrated business software solutions provider, in2grate, has appointed its first Value Added Reseller (VAR) for its specialist Engineer-to-Order solution d2order in the USA The appointment of Vision Business Solutions (VBS), based in Greenville, South Carolina, has been made to further increase the geographical marketplace for in2grate's premier engineer-to-order software package, d2order
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 30 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The VBS team consists of individuals whose experience with order-driven manufacturing and software solutions averages 24 years.
The company's areas of expertise encompass engineering, manufacturing, materials management, job costing, and financials.
"We have the knowledge and hands-on experience to help engineer-to-order companies succeed in getting the greatest benefit out of a software system designed specifically for their unique requirements," commented VBS Sales Director, Jeff Maddox.
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Of the appointment, Maddox added: "We are very pleased and excited to be the first VAR for d2order in the US.
We believe the need for such a product within the engineer-to-order marketplace in the US is enormous.
Engineer-to-order manufacturing and similar order-driven manufacturing is experiencing a renaissance, with the main focus today being on lean manufacturing and a more customer-driven business environment.
In only a few months since we have signed up three new customers in engineered-to-order, specialty manufacturing.
It is exciting to see such positive reactions from customers to d2order." d2order addresses many of the crucial problems experienced within the engineer-to-order space.
It provides cradle-to-grave support for key processes with a completely integrated PLM and ERP solution, from product concept to delivery created specifically for engineered-to-order manufacturing.
VBS currently provides software solutions and services to over 25 customers across the US, with more than 75 sites in North America.
"It is our goal to grow to more than 100 customers in three years and 500 customers in 6 years.
Our partnership with in2grate and d2order is crucial to the accomplishment of these ambitious targets," said Maddox.
Bob Clements, Managing Director of in2grate, added: "We are delighted to have appointed VBS as our first VAR for d2order in the US.
Although VBS is a relatively new company, the appointment was made largely due to our recognition of the individual talents of its staff - in particular their knowledge and experience, enthusiasm, commitment and drive to supply and support state-of-the-art software within their well-defined markets." * About in2grate - in2grate is the leading provider of complete end-to-end, integrated enterprise solutions for the SME.
in2grate offers two core solutions; d2order - an enterprise business solution specifically for the ETO market, and in2bridge - an integration and process management 'toolkit'.
d2order is an easy-to-use, affordable solution that facilitates seamless integration and automation of key business processes such as estimating, design, the generation and transfer of Bills of Materials, general workflow and Data Management.
No programming is required.
in2grate's in2bridge process management toolkit can provide a raft of business sectors and verticals with reliable and 'joined-up' business process functionality.
in2bridge maximises the potential within the existing modules currently used by your organisation (such as CRM, CAD, PDM and ERP), thus circumventing the need for a total replacement system.
With in2grate solutions, disparate software functionality can become a thing of the past, and a fast ROI can be achieved.
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