BorgWarner Selects SeeCommerce to Boost Plant Floor Performance.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif. -- Leading Manufacturer of Aftermarket Automotive Parts Deploys Supply Chain Software to Improve Operations SeeCommerce, the supply chain performance management company, announced today that BorgWarner's Emissions/Thermal Divisions Cadillac Michigan Operation has selected SeeChain 5.0 applications to improve operational performance. SeeChain enables the Cadillac Michigan Operation to increase workplace productivity and equipment utilization by identifying inefficiencies, and their root causes, in the company's manufacturing processes. Using SeeChain, the BorgWarner Cadillac Michigan Operation monitors key performance indicators Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are financial and non-financial metrics used to quantify objectives to reflect strategic performance of an organization. KPIs are used in Business Intelligence to assess the present state of the business and to prescribe a course of action. across three production shifts to identify specific components of its manufacturing process that are creating bottlenecks or slowing down output. These include machine operator productivity, tool changeovers, quality control checks, equipment maintenance, and more. By collecting and standardizing data from plant operational systems, SeeChain presents a single view of performance metrics Performance metrics are measures of an organizations activities and performance. Performance metrics should support a range of stakeholder needs from customers, shareholders to employees [1]. and which areas need improvement. "To achieve our productivity objectives, we need to understand how we are performing at each step of the manufacturing process and be able to compare and correlate this data within the same production shift and across shifts," said Todd Bennington, Plant Manager for BorgWarner's Cadillac Michigan Operation. "SeeChain enables us to easily collect data from separate operational systems and precisely identify performance exceptions and root cause information so we can take corrective actions to eliminate inefficiencies. By providing a standardized view into plant-wide operational performance, SeeChain also makes it easier to make operational adjustments that affect more than one manufacturing process." "SeeChain is providing the BorgWarner Cadillac Operation immediate and measurable results by creating a closed loop solution for isolating, understanding, and fixing operational inefficiencies across its complex multi-product manufacturing processes," said John Ferraro John Ferraro (May 14 1924—April 17 2001) served as a Los Angeles City Councilman from 1966 until his death. Early life Ferraro was born in the working class suburb of Cudahy, California, just south of Los Angeles. , chief executive officer for SeeCommerce. "This deployment is further validation of the value SeeCommerce provides for manufacturers." About the SeeCommerce Products SeeCommerce enables business managers and trading partners to manage and continuously improve business performance across complex supply chains. The suite of SeeChain applications drives performance management, organizational collaboration, supply chain synchronization and workflow coordination throughout the entire supply network. The applications include SeeChain Supplier, SeeChain Demand, SeeChain Materials, SeeChain Production, SeeChain Inventory, SeeChain Fulfillment, SeeChain Logistics and SeeChain Financials. About BorgWarner BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : BWA (Broadband Wireless Access) High-speed wireless access. Typically refers to wireless last mile access to the Internet. See WiMAX and broadband. ) is a product leader in highly engineered components and systems for vehicle powertrain applications worldwide. The company operates manufacturing and technical facilities in 43 locations in 14 countries. Customers include Ford, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai/Kia, Caterpillar, Navistar International Navistar International Corporation (Pink Sheets: NAVZ) (formerly International Harvester Company) is a manufacturer of International brand commercial trucks, MaxxForce brand diesel engines, IC Corporation brand school buses, Workhorse brand chassis for motor homes and step vans, , Renault/Nissan, PSA (Professional Services Automation) An information system designed to organize, track and manage all opportunities, work, resources, costs, revenues and invoices to improve the productivity and efficiency of the workforce. and VW. The Internet address There are two kinds of addresses that are widely used on the Internet. One is a person's e-mail address, and the other is the address of a Web site, which is known as a URL. Following is an explanation of Internet e-mail addresses only. For more on URLs, see URL and Internet domain name. for BorgWarner is: http://www.bwauto.com . For further information contact BorgWarner Corporate Communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. at 312-322-8500. About SeeCommerce SeeCommerce is a leading provider of supply chain performance management applications. The company's products enable business managers and trading partners to continuously manage and improve business performance across complex supply chains. SeeCommerce customers are leaders in the automotive, electronics, and retail/consumer goods industries including Circuit City Stores, BorgWarner, DaimlerChrysler, Flextronics, and Herbalife. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California “Palo Alto” redirects here. For other uses, see Palo Alto (disambiguation). Palo Alto (IPA: /ˌpæloʊˈʔæltoʊ/, from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high", i.e. , SeeCommerce distributes its products through an international network of direct and indirect sales channels. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.seecommerce.com. SeeCommerce, SeeChain, and the SeeCommerce design of an eye are registered trademarks of SeeCommerce. Unless otherwise noted, all other trademarks, service marks, and logos are the trademarks, service marks or logos of their respective owners. |
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