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Consilium and Oracle Form Strategic Business Alliance to Develop Integrated Supply Chain Management Solution

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Consilium, Inc. and Oracle Corporation have announced a strategic business alliance to develop an integrated supply chain management solution for the semiconductor and discrete electronics manufacturing industries. The alliance aims to integrate Consilium's WorkStream DFS client/server-based manufacturing execution systems (MES) software with Oracle's client/server applications for business and enterprise resource planning (ERP). This integrated solution will provide a seamless, global view of information throughout the entire enterprise, enabling manufacturers to make better business decisions and compete more efficiently in global markets.

Key Takeaways:

  • The alliance will integrate Consilium's WorkStream DFS product line with Oracle's ERP applications to provide an integrated supply chain management solution for the semiconductor and discrete electronics manufacturing industries.
  • The integrated solution will provide a seamless, global view of information throughout the entire enterprise, from initial customer order through manufacturing to receipt of payment.
  • The alliance will include cooperative marketing, selling, and customer support activities to promote the integrated software applications as a premier solution to the discrete manufacturing industries.
  • Consilium's WorkStream DFS product line includes functionality such as work-in-process management, equipment performance tracking, Quality Server for online quality analysis, Recipe Management Server for centralized context-sensitive recipe management, and Station Controller for fast automation implementation.
  • The agreement will also include the integration of Consilium's FlowStream MES product line for batch process manufacturers with Oracle's suite of financial, manufacturing, and distribution applications.
  • The target industries for this integrated supply chain management solution are pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and specialty chemicals.

Statistics:

  • The integrated supply chain management solution will be available in 1996.
  • The alliance will engage in cooperative selling and marketing activities to promote the integrated software applications.
  • The integrated solution will provide a seamless, global view of information throughout the entire enterprise, from initial customer order through manufacturing to receipt of payment.

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