Fujitsu Releases GLOVIA smart Food Product Manufacturing PRONES

Tokyo, June 24, 2009

Fujitsu today announced that it has built on its GLOVIA smart Manufacturing PRONES production management solution, which is part of its GLOVIA smart integrated ERP solution for medium-sized enterprises, by developing GLOVIA smart Food Product Manufacturing PRONES, a new production management solution specifically for medium-sized food manufacturers. The new solution is available starting today in Japan.

With this new product, medium-sized food product manufacturers can track planning and fulfillment data across all production processes, from materials procurement to production, inspection, and shipment, as well as detailed information on all types of inventory, thereby enabling integrated management. By making their production processes visible, manufacturers can give highly-accurate and reliable information on their food production, allowing consumers to enjoy rich dietary habits with reassurance. It also enables manufacturers to implement continuous improvements across their entire production processes company-wide, thereby enhancing the efficiency of their operations.

Today in the food products industry, amid rising consumer demands for food safety, there is a strong desire for manufacturers to disclose solidly reliable data in order to demonstrate to consumers that their food products are safe and reliable. Large corporations are able to address this issue by deploying production management solutions, but there has not been a product appropriate for medium-sized companies in terms of cost and operability. Medium-sized companies have had to manage production information, such as information on materials, as well as instructions for production processes, using paper-based methods or different data formats for each process. As a result, conveying information to consumers on the safety and freshness of food products has been difficult and time-consuming.

To resolve these issues, Fujitsu developed GLOVIA smart Food Product Manufacturing PRONES, a new production management solution designed specifically for medium-sized food manufacturers. With this product, detailed information such as work instructions involving inventory, production and inspection coming from the production management division to each production branch, in addition to information including quality assurance records for each product, are tracked by lot number enabling integrated management. In addition, it is equipped with tamper-proof features and authorization functions for data revisions and approvals, thereby securing data reliability. Moreover, each type of work instruction has an alarm feature to warn manufacturers of products that do not meet quality standards or that are past their expiration date prior to the start of the work process, as well as a work stop feature to halt production thereby preventing problems before they occur.

With this product, medium-sized food product manufacturers can convey to consumers, based on highly-reliable data, that their food products are reliable, thereby providing consumers a sense of reassurance. It also allows customers to implement continuous improvements across their entire production processes company-wide, thereby raising the efficiency of their operations. For customers in food product manufacturing, this product organically integrates production data, enabling them to produce reliable food products more efficiently.

Sales Target

100 sets of GLOVIA smart Food Product Manufacturing PRONES over 3 years.

Product Features

1. Production management features with a track record of over 1,300 company deployments
   The new product is based on GLOVIA smart Manufacturing PRONES, Fujitsu's production management solution for medium-sized companies, which was launched in 1994 for the electronics and chemical products industries and has a track record of deployment in over 1,300 companies. It enables customers to track planning and performance across all production processes ranging from materials procurement to production, inspection and shipment, as well as detailed information on all types of inventory, thereby enabling integrated management. Moreover, it is flexible in a variety of manufacturing environments, including made-to-stock production in which many different products are made in lower volumes.
   
2. Includes quality management features that ensure food safety
   With this product, detailed information such as work instructions on inventory, production and inspection coming from the production management division to each production branch, are tracked by lot number, enabling integrated management and the ability to trace and follow-up on information for each product and production process. In addition, it is equipped with tamper-proof features and authorization functions for data revisions and approvals, thereby securing data reliability. As well, each type of work instruction has an alarm feature as well as a work stop feature so that the manufacturer is warned and production is halted should any food products containing harmful materials or that are past their expiration date are found, thereby preventing problems before they occur.
   
3. Supports global production and sales framework
   The new product can accommodate multiple currencies and exchange rates and is equipped with standard features for imports and exports in overseas transactions. Customers who procure supplies, produce or sell products in foreign markets can take an integrated approach to managing operations overseas, enabling them to establish strong manufacturing frameworks.
   

Operating Environment

Server	CPU	:	Intel® Pentium® IV processor 1.8GHz and above
	Memory	:	2GB and above
	OS	:	Windows Server® 2003 Standard Edition, Windows Server® 2008 Standard Edition
	Database	:	OracleDatabase10g, OracleDatabase11g
Client	CPU	:	Intel® Pentium® IV 1.0GHz and above
	Memory	:	512MB and above
	OS	:	Windows 2000 Professional®/XP®/Vista®
	Browser	:	Microsoft Internet Explorer6.0 and above