Miro Technologies and Click Commerce Announce Strategic Alliance
LA JOLLA, Calif. & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Click Commerce and Miro Technologies announced today they have entered into a strategic business alliance to complete and market an aftermarket maintenance and logistics software solution for the Aerospace & Defense and Commercial MRO industries. Best-of-breed capabilities from each company’s software suite will be further enhanced and interfaced to be compliant and industry leading with respect to Performance Based Logistics (PBL) concepts.
“By adding more PBL specific functionality and tightly integrating our product offerings, Miro Technologies and Click Commerce will bring much-needed, defined PBL software support to a fast growing market,” said Vincent Monteparte, CEO & President of Miro Technologies. “We are pleased to be leveraging Click Commerce’s decades of expertise in managing and optimizing spare parts inventories for the sustainment and service networks.”
“Click Commerce is pleased to be partnering with Miro to bring a total solution for companies looking to grow their PBL business,” said David Barboro, General Manager of Click Commerce’s Service Network Solutions division. “Miro’s capabilities in maintenance and material management execution are the perfect complement for our service network focused operational and decision support solutions. Our new Insight product which brings real time performance monitoring as well as in-depth analytics ties the Planning and Execution areas together into a cohesive view of the PBL contract.”
Supply Chain Visions (SCV), a partner with University of Tennessee, and a leading consultancy and visionary resource in the PBL arena, worked closely with in-house project teams from both Miro and Click Commerce in recent months to provide business process and software functionality assessments of their combined solutions and to map out strategies for a complementary PBL solution offering. A comprehensive assessment approach was employed, including a series of onsite interviews, detailed solution reviews, and follow-up workshops in La Jolla and Chicago, all linked to key PBL tenets and supporting Supply Chain Management (SCM) best practices.
The results of the SCV assessment validated the significant value proposition of a combined Miro and Click Commerce solution to the PBL market. “The ability of a PBL Program to deliver improved asset availability at reduced costs to the warfighter is directly linked to two critical success factors: the quality of the business case analysis performed during the feasibility analysis stage; and the availability of meaningful Business Intelligence (BI) on the current and future-state performance of the program after it is awarded,” said Kate Vitasek, Managing Partner of Supply Chain Visions. This requires advanced, specialized software tools to provide enhanced item management support, improved information currency and transparency, and seamless communication across the extended PBL value chain.
The Click Commerce solution suite of Aftermarket Demand/Supply Planning and Advanced Inventory Optimization, Warehouse Management, Returns and Repairs, and Network Logistics globally optimizes the complex service network across the extended enterprise to get the right parts and assemblies, to the right maintenance base and depot, to ensure readiness of these very expensive assets at the lowest cost. Defense contractors and system integrators use Click Commerce’s PBL solution to deliver operational outcomes at the lowest possible cost and investments, and to reduce the risk of inventory decisions.
Miro plans to increase the value proposition of its battle-tested GOLDespTM solution by leveraging 20 plus years of experience and deep domain expertise supporting ‘Contractor Logistics Support’ (CLS) and ‘Contractor Supported Weapons Systems’ (CSWS) programs to create a new PBL-focused solution. The new ePBL™ (Extended PBL) portal will include comprehensive management dashboards, enhanced reporting, online analytical processing (OLAP) and improved analytical tools. The ePBL portal will provide unparalleled visibility and accountability to PBL Program Managers by integrating technology, processes and people to delivery operational capability to the warfighter at reduced cost to the taxpayer.
About Miro Technologies
Miro Technologies® provides advanced solutions for Aftermarket Logistics, Maintenance and Supply management in the Aerospace & Defense and Commercial MRO markets. Miro’s GOLDTM and GOLDesp applications provide integrated maintenance, repair, material management, end-item configuration and life cycle management for complex assets and weapons platforms, including ground support equipment and components. Currently 14 out of 19 US Air Force contractor-supported weapon systems programs rely on the GOLD product line for Inventory Control Point (ICP) and repair management processes. GOLD is currently supporting successful PBL programs at The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls Royce, Hamilton Sundstrand, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and the U.S. Navy. More information can be found at www.mirotechnologies.com.
About Click Commerce
Click Commerce’s Service Network Solutions division delivers solutions designed to drive competitive advantage and aftermarket profits across complex service networks. Its complete set of solutions includes facility execution, network orchestration, visibility, planning, and optimization. Click Commerce helps companies achieve optimal product uptime at the lowest cost and highest fill rates, resulting in lower inventories, reduced costs, increased revenue, and higher customer satisfaction. Click Commerce is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with offices throughout the United States and Europe. Key customers include Lockheed Martin, American Airlines, BAE Systems, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard, Federal Express, and Delta Airlines. More information can be found at www.clickcommerce.com.