Andelst, 21 oktober 2004. Directie Quartess SCS verheugd over overname LSA door Infor Global Solutions Inc De directie van Quartess SCS is zeer verheugd over de overname van Lilly Software Associates Inc door Infor Global Solutions Inc. De belangrijkste reden hiervoor is de nog betere continuïteits garantie die wij onze klanten en potentiële opdrachtgevers hierdoor kunnen bieden. Infor Global Solutions is een financieel zeer draagkrachtige internationaal opererende software onderneming met een zeer duidelijke focus. De Visual producten zoals ondermeer het bekende ERP-systeem Visual Enterprise™ passen uitstekend in de ‘discrete manufacturing’ divisie van Infor en vormen daar een zeer goede en welkome aanvulling op de bestaande systemen. Productontwikkeling zal krachtig worden voortgezet. Infor Global Solutions is als software provider gewend aan het fors investeren in applicaties teneinde deze uitstekend te laten aansluiten bij de marktvraag. Gemiddeld zo’n 20% van de jaaromzet wordt aan productontwikkeling besteed. Ook en juist Visual Enterprise™ zal hiervan profiteren. De kennis van discrete manufacturing binnen Infor is groot. Het is tevens de belangrijkste divisie gemeten naar omzet. Alhoewel Infor Global Solutions Inc een Amerikaans concern is, wordt ca 50% van de omzet in Europa gerealiseerd. Een duidelijk waarborg voor een focus op de behoeften van Europese (potentiële) opdrachtgevers. Quartess SCS continueert haar relatie met Lilly Software Associates dan ook per direct met de overnemende partij Infor Global Solutions Inc Infor
Global Solutions Acquires Lilly Software Associates ATLANTA – October 20, 2004 – Infor Global Solutions, a provider of enterprise software solutions to over 13,000 customers in select manufacturing and distribution industries, announced today that it has acquired Lilly Software Associates, located in Hampton, New Hampshire. By adding Lilly’s industry-leading solutions, specific domain expertise and additional global locations to its existing capabilities, Infor has become one of the largest providers of software solutions to the discrete manufacturing market. Infor’s industry specific enterprise business solutions are supported by an experienced team of over 1,800 professionals located in 30 offices globally. Lilly will join Infor’s discrete manufacturing group, which is led by Robin Pederson, Senior Vice President of Infor, and will continue to operate in its existing locations. Both Infor and Lilly are privately held companies. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “I am extremely enthusiastic about the acquisition of Lilly,” said Jim Schaper, Chairman and CEO of Infor. “Infor is already recognized as one of the largest providers of solutions to discrete manufacturers in Europe. This acquisition combined with our existing presence in the North American automotive market further expands our footprint while broadening our vertical market focus in the aerospace, defense and electronics industries among others. We welcome Lilly’s customers into our user group whose brands are recognized globally.” Infor is committed to serving Lilly’s customers and continuing the development of Lilly’s technology. Founded in 1992, Lilly provides vertical market solutions for discrete manufacturers. The company has a global customer base of over 3,000 users and an established distribution channel. Lilly’s customers rely on products such as Visual Enterprise™ to enhance their understanding of business operations, manufacturing and the supply chain, resulting in improved bottom-line performance. “We are committed to taking care of our customers with ongoing product enhancements and outstanding customer service,” said Robin Pederson. “Lilly’s customers will benefit from Infor’s deep focus on discrete manufacturing, global reach and financial strength while gaining a long-term partner committed to long-term investment in product development.” About Infor About Lilly VALUE AND RETURN ON INVESTMENT KEY CUSTOMER THEMES AT LILLY SOFTWARE ASSOCIATES’ ANNUAL USER GROUP New Product, VISUAL Easy Lean™ Demonstrated to More than 600 Customers; Company Receives Accolades from Early Adopters Hampton, N.H., April 20, 2004 – Lilly Software Associates, Inc., a provider of enterprise and supply chain solutions for manufacturers and distributors, profiled the success of its new product, VISUAL Easy Lean™, to more than 600 of its worldwide customers at the company’s annual user group in Orlando, Florida. The themes of value, performance results and return on investment (ROI) were affirmed by many early adopter customers, including Marena Group, Link Manufacturing, ThermoFab, and Instrument Technology, Inc., to name a few. “ If you are in the situation where you are fed
up with your lack of delivery performance, or if you can find better uses
for the money you have tied up in inventory, you must realize that change
is required. Significant improvement requires fundamental change, and
that is what TOC and Drum-Buffer-Rope (DBR) provide,” said Jeff
Carignan, Vice President Manufacturing, Instrument Technology, Inc. “Since
implementing Lilly’s solution, we have experienced an overall inventory
reduction of 20 percent, lead times have been reduced 40 percent, on-time
shipment performance has increased from 74 percent to 93 percent, and
throughput productivity has increased 43 percent.” “ Most American manufacturers, like us, have survived
the onslaught of offshore competition by offering highly specialized items
in addition to standard product offerings,” said John Rogelstad,
Director of Operations, Marena Group. “Traditional order processing
and work release makes it extremely difficult to prioritize and complete
this special work in a timely fashion. VISUAL DBR makes simultaneous make-to-order
and make-to-stock production a straightforward task, to the point that
we can manage both with ease.” Wire Belt Company of America Sees Dramatic Results After March Implementation of VISUAL Easy Lean™ Lilly Software’s Lean Solution Helps Company Improve Throughput for Competitive Advantage Hampton, NH (USA), August 30, 2004 — Lilly Software Associates, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise and supply chain solutions for manufacturers and distributors, today announced that Wire Belt, the world’s leading supplier of Flat-Flex® wire belts to the food processing industry and others, has achieved dramatic results after implementing VISUAL Easy Lean. “In the last three years in our business, there have been more and more dogs chasing fewer sticks,” said David Greer, President, Wire Belt. “To maintain existing customers and gain new ones in this highly competitive environment, where products are often perishable and downtime can cost customers hundreds of dollars per minute, rapid delivery is everything. We knew that to stay ahead of our competition we had to squeeze the slack out of our system, without hurting our already strong on-time performance record.” VISUAL Easy Lean has helped Wire Belt do just that. Since implementing in March 2004, a process that took only four days from start to finish, the company has decreased lead times by 20 percent and reduced inventory by 15 to 20 percent. In addition, Lilly’s solution has helped Wire Belt increase revenues without having to enhance its labor force, with Greer citing an associated throughput increase of between 10 and 15 percent. “This is the best thing we’ve done in a long, long time. We’ve saved a lot of money by simply allowing the software to do what it’s supposed to do,” he said. “We’ve improved throughput by making what we’ve needed to make instead of spinning our wheels just to put stuff on a shelf. Easy Lean really turned things around for us. We wish we’d done it sooner.” Based on a “pull” versus “push” scheduling method, VISUAL Easy Lean helps companies dramatically reduce lead times, increase on-time delivery performance, improve productivity and profitability, and enhance customer service. Manufacturing companies around the world have experienced remarkable results almost immediately after implementing the solution, as has been the case with Wire Belt. “Both VISUAL and the Lilly team have been wonderful to work with. We’ve been very happy to enter the 21st Century with this system, versus the outdated system we were using. It’s a powerful tool.” About Lilly Software Associates Most VISUAL® applications run on Windows® 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, UNIX®, LINUX, Novell®, using SQLBase®, Microsoft SQL Server®, or ORACLE® relational databases. Lilly Software has received many industry awards for its products, service, and financial growth since its inception. Most recently, the company has been voted one of the Top 10 Best of Breed solutions for manufacturing by readers of Consumer Goods Technology, listed in Software Magazine's Top 500, selected as a Top 100 Logistics Information Technology Provider in Inbound Logistics, listed in the Top 100 Application Vendors in Supply Chain e-Business, included in MSI's Top 100 for its eighth year, and ranked as one of Start magazine's Hottest Companies. Aerospace Company Significantly Improves Operations with VISUAL Easy Lean™. McWilliams Forge Sees Significant
Results One Month After Implementation “Our customers are jet engine and aircraft builders, and their schedules change weekly, sometimes daily,” said Peter McWilliams, Vice President Manufacturing, McWilliams Forge. “Before Easy Lean, we had a real hard time getting our shop floor managers the right information. They wasted a lot of time working on the wrong jobs. We needed a powerful tool that would eliminate confusion on the shop floor and allow our people to make better decisions. One month after implementation, we began to see things turn around.” The Lilly Software Throughput Improvement Services Team
worked very closely with McWilliams and his staff. As a result, after
only three weeks of implementation and training, McWilliams’ people
embraced the new system. Now, even when a manager is absent from the shop
floor, the operators know exactly what the priorities are because it’s
printed right on the reports that Easy Lean provides each day. “In
the old days, you were probably working on Based on a “pull” versus “push” scheduling method, VISUAL Easy Lean helps companies dramatically reduce lead times, increase on-time delivery performance, improve productivity and profitability, and enhance customer service. Manufacturing companies around the world have experienced remarkable results almost immediately after implementing the solution. “If you ask me whether or not Easy Lean will help other companies reduce their lead times, boost their on-time delivery, and improve their shop floor operation,’” said McWilliams, “my answer is ‘yes, yes, yes.’” About Lilly Software Associates Most VISUAL® applications run on Windows® 98, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP, UNIX®, LINUX, Novell®, using Gupta™ SQLBase®, Microsoft SQL Server®, or ORACLE® relational databases. Lilly Software has received many industry awards for its
products, service, and financial growth since its inception. Most recently,
the company has been voted one of the Top 10 Best of Breed solutions for
manufacturing by readers of Consumer Goods Technology, listed in Software
Magazine's Top 500, selected as a Top 100 Logistics Information Technology
Provider in Inbound Logistics, listed in the Top 100 Application Vendors
in Supply Chain e-Business, included in MSI's Top 100 for its eighth year,
and ranked as one of Start magazine's Hottest Companies. |