PANalytical Chooses Cincom's Quote-to-Order Solution
Solution to Spearhead PANalytical's Global Supply-Chain Initiative

MAIDENHEAD, UK, October 17, 2005 -- PANalytical, the world's leading supplier of analytical instrumentation and software for X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF), has chosen Cincom's Quote-to-Order Solution to reduce quotation production times and improve sales efficiency.
 
"The business driver for the project is PANalytical's global 'waste free' supply-chain initiative. Our aim is to have 'zero tolerance' for technical errors, and the Cincom solution supports this philosophy," said Andre Balogh de Galantha, business improvement manager, PANalytical.

With a sales and service network covering more than 60 countries, every PANalytical system is highly complex, and each one is configured to the customer's individual requirements. Cincom's Quote-to-Order Solution will have a worldwide rollout, with multi-language, multi-currency support and global coverage, supporting sales engineers globally with quotation generation, product configuration, rules-based pricing, technical validation, and management reporting and analysis.

About PANalytical

PANalytical, until three years ago Philips Analytical, develops, manufactures, and supplies materials characterization equipment used for scientific research and development, industrial process control applications, and semiconductor metrology. PANalytical's portfolio includes applications for cement, metals and steel, nanomaterials, plastics, petrochemicals, minerals, glass, catalysts, pharmaceutical solids, recycled materials, and environmental samples. As a supplier with more than half a century of commercial experience, PANalytical has the longest history in its field, which it leads in terms of innovativeness, customer care, market share, and installed base. Its headquarters and main research and production plant are in Almelo, the Netherlands.

About Cincom

For nearly 40 years, Cincom's software and services have helped thousands of clients worldwide simplify the management of complex business processes.

Cincom Manufacturing Business Solutions create a global advantage for complex manufacturers by delivering the lean/demand-driven software technologies required to accelerate operational excellence. By identifying and automating complex manufacturers' most critical business processes, Cincom helps streamline acquisition, engineering, production, delivery, performance, and measurement processes for solid profit growth.

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