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The finalists, selected by an independent panel of judges, were singled out for their progressive use of technology to transform manufacturing. "The judges were impressed with the wide array of nominations they received this year," said Jeffrey Moad, Managing Automation's Executive Editor. "It's evident from the more than 100 submissions that more manufacturers, across every vertical market, are continuing to leverage technology to achieve long-term success."
From the 33 finalists, seven winners will be selected in the following categories: Business Model Mastery, Innovation Mastery, Customer Mastery, Supply Network Mastery, Data and Integration Mastery, and Education and Training Mastery. In addition, The Progressive Manufacturer of the Year Award will recognize a manufacturer who has mastered multiple technological and business disciplines needed to achieve and sustain a competitive advantage in the global marketplace.
Managing Automation's annual Progressive Manufacturing Awards recognizes the most distinguished projects and strategic initiatives in the manufacturing industry. The nominations were judged by a panel of manufacturing industry experts, including David R. Brousell, Editor-in-Chief, Managing Automation; Gianpaolo Callioni, Director of Strategy and Communications, Global Operations Supply Chain, Hewlett-Packard, David Caruso, Principal, David Caruso & Associates, Inc. and former Senior Vice President and Director of Research, AMR Research; Douglas A. Engel, National Manufacturing Industry Practice Leader, Deloitte; Greg Gorbach, Service Director, Collaborative Manufacturing and Architecture, ARC; Paul D. Loftus, Partner, Accenture; Paul E. Martin, Group Director of Information Management (CIO), Rexam Plc; Howard Lee Shaffer, Founder & President, Otabo Custom Fit Shoes.
All of the Award winners and detailed case studies analyzing
this year's
winning entries will be announced in the June 2006 issue of Managing
Automation. Awards will be presented at a gala dinner taking place on
June 13
at the 2006 Progressive Manufacturing Summit: 7 Rules to Win in a
Global
Market. The
Details about the conference program are available at http://www.managingautomation.com/summit. Manufacturers who register before May 15 qualify for a special early registration rate of $995 (a savings of $300). For sponsorship details, contact Mary Connors at 212-629-1577.
PROGRESSIVE
MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR AWARD FINALISTS
The Progressive Manufacturer of the Year Award will recognize a manufacturer who has mastered multiple technological and business disciplines needed to achieve and sustain a competitive advantage in the global marketplace. The five finalists are:
DATA
AND INTEGRATION MASTERY AWARD FINALISTS
The
Data and
Integration Mastery Award will honor a company that has achieved
cross-functional systems/process integration between design, production
and
logistics/warehousing or other functions. The five finalists for the
Data And
Integration Mastery Award are:
BUSINESS
MODEL MASTERY AWARD FINALISTS
The Business Model Mastery Award will recognize a company that has redefined its business model or has re-engineered significant business processes to achieve a competitive advantage. The five finalists for the Business Model Mastery Award are:
SUPPLY
NETWORK MASTERY AWARD FINALISTS
The Supply Network Mastery Award will recognize a manufacturer that has improved the operations of their material procurement, production and execution aspects of their supply chains to achieve faster time to market, cost reductions and efficiencies, and higher customer satisfaction ratings. The five finalists for the Supply Network Mastery Award are:
CUSTOMER
MASTERY AWARD FINALISTS
The Customer Mastery Award will be given to a manufacturer that has re- thought and re-engineered processes around customer demand and can demonstrate improvements in customer satisfaction ratings as a result. The five finalists for the Customer Mastery Award are:
INNOVATION
MASTERY AWARD FINALISTS
The Innovation Mastery Award will honor a company that has achieved a significant advance or breakthrough in product concept, design, production or ability to deliver to customers. The five finalists for the Innovation Mastery Award are:
EDUCATION
AND TRAINING MASTERY AWARD
FINALISTS
The Education and Training Mastery Award will be given to a company that has deployed programs to advance employee knowledge and use of advanced automation and IT technologies on an ongoing basis and with demonstrable results. The three finalists for the Education and Training Mastery Award are:
ABOUT THE PROGRESSIVE MANUFACTURING
The 2006 Progressive Manufacturing Awards Finalists can be
viewed at http://www.managingautomation.com/finalists.
Managing Automation's 2006 Progressive Manufacturing Summit takes place
June 11-13 at
the Green Valley Ranch Resort in
ABOUT MANAGING AUTOMATION
Managing Automation is an online and print resource for business and technology managers in manufacturing. The print publication and website (http://www.managingautomation.com) enable manufacturing management to analyze, select, implement and operate technologies to enhance their business processes for increased effectiveness and competitiveness in the market place.
Managing Automation
CONTACT: Lisa Monvignier, +1-718-631-0547,
lisa@modernediapartners.com,
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