gedas USA Wins Major BorgWarner Contract to Handle Information Technology System Upgrade
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., Oct. 24, 2005 -- gedas USA, Inc. announced today it has won a major contract with BorgWarner Inc., a global leader in advanced products and technologies, to upgrade the information technology systems in its Thermal Systems business unit. The project will establish a global implementation platform in the U.S. and Germany, and is expected to take about two years.
Drawing on its global experience in the automotive industry and recognized expertise in SAP implementations, gedas USA, Inc. will help BorgWarner transition its Thermal Systems business to a global template leveraging gedas' solution gExpress for Automotive Suppliers. This program will establish commonality among BorgWarner's business processes in finance, controlling, production planning, materials management, sales and distribution.
"Winning this business was a team effort that involved gedas automotive IT specialists in North America, Europe and China. We're extremely pleased. And we're especially pleased to be working with BorgWarner, a company that is widely recognized for its management skill and continuing success despite very challenging times in the auto industry," said Eric Verniaut, President and CEO, gedas USA, Inc.
"The project with gedas will enable BorgWarner's Thermal Systems business unit to consolidate from multiple ERP systems into a single instance of SAP. This will create value for our shareholders by providing information and process improvements that will drive cost savings and reduce the IT cost of operating our ERP environment," said Jamal Farhat, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, BorgWarner Inc.
Mr. Farhat also noted that the project will create a best practices template with ERP data standards that are expected to be used for all future BorgWarner implementations at a considerably lower cost than would otherwise be feasible.
The overall goal of the project is to help BorgWarner gain new efficiencies and reduce cost by establishing common standards for supply chain and manufacturing processes across the company, beginning with the business unit's plants in Germany and the United States. gedas has handled similar assignments for BorgWarner in Europe and China involving both single and multi-plant implementations.
About BorgWarner Inc.
Auburn Hills, Michigan-based BorgWarner Inc. is a product leader in highly engineered components and systems for vehicle powertrain applications worldwide. The company operates manufacturing and technical facilities in 62 locations in 17 countries. Customers include Ford, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, VW/Audi, Toyota, Hyundai/Kia, Renault/Nissan, Honda, Caterpillar, Navistar International, Peugeot, and BMW. The Internet address for BorgWarner is: http://www.borgwarner.com/ /.
About gedas
gedas develops, implements and operates individual IT solutions that create value-adding potential for its customers. In the automotive and manufacturing industries, as well as in the field of logistics, gedas has assumed a leading position with its strong business process expertise and its unique brand of full-service solutions. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, gedas is an IT subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group with 22 years of experience, about 5,000 employees worldwide, and more than 50 locations in 13 countries. The Internet address for gedas is: http://www.gedasusa.com/ .