ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Demand Solutions, a global resource for supply chain planning solutions, announced today its Advanced Planning and Scheduling customer Certified Transmission Rebuilders is a winner of the seventh annual PM100 Awards. Certified Transmission is one of the largest independent remanufacturers of automotive transmissions in the United States, working across domestic and foreign brands of cars and light trucks to handle 225 different families of transmissions. The company was selected by Manufacturing Enterprise Communications, Inc., producers of the Manufacturing Leadership Summit and publishers of the magazine, Managing Automation.
“After we completed the implementation of Demand Solutions Advanced Planning and Scheduling software in the spring of 2010, Certified Transmission’s stocking levels improved by 30 percent. They automated their scheduling process and freed up resources for other projects. Because their team was committed from the onset, it allowed us to implement quickly. Demand Solutions Supply Chain Planning software is designed to allow customers to quickly and easily reap the benefits of a more efficient supply chain. Certified Transmission accomplished that, and we are honored to have another Demand Solutions customer as a PM100 honoree,” says Bill Harrison, president of Demand Management, Inc.
Certified Transmission Rebuilders was nominated for the award by Demand Solutions in December of last year. An independent judging panel chaired by David R. Brousell, Editor-in-Chief, and Jeff Moad, Executive Editor of Managing Automation, reviewed project nominations and the winners were decided by a panel of qualified judges from various companies and organizations in the manufacturing industry.
Certified Transmission Rebuilders was honored and presented with their award for Operational Excellence in Automation Platforms at the Awards Gala held on the last day of the Manufacturing Leadership Summit 2011, May 9-11, at The Breakers in Palm Beach, FL. More than 200 manufacturing technology executives attended.
"We are thrilled to have won such a prestigious award. We use Demand Solutions Advanced Planning & Scheduling software to ensure that we are remanufacturing transmissions as quickly and efficiently as possible to serve our customers,” says Peter Fink, owner and key player during the Advanced Planning and Scheduling implementation.
“As we prepare for the eventual end of the Great Recession, these winning companies dramatically underscore how the manufacturing industry will begin to emerge in an even stronger position once a recovery takes a firm hold,” Brousell says. “The projects that enabled these companies to become PM100 winners reflect great creativity and inventiveness, a determined willingness to take risk, and an enduring resilience to continually improve every aspect of their business. These companies are leading the way to a better future.”
The full listing of the 2011 PM100 winners is available in the May 2011 issue of the Manufacturing Executive Leadership Journal and Managing Automation magazine.
About Demand Management, Inc.
Demand Management, Inc. is a leading global supply chain planning software company that offers affordable, easy-to-use tools for manufacturers and distributors who want to increase forecast accuracy, improve customer service levels and reduce overall inventory to maximize profits and lower costs. The company offers the Demand Solutions supply chain planning suite for forecast management, demand planning, collaborative forecasting and inventory planning as well as modules for advanced planning and scheduling (APS), sales and operations planning (S&OP) and point of sale analysis. Demand Management, Inc. has over 25 years of experience working with supply chain professionals, and has incorporated best practices and real-world business requirements in its software from its extensive customer base in 74 countries. For more information on Demand Solutions visit www.demandsolutions.com. Demand Management is a wholly owned subsidiary of Logility, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Software (NASDAQ: AMSWA).
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About Manufacturing Enterprise Communications, Inc.
Manufacturing Enterprise Communications, a division of Thomas Publishing CO. LLC, the leading information resource for manufacturing executives, produces industry-specific information for global manufacturing markets. Manufacturing Enterprise Communications provides critical content to innovative and forward-thinking manufacturing companies that use enterprise systems and information and automation technologies to transform their businesses and create a sustainable competitive advantage. Manufacturing Enterprise Communications powers the Managing Automation magazine and Website; the Manufacturing Executive Website, Manufacturing Leadership Council, and Manufacturing Executive Leadership Journal; the Manufacturing Leadership Summit; and the PM100 Awards program. For more information visit www.manufacturingleadershipsummit.com or email us at summit@thomaspublishing.com
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