HCL AXON, a division of HCL Technologies — an organization that delivers significant business value through innovative implementations of SAP(R) solutions, announced today that its iMRO solution is now an SAP-endorsed business solution. iMRO, resulting from co-development efforts with SAP AG, is an industry solution add-on for the SAP ERP application.
It reduces cost, complexity and risk for large and small airlines, manufacturers and third-party MRO providers by delivering best practices for maintenance engineering, maintenance planning, maintenance operations and business support processes.
Solutions endorsed by SAP are complementary to SAP software offerings, are developed in accordance with SAP development guidelines, and provide additional choices and flexibility for businesses running SAP applications. As part of the agreement between HCL AXON and SAP, both companies will share technology and product roadmaps.
“Now that iMRO is an SAP-endorsed business solution, we can respond quickly to the needs of the marketplace, collaborate with SAP on future solution functionality, and offer a wide range of flexibility and value to our customers,” remarked Ian Greenhalgh, executive vice president of Business Development at HCL AXON. “We look forward to delivering innovative solutions to our joint airline and aerospace and defense customers, enabling them to achieve significant business benefits.”
In 2008, HCL AXON, in cooperation with SAP, responded to the needs of the global aerospace market by developing a best-of-breed maintenance, repair and Overhaul (MRO) business solution, ultimately called iMRO.
It was developed for aviation, aerospace, transport and defense MRO organizations that have adopted or plan to adopt SAP ERP as their enterprise resource planning platform. iMRO’s intuitive functionality is based on significant industry experience and a unique understanding of customer requirements, coupled with direct feedback gleaned from the SAP User Group for Airlines (SUGAIR).
iMRO was first implemented in 10 months by a global A&D contractor in 2009 and has subsequently been deployed by airlines and aerospace and defense organizations in Asia-Pacific, the U.S. and around the world.
“By endorsing solutions such as iMRO, SAP continues to build its ecosystem, support our customers’ businesses, drive new levels of collaboration, and provide additional choices and flexibility to our customers,” said Phil Te Hau, director, Solution Management, Transportation & Logistics, SAP. “The use of iMRO with SAP ERP has already proven to be a powerful combination that reduces costs associated with maintenance while improving asset utilization for the airline and MRO industries.”
In 2009, iMRO Release 4.0 was developed and included additional functionality including the Modification or Service Bulletin Induction Workbench, Interchangeability and Configuration Management, Conformity Checks, Sourcing Workbench and Fleet Management Web-Portal.
Source:http://www.marketwatch.com/story/hcl-axons-imror-becomes-an-sap-endorsed-business-solution-2010-06-08?reflink=MW_news_stmp
