1998 Press Releases
Glovia in the news
Oil States Industries, Inc. implements GLOVIA International's ERP solution for manufacturing and financials
Leading provider of high load bearings and joints keeps its parts moving with GLOVIA 4.0
LOS ANGELES, CA. - December 21, 1998 - GLOVIA International Inc., a joint venture between Fujitsu and MDIS, today announced that Oil States Industries, Inc. (Arlington, Texas), has selected the GLOVIA 4.0 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to manage and control manufacturing, financials and purchasing across 13 sites throughout the U.S. Oil States Industries is the world's leading provider of high load flexible composite bearings and joints.
"We chose the GLOVIA system for its flexibility and in-house technical support staff," said Adele Parron, financial systems manager for Oil States Industries. "We are busy acquiring new companies and adding new divisions and knew GLOVIA would be flexible enough to accommodate the ever-changing face of our company."
Oil States Industries is a leading provider of engineered solutions and products to the oil service, defense, construction, power transfer and industrial industries. Manufacturing and service facilities are located in Texas, Louisiana, Mexico, Brazil, Singapore and the United Kingdom. The company uses GLOVIA 4.0 to manage information and processes related to purchasing, financial services, manufacturing, sales and delivery. Parron reports that the GLOVIA system enables Oil States Industries to track costs with greater accuracy, reduce accounting staff, reduce purchasing paperwork and errors, track customer orders across 13 separate plants and improve overall manufacturing efficiency and quality.
"Oil States' rapid growth and acquisition activity required a system which provided a breadth of functionality to accommodate new requirements and one which could be quickly implemented," said Bill Engel, president of GLOVIA International. "GLOVIA is pleased to have been selected to meet these demanding requirements."
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About Glovia International
GLOVIA International, Inc. was formed in July of 1997 as a joint venture between Fujitsu and MDIS. GLOVIA is a proven enterprise software and services partner that excels in helping discrete/repetitive manufacturers implement solutions in six to twelve months. GLOVIA, which is found in over 750 sites worldwide, is ideally suited for manufacturers within the automotive, capital equipment, electronics, telecommunications, and industrial products & projects industries.
Firms needing software to address mixed-mode manufacturing (Engineer-to-Order through Repetitive), projects and contracts, service management, and integrated financials, will find GLOVIA a complete solution for their ERP needs. The firm is based in El Segundo, Calif., with offices around the world. More information about the Company and its products can be found at www.glovia.com or by calling 1-800-223-3799 or (310) 563-7000.
About GLOVIA 4.0
GLOVIA goes beyond traditional ERP to address critical manufacturing trends such as outsourcing, projects & contract management, managing value-added services and globalization support. GLOVIA supports Windows 3.X, 95, 98 NT and web-based clients with application and database servers that operate on UNIX systems (including Digital UNIX, HP-UX, IBM AIX, SCO, and Sun Solaris) and Microsoft Windows NT servers.
