Baan, the leading enterprise application provider for industrial enterprises and part of Invensys plc, and The Boeing Company today announced the successful implementation of Baan's enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution, version 5.1a, in the production of the Boeing 757 commercial airliner.
Boeing's iBaan Enterprise implementation is an ERP solution supporting heavy manufacturing industries and includes the iBaan modules for Purchase and Sales Schedules and Assembly Line Control. This implementation also adds iBaan technologies that deploy best of breed ERP capabilities.
According to Jane Thomson, managing director of Softworx, the sole distributor of iBaan in Sub-Saharan Africa, Boeing is now ready to incorporate into its plans the implementation of iBaan OpenWorld. "This provides XML-based integration capabilities so that users have increased flexibility to connect a variety of applications with their ERP systems back and forth in real-time."
"By implementing a comprehensive iBaan solution for all of our 757 production IT, we now have immediate access to full production line and supply chain data from start to finish," said Michele Martin, Boeing Information Systems Director for ERP and Supply Chain Systems. "This gives us powerful new manufacturing capabilities that are leading to significant increases in our efficiency, along with lower costs - two critically important factors in today's increasingly competitive marketplace."
"We at Baan are very pleased by the confidence Boeing has shown in us with its decision to implement iBaan Enterprise at the 757 facility," said Susan Heystee, president, Baan Americas. "We're confident that these industry-leading products, and the excellent support services that we have provided to Boeing for many years, will help Boeing maintain and expand its leadership in the commercial airplane industry."
"The Boeing-Baan relationship is a collaboration in the truest sense, with both companies working together to create value for each other. Baan is focused on providing the tools that help accelerate Boeing's processes, saving both time and money," says Thomson.
Implementation of the iBaan Enterprise system at the 757 facility began in November 2001 and was completed in July 2002.
Baan's support for Boeing spans eight years
Baan's relationship with Boeing began in 1994. Baan Enterprise is used extensively as the ERP technology at facilities in Boeing's commercial business. In addition, iBaan for Aerospace and Defense solutions are used by Boeing for two projects within its defence business. Baan also provides onsite support services for business, functional and technical areas at numerous Boeing locations.
The Boeing 757 family includes the 194-passenger 757-200, the 243-passenger 757-300 and the 757-200 freighter.
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The Boeing Company is the world's leading aerospace company, with its heritage mirroring the history of flight. It is the largest manufacturer of satellites, commercial jetliners, and military aircraft. Boeing has been the world leader in commercial flight for more than 40 years. The company is also a global market leader in missile defence, human space flight, and launch services. In terms of sales, Boeing is the largest US exporter. The global reach of the Chicago-based company includes customers in 145 countries, employees in more than 60 countries and operations in 26 states. Total company revenues for 2001 were $58 billion.
Baan
Baan was founded in 1978 in the Netherlands. Since then, Baan has built on its early expertise in software for the manufacturing industry to become a leading enterprise application provider. Today it supplies innovative, increasingly integrated software solutions and services for every major area of business. Baan helps industrial operations optimise their enterprise performance strategies and compete in the knowledge-driven 'networked economy', with its ever-increasing demands for information, integration, and collaboration. Through its open and powerful iBaan suite of Internet-enabled solutions, Baan is ideally placed to support organisations in the manufacturing, logistics, services and engineering industries.
Softworx
Softworx, a leading South African business applications solutions provider, specialises in providing complete business solutions based on a powerful combination of leading edge products and consultancy. The common thread with all Softworx implementations is the guarantee of rapid deployment with measurable benefits resulting in sustainable long-term relationships with its customers. Softworx's differentiator is its guaranteed delivery, which means it can focus on its customers' success, rather than the number and size of solutions sold.
Additional information is available at www.esoftworx.co.za.
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