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SmartOps
and Bristlecone Form Strategic Partnership
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May
16, 2005
Partnership enables supply chain performance
leadership and lowers total cost of implementation
and ownership for SAP, Bristlecone, and SmartOps
customers.
PITTSBURGH, PA – May 16, 2005 –
SmartOps Corporation, the leading provider
of enterprise-class supply chain optimization
solutions, and Bristlecone, an industry-leading
service provider for extended supply chain
solutions, today announced a strategic partnership
between their companies.
Under the agreement, Bristlecone, which designs
and implements extended supply chain solutions
including SAP supply chain applications, will
provide SmartOps Multi-Stage Inventory Planning
& Optimization (MIPO™) software
to customers in North America, Europe, and
Asia. Bristlecone will also become a certified
MIPO implementation partner.
“Bristlecone is excited about partnering
with SmartOps and representing SmartOps’
MIPO inventory optimization solution in the
marketplace,” said Gregory Mekjian,
Executive Vice President of Bristlecone North
America. “Our two companies complement
each other’s core competencies in Supply
Chain Management and the combined capabilities
will produce remarkable order fulfillment
improvements and cost savings for our customers.
By bringing MIPO to the table as part of a
complete supply chain solution, we are better
able to meet our customers’ needs for
an automated, dynamic solution that enables
them to analyze and set key planning targets
within SAP supply chain applications. The
results are real-time, data-driven decisions
that account for the inherent complexity and
uncertainty in their multi-echelon supply
chains.”
“Bristlecone’s leadership and
expertise in implementing SAP supply chain
solutions and SmartOps’ success with
SAP customers makes this partnership a natural
fit,” said Sridhar Tayur, CEO and founder
of SmartOps. “Our joint customers will
benefit from an even greater ability to continually
improve supply chain performance and drive
value to the bottom line. Bristlecone’s
presence and reputation in Europe and Asia
also allows us to extend our global reach
and better market and implement MIPO on a
global basis.”
MIPO enables customers to achieve both a rapid
return on investment and a long-term competitive
advantage by determining the best possible
inventory and product availability plans given
inherent uncertainties, time-varying data,
multi-location and inventory stage complexities,
and aggressive customer service goals. MIPO
dynamically generates optimal inventory targets
for each stage of the supply chain while providing
visibility into each inventory requirement
-- including safety, cycle, pre-build, pipeline
and merchandising stock requirements, by item
or stock-keeping unit (SKU) -- to meet desired
service levels. MIPO’s optimized inventory
targets serve as critical inputs for enterprise
resource planning and advanced planning &
scheduling systems, so they deliver better
intelligence for inventory planning and execution.
About SmartOps:
SmartOps, the market leader in enterprise-class
inventory optimization solutions, enables
companies to more effectively manage the uncertainty
of complex, multi-stage supply chains to achieve
rapid return on investment and long term,
sustainable value. Deploying SmartOps’
practical and powerful solutions has dramatically
improved critical, key planning targets leading
to reduced working capital and increased profitability
at Fortune 500 and Global 500 companies in
heavy automotive, consumer durables and packaged
goods, technology, pharmaceutical manufacturing,
distribution, and retail industries. Contact
SmartOps at 412-231-0115 or www.smartops.com
for more information.
About Bristlecone:
Bristlecone Inc. is a leading provider of
consulting and solutions around the extended
supply chain, primarily focused on the mySAP
suite. The company is managed by a strong
team of senior executives, who have significant
experience in ERP, supply chain management,
and other offerings in the mySAP Business
Suite. Bristlecone’s extensive client
base includes global leaders such as Motorola,
Palm and Nike and several companies in the
mid market and SMB sectors in industry verticals
such as high tech and semiconductor, consumer
goods, apparel and footwear, oil and gas,
chemicals and automotive. Bristlecone has
a strong partnership with SAP and extensive
working relationships with SAP Americas, SAP
AG and SAP India. For more information on
Bristlecone, visit www.bcone.com. |
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