2005 Press Releases
Glovia in the news
Supply Chain Systems Magazine Honors Glovia International With Supply Chain Innovator Award
Annual Award Recognizes Glovia's Success in Supporting OPW Fueling Component's Lean Manufacturing Initiatives
El Segundo, Calif., October 21, 2005 - Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today the company was selected as a recipient of Supply Chain Systems magazine's annual Supply Chain Innovator award. The award was given to Glovia for its success in supporting OPW Fueling Component's supply chain including their lean manufacturing initiatives. OPW has seen a 79 percent reduction in cycle time from when it first started to implement lean manufacturing.
To be considered for the Supply Chain Innovator award, companies either had to send in their nominations or be one of the few implementations written about in Supply Chain Systems magazine from late 2004 up through August 2005. OPW was covered in the March 2005 issue. The complete article can be viewed here.
Each nomination/case study was reviewed and commented on by an analyst at AMR Research, a well-known research and consulting firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. Each editor of Supply Chain Systems magazine reviewed the comments and voted on the nominees with only the top ten vote recipients receiving the award. Award recipients are also featured in the October issue of the publication which can be viewed here.
Regarding Glovia and OPW, Dave Andrews, Publisher and Editorial Director of Supply Chain Systems stated; "Since the mid 1990s, OPW has used lean manufacturing strategies, including continuous improvement and elimination of waste, while also improving customer service. But the company determined that it needed an ERP system to help streamline its operations and provide the IT structure necessary to efficiently control processes, coordinate enterprise-wide activities, monitor quality, and measure data. The company selected glovia.com, a product of Glovia International. glovia.com complements OPW's kanban system as a means of recording costing and material-usage data. This blending of ERP software and lean processes provides a system of checks and balances within lean execution, OPW officials told Supply Chain Systems magazine. Glovia's ERP solution provides OPW with the means to ensure that what's supposed to be happening in regards to lean execution is actually happening on the plant floor."
"It is a great honor to be one of ten recipients receiving this annual award. It truly illustrates our ability as a company to effectively support manufacturer's complex supply chains and lean manufacturing initiatives, states Yuji Nakasu, President and CEO of Glovia International. "We will continue to expand the functionality and support of our extended ERP solution to provide our customers with the capabilities they need to be successful."
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About Supply Chain Systems Magazine
About Supply Chain Systems magazine: Supply Chain Systems magazine provides manufacturing and logistics managers with information on the latest solutions, emerging technology, and best practices to enable both functional -- and cross-functional --excellence to meet their company's operations and business goals. For more information please visit www.scs-mag.com.
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.
