Discrete and process manufacturers require repeatability, quality, and continuous improvement - particularly in the face of continued global outsourcing. Manufacturers are turning to BPM technology to manage and optimize increasingly interconnected and complex value chains for both direct and indirect goods and services.
Appian's business process management platforms help manufacturers:
- Manage, track, and audit key partner, supplier, and customer relationships, resulting in reduced cost and improved performance for outsourced activities
- Control and reuse knowledge more effectively through collaborative communities
- Facilitate an exchange of ideas between departments and across the value chain
- Integrate operational and customer-related data systems for more rapid response to shifting customer demands
- Deliver relevant data and analysis from existing enterprise systems directly to decision points in key enterprise processes
Featured Manufacturing Customers
Appian delivered new-found capabilities to General Kinematics, such as the ability to model processes in a detailed yet simplistic manner, establish enforceable business rules, and modify processes without writing new code. Learn more »
Appian BPM gives Raytheon process participants and executives visibility into process performance and the status of individual reviews. Audit trails provide data to feed continuous process improvement. Learn more »
In less than 1 month, Appian deployed a complete invoice dispute management process that reduced dispute processing time and created reliable reconciliation of disputes with their financial ERP environment.
