BDM Adds New Contracts to Implement BAAN IV Using Automotive Supplier Reference Model
14 October 1997
BDM Adds New Contracts to Implement BAAN IV Using Automotive Supplier Reference Model
MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 14 -- BDM International, Inc. (BDM)
, a multinational information technology company, today
announced it has been awarded two new contracts with Zenith Industrial
Corporation and with another Tier One supplier to the automotive industry to
implement The Baan Company's BAAN IV enterprise
business software. The announcement was made by Dave Patterson, President of
BDM's Integrated Supply Chain Solutions strategic business unit.
The implementations will be based on the Automotive Supplier Reference
Model, which was developed in conjunction with BDM, Baan Business Innovation
(BBI), and Pilot Industries (a Tier One supplier of fuel delivery systems to
the automotive industry). The Automotive Supplier Reference Model is
available as a component of Orgware, a key element of the BAAN IV product
family. Orgware includes tools, templates, and methodologies to enable a
rapid, flexible, and effective implementation. BDM is working with Baan to
drive down the complexity of enterprise client/server implementations and to
bring a new capability called Dynamic Enterprise Modeling (DEM) to the
automotive industry. DEM extends the traditional Enterprise Resource Planning
Model by enabling rapid modeling and updating of the business model while
ensuring that the information technology environment and the business model
are in alignment.
"We are excited that Zenith and our second Tier One company, two
predominant automotive suppliers, have recognized the strengths BDM brings as
a leader in the automotive sector," said Patterson.
Zenith is a principal Tier One automotive supplier of metal stampings and
assemblies to the automotive industry. "BDM was selected as our
implementation partner to execute BAAN IV because of their strengths in
developing the Automotive Supplier Reference Model," said Gary Fish, CFO and
Program Sponsor at Zenith Industrial Corporation.
BDM's services to Zenith Industrial Corporation include consulting in the
following areas: detailed training of the customer on the product using its
proprietary INSystems training program; performing a gap analysis with the
customer comparing the Automotive Reference Model process templates; and
assisting the customer in data migration and full simulation of the Baan
solution.
BDM's services to the second Tier One supplier include: performing a gap
analysis with the customer comparing the Automotive Reference Model process
templates; assisting the customer in data migration and full simulation of the
Baan solution; and detailed training using both traditional Baan training and
BDM's proprietary INSystems training program.
The Baan Company delivers its comprehensive enterprise-wide business
management software to companies requiring best-in-class manufacturing
capabilities. Its products are fully Year 2000 compliant and are based on a
flexible, multi-tier client/server architecture which can scale to meet the
needs of small, medium, and large enterprises. More than 2,400 companies use
Baan in 4,000 sites worldwide. Customers include assemblers and their entire
value chain within the automotive, electronics, process, aerospace and
defense, and other project-based markets, as well as companies with hybrid
manufacturing environments. Baan's products uniquely support continuous
business improvements through its capability for Dynamic Enterprise Modeling.
Founded in 1978, Baan has dual headquarters in Putten, The Netherlands, and
Menlo Park, California, operating in over 40 countries worldwide. The
Company's Common Stock is registered on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the
symbol BAANF and on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange under the symbol BAAN.
Additional information is available on the Company's Web site at
http://www.baan.com.
BDM International, Inc. is a Fortune 1000 multinational information
technology company that provides systems, solutions, and services to both
public sector and commercial customers. Revenue in 1996 totaled just over $1
billion. The Company has approximately 9,000 employees and operates in more
than 110 locations worldwide, including offices in Belgium, France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands,
United Kingdom, and the United States. Additional information about the
company is available on the Internet at http://www.bdm.com.
SOURCE BDM International, Inc.