Emerging Semiconductor Leader Proactively Prepares for Swift Production Ramp and Expects to Receive Significant Benefits from Integration of Serus’ Operations Management Solution
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--Serus Corporation, a global provider of Intelligent Operations Management (IOM) solutions for growing enterprises, today announced it has been selected by Amalfi Semiconductor to supply an end-to-end Operations Management Solution in support of the chip company’s manufacturing and distribution operations. Serus’ IOM product suite will enable Amalfi to better manage its operations through improved visibility of materials and more efficient communication with suppliers and customers.
An emerging leader in high-performance CMOS power amplifier technology for the cellular handset industry, Amalfi chose Serus to proactively prepare for an upcoming increase in the company’s production of chips.
“Serus offers a highly efficient and cost-effective Operations Management solution,” said Phil Brennan, Vice President of Operations, Amalfi Semiconductor. “We want to ensure we’re prepared to handle a steep production ramp and significant WIP volume spread across multiple vendors in the supply chain. Serus’ solution was the only offering that will allow us to accomplish this goal. Serus has a deep understanding of the fabless semiconductor industry and we’re confident that they will help us successfully manage our global manufacturing operations, no matter what curves the production process throws our way.”
Serus’ IOM solution suite helps companies address global manufacturing outsourcing and distribution challenges. In particular, enterprises that outsource all or a portion of their manufacturing operations can efficiently use Serus to collect data from their trading partners and convert that data into effective management information, collaborate with network partners and execute decisions across their network to achieve tremendous gains in operational efficiency. The IOM suite is equipped with an executive dashboard that provides increased visibility, advanced analytics and facilitates better decision making.
“We are honored to have Amalfi as one of our customers and are pleased to report that the deployment of our IOM solution suite is on-schedule,” said Indu Navar, Chief Executive Officer, Serus Corp. “Over the last six years, we have refined the idea that companies need to manage their manufacturing in both strategic and tactical ways. All of these decisions have far-reaching financial implications. We capture the financial liability for all of these decisions and take operations from a tactical level to a strategic level and beyond.”
Amalfi has begun the implementation process and has gone live with the order management module on a limited basis. “We are already seeing benefits on the reporting side,” Brennan stated. Once the entire first phase is implemented, Amalfi will be able to forecast demand with greater accuracy than ever before, and in less time.
Brennan explained that the IOM suite will eliminate the need to combine manually generated spreadsheets and added that the software will automatically detect potential errors. “We’re looking forward to the integration of entire suite,” he said. “That’s when the rubber is really going to hit the road.”
He reported that the deployment is right on schedule and believes that Serus’ customer support has been exemplary. “I’m very pleased with our decision to begin with the implementation of Serus’ solution suite in advance of our production rise,” he stated. “We are now very well-equipped to meet our customer demand.”
About Amalfi Semiconductor
Amalfi Semiconductor is an emerging leader in high-performance CMOS power amplifier technology for the cellular handset industry. The company is based in Los Gatos, Calif. For more information, visit www.amalfisemi.com.
About Serus Corp.
Serus Corporation is a pioneer in the emerging category of on-demand Intelligent Operations Management (IOM) solutions. Serus helps global organizations -- from the mid-market to the Fortune 500 -- solve outsourcing challenges across their worldwide supply and fulfillment networks. Founded in 2001, the company's core areas of expertise include solutions for transaction automation, operations planning and business performance management. Based in Mountain View, Calif., Serus' customers include companies such as AMD, Spansion, Cisco and Solectron, as well as other emerging leaders in the semiconductor and high technology manufacturing markets. For more information, please visit www.serus.com.
