Case study presentation will focus on Cummins’ early adoption of a next generation platform for manufacturing operations with real-time visibility to actionable intelligence

(BUSINESS WIRE) — March 13, 2013 — Apriso Corporation:

Who: Michael Snaith, Manufacturing Systems IT Group Manager at Cummins will discuss how Cummins is now implementing a next generation enterprise Manufacturing Execution System (MES) to fuel their strategic growth in emerging markets of Brazil, India and China. With 30+ years of manufacturing experience, Snaith has spent the past 15 years at Cummins working in many areas of the business such as Maintenance, Manufacturing Engineering, Six Sigma, Operations and more recently on the implementation of ERP systems within their Engine business. Now he is responsible for the deployment of Next Generation Manufacturing Execution Systems across Cummins’ global operations.

What: Attendees at the Microsoft Manufacturing Innovation Day 2013 will learn how a “Core” methodology has accelerated Cummins’ global MES deployment and, coupled with a Center of Excellence team, has expedited the sharing of process innovations and best practices across their manufacturing enterprise. The presentation will also cover Cummins’ plans to deploy new manufacturing intelligence tools to generate greater operations insight to accelerate continuous improvement.

Where: The event will take place at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany. Register here.

When: Tuesday March 19, 2013, at 8:30 AM CET – Central European Time

About Apriso Corporation

Apriso is a software company dedicated to helping its customers transform the performance of their global manufacturing operations. It does so by enabling manufacturers to achieve and sustain manufacturing excellence while adapting quickly to market changes. FlexNet, Apriso's manufacturing software, uniquely enables companies to manage processes and share best practices across their operations with its BPM platform-based architecture. Apriso supports continuous improvement initiatives by delivering visibility into, control over and synchronization across manufacturing and the product supply network. Apriso serves nearly 200 customers in 45+ countries across the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa. Customers include GM, Tesla Motors, Volvo CE, Cummins Inc., L'Oréal, Luxottica, Lockheed Martin, Bombardier, Textron Systems, MBDA and Saint-Gobain. Learn more at: apriso.com. Visit our blog at apriso.com/blog.

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