TRW Introduces New IT Service for Enterprise Resource Planning

10 November 1998

TRW Introduces New IT Service for Enterprise Resource Planning

    MCLEAN, Va.--Nov. 9, 1998--TRW has introduced SelectSource(TM), a new service designed to support customers implementing Baan Company enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. The new TRW service helps corporate enterprises reduce the time to select and implement Baan software, as well as control costs by providing information technology infrastructure support, including several flexible outsourcing alternatives.
    SelectSource goes beyond product delivery by including value-added services such as software evaluation, process redesign, business case development, technology infrastructure planning and implementation, software implementation, user training, and ongoing operation and management of Baan ERP systems.
    "TRW's SelectSource acts as a single source for a full range of services to quickly deploy and manage a Baan ERP system," said Chris Welker, vice president of TRW Enterprise Performance Solutions. "Using SelectSource, customers can rely on TRW's proven capabilities to install and run their Baan solution, reducing the time to obtain results from the new enterprise system. Each client has specific needs, and our approach is designed to be flexible and provide value-added solutions."
    TRW leverages nearly 10 years of experience in implementing and supporting Baan ERP solutions. With more than 40 Baan ERP clients fully implemented to date, TRW is one of the oldest and most experienced Baan Global Alliance Partners responsible for installing the systems.
    "TRW has been a leading systems integrator for the past 20 years. This enables us to leverage our intensive capabilities, implementation methodologies, and program management skills to provide clients the full suite of supply chain services," said David Patterson, vice president and general manager of TRW Integrated Supply Chain Solutions. "As a result, our clients receive faster implementations, lower costs, and proven results."
    TRW Integrated Supply Chain Solutions provides total supply chain solutions from management consulting to enterprise resource planning, manufacturing execution systems, and logistics execution systems. Its global systems integration business spans the supply chain continuum, serving clients in a wide range of industry sectors including automotive, semiconductor manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, pharmaceuticals and medical, electronics, aerospace and defense, third-party logistics, grocery, retail, apparel, and wholesale distribution. For more information, visit web site http://www.trw.com/supplychain.
    TRW Inc. provides advanced technology products and services for the automotive, space and defense, and information technology markets worldwide. The company's sales in 1997 were approximately $12 billion (including the BDM acquisition). The company's news releases are available through TRW's corporate web site http://www.trw.com.