French Bio-Pharmaceutical Firm LFB Group Selects Apriso for Managing Manufacturing Operations

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Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:57am EDT

Apriso`s FlexNet Solution Will Be Deployed Throughout LFB`s Plasma Receiving
Areas, Helping to Improve Efficiency While Enhancing Quality and Traceability
across Operations
LONG BEACH, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Apriso®, a leading provider of adaptive software solutions for global
Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM), today announced the LFB Group has
selected Apriso`s FlexNet® as a solution to help improve efficiency and enhance
traceability across their manufacturing, warehouse and quality operations. LFB
is a €352M biopharmaceutical group that develops, manufactures and markets
medicinal products for the treatment of serious and often rare diseases in
several major therapeutic fields, including: hemostasis, immunology and
intensive care. Apriso will help LFB to improve operational workflows within a
regulatory environment, supported by FlexNet`s RFID-enabled tracking
capabilities. 

"Part of LFB`s selection process was based on two factors:Apriso`s market
momentum in the Life Sciences industry and Apriso`s ability to support both
discrete and process Life Sciences operations.The regulated biopharmaceutical
environment at LFB is very demanding in terms of quality and traceability - both
inherent capabilities within Apriso`s solution," said Rick Gallisa, industry
director, life sciences at Apriso. 

"We are now seeing a trend within the Life Sciences industry to achieve better
cost control and improved flexibility.Globally integrating manufacturing
operations can really help improve quality for a reduced cost," observed Jim
Henderson, president and CEO at Apriso. "FlexNet helps our customers drive
continuous improvement across operations to gain operational efficiencies and
cost reductions."

About Apriso

Apriso Corporation is a software company dedicated to providing competitive
advantage for its customers. It does so by enabling organizations to adapt
quickly and easily to market changes and unexpected events. Apriso`s FlexNet
platform provides visibility, adaptability and real-time control of
manufacturing operations across the enterprise and supply chain network. This is
accomplished by integrating planning, execution and control, increasing
operational efficiency and eliminating errors in the production process. Apriso
serves more than 175 customers in 41 countries across the Americas, Europe and
Asia. Its customers include General Motors, Lear, Honeywell, L'Oreal, Trixell,
Lockheed Martin, Becton Dickinson, Saint-Gobain, Novelis and Essilor. For more
information, please go to 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. 



Apriso Corporation
Gordon Benzie
Tel: +1 (562) 951-8054
Email: gordon.benzie@apriso.com

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