Engineered Machine Products Selects Oxford Consulting Group for QAD MFG/PRO and Sterling Commerce Software Implementation

Business Wire, Sept 19, 2002

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INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2002

Oxford Consulting Group, an Indianapolis based e-business consulting firm, announced today that Engineered Machine Products, has selected Oxford Consulting Group to implement QAD's MFG/PRO with EDI ECommerce and Sterling Commerce's Gentran Software at it's manufacturing and distribution facilities throughout the Midwest. As part of the agreement, Oxford will manage all aspects of the implementations, including the integration of EDI and bar coding.

"Oxford's reputation within the QAD market, coupled with their extensive automotive experience, made them the logical choice for our organization," said Rick Nardi, CFO, EMP. "We needed a partner we trusted as well as one that understood our business. Oxford has stepped up to the plate already as we have been able to get one facility up and running in only eight weeks," added Nardi.

According to Michelle Seibert, President of Oxford Consulting Group, EMP is a great fit for both QAD and Sterling Commerce. "EMP needed a solution that is well suited to automotive manufacturing and can be easily implemented. With QAD and Sterling Commerce, we felt EMP could build a strong systems foundation for future growth as well as quickly see a return on their investment."

Oxford Consulting Group will provide a variety of consulting services to EMP under this agreement, including business process reengineering, project management and functional and technical application consulting. As a QAD and Sterling Commerce partner, Oxford is well positioned to equip EMP with a world-class solution to manage the core business. The new business systems will allow EMP to leverage a single standardized platform across their entire organization allowing the organization to realize synergies between facilities and ultimately provide the best service possible to their customers.

About EMP:

Engineered Machined Products, Inc. is North America's leading supplier of water and lubrication pumps to the diesel industry, and is a recognized leader in the development and advancement of pumps and pumping technologies. EMP is headquartered in Escanaba, Michigan.

About Oxford Consulting Group:

Oxford Consulting Group is an e-business consulting firm committed to helping clients utilize best of breed technologies to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage in the e-marketplace. Utilizing leading edge collaboration software, Oxford delivers QAD MFG/PRO and Sterling Commerce consulting, training and implementation services over the Internet, helping clients to reduce the costs associated with traditional software implementations. Through strategic business alliances with Sterling Commerce and QAD, Oxford Consulting Group clients have access to world-class E-business and EDI Solutions. For more information, visit the Oxford Consulting Group Web site at www.oxford-consulting.com.

QAD is a trademark, and MFG/PRO is a registered trademark of QAD Inc. All other products or company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.