(1) Excellence in Asset Management -- granted to the enterprise that has demonstrated excellence by maximizing return on assets and reducing risk due to failure of critical assets through adopting a holistic asset management strategy across the enterprise. 2008 Award Winner: The Linde Group George Kenyon, Director EAM Systems, had this to say about their award, "We would like to thank the Aberdeen Group for presenting The Linde Group with this award. It is the culmination of a 4 year road, and to be recognized as best in class amongst such impressive competition is truly an honor." (2) Best-in-Class ERP Implementation -- granted to the enterprise that has demonstrated top performance in operational metrics influenced by Best-in-Class ERP implementations: inventory reductions, inventory accuracy, complete and on-time shipments, manufacturing schedule compliance, and current performance in time to close a month. 2008 Award Winner: The HallStar Co. Charles Redpath, Director of IT, had this to say about receiving the award, "This honor is the culmination of a lot of hard work by a lot of people within HallStar. It's easy for companies to say we're going to 'do ERP' but to do it and extract real value from a system takes discipline and dedication from every level in the organization. Our team knows it, and it is this, along with their desire to continuously improve and meet the goals of HallStar, that has produced real results and has contributed tremendously to the success of the organization." (3) Best-in-Class Design for Manufacturability -- granted to the enterprise that has demonstrated top performance in operational metrics through Best-in-Class interoperability between PLM and MES. 2008 Award Winner: Harman International (4) Best-in-Class Enterprise Quality Management -- granted to the enterprise that has demonstrated top performance in operational metrics and in reducing the cost of quality through Best-in-Class interoperability between an enterprise QMS system and enterprise applications. 2008 Award Winner: Cummins Inc. (5) Best-in-Class Operational Excellence in the Process Industries -- granted to the enterprise that has demonstrated top performance in operational metrics through Best-in-Class attention to achieve Operational Excellence by reducing internal cost structure while at the same time exceeding customer expectations. 2008 Award Winner: DuPont Jocelyn E. Scott, VP and Chief Engineer, released the following statement, "On behalf of DuPont and its 60,000 employees worldwide, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Aberdeen for presenting us with this award and recognizing DuPont's efforts in becoming an operational powerhouse and putting our science to work to create solutions essential to a better, safer and healthier life for people everywhere. This is truly appreciated."Congratulations to the award winners for their excellence in the manufacturing arena! Aberdeen is looking forward to hosting many more events that build upon the executive educational and networking theme that the 2008 Manufacturing Summit has, while having the same type of impact on attendees as Patrick O'Connell, Sr. Operations Manager, Boston Centerless, expressed, "I was very pleased with the level and insight of the speakers, and the research was so accurate and informative that we have decided to look to Aberdeen's research for all upcoming initiatives that we are planning on implementing." For information on the 2008 Manufacturing Summit, visit: http://www.aberdeen.com/events/live/MFG08 About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company Aberdeen is a leading provider of fact-based research and market intelligence that delivers demonstrable results. Having benchmarked more than 30,000 companies in the past two years, Aberdeen is uniquely positioned to educate users to action: driving market awareness, creating demand, enabling sales, and delivering meaningful return-on-investment analysis. As the trusted advisor to the global technology markets, corporations turn to Aberdeen for insights that drive decisions. For additional information, visit Aberdeen http://www.aberdeen.com or call (617) 723-7890, or to learn more about Harte-Hanks, call (800) 456-9748 or go to http://www.harte-hanks.com.
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