2005 Press Releases
Glovia in the news
Leading Pump System Manufacturer Selects Glovia to Integrate Disparate Systems and Increase Market Competitiveness
Glovia's Integrated ERP Solution to Lower Costs, Shorten Lead Times and Improve Customer Service
El Segundo, Calif., December 14, 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 that Marflex has selected Glovia's extended ERP solution, glovia.com. Marflex, a leading manufacturer of custom electric driven pump systems for ships and off-shore platforms, plans to replace their multiple legacy systems with glovia.com and standardize the company onto a single information system.
Glovia's ETO/MTO (engineer/make-to-order) functionality is especially attractive to Marflex as the companies' products are manufactured in-house adhering to specific customer requirements. glovia.com will enable Marflex to quote, sell and deliver their complex, uniquely configured products easily via a web-based configurator to help reduce sales costs, shorten sales cycle times and increase order accuracy.
Customer service is also a supremely important issue to Marflex. With Glovia, Marflex will have a web-based solution for managing the flow of information between themselves and their customers and prospects. Employees will have immediate and accurate communication of issues requiring expedient attention and be able to elevate these issues to avoid any delay while reducing data entry errors and increasing overall customer service levels.
"We are very pleased the vast majority of the functionality we require is available in the standard Glovia offering as this will help facilitate a smooth and timely implementation," states, Hugo Keemink, Project Leader for Marflex. "The ultimate reason for moving to Glovia's integrated ERP solution is to improve our operations by offering higher quality products to our customers at a lower cost. The improved processes will keep our costs to manufacture our products roughly the same thus increasing our market competitiveness."
Marflex has started the implementation process and plans to implement the solution in two phases. The first phase is scheduled to go live this spring with the second phase going live in the fall of 2006. The company also has additional locations in Singapore and Russia that are planned to eventually go live on glovia.com as well.
"We are very excited to have Marflex as a customer. We feel our solution is an excellent fit for ETO/MTO manufactures, like Marflex. It enables management of all aspects of projects including coordinating tasks, resources and activities all while tightly controlling costs," states Martin Soet, Sales & Marketing Director for Glovia International. "With our strong support throughout the implementation process and beyond, we believe Marflex will benefit from their investment in Glovia for many years to come."
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About Marflex
Marflex is the leading designer and supplier of electric driven Deepwell pump systems for ships and off shore platforms. Established in 1980, many years of experience and highly skilled employees ensure you get a trustworthy pump system that will serve you for the lifetime of the vessel. For more information about Marflex and their products please visit www.marflex.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.
