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Tesla Accelerates Continuous Improvement with Apriso
LONG BEACH, Calif. --(Business Wire)--
Apriso, a leading provider of manufacturing software solutions, today
announced that Tesla Motors is implementing the company's FlexNet
Manufacturing Process Intelligence (MPI) as an operational intelligence
and analytics solution to complement its existing FlexNet Manufacturing
Execution System (MES). Real-time visibility to manufacturing
performance combined with comprehensive operational intelligence data
enables greater production efficiency and cost effective, expanded
continuous process improvement.
Tesla's goal is to accelerate the world's transition to electric
mobility with a full range of increasingly affordable electric cars.
Accordingly, their manufacturing operations must support this vision by
remaining highly agile and advanced. In September 2010, Apriso announced
Tesla Motors' decision to implement FlexNet as their platform for
manufacturing operations. Today's announcement reflects a continued
perspective that Apriso's platform-based approach to manufacturing
operations enables their manufacturing vision.
"Tesla Motors delivers exceptionally well-designed and engineered
products. Apriso's Manufacturing Process Intelligence solution can help
ensure the highest quality in Model S," said Gilbert Passin, Tesla
Vice President of manufacturing. "One of the benefits of a
platform-based approach to manufacturing operations is the ease of
adding new or updated capabilities. MPI can provide Tesla Motors with
real-time visibility into manufacturing performance to immediately
contain costs and identify opportunities for continuous process
improvement."
A challenge facing manufacturers is how to best capture and integrate
manufacturing intelligence data when operations consist of multiple MES
applications and instances. A labyrinth of IT systems adds complexity to
data aggregation and master data management at the enterprise level. As
Tesla Motors is planning for growth, Apriso's MPI addressesthis
challenge by the fact that all applications share a common platform, so
data is automatically standardized, enabling actual real-time visibility.
As an extension of their FlexNet manufacturing operations platform,
Tesla Motors is now embedding advanced manufacturing
intelligence into every production process used in both Powertrain
and Manufacturing Assembly, including those of its highly anticipated
Model S Sedan.
"We are delighted to expand our partnership with Tesla Motors by
putting in place Apriso's highly sophisticated intelligence and
analytics solution. Real-time visibility into operational performance
translates into competitive advantage in the rapidly evolving
zero-emission EV automotive segment," said Fred Thomas, Industry
Director for Automotive and Cleantech at Apriso.
To learn more about the difference between Operational Intelligence,
Business Intelligence and Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence, please
visit the following blog post, Myth
or Reality: Does EMI + BI = OI?, located on
Apriso's Manufacturing
Transformation Blog.
About Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA)
Tesla's goal is to accelerate the world's transition to electric
mobility with a full range of increasingly affordable electric cars.
Palo Alto (News - Alert), California-based Tesla designs and manufactures EVs and EV
powertrain components. Tesla has delivered more than 2,000 Roadsters,
the world's first electric sports car, to customers worldwide. Model S,
the first premium sedan to be built from the ground up as an electric
vehicle, goes on the market in mid-2012.
About Apriso Corporation
Apriso is a software company dedicated to helping its customers
transform their global manufacturing operations. It does so by enabling
manufacturers to achieve and sustain manufacturing excellence while
adapting quickly and easily to market changes. Apriso's FlexNet is a BPM
platform-based software solution for global manufacturing operations
management. Apriso supports global continuous improvement by delivering
visibility into, control over and synchronization across manufacturing
and the product supply network. Apriso serves nearly 200 customers in
40+ countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia. Customers include
GM, Volvo CE, Honeywell, L'Or�al, Trixell, Lockheed Martin (News - Alert), Bombardier,
Textron Systems, MBDA, Saint-Gobain and Essilor. Learn more at: www.apriso.com.
Apriso
and FlexNet
are registered trademarks of Apriso Corporation. All other trademarks
and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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