2005 Press Releases
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Glovia International Receives Honda Approval
Glovia Successfully Meets Honda of America Manufacturing's EDI and Automotive Shipping Requirements Through Partnership with Bar Code Solutions, Inc.
El Segundo, Calif., March 8, 2005 - Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu (TSE:6702) and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today the company successfully obtained Honda of America Manufacturing's EDI and shipping software approval for its North American automotive plants. The approval demonstrates that Glovia's enhanced automotive shipping functionality, including EDI and barcode label capabilities, has met Honda's requirements as defined in the 2004 version of Honda's EDI & Bar Code Label Implementation Requirements. The approval includes support for Honda's current and legacy business processes.
Honda's EDI and barcode testing is a multi-phase software development and approval process that includes on-site testing with Honda personnel prior to approval. The extensive testing and approval process ensures that suppliers meet Honda's stringent communication and data integration requirements.
By partnering with Bar Code Solutions, Glovia was able to integrate Bar Code Solution's Visual-Automated Release Management System (Visual-ARMS) solution with its extended ERP solution, glovia.com. The fully integrated glovia.com Visual-ARMS solution automatically creates the Advanced Shipment Notices (ASNs) from the original ship schedule and prints all the barcode labels as well as the associated shipping documents necessary to comply with Honda's requirements. The system notifies suppliers of changes to their inbound shipping requirements, and helps reduce errors by validating orders to part numbers, supplier identifications, engineering levels, and shipping destinations.
"The fully integrated glovia.com Visual-ARMS solution also includes lot and serial control with traceability from the container itself, to finished products in the container, to major subcomponents in those products," stated Young Kim, product line manager for Glovia International. "The detailed information generated by the solution can then be used to improve quality and provide accountability for warranty recalls. This puts our combined solution in a very favorable position as most automotive OEMs will soon require that their suppliers provide lot and serial control and traceability information."
"Receiving Honda approval further demonstrates the value of our Visual-ARMS solution," said Wayne Metcalfe, president and CEO of Bar Code Solutions. "By partnering with Glovia to provide a seamlessly integrated automotive shipping and ERP solution we are able to offer the automotive industry not only a streamlined method of managing their EDI communications, but also their accounting, purchasing, manufacturing, and planning needs."
"By successfully completing the Honda approval process we have proven that our integrated glovia.com Visual-ARMS solution has the functionality to streamline management of EDI communications between our automotive customers and trading partners in the automotive industry," stated Yuji Nakasu, president and CEO of Glovia International. "The Honda approval illustrates Glovia's commitment to provide superior software functionality, integration, flexibility, and customer support for a true end-to-end enterprise solution for automotive suppliers."
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About Honda of America Manufacturing
Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc. is the primary North American production arm of the Honda Motor Co. Honda currently has 12 manufacturing plants in North America, producing automobiles, light trucks, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, personal watercraft, engines, transmissions and other components. Honda began its operations in the U.S. in 1959 with the establishments of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Honda's first overseas subsidiary. Honda has invested more than $8.5 billion in its North American production, R&D, and marketing operations and now employs more than 30,000 associates in North America. For more information, please visit www.hondaohio.com.
About Bar Code Solutions, Inc.
Bar Code Solutions, Inc., established in 1982, specializes in the integration of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and error-proof ASN shipping solutions for suppliers to the North American Automotive and Transportation industries. For more information about Bar Code Solutions and their products please visit www.barcodesolutions.com or call (800) 633-3210.
About Glovia International
Glovia International, Inc., a subsidiary of Fujitsu (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 6702), is one of the world's most experienced and solidly backed providers of extended ERP solutions for businesses of any size - from small and mid-sized companies to global enterprises. The powerful and flexible Glovia ERP suite, glovia.com, provides for the unique needs of engineer-to-order, make-to-order, high volume and mixed-mode manufacturing environments through comprehensive, end-to-end functionality for the entire product lifecycle. Headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., Glovia has helped manufacturers to cut costs, improve productivity, and meet customer demands for over 30 years. For more information, please visit www.glovia.com or call (800) 223-3799.
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting technologies, highly reliable computing and communications platforms, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts uniquely position Fujitsu to deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities for its customers' success. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.7 trillion yen (US$45 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004. For more information, please see: www.fujitsu.com.
