Miller SQA Selects J.D. Edwards' OneWorld to Help Take Its Supply Chain to the Next Level
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 1999--
Leading Office Furniture Provider to Leverage OneWorld's
Flexibility to Quickly Put Ideas into Action
Enterprise business software provider J.D. Edwards & Company (Nasdaq:JDEC) today announced that Miller SQA, a division of the multi-billion dollar office furniture manufacturer Herman Miller Inc. (NYSE:HMI), has selected J.D. Edwards' OneWorld(tm) to further increase its level of customer service and continue to provide "simple, quick, affordable" office furniture.
Miller SQA will leverage J.D. Edwards' Idea to Action(tm) solution, including OneWorld's increased functionality in the area of supply chain execution, allowing the company to respond to competitive pressures, new business processes or changing customer demands, while still remaining in control of its supply chain.
Miller SQA will look to the strong relationship between J.D. Edwards and SynQuest to help take the company to the next level of supply chain excellence. The J.D. Edwards SCOREx supply chain solution will allow Miller SQA to speed and ease integration with the company's existing SynQuest manufacturing management software, as well as develop new supply chain processes quickly while still operating effectively in a just-in-time order assembly environment.
"The J.D. Edwards/SynQuest combo is a solid foundation on which we can take speed and reliability to new levels and further increase our lead as the undisputed leader in reliable, fast and convenient office systems," said Doug Bonzelaar, application development manager at Miller SQA. "Our main challenge is to push on without a blueprint. Nobody has gone where we are headed. We need an integrated ERP and supply chain execution solution that can adapt as fast as we can."
J.D. Edwards' SCOREx is designed to integrate and extend a company's business life cycle and execute personalized supply chains for individual customers. Because J.D. Edwards' Idea to Action solution is enabled by ActivEra(tm), companies like Miller SQA, are able to quickly and easily adapt their supply chain processes in order to meet unique and changing customer demands in a just-in-time order assembly environment.
"ActivEra's portal and activators further extends the capabilities of J.D. Edwards SCOREx, allowing Miller SQA to continue to improve upon its supply chain and its on-time delivery rate to customers--allowing them a substantial advantage in a very competitive marketplace," said Michael Schmitt, senior vice president at J.D. Edwards. "The flexibility inherent to the J.D. Edwards SCOREx solution and OneWorld allows for real-time, on-the-fly changes."
Miller SQA will implement OneWorld manufacturing, logistics/distribution and financials suites on the HP 9000 with an Oracle database. The company expects to complete the implementation of its new streamlined supply chain solution within 12 months.
About SynQuest
SynQuest, Inc. (www.synquest.com), a privately held company, is headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. with offices worldwide. The SynQuest Supply Chain Performance Series(tm) combines planning and execution at all levels of the supply chain. The software enables companies to optimize operational and financial performance while meeting customer expectations and achieving competitive differentiation. Computerworld named SynQuest to its list of "100 Hot Emerging Companies." SynQuest also won the Managing Automation "Reader's Choice Award" in two areas for best "Supply Chain Management/APS" and "MES" products. For more information, call (800) 844-3228, ext. 118.
About J.D. Edwards
J.D. Edwards provides Idea to Action(tm) software for managing the enterprise and supply chain. The Company's integrated applications give customers control over their front office, manufacturing, logistics/distribution, human resources and finance processes for the consumer products, industrial and services industries. J.D. Edwards enables Idea to Action with ActivEra(tm), a collection of tools and technologies that extend the J.D. Edwards SCOREx supply chain solution and OneWorld(tm) and WorldSoftware(tm) enterprise business software. ActivEra allows customers to change their enterprise software quickly and easily during and after implementation. The Company's solutions operate in multiple computing environments, including Windows NT(R), UNIX(R) and OS/400(R), and are Java(tm) and HTML enabled.
Founded in 1977, J.D. Edwards is headquartered in Denver and posted fiscal 1998 revenues of $934 million. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the Company at 1-800-727-5333 or via the Internet at www.jdedwards.com.
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