Preactor and advenco Consulting agree strategic partnership

Specialist planning and scheduling software company, Preactor International, has significantly expanded its German operations by forging a strategic alliance with advenco Consulting GmbH. This continues Preactors substantial growth within mainland Europe following the launch of Preactor Europe in 2008 adding to the 2500 companies in 65 countries that already use Preactor.

The partnership with advenco Consulting adds to the growing list of companies working with Preactor including ATS Pro, Esla and Kratzer. With approximately 30 employees covering all of Europe, advenco Consulting is an expert in production management as well as production optimization. The company provides a comprehensive range of services specialising in Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Business Intelligence (BI), primarily to the chemical and food industry but also within the mining and crude oil sectors. Reference sites include Alcan, Kraft Foods, Unilever, Daimler Chrysler and Clariant.

By combining the established core competencies of MES and Business Intelligence with Preactors proven APS benefits, advenco will be able to provide customised planning and scheduling solutions to large and medium sized European Companies. advenco Sales Manager Klaus H. Merz comments on the partnership: Preactors proven ability to seamlessly integrate with ERP and MES systems to deliver an even greater Return on Investment (ROI) by providing the level of planning and scheduling control will be of great interest to German manufacturers, especially in the current economic climate.

Mike Novels, CEO of Preactor International comments: Manufacturers have historically faced an either/or approach to manufacturing IT solutions. As business challenges have increased, these solutions have got much more advanced as well as much more flexible. Leading analysts and a growing number of world class manufacturers have shown how to harness the combined power of such offerings. Just as modern IT solutions like APS, MES and ERP can work together, the collaboration between Preactor International and advenco Consulting will create a combination of benefits for the German market that is greater than the sum of their parts.