Business Integrator

Extending the Value of ERP

Apriso has pioneered the development and deployment of standardized business system (ERP, CAD, APS) integrations. These “off-the-shelf” and generally certified integrations enable FlexNet® to easily adapt to your existing IT infrastructure using XML technologies.

Apriso has historically maintained a close relationship with SAP. As North America’s first SAP NetWeaver-certified interface, Apriso maximizes your investment in SAP by delivering a comprehensive solution that globally coordinates, and locally manages, production, labor, logistics, maintenance and quality operations in tight collaboration with SAP R/3.  In fact, FlexNet was built from the ground up to be ERP-centric for efficient operations within a distributed enterprise and/or across the extended supply chain.  You can deploy FlexNet with confidence, knowing that it has been architected to leverage the advantages of SAP R/3 and SAP technologies such as SAP NetWeaver.

Key Functionality

• Integrates with market-leading ERP systems from SAP, Oracle, interBiz PRMS™, SSA BPCS™
• Imports order details from your ERP system for document generation, labeling and data validation
• Controls the mapping of FlexNet data to your ERP transactions
• Exports and uploads transactions to your ERP system on an immediate or periodic basis
• Automatically queues exported transactions when your ERP system is unavailable

Benefits

• Improved manufacturing responsiveness and agility
• Increased real-time visibility into production operations
• Reduced Total-Cost-of-Ownership (TCO)
• Eliminates expensive application-to-application (A2A) integration
• Accelerates implementation
• Reduces manufacturing costs and lead times
  

“SAP hadn't built any significant capabilities for the shop floor….at the end of the day, the MES model doesn't fit with the ERP model and it [is] best for SAP to play the role of enterprise orchestrator.”

Colin Masson
Research Director AMR Research
“SAP Loses Key Manufacturing Leader”
Managing Automation