CDC Software Customer Earns Managing Automation's Progressive Manufacturing 50 Award Using CDC Factory
June 09 2008 - 6:30AM
Business Wire
Private label manufacturer, Bay Valley Foods, was recognized for
its extraordinary business accomplishments through the use of CDC
Software�s CDC Factory. By deploying automation and information
technologies that generate competitive advantage for its business,
Bay Valley Foods was nominated as one of the 50 manufacturing
companies who have mastered operational excellence. Companies
nominated for operational excellence have mastered the ideas of
continuous improvement as advocated in such disciplines as Six
Sigma and lean manufacturing. They also achieve measurable
excellence, not only in internal operations but also in those
processes that involve customers, partners, and suppliers. �We were
ecstatic to be awarded such a prestigious honor,� said George
Jurkovich, senior vice president of Operations, Bay Valley Foods.
�Receiving this award reinforces the principles of our mission of
providing continuous improvement as demonstrated by our
manufacturing expertise, innovative products, superior research and
development, strong regional brands, and state-of-the-art
facilities and technology.� After implementation of CDC Factory,
Bay Valley already has reported measuring 3 percent to 4 percent in
factory efficiency improvements. The company says it is on track to
achieve a 5 percent to 10 percent improvement in efficiency across
the plant network in a year which is expected to return $2.5
million to the bottom line. �The success at Bay Valley Foods is a
great example of the improvements that can be achieved in the areas
of plant floor processes, understanding down-time issues and
equipment failures, and reducing overtime through the use of CDC
Factory,� said Mark Sutcliffe, General Manager, CDC Software�s CDC
Factory. �Bay Valley Foods greatly deserves this award for
everything they have achieved.� The accomplishments of Managing
Automation's Progressive Manufacturing 50 will be celebrated at an
award ceremony in Las Vegas, June 10-12, 2008. CDC Factory CDC
Factory is the first packaged manufacturing operations management
system that transforms manufacturing performance by empowering
people to make real-time actionable decisions. By standardizing the
best practices of lean manufacturing, OEE (Overall Equipment
Effectiveness) and continuous improvement, CDC Factory provides a
real-time framework that integrates scheduling, operations, quality
and maintenance. Specifically designed for food and beverage,
pharmaceutical packaging and consumer packaged goods manufacturers,
CDC Factory enables real-time decision making to support a
demand-driven strategy at all levels in the organization, from
factory floor operators to executive management. Leading
manufacturers are using CDC Factory to reduce operating costs and
waste, unlock hidden capacity, improve customer service and
employee satisfaction, while minimizing risk by assuring regulatory
compliance. For more information, visit: www.cdcfactory.com. About
CDC Software CDC Software, The Customer-Driven Company�, is a
provider of enterprise software applications designed to help
organizations deliver a superior customer experience while
increasing efficiencies and profitability. CDC Software's product
suite includes: CDC Factory (manufacturing operations management),
Ross ERP (enterprise resource planning) and SCM (supply chain
management), CDC Supply Chain (supply chain management, warehouse
management and order management), Pivotal CRM and Saratoga CRM
(customer relationship management), Respond (customer complaint and
feedback management), c360 CRM add-on products, industry solutions
and development tools for the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform,
Platinum HRM (human resources) and business analytics solutions.
These industry-specific solutions are used by more than 6,000
customers worldwide within the manufacturing, financial services,
health care, home building, real estate, and wholesale and retail
distribution industries. The company completes its offerings with a
full continuum of services that span the life cycle of technology
and software applications, including implementation, project
consulting, outsourced business services, application management
and offshore development. CDC Software is the enterprise software
unit of CDC Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA) and is ranked number 12 on
the MBT 2007 Global 100 List of Enterprise and Supply Chain
Management Application vendors. For more information, please visit
www.cdcsoftware.com. About CDC Corporation The CDC family of
companies includes CDC Software focused on enterprise software
applications and services, CDC Games focused on online games, and
China.com focused on portals for the greater China markets. For
more information about CDC Corporation, please visit
www.cdccorporation.net. About Bay Valley Foods Bay Valley Foods is
one of the nation's leading suppliers of pickles, soup, salsa,
peppers, relishes, aseptic sauces, powdered products and other
specialty food products to major retail, foodservice, bulk and
ingredient and international customers. Bay Valley Foods is
committed to maintaining the leading share of private label retail
and foodservice pickle sales in the United States with pickles,
peppers and relishes marketed throughout the nation. For more
information, visit bayvalleyfoods.com. Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements This press release includes
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United
States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and
includes statements relating to our ability to continue to grow in
the future and focus on the global food manufacturing industry, the
ability of CDC Factory to address the needs of process
manufacturers such as the ability improve efficiencies, improve
production, yields, feedback, visibility and accountability into
plant floor, metrics, operations and customer order fill rates, the
ability of our products to provide key functionality, allow better
decision making, drive cost savings and provide competitive
advantages, reduce downtime due to inefficiency, improve changeover
time, portion control and accountability, increase output,
throughput and accuracy of root-cause analyses, realize additional
cost savings, operating margins and competitive advantages, the
ease and timing of deploying our solutions, and the ability to
realize upfront value using our products. These statements are
based on management's current expectations and are subject to risks
and uncertainties and changes in circumstances. There are important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those anticipated in the forward looking statements including,
among others: the conditions of market; the continued ability of
CDC Factory solutions to address process manufacturer's business
requirements; demand for and market acceptance of new and existing
manufacturing operations management solutions; and development of
new functionalities which would allow companies to compete more
effectively. Further information on risks or other factors that
could cause results to differ is detailed in filings or submissions
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission made by
CDC Corporation in its Annual Report for the year ended December
31, 2006 on Form 20-F filed on July 2, 2007. All forward-looking
statements included in this press release are based upon
information available to management as of the date of the press
release, and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any
forward looking statements which speak only as of the date of this
press release. The company assumes no obligation to update or alter
the forward-looking statements whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
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