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MIRAMAR, FL. – May 18, 2004 – Kaba Benzing, a
subsidiary of $800 million Kaba Holding AG and worldwide leader in
time and labor management systems , today announced that
ThyssenKrupp Budd's chassis stamping and systems plant will begin
implementing Kaba Benzing's B-COMM™ time and attendance and labor
reporting software for SAP® solutions to simplify reporting of their
approximately 700 employees.
B-COMM™ time and attendance/labor reporting software for the SAP
R/3® software solution links Kaba Benzing terminals and other
hardware data devices to SAP R/3 Release 3.1 to 4.7 (SAP R/3
Enterprise). It automates and validates the collection of employee
and labor data for entry into the mySAP™ Human Resources (mySAP HR)
solution, the time management application, and other SAP
applications.
“As we moved from a legacy time and attendance system to the SAP
R/3 software solution, we wanted to use a proven time and labor
management system that would interface with it,” reports Mohammed
Peracha, ThyssenKrupp Budd MIS General Supervisor. “We wanted to use
a system that others were using, not a new, unproven software.”
The core of the B-COMM™ software is an SAP-certified interface
that helps ensure faultless data exchange between the individual SAP
applications and the data collection devices. This interface is kept
current with all new SAP technical developments. All data
maintenance takes place in the SAP solution.
Previously, the plant used a bar code based system. Now, the new
system at ThyssenKrupp Budd's chassis plant incorporates proximity
card readers at the turnstiles where the employees clock in. At this
point, their clock-in time is captured and sent to the SAP R/3
software solution. According to Peracha, this eliminates a step for
the employees who no longer will need to go to the bar code readers
to clock in. With this new system, they simply walk through the
turnstile with their card and their time is recorded.
“Like so many other automotive companies that have made the
switch to the SAP time management component of mySAP HR,
ThyssenKrupp Budd needed to have their time clocks and time data
collection interface with their new SAP software solution,”
emphasizes John Edwards, President and General Manager of Kaba
Workforce Solutions. “Similarly, this ThyssenKrupp Budd plant is
easing implementation by selecting a proven SAP partner with a
certified interface. We have over 800 such installations throughout
the world.”
About ThyssenKrupp Budd
ThyssenKrupp Budd Company, with headquarters in Troy, Mich., and
more than $2.5 billion sales, is part of ThyssenKrupp Automotive
Group, of Bochum, Germany, which boasts more than $6 billion in
automotive sales worldwide, 50 percent of which come from the NAFTA
Region. ThyssenKrupp Budd's products can be found on nearly 100
current model vehicles. The company produces sheet metal stampings
and assemblies, chassis modules and components, gray and ductile
iron castings, bumpers and air bag components.
About Kaba Benzing
Located in MIRAMAR, FL., Kaba Benzing is a subsidiary of $800
million Kaba Holding AG and a worldwide leader in time and labor
management systems. From touch screen access and shop floor
terminals to complex labor costing algorithms and reporting for SAP
R/3 and other leading enterprise systems, Kaba Benzing offers an
array of time and attendance and production data collection
solutions. Kaba Benzing can be contacted in North America at
954-416-1720; website is www.kaba-benzing-usa.com. In Europe and
Asia, website address is http://www.kaba-benzing.com/.
SAP, R/3, mySAP and all other
SAP product and service names mentioned herein are trademarks or
registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other
countries around the world.
For more information:
Rohini
Uppal
KABA BENZING
954-416-1720, x361
ruppal@kbm.kaba.com
Tom Brigham
BRIGHAM
SCULLY
818-716-9021
tbrigham@brighamscully.com
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