Avantis EAM to provide a common software platform for both maintenance management and corporate purchasing across all six facilities in the UK
FOXBORO, MASSACHUSETTS – December 17, 2003 – Invensys plc, a leader in production management, today announced that Bernard Matthews Ltd., has signed an agreement to deploy the Avantis Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) solution at all six facilities in the United Kingdom. Bernard Matthews is the leading producer of fresh, chilled and frozen turkey products in the UK.Avantis EAM will be utilized by all factories and the milling division to improve equipment maintenance management and by the administrative departments to streamline corporate purchasing functions. The Avantis software will interface with the PRISM Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system previously implemented by Invensys.
“Avantis will enable us to replace three separate purchasing systems with a single solution. Avantis addresses both our CMMS and MRO material demands and meshes smoothly with our ERP system,” said Malcolm Carr, director of information systems at Bernard Matthews. “As a result, we expect more streamlined and efficient procedures with significant cost savings.” “The combination of Avantis’ comprehensive functionality in enterprise asset management and IBM’s solid AS/400 hardware suite provides a world-class solution for manufacturing companies,” said Ryan Roberts, vice president and general manager of Invensys’ Avantis business unit.
“Bernard Matthews is joining a large and diverse customer community utilizing our IBM AS/400 based offerings.” About Bernard Matthews Ltd.Bernard Matthews Limited is the UK's leading producer and brand leader for fresh, chilled and frozen turkey products. Established in 1950, the company today has a turnover in excess of £380m and provides employment for over 6,300 people worldwide, with 6 factories in the UK.
The company has further processing facilities of a similar style in Hungary as well as facilities in Germany and New Zealand.About AvantisFor more than 20 years, customers throughout the world have relied on Avantis enterprise asset management (EAM) solutions to improve resource productivity by driving down operating costs, minimizing the risk of unplanned downtime and maximizing financial return on capital assets. Avantis is part of the Production Management division of Invensys plc.About InvensysInvensys is a global leader in production technology. The group helps customers improve productivity, performance and profitability using innovative services and technologies and a deep understanding of their industries and applications.
Invensys Production Management works closely with customers to increase performance of production assets, maximize return on investment in production and data management technologies and remove cost and cash from the supply chain. The division includes APV, Avantis, Eurotherm, Foxboro, IMServ, SimSci-Esscor, Triconex and Wonderware. These businesses address process and batch industries - including oil and gas, chemicals, power and utilities, food and beverage, and personal health care - and the discrete and hybrid manufacturing sectors. Invensys operates in more than 60 countries, with its headquarters in London.
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