Alcan Tobacco Packaging Rolls-Out PECAS Vision ERP/MIS Software as Global Standard

Source from:  Monday July 21, SHEFFIELD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE) 07/22/2008

Radius Solutions Ltd., the leading integrated Business Information Management/Enterprise Resource Planning provider for the Packaging and Printing industry, announced that Alcan Tobacco Packaging is implementing the PECAS Vision ERP system to manage its global operations. Alcan Tobacco Packaging is a leading global manufacturer of high-quality in-line rotogravure printed hinge-lid blanks and soft packs. It is the world's largest supplier of RYO (Roll-Your-Own) tobacco booklet covers and also supplies printed OPP film, bundle wraps and tobacco pouches. Serving major Tobacco manufacturers worldwide, the company operates in multiple countries around the world and strives to provide localised service while meeting the highest quality standards for its customers. Alcan Tobacco Packaging has been going through an IT harmonisation and consolidation project with a goal to move from more than twenty different software systems to manage its business processes around the world, to a handful of systems. As part of the process, PECAS Vision was selected to manage the organisation's production operations worldwide. The solution has been rolled out in ten of the twelve targeted facilities including sites in: Europe, Asia and North America. The company plans to have its remaining two facilities running PECAS Vision before the end of next year. "The Alcan Tobacco Packaging implementation has been a significant project, encompassing twelve plants in ten countries across three continents. The combined efforts of the Alcan and Radius Solutions implementation teams have led to a successful outcome, and the organisation is now seeing the benefits of consistent and accurate information from its plants", said David Moore, Strategic Account Manager at Radius Solutions. PECAS Vision was selected by Alcan Tobacco packaging based on a number of factors. The company was looking for an integrated ERP solution with a close fit to its industry specific needs. The organisation required a system that would allow it to collect daily transactional data and be able to leverage it for business performance measurement and management. "Providing our customers with the quality they are looking for at the right price is essential. In order to accomplish this we need to connect our technical data with commercial data and measure performance metrics from different facilities," said Matthias Reinicke, IT Manager Global at Alcan Tobacco Packaging. The company expects to reduce systems complexity, eliminate island solutions, decrease support issues and reduce costs, by deploying global standard systems. "A partnership with Alcan Packaging is a perfect fit for our organisation", said David Taylor, President and CEO of Radius Solutions. "Our solution is especially well suited for multi-national operations requiring multi-plant, multi-language, multi-currency capabilities. Both our organisations have a strong focus on continuous improvement, and believe it must be supported by a common, centralised, industry leading ERP system," said Mr. Taylor. About Radius Solutions Radius Solutions is a leading provider of global, integrated business information management systems and services to the packaging and printing industries. With more than 35 years of experience and focus, Radius Solutions' PECAS Vision ERP software has become an industry standard for leading converters wanting to streamline operations, respond more quickly to customer needs and gain immediate access to critical business information. Radius Solutions has offices in several countries around the world. For more information about Radius Solutions please visit: http://www.radiussolutions.com or press contact Nancy Schick at 312-404-4888. About Alcan Packaging Alcan Packaging is a world leader in value-added specialty packaging. It delivers multi-material, innovative packaging solutions to customers around the world for the food, pharmaceutical, beauty and tobacco markets. Led by Ilene Gordon, president and CEO, Alcan Packaging is headquartered in Paris, France, with 128 facilities and 30,000 employees in 31 countries. It generated US$6.2 billion in revenues in 2007. For more information, please visit http://www.alcanpackaging.com/. About Rio Tinto Rio Tinto is a leading international mining group headquartered in the UK, combining Rio Tinto plc, a London and NYSE listed company, and Rio Tinto Limited, which is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. Rio Tinto's business is finding, mining, and processing mineral resources. Major products are aluminum, copper, diamonds, energy (coal and uranium), gold, industrial minerals (borax, titanium dioxide, salt, talc) and iron ore. Activities span the world but are strongly represented in Australia and North America with significant businesses in South America, Asia, Europe and southern Africa. Enditem