The Edwards School of Business at the University of Saskatchewan, and Syspro, a leading producer of enterprise software for SME manufacturers and distributors, today announced that their two entities have entered into a strategic alliance that will result in Syspro's ERP product being introduced into the Edwards School's commerce degree programme beginning September 2008.
Syspro's ERP software will be introduced into the Purchasing & Supply Management course work, where it will be used to illustrate how ERP software manages both buying and selling processes as well as the associated planning, manufacturing and inventory control requirements of business. The Purchasing & Supply Management course work forms part of the Operations Management major curriculum of the Bachelor of Commerce degree.
Dr Mehran Hojati, Associate Professor, The Edwards School of Business, commented on the news. "I am very pleased to have the opportunity to use Syspro in my purchasing management course. I will initially use it to illustrate the management of data used in purchasing and inventory control, and material requirements planning. Many employers expect our Operations Management students to have some experience with enterprise software. Syspro is widely used, detailed but easy-to-use, enterprise software."
John Fahey, President of Syspro Canada, said: "We are delighted to be able to offer our product suite as a teaching tool to another respected Canadian University as the Edwards School of Business. We look forward to working with the faculty to help them to gain maximum value in their use of Syspro within their commerce programme. Our newly-formed relationship with the Edwards School of Business is yet another example of Syspro's commitment to proactively align with leading colleges and universities in Canada that provide focused education in the areas of operations and supply-chain management."
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For nearly 100 years, the business programme at the University of Saskatchewan has stood for excellence in teaching and the student experience, excellence in research and scholarship, and excellence in community outreach and engagement. In 2007, the University of Saskatchewan launched a new identity for its business students and faculty, with the renaming of the College of Commerce to the N Murray Edwards School of Business. The new name reflects an ongoing partnership with Saskatchewan-born businessman and alumnus, N Murray Edwards.
The Edwards School of Business has more than 1 700 undergraduate students and 160+ graduate students. The school boasts a network of more than 18 000 alumni located in Canada and around the world.Syspro
Since its inception in 1978, Syspro has been delivering state-of-the-art business solutions to some of the world's leading companies. As a global leader in the production of world-class ERP software, the company now caters to the specialised needs of 14 000 licensed companies in more than 60 countries worldwide. Syspro is marketed and supported globally through regional distribution centres in the US, Canada, Africa, Asia Pacific, Australia and the UK.
Syspro is a fully integrated business software solution that provides complete control over the planning and management of all facets of business, including accounting, manufacturing and distribution operations in a variety of industries.
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