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Research Triangle Park, NC (January 15, 2003) - AIMS announced
today that a major supplier of automotive parts has selected
AIMS Tracker to provide quality material tracking functions
in a key plant supplying a significant component to a noted
luxury automobile manufacturer.
The AIMS framework provides an incomparable platform for
quality and production management efforts over the entire
product lifecycle from design through in-process manufacturing
and supplier to distribution and services. Based on standard
Internet technologies, AIMS scales from individual plant
installations to enterprise-wide deployment. Additionally,
AIMS flexibly address needs in a range of production environments
from hand-crafted to high volume.
"We are excited to continue our contributions to quality
management in the automotive supply chain", AIMS CEO
Perry Smith remarked, adding "our framework is designed
with the ability to handle not only OEM needs but those
of the supplier base as well. Our selection here validates
the product and framework's inherent scalability".
About AIMS
AIMS is a leading provider of quality lifecycle management
solutions. By leveraging the Internet and industry standards,
AIMS solutions facilitate quality improvement and resulting
productivity gains in every manufacturing sector including
automotive, semiconductor, electronics/telecom, and food
& drug. AIMS customers typically achieve targeted improvements
of over 30% in operating efficiency and cost of quality.
AIMS' best of breed QLM framework is comprised of several
modules: AIMS Tracker, AIMS Analyst, and AIMS Integrator.
Use of these web-enabled modules helps customers improve
quality by providing improved defect containment and root-cause
analysis. Intuitive interfaces ranging from graphical grid
tools for enhanced defect locations to simple text based
checksheets speed adoption on the shop floor. Comprehensive
real-time notification capabilities cut response time to
ensure quality. Manual report preparation and distribution
efforts are dramatically reduced by providing user-ready
online access to real-time quality reports for analysis.
AIMS has helped improve quality and productivity for many
global manufacturers including: BMW, Brunswick Corporation
(NYSE:BC), Abbott Labs (NYSE:ABT), JDSUniphase(NYSE: JDS),
Nomacorc, and Nortel (NYSE:NT).
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