Aras®, the next leader in enterprise Product Lifecycle
Management (PLM) software, today announced that Fuji Kiko, a leading global
manufacturer of automotive components, selected the Aras PLM Platform to
manage prototype development, production management, sales, and procurement
processes.

The automotive supplier went through a comprehensive process to evaluate
and select a PLM system with the flexibility and upgradeability necessary
to support the pace of innovation by their global product teams.

Fuji Kiko product teams will initially use the Aras platform to improve
configuration management and change management as well as process
management of product design.

After a comprehensive search of major PLM providers, the Fuji Kiko team
selected Aras based on the following criteria:

  • Scalable, robust, and flexible PLM capabilities to accommodate changingbusiness requirements.
  • Model-based, service-oriented architecture that delivers low total costof ownership without reducing the long term vision of the project.
  • A proven upgrade process that allows the company to move to futureplatform and application releases regardless of the amount ofcustomizations in the current implementation.

“In this era of unparalleled product complexity and connectivity in the
automotive industry, a PLM platform must easily accommodate changing
business needs with “yet-to-be-determined” requirements dictated by
innovation,” notes Peter Schroer, Aras Founder and CEO. “Unlike traditional
systems that impose a monolithic, one-size-fits-all approach, the Aras PLM
platform ensures Fuji Kiko can support the needs of the global enterprise
as it continues to grow and innovate.”

About Fuji Kiko

Fuji Kiko manufactures interior automotive components including seating,
steering columns, and shifting devices. With headquarters in Japan and
technical facilities around the world, the company supplies some of the
world’s leading automotive OEMs including Toyota, Nissan, Subaru,
Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Volvo, Peugeot, Jtekt and Tachi-s.

http://www.fujikiko-group.com/product_e.php

About Aras

We offer the best Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software for global
businesses with complex products and processes. Resilient PLM platform
technology makes Aras more scalable, flexible and upgradable for the
world’s largest organizations, and a full set of applications provide
complete functionality for the business of engineering. Customers include
Airbus, GE, Hitachi, Honda, Huntington Ingalls, Kawasaki, Motorola and
XEROX. Aras is privately held with global headquarters in Andover, Mass.
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