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Plex SystemsA SaaS ProviderBy-Group No.- 10

Pawan Kr. Kushawaha (Roll No. 28)

Pratikdhar Dwivedi (Roll No. 29)

Prashsti Shekhar (Roll No. 30)


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Company Profile

Since 1995, Plex Systems, Inc. of Auburn Hills,has maintained a singular

vision -- to drive significant cost, quality and productivity improvements for

manufacturers, from the shop floor to the top floor.

Plex Systems is the leading provider of an easy-to-use, online solution for the

manufacturing enterprise. Its fully-integrated, on-demand software solutions

have resulted in a near100 percent customer retention and solution

implementation success rate.

Plex Systems serves a global cross-section of manufacturing industries

(OEMs and suppliers), particularly automotive, medical device, and aerospace

and defense companies.


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Board of DirectorsRobert Beatty, founder and chairman of the board, Plex systems

Mark Symonds, president and CEO, Plex Systems

Jason Wright, principal,Apax Partners

Corporate Headquarters

Plex Systems, Inc.

1731 Harmon Rd.

Auburn Hills, MI 48326-1549(248) 391-8000

Web site- www.plex.com


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History1989 - Under the leadership of Robert Beatty (Founder and Chairman of the

Board), the first solution (Plexus Online) is designed and developed within a

manufacturing company.

1991 - Manufacturing company quadruples in size and profit, and starts

acquiring other manufacturing companies, installing the system in each facility

as it expands.

1995 - Led by Beatty, the organization splits off as an independent entity

forming Plexus Systems, with a mission of providing the "best manufacturing

performance system on the planet."

1996 - The company uses traditional Windows client-server software, growing

steadily with new, external customers.


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2000 - The team begins work on Plexus Online, the first fully integrated Internet-

based on demand manufacturing software solution.

2001 - Having proven successful, the company migrates its entire business

model to Plexus Online, abandoning traditional software in favor of an enterprise-

wide hosted software solution.

2002 - The company develops the first, fully integrated online ERP and MES

manufacturing performance system that covers all aspects of a manufacturing

company.

2005 - Having helped hundreds of manufacturing facilities become more efficient

and profitable, the company achieved average annual growth rate exceeding 35

percent.

2006 - Apax Partners, one of the world's leading private equity investment

groups, made a strategic investment in June of 2006. The company is named a

Managing Automation Top Ten Company to Watch. The company ends the year

with 53 percent growth.


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2007 - Plexus Online receives a CODiE award from the Software

Information Industry Association recognizing its unique contribution

to the software industry.

2008 - Plexus Systems named one of Start IT's Hottest Companies for

second year in a row. Record number of new customers, 52, joined

company. The company achieved 33 percent revenue growth.

2009 - With a name change to Plex Systems and Plex Online, the

company continues expansion into new markets and regions, growingthe Plex team to over 130 employees and expanding into a new 20,000

square foot facility in Auburn Hills

Contd


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Plex Systems, Inc. is the developer of Plex Online, a software as a

service (SaaS) solution for manufacturers. Plex Online includes over 350

functional modules to manage operations from the shop floor to the top

floor, including manufacturing execution system (MES) modules such as

quality management and machine integration, enterprise resource planning

(ERP) modules such as accounting and finance, customer relationship

management (CRM) modules such as order entry and tracking, and supply

chain management (SCM) modules such as supplier quality and

traceability.

Products


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a Customer Relationship Management (CRM)Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Release Accounting

Accounting Quality Management Systems (QMS) Customer Master List

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Grou wareCommunication

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Plex Online Software Areas


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Manufacturing ERP for Quality-Driven Industries

Ple Onlines comprehensive ERP solution is trusted by manufacturers in a

wide range of quality-driven industries around the world, including:

Aerospace and Defense Manufacturers: Plex Online manufacturing ERP

software minimizes manual processes and ensures real-time accuracy, with

comprehensive quality, traceability, and documentation management.

Automotive Manufacturers -flexibility and reduce cost of IT operations with a

comprehensive manufacturing execution system for unparalleled visibility into

manufacturing operations.

Food & Beverage Processors and Packagers: Plex Online provides total supply-

chain traceability, the ability to track product ingredients from receipt through

processing, packaging, and shipping.


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Industrial Machinery & Components Manufacturers- Plex Online

manufacturing ERP software empowers individuals and teams with real-timeinformation to drive continuous improvement, by supporting pull scheduling

and other lean manufacturing techniques. Gain greater efficiency, reduce waste,

and streamline production.

Medical Device Manufacturers:- Automate the manufacturing process forFDA-regulated medical devices. The comprehensive Quality Management

System, Compliance Module, and Document Management System within Plex

Online's manufacturing ERP software help meet complex regulatory

requirements.Precision Metalformers:-Gain unparalleled visibility into and control of all

aspects of a metalformer's business and manufacturing operations, with tools for

production scheduling, OEE measurement, supplier management, costing, and

much more.

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Implementing Plex Online:

Pilot Part Methodologyand Just-in-Time Training

Plex Online:

Is not static.

Does not come packaged in a CD that you download onto your system.

Does not run off of a rack of servers at your site.

Does not require a busload of consultants to customize the software for yourbusiness or rework your business to match the software.

Will never need updating or new version updates.


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Implementation Phase One:

Conference Room Pilot At this stage,implementation team of

process leaders and at least one

representative from each function works

with Plex Systems implementation teamto enter one component or part into the

system. The group members move this

part through the system, defining what

they believe are the optimum processesfor handling. The goal at this stage is to

determine the optimum processes.

Implementation PhaseTwo: One-Part Parallel

Estimated time required: two weeksContinuing to use only one part, the

implementation team begins to test

the software and processes in the

production environment. The goal

now is to test and validate the

processes and get input on the

software features from staff,

customers and suppliers.


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Implementation Phase Three:Multi-Part Parallel

Estimated time required: two weeksOnce processes have been validated and software

changes are being fine-tuned, more parts are

added to the system and hardware installation

begins. Testing and validation of software andbusiness processes continues. Departments

continue training and employees begin inputting

data on their functions and relevant screens.

They are encouraged to provide feedback on all

aspects of the system; changes can still be made.

Another focus at this stage is system

optimization, making sure even oddball cases

work in the system.

Phase Four:Go LiveEstimated time required: twoweeks

At this stage, all users are

trained and able to access thesystem, the majority of the

data has been entered, and

hardware is in place and

tested. Adjustments can be

made to the system and

everyone in the company can

adjust to new tasks and

processes.


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Platform technology

Plex Online is an on-demand Software as a Service

(SaaS) system. This means you access the software

using a Web browser over the Internet from

anywhere at any time. Thats the on-demand part.

On the hardware side, Plex Systems provides

servers, operating systems, database, backup

equipment, and complex programming resourcesand environment. This allows you to focus on

running your business rather than focus on

running computers.


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Data entry is one of customers main concerns as they contemplate

implementation. Their first question is whether data must be

manually entered. The answer is yes, for several reasons. First, the

code for Plex Online was written directly to the Web and is

consequently very different from traditional applications.

Not all data must be entered manually, however. Many upload

programs are already built into Plex Online. Plex Systems will help

you identify and execute a data entry strategy that best meets your

needs.

Data Entry Ease


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Success Story in Weber Metals

Weber Metals of Paramount, Calif., is a full-line aluminum and titanium forging

supplier as well as the market leader in hand forgings. It specializes in stress

relieved products with minimum distortion during machining.

After implementing Plex Online, Weber Metals, Inc., reduced quote entry timeby80%, and reduced errors and delays in the ordering and shipping process.

The company replaced 40 man-hours per week of complex job and material

optimization calculations with an automated, real-time process.

Shop rescheduling time has been reduced from 18 hours to under one hour.From the quote process to the shipment of forgings, Webers data and processes

are real time, paperless, and completely visible and accessible online


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Some more.

Detroit Tooling CompanyTier One Automotive

Ple Online Helps Detroit Tool ManagerImprove Efficiency: ImprovedCommunications, Better Troubleshooting, andthe Benefits of Using Robust Software.

Phoenix LogisticsAerospace Supplier

E ceeding E pectations with SaaS ERP:Aerospace Supplier No Longer Generates20,000 Pages of Documentation Each Month

STAT Medical X-Ray TubesMedical Devices

Dramatic Growth:Stat Medical Industries ManagesDramatic Growth with Plex Online


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Richard Stallman strongly criticizes SaaS. According to Stallman, using SaaS

can cause as much harm as proprietary software, since users can't modify the

particular software they use, thus, they can't control their own computing.

SaaS is often rejected due to security concerns. The primary concern stems

from the fact that the corporate data is being stored, and controlled, by third

parties, thus increasing its attack surface.

The only impetus for vendors of software to innovate, improve and generally

fine-tune their products is in the hope of convincing their users to spendmore money on newer versions of those products. The disingenuous notion

that removing this pressure to improve will somehow benefit the customer

has been largely debunked.

Failure Story


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Thank You !

Plex System

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