Thursday, August 30, 2012

General Motors (GM) implements AuraPortal Business Process Management Suite (BPMS) to control their operations at their plant in Ecuador

The implementation project of the AuraPortal BPM strategy at corporate level will allow General Motors to considerably increase administrative efficiency in their Ecuador plant.

Boca Raton, Florida, August 29, 2012 - AURA (www.auraportal.com), a global provider of Business Process Management (BPM) has announced that the American automobile manufacturer, General Motors (GM), has begun implementation of the AuraPortal (*) BPM Process Management Suite at their Ecuador plant.

(*) AuraPortal has recently been distinguished by the independent market analyst firm Ovum in the Decision Matrix 2011 report as the most advanced BPM in the market.

The implementation of AuraPortal BPM software is part of the $45 million investment plan announced in April by the firm's president for South America, Jaime Ardila, which the company plans to carry forward this year at their Ecuador plant.

The implementation methodology calls to start with the creation and immediate launch of one important process, and then extend the BPM across the entire enterprise.

For this first implementation the strategic Part Replineshment & Localization process was selected, which includes the intervention of various departments (including among others: Purchasing, Engineering, Material Administration, Logistics and Finance), and involves Bids Management, Quality Control, Document Management, etc.

About General Motors:
General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), is one of the largest car companies in the world and has been one of the global leaders in industry sales for the last 76 years. Founded in 1908, today GM employs 284,000 employees worldwide. Headquartered in Detroit, GM manufactures their vehicles in 35 countries.

In 1987 GM began operations in Ecuador, becoming to date the leader in the automotive market, assembling and selling Chevrolet vehicles. It is one of the largest companies in the country and has achieved the highest market share in the world within General Motors

AURA is a global BPMS (Business Process Management Suite) provider delivering a solution that creates, without the need of IT programming, Business Process Workflow Execution Models. AuraPortal is 100% Web-based, and is complementary to existing ERP and CRM systems.

AURA has a presence in 50 countries with more than 400 customers including, among others: Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Frito-Lay, Toyota, Yamaha, Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), ArcelorMittal, Eletrobras, Royal KPN, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sodexo, etc., as well as many Government Agencies and Departments in several countries.

AURA Headquarters are located in North America (Florida) and Europe (Holland) whereas the software development facilities are located in Spain and India.

Contact:
Scott Rich
Auraportal
400 Trade Center
Woburn, MA 01801-7472
978-808-6340

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