Being in an asset-intensive industry, forest and paper companies are naturally under constant pressure from the financial community to reduce costs, meet tougher performance and production targets, and optimize return on assets. Through a collaborative and integrated approach to optimizing business processes and minimizing equipment downtime throughout the asset life cycle, Industry Value Network group members are helping forest and paper companies respond to this pressure and reach operational excellence.

Independent Software Vendors
Reliability Centered Maintenance and Optimization (RCMO)	Enterprise Asset Management Developed by Meridium on the SAP Netweaver platform and tightly integrated with the latest SAP technology, the solution simplifies the implementation of reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) recommendations, making it easy to measure performance and adjust strategies over time.
Visual Information for Plants (VIP) NRX Asset Center	Enterprise Asset Management and Master Data Management Built on the SAP NetWeaver platform, VIP streamlines asset management and supply chain processes and provides a role-based workflow. In addition, NRX Asset Center enables design, operates and maintains interoperability, and delivers a single view of asset master data across the enterprise. NRX Asset Center improves data exchange, productivity, reliability, and supply chain initiatives.

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To find out more about SAP's offering for the forest and paper companies and how SAP solutions can support your business processes, see the SAP Business Map for Mill Products - Forest and Paper.