2006 Press Releases
Glovia in the news
Growing Lighting & Systems Controls Manufacturer Selects Glovia to Manage Company-wide Operations
Genlyte Controls Chooses Glovia to Enhance Operational Visibility and Standardize the Company on a Single Enterprise Solution
El Segundo, Calif., May 4, 2006 - 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 Genlyte Controls has selected Glovia's extended ERP solution, glovia.com, to manage their company-wide operations. Glovia's enterprise solution will replace their outdated systems and provide comprehensive operational visibility.
Since the year 2000, Genlyte Control's business has been growing exponentially making their homegrown systems and older products unable to provide the scope and functionality needed by the expanding company. Glovia is able to flex and expand as the company grows, managing all of Genlyte Controls operations with one proven enterprise solution. Genlyte Controls began implementing glovia.com this past January and is on target for going live this July.
"We hope our company will be used as a Glovia model for our sister companies," states Jeff Brown, Director of IT and Compliance for Genlyte Controls.
"We are an engineering company so one of our main goals with Glovia is to smooth out the transition from engineering to manufacturing and be able to see in advance what something is going to cost before we build it," continues Brown. "The capabilities we saw during the Glovia demonstrations fit our manufacturing and engineering needs and will be able to continue to do so as we grow and expand."
Having multiple systems makes it difficult for Genlyte Controls to have comprehensive visibility into their operations. Glovia will enable Genlyte Controls to have integrated, interactive management of all their inventory and full visibility of all material movement. Through flexible product configuration control they will quickly and accurately be able to calculate the cost to manufacture a product, reducing the risk of costly, obsolete inventory.
Order entry is also currently causing Genlyte Controls issues, as their multiple systems require double entry of their sales orders. With Glovia the company will have a single, integrated online environment for entering and processing their sales orders as well as the ability to manage their physical distribution of inventory.
"We are very excited to have Genlyte Controls as a customer. By choosing glovia.com, they will be able to move away from their multiple systems to a single, flexible, integrated and real-time enterprise solution that can effectively manage their business operations today and into the future," states Yuji Nakasu, President and CEO for Glovia International.
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About Genlyte Controls
A Dallas-based company which is a division of Genlyte Group, LLC (NASDAQ symbol - GLYT), Genlyte Controls is the only company on the market that can offer a complete package of lighting and control systems for both entertainment and architectural lighting professionals. By partnering three of the industries leading brands - Entertainment Technology, Lightolier Controls, and Vari-Lite - Genlyte Controls has revolutionized the way lighting controls and systems are both designed and installed, creating unparalleled excellence in the industry today. For more information, visit www.genlytecontrols.net, www.etdimming.com, www.lolcontrols.com and www.vari-lite.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 device 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$44.5 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005. For more information, please see: http://www.fujitsu.com
