Operations Execution Systems
for Sarbanes-Oxley
Corporate regulatory compliance is becoming an increasingly costly and complex proposition, and with the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act, manufacturers now need to balance operations execution performance with compliance as never before.
Compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and particularly Sections 404 and 302, requires a remarkable degree of corporate transparency. Those responsible for manufacturing operations may not consider themselves keystones of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, however, corporations are required to establish stringent controls to ensure that these processes are carried out and to monitor for material events throughout the corporation. Management requires entirely new levels of visibility into operations to gain the confidence needed in certifying the company’s financial reports.
Like all regulations, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has specific requirements, however, several common denominators tend to be globally relevant for manufacturers:
- Greater operational visibility and control, across all areas of manufacturing operations execution to ensure identification of any “material” matters
- Enhanced audit mechanisms, demonstrating processes have been consistently followed, as well as audit trails showing when changes are made and who authorized the change; this requirement also includes the need for full traceability, should the need arise
Many of today’s enterprise business systems used to manage resource and financial planning lack the real-time reporting capabilities required by Sarbanes-Oxley. Apriso enables you to easily react to and address the demands of Sarbanes-Oxley by providing real-time visibility into operations while enabling an agile platform to quickly adjust business processes. With our agile enterprise operations execution platform, Apriso provides a flexible foundation for support of your compliance and corporate governance initiatives. The platform’s flexible technology lets you easily integrate compliance policies and practices into your operations processes and policies. By providing visibility and agile business process authoring capabilities, Apriso provides a flexible foundation for support of your compliance and corporate governance initiatives. |
