New Strategic Partnership: APICS Introduces Enterprise Accessibility To Global Supply Chain Framework
Through Software AG
New exclusive global partnership optimizes supply chain processes to lower organizational costs and boost
customer satisfaction
Today APICS, the premier professional association for supply chain management, announced a strategic partnership with
Software AG (Frankfurt TecDAX: SOW) to incorporate APICS’s Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model and other frameworks into Software AG’s process analysis
solution, ARIS, – part of the company’s Digital Business Platform. The exclusive collaboration will enable organizations to analyze their global supply
chain operations using SCOR, the world’s leading supply chain framework, and easily take action on recommendations, using the ARIS
platform as the underlying technology. It also gives enterprise access to process-level benchmarking and performance management
tools, and process-based supply chain talent development opportunities.
Peter Bolstorff, executive vice president, APICS said: “As supply chains continue to become increasingly complex, businesses
need meaningful insights into the dynamics of business processes, supply chain management systems, and systemic knowledge
development. Furthermore, once inefficiencies are identified, they need access to tools that make refining those business processes
possible. By incorporating SCOR’s global framework into the ARIS Business Process Analysis platform, businesses can easily measure,
manage, and make improvements to their global supply chain performance using the SCOR framework.”
A core part of Software AG’s Digital Business Platform, ARIS Business Process Analysis (BPA) Platform documents, analyzes and
optimizes processes to achieve business process excellence across departments, disciplines, systems and geographies. The platform
leverages existing IT investments to lower total costs while offering integrated products to speed implementation. The SCOR
framework links business processes, performance metrics, practices and people skills into a unified structure.
The Software AG and APICS SCOR framework enables organizations to:
- Increase supply chain flexibility to enable informed reactions to changing conditions, business
models, and customer requirements
- Reduce the time to design and implement new supply chain processes by building on existing
best-practice processes from the SCOR model
- Improve the performance of supply chains by analyzing and simulating processes to remove bottlenecks,
and identify and remove inefficiencies and duplication
- Enhance process and IT quality through better definition of processes, avoidance of system breaks and
better communication
Sean Riley, global industry director, manufacturing, supply chain and logistics, Software AG noted: “We have seen many positive
effects that the partnership between Software AG and APICS has on customers around the world – for instance, some have reduced
inventory by up to 30 percent. Our Digital Business Platform is a critical enabler for this partnership and we’re proud to offer it to APICS Supply
Chain Council affiliates. Both organizations are at the forefront of innovation and leadership in the supply chain industry and we
can’t be more proud to combine forces with APICS to offer the most comprehensive solution on the market.”
Bolstorff added: “With more than 45 years of technology leadership, Software AG is held to high industry standards, much like
APICS. Our partnership is one of the many ways APICS continues to deliver unmatched industry resources and offerings to our
affiliates, sponsors and the industry at large.”
About APICS
APICS is the premier professional association for supply chain management and the leading provider of research, education and
certification programs that elevate supply chain excellence, innovation and resilience. APICS Certified in Production and Inventory
Management (CPIM), APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), APICS Certified in Logistics, Transportation, and Distribution
(CLTD) and APICS Supply Chain Operations Reference Professional (SCOR-P) designations set the industry standard. With over 45,000
members and more than 300 channel partners, APICS is transforming the way people do business, drive growth and reach global
customers. For more information, visit apics.org.
About APICS Supply Chain Council
APICS Supply Chain Council (APICS SCC) is a nonprofit organization that advances supply chains through unbiased research,
benchmarking and publications. APICS SCC maintains the Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model, the supply chain management
community’s most widely accepted framework for evaluating and comparing supply chain activities and performance. APICS SCC enables
corporations, academic institutions and public sector organizations to address the ever-changing challenges of managing a global
supply chain to elevate supply chain performance. APICS SCC is part of APICS, the premier professional association for supply
chain management. Visit apicsscc.org to learn more.
About Software AG
Software AG empowers customers to innovate, differentiate and win in the digital world. Its products help
companies combine existing systems on-premise and in the cloud into a single platform to optimize and digitize their businesses.
The combination of process management, data integration and real-time analytics in one Digital Business Platform enables customers
to drive operational efficiency, modernize their systems and optimize processes for smarter decision-making. Building on over 45
years of customer-centric innovation, Software AG is ranked a leader in many innovative IT categories. Software AG has more than
4,300 employees in 70 countries and had total revenues of €873 million in 2015. Learn more at www.softwareag.com
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