SCA Publication Papers Goes Live With Real-Time Costing

EPS announces that SCA Ortviken has gone live with Real-Time Costing at the Ortviken paper mill in Sweden

(PRWEB) June 25, 2005 -- Enterprise Performance Solutions (EPS") -- an industry leading cost management solution provider -- announces that SCA Ortviken has gone live with EPS Real-Time Costing at the Ortviken paper mill in Sweden. The project has been delivered with support from TietoEnator. After a short, three month implementation, two paper machines were successfully brought on-line. Subsequently, EPS flexible, turn-key solution has been implemented on one additional paper machine by SCA, without EPS assistance.

Real-Time Costing is a module of EPS comprehensive, turn-key Cost Management Suite. With Real-Time Costing, paper machine operators and production managers receive immediate feedback on how their decisions impact the cost of production. Benefits of the Real-Time Costing include: savings in raw material and energy cost, identification of unprofitable products, ensuring consistent quality, and the detection of previously unidentified costs.

During the last years we have searched for production integrated means to follow up on raw material and energy cost in order to improve efficiencies at the mill", said Anders Falkeström, Financial Analyst at Ortviken. We selected EPS as partner to implement a Real-Time Costing tool since they provided a powerful technology platform as well as proven process industry understanding", continued Falkeström.

We are thrilled that SCA Ortviken has implemented Real-Time Costing. They are an outstanding partner, and have proven that Real-Time Costing can provide substantial savings in raw material and energy costs. We look forward to a long and successful relationship with SCA", said Fredric Karlsson, President of Enterprise Performance Solutions.

About Us: Enterprise Performance Solutions (EPS") is a leading provider of cost management and profitability analysis solutions to large international process manufacturers. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company was founded by leading experts in the cost management field with one mission -- to provide clients with the most flexible, comprehensive and innovative software solutions, enabling them to more effectively manage costs and increase profitability.
www.epsolutions.net

SCA is an international paper company that produces absorbent hygiene products, packaging solutions and publication papers. Based on customer need, new products are developed for consumers, institutions, industry and the retail trade. Net sales amount to approximately SEK 90 billion (EUR 10 billion) annually. At the beginning of 2005, SCA had about 50,000 employees in some 50 countries. The SCA share is traded on the stock exchanges in Stockholm and London, and can also be traded in the US in the form of ADRs (American Depositary Receipts, level 1).
www.sca.com

TietoEnator is one of the leading architects in building a more efficient information society and the largest IT services company in the Nordic countries. TietoEnator specialises in consulting, developing and hosting its customers business operations in the digital economy. The Groups services are based on a combination of deep industry-specific expertise and latest information technology. TietoEnator has close to 15,000 experts in more than 20 countries.
www.tietoenator.com

Contact Info: Fredric Karlsson, President
Enterprise Performance Solutions
+1 (678) 428-0786
fkarlsson@epsolutions.net

Anders Falkeström, Financial Analyst
SCA Graphic Sundsvall
+46 (60) 194-000
anders.falkestrom@sca.com

Mats Lidström, Sales Director
TietoEnator
+46 (8) 703-6531
mats.lidstrom@tietoenator.com

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