Electro-Motive Diesel Selects OASIS from Supply Dynamics to Help Manage
Raw Materials Across Extended Enterprise
Loveland, OH, July 14, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Supply Dynamics' unique multi-enterprise solution (OASIS)
for managing the timely purchase and supply of raw material has been licensed by Electro-Motive Diesel,
one of the world's leading providers of locomotive technology. The main driver of the licensing
agreement is Electro-Motive Diesel's desire to improve its cost structure by reducing what it and its
outside parts suppliers pay for the raw materials they buy to support Electro-Motive Diesel's production
requirements.
OASIS is a proprietary platform that allows multiple enterprises in an Original Equipment Manufacturer's
(OEM's) supply chain to access appropriate reports and information related to the raw material
requirements of the OEM and its outside parts suppliers. OASIS is accessed securely over the internet and
requires no costly integration effort with the OEM's existing IT systems. The managed information
includes Bills of Material (BOMs) for the OEM's parts and the Finished Parts Schedules that dictate when
those parts must be delivered to the OEM. Taken together, that information enables OASIS to produce a
Material Demand Profile which allows the OEM to understand exactly what raw materials need to be
bought, when and where they will be needed, and which production site or parts suppliers will be buying
them. This information, when shared by the OEM, is extremely valuable to producers and distributors of
raw materials. By eliminating speculation about demand, it helps them improve the efficiency of their
operations. The improved efficiency results in lower raw material costs for the OEM and its parts
suppliers.
A high-level overview of the Material Demand Aggregation that OASIS directly supports is found in an
online video located at:
http://www.supplydynamics.com/material/presentation.asp
Christian Pentell, Manager of Global Strategic Sourcing at Electro-Motive Diesel said that, "Discovering
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