Enterprise Sales and Operations Planning Tool
Press Release
Oliver Wight Americas, Inc. Announces Corporate Partnership with Microsoft Business Solutions
Oliver Wight Americas, Inc. today announced a corporate partnerships with Microsoft's Manufacturing Business Solutions to release their new software Enterprise Sales & Operations Planning Tool.
New London, NH – November 11, 2003 Professionals at Oliver Wight Americas, Inc. announced they have entered into an agreement with Microsoft Business Solutions to provide the Oliver Wight Enterprise Sales & Operations Planning Tool, along with training, education, and consulting services, to Microsoft Business Solutions business partners in the manufacturing industry. The agreement will benefit the enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution providers for the Microsoft Business Solutions - Great Plains, Axapta, Navision and Solomon business applications.
"We are very pleased to work with Microsoft Business Solutions and its partner channels to develop and support manufacturing solutions that best meet the people, process and technology needs for customers," said Jim Correll, Chairman for Oliver Wight Americas, Inc. "We see this partnership as a milestone event for both organizations and are both committed to providing best practices, processes and technology services to our partners and customers. For over 30 years, Oliver Wight principals have been thought leaders in education, improvement methodologies, business process management, and consulting services. We have helped small, medium and large companies improve their operations, streamline their supply chains and increase their profits."
Oliver Wight's Sales & Operations Planning process ensures that operating plans across a business unit are aligned with the overall business strategy. Companies that utilize this integrated business management process are able to synchronize the demand, supply and financial plans and gain control of their business. Balanced demand and supply means high customer satisfaction and maximized productivity. Oliver Wight's new software, Enterprise Sales & Operations Planning Tool (ES&OPT), enables an effective S&OP process and provides a critical link between the traditional ERP system and the management level planning process. The ES&OP tool provides information from Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains, Navision, Axapta, and Solomon applications to present a consolidated view of demand and supply plans.
"Our collaboration with Oliver Wight America allows our business partners to better manage their sales and operations processes," said Mike Frichol, general manager, manufacturing solutions, Microsoft Business Solutions." Together our companies can help businesses realize their full potential by integrating business management processes and providing increased visibility into internal operations, ultimately positively affecting their interactions and success with customers."
About Oliver Wight Americas, Inc.
Oliver Wight has been both a thought leader and hands-on practitioner for over 30 years. As a global management consulting and education firm, they specialize in helping organizations to work smarter, faster, and better than their competitors. Their principals are seasoned professionals who have real- world manufacturing experience. By transferring their hands-on knowledge to the people at all levels of your organization, you're able to internalize that knowledge enabling your organization to achieve a competitive advantage in the marketplace.