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News Release from: Infor
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 December 2004
Automotive plant selects web supply
chain
Infor Global Solutions has announced that Tenneco Automotive will implement Infor's SupplyWEB solution at its manufacturing plants worldwide, including plant in the United Kingdom.
Infor Global Solutions, a developer and supplier of enterprise software solutions to manufacturing and distribution markets around the world, has announced that Tenneco Automotive will implement Infor's SupplyWEB solution at its manufacturing plants worldwide, including plant in the United Kingdom Tenneco Automotive is one of the world's largest designers, manufacturers and distributors of ride and emission control products and systems for the automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) market and aftermarket
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 18 Aug 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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SupplyWEB, Infor's Web-enabled supply chain management system, integrates information from disparate enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems used by various suppliers to create a single, universal, real-time view of supply chain operations for suppliers and internal users.
This helps create efficiencies, reduce supply chain costs and decrease inventories by integrating multiple suppliers into a single system.
Infor worked closely with Tenneco Automotive's logistics, materials and supply chain groups to develop a global business plan for optimising an automated supply chain.
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An initial installation of SupplyWEB was implemented at Tenneco's Wissembourg plant in France and produced a 35 per cent reduction in inventory, eliminated fax and manual processing charges, and significantly reduced costs for expedited freight.
"With the demands of a lean manufacturing environment, optimising our supply chain operations with SupplyWEB helps provide the efficiencies and cost containment we need to stay ahead of the competition," said Bill Haser, Vice President and chief information officer (CIO) for Tenneco Automotive.
"We're pleased to be working with Tenneco Automotive on a global basis," said Robin Pederson, Senior Vice President, Discrete Group for Infor.
"SupplyWEB will provide Tenneco Automotive with the functionality necessary to seamlessly manage supply chain operations in multiple countries and across continents." Tenneco Automotive is a $3.8 billion manufacturing company with headquarters in Lake Forest, Illinois, USA, and approximately 19,200 employees worldwide.
Tenneco Automotive is one of the world's largest designers, manufacturers and marketers of emission control and ride control products and systems for the automotive original equipment market and the aftermarket.
Tenneco Automotive markets its products principally under the Monroe, Walker, Gillet and Clevite Elastomer brand names.
Among its products are Sensa- Trac and Monroe Reflex shock absorbers and suspension struts, Rancho shock absorbers, Walker Quiet-Flow mufflers, Dynomax performance exhaust products, and Clevite Elastomer noise, vibration and harshness control components.
Infor recently acquired Lilly Software Associates to add to its portfolio of vertical and specific, enterprise-wide business solutions.
The company supplies products and systems to select manufacturing and distribution industries around the world and delivers best-in-class products that address the essential challenges customers face in areas such as supply chain planning, relationship management, demand management, ERP, warehouse management, marketing- driven distribution, and business intelligence.
Infor has 30 locations worldwide - including the United Kingdom - and its solutions are used by 13,000 customers in over 45 countries.
Infor is proud to provide business solutions to some of the world's largest and most respected companies, including Denso, TRW, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Pez International, Grohe, Cargill, Heinz, Heineken, xpedx, Godiva, Valvoline, 3M Unitek, GlaxoSmithKline, and Bristol Myers Squibb.
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