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SAP Acquires Lean Software Developer

Posted on Tuesday, December 05, 2006 3:59:00 PM       Sign Up to receive Daily News Alerts in your E-mail Inbox                            Digg This Article   Add to Delicious

Abstract:Purchase of Factory Logic will enable SAP to extend its integrated manufacturing operations strategy with lean production scheduling and supply synchronization capabilities.
Keywords:SAP, Lighthammer, Factory Logic, Siemens, International Paper, integrated manufacturing, ISA-95, mySAP ERP 2005, plant systems integration, manufacturing systems integration, lean manufacturing
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In a move that further expands its integrated manufacturing operations strategy, SAP yesterday disclosed that it has acquired Factory Logic, a supplier of software for lean scheduling and supply synchronization. Financial terms of the acquisition weren't disclosed.

The acquisition of Factory Logic, a small Austin, TX, firm that was partly funded by SAP Ventures, the venture capital arm of the software giant, comes about 18 months after SAP's acquisition of Lighthammer, a developer of manufacturing intelligence software. The Lighthammer purchase was a key step in SAP's strategy to become a leading player in enabling the integration of plant floor systems with enterprise business systems, such as its backbone ERP product.

SAP's acquisition of Factory Logic, disclosed at SAP's fourth-annual analysts meeting in Las Vegas yesterday, conforms to SAP's policy of acquiring companies for technological expertise.

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