Oracle's Successful Record in Automotive Industry Showcased
Oracle Delivers Operational Excellence for Auto Manufacturers
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., March 14 -- Oracle today announced that leading analyst firm, Manufacturing Insights, an IDC company, has published the article "Oracle in Automotive: Aligning Capability with Industry Need" in its biweekly publication Theory and Practice. The article discusses the successful customer adoption of Oracle applications in the automotive industry.
"Oracle has a successful track record in Automotive and the addition of PeopleSoft/JD Edwards expands the installed base," said Bob Parker, vice president, Manufacturing Insights, IDC. "What is particularly appealing to buyers in the automotive industry is the company's strength in enabling Lean continuous improvement disciplines. As automotive companies try to more effectively coordinate activity across facilities around the world, the ability of local, frequently manual, systems to sustain Lean improvements is surpassed. Oracle combines well-designed Lean functionality with sophisticated customer, product, manufacturing, and supplier information management to support the automotive manufacturer's goals for operations excellence."
"We have built a solid reputation in the automotive market as with the other industry markets because of our commitment to providing outstanding technology solutions and deep expertise. As a result, 9 of 10 top auto manufacturers use Oracle(R) applications," said Larry Ellison, Oracle CEO. "Our lean manufacturing solutions increase marketplace efficiencies, providing customers with quantifiable return on investment and competitive advantage."
Oracle in the Automotive Industry
Oracle applications have been recognized for many years as among the best for the automotive industry. Oracle automotive solutions are designed to reduce time to market on new designs, increase pipeline visibility, reduce costs, achieve higher throughput, decrease inventories and reduce waste, help customers meet OEM-specific just-in-time requirements and enhance the customer experience. Automotive customers around the world have adopted Oracle applications to increase operational efficiency and speed time-to-market. 9 of the top 10 automotive manufacturers on Industry Week's 2004 top manufacturing companies by revenue list use Oracle applications. Below is a listing of customer statistics that reflect Oracle's strength in the automotive market:
-- 33 of 39 automotive manufacturers on Industry Week's 2004 top manufacturing companies by revenue use Oracle applications -- 18 of 26 of the world's largest automotive manufacturers by revenue on Reuters online list use Oracle applications -- 9 of 10 of the largest auto parts manufacturers by revenue on Reuters online list use Oracle applications -- 19 out of the top 20 OEMs on Automotive News' 2004 list use Oracle applications -- 21 of the top 40 top global suppliers on Automotive News' 2004 list use Oracle applications -- 4 of 5 of the world's largest tire manufacturers use Oracle applications -- 10 of the top 10 motor vehicle and parts companies on Fortune Magazine's 2004 global top 1000 list use Oracle applications -- 15 of the top 15 companies on Fortune Magazine's 2004 "Most Admired Automotive Parts Companies" list use Oracle applications Upcoming Events for Automotive Customers
Oracle will team with Industry Week Magazine, to deliver a global, multi- city education and information program, discussing the impact of outsourcing on the U.S. automotive industry. The meetings are slated to begin in June and are scheduled to be located in Austin, Texas, Boston, Mass., Detroit, Mich. and San Jose, Calif. For more information, contact 1.800.ORACLE1.
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