Bridgestone/Firestone Engages Rockwell Automation To Improve Production Quality and Production Efficiency through Asset Management Program.Business Editors & Technology Writers MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2001 Bridgestone/Firestone Inc., one of the world's leading manufacturers of tires, has entered into an agreement with Rockwell Automation Rockwell Automation NYSE: ROK is an industrial automation company. Its products include Allen-Bradley controls and engineered services and Rockwell Software factory management software. The company headquarters are located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ROK) Global Manufacturing Solutions business for the implementation of a RAAMP RAAMP Rockwell Automation Asset Management Portfolio RAAMP Range Architecture Adaptable Message Processor Agreement with Extended Warranty The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and Parts Repair at the company's Warren County Warren County is the name of fourteen counties in the USA. They are named after General Joseph Warren, who was killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill in the American Revolutionary War:
In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Mauritanian Ouguiya. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ) activities, the program tracks the problems that lead to unplanned downtime, indicating repair needs, reducing spare-part inventory, and lowering repair-related MRO expenses. "We selected Rockwell Automation because the company understands the business and operational challenges manufacturers face," said Cecil Morris, the plant's purchasing manager A Purchasing Manager is an employee within a company, business or other organization who is responsible at some level for buying or approving the acquisition of goods and services needed by the company. . Rockwell Automation Asset Management Portfolio (RAAMP) combines a customized maintenance inventory software solution with several modularized mod·u·lar·ized adj. Having or made up of modules: modularized housing. maintenance, repair-related consulting services designed to maximize asset management investment and enhance profitability. The system will allow the Bridgestone/Firestone plant to track repairable assets in real-time, streamline parts inventory Noun 1. parts inventory - an inventory of replacement parts inventory, stock list - a detailed list of all the items in stock , improve maintenance reliability, compile performance data on equipment and recoup lost warranty dollars. Assisted by an onsite Rockwell Automation specialist, maintenance managers will be able to track individual parts by serial numbers and trace histories, including machine of origin, date of failure, repair performed and repair date. Additionally, as managers evaluate equipment for reliability and life span against warranties, the RAAMP program will provide information allowing Bridgestone/Firestone to examine maintenance issues on a deeper level of detail -- addressing the root-cause of downtime and improving the quality of the production process. Nashville-based Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., is a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, the world's largest tire and rubber company. Bridgestone/Firestone manufactures and markets Bridgestone, Firestone, Dayton and house and private brand tires. The company also produces Firestone air springs, roofing materials, synthetic rubber and industrial products. The company employs approximately 41,000 employees in North America, more than 21,000 of them in the company's retail network. Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) is a $4.3 billion world-leading provider of industrial automation power, control and information solutions that help customers meet their manufacturing productivity objectives. The company brings together leading brands in industrial automation for Complete Automation solutions, including Dodge(R) mechanical power transmission products, Reliance Electric(TM) motors and drives, Allen-Bradley(R) controls and engineered services and Rockwell Software(R) factory management software. The company also is a leading provider of contact management technologies and applications that help companies more efficiently manage interaction with their own customers. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., USA, the company employs approximately 23,500 people at more than 450 locations serving customers in more than 80 countries. For more information on Rockwell Automation Asset Management solutions, please contact the Rockwell Automation Response Center, 10701 Hampshire Avenue South, Bloomington, Minn., 55438, 800.223.5354, Ext. 1336. |
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