Indian Motorcycle Company Throttles Up With ClearOrbit Supply Chain Process Management Solution
AUSTIN, Texas--Dec. 11, 2002--ClearOrbit, the leading supply chain process management (SCPM) software provider, today announced that Indian Motorcycle Company has chosen their Gemini Series(tm) to extend, automate and control key supply chain execution processes.
Indian Motorcycle Company is a leading designer and manufacturer of premium heavyweight motorcycles and a broad range of related products, parts, accessories, riding gear and lifestyle apparel.
"ClearOrbit's Gemini Series will allow us to implement real-time controls through wireless communications to improve the efficiency and accuracy of our supply chain execution processes," says Frank Wagenseller, vice president of Information Technologies at Indian Motorcycle Company. "In addition, it will enable us to extend the value of our Oracle enterprise system to meet our requirements for receiving, inventory, manufacturing and Kanban functionality."
Indian Motorcycle Company will use ClearOrbit's Gemini Series to optimize its supply chain, by improving the velocity of material flows and providing real-time updates to its enterprise applications. ClearOrbit has over 300 Oracle Applications customers using this robust supply chain execution solution.
Phase One of Indian Motorcycle's project with ClearOrbit will focus on improving receiving, inventory and manufacturing processes, in addition to adding Kanban functionality to their Oracle 11.0.3 enterprise system. Phase Two of the project will increase the efficiency and accuracy of Indian Motorcycle's shipping transactions.
"Our Gemini suite will leverage the investment Indian has made in Oracle Applications by enhancing their productivity and improving inventory accuracy. We are excited to add Indian Motorcycle Company to our list of over 300 customers," says ClearOrbit CEO, Tom Dziersk. "The Gemini Series extends the critical processes in manufacturing and warehouse operations and brings this efficiency right to the bottom line by ensuring that the right information is available to the right people at the right time."
"ClearOrbit's solutions continue to provide Oracle enterprise applications customers the last mile functionality required to execute against their unique supply chain operating environment," said Steve Banker, service director Supply Chain Management, ARC Advisory Group. "More importantly is that ClearOrbit solutions allow users who have invested in Oracle enterprise applications to protect their Oracle upgrade path."
About Indian Motorcycle Company
Indian Motorcycle Company, based in Gilroy, Calif., was formed in 1998 to re-launch an American icon. The original Indian Motorcycle Company, which built the first American-made motorcycle in 1901, was a leading motorcycle manufacturer for almost 50 years. Although Indian Motorcycle products were out of production from 1953 to 1999, the Indian brand is still well known to motorcycle enthusiasts because of its reputation for innovation and distinctive styling. The Company currently designs, manufactures and markets three premium heavyweight motorcycles and a broad range of related products, parts, accessories, riding gear and lifestyle apparel. For more information on the Company, please visit www.indianmotorcycle.com.
About ClearOrbit
ClearOrbit extends enterprise value with proven supply chain process management (SCPM) software solutions that allow customers to fully leverage their investment in enterprise applications while gaining additional value by incorporating their trading partners into supply chain execution processes. ClearOrbit products work within the existing enterprise system to leverage a "single version of the truth" expanding rather than duplicating functionality to eliminate inefficiencies in the supply chain. By using a single data model architecture, ClearOrbit delivers on the promise of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) with fully integrated supply chain execution and collaboration solutions that address limited functionality issues inherent in most ERP systems. ClearOrbit was founded in 1994 and currently serves more than 300 top manufacturing companies including Cisco Systems, Texas Instruments and Applied Materials. See how enterprise systems can reach a higher level at www.clearorbit.com or call us at 800/324-5143.