CENTRA 2000 Helps Church & Dwight Manage and Control All Product Specifications.DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 1999-- EDM/PDM Technology Will Improve Quality, Lower Production Costs, and Facilitate Adherence to FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. Regulations Auto-trol Technology today announced that its CENTRA 2000(tm) EDM/PDM product will soon be fully implemented following a successful pilot project at Church & Dwight Company, Inc., a manufacturer of many high-quality consumer and household products including the Arm & Hammer line. Church & Dwight's CENTRA 2000 system will manage approximately 3,000 product specifications related to testing procedures and results, chemical formulations, packaging, and FDA submittals. CENTRA 2000 is being used to store, control, and distribute the specifications so that all database users, regardless of location, will have access to the latest version of any specification. The move to CENTRA 2000 reflects Church & Dwight's continuing commitment to provide the highest quality products at the lowest cost. It also will facilitate Church & Dwight's adherence to rigorous FDA record keeping requirements. Church & Dwight, an industry leader whose well-known product names are synonymous with synonymous with adjective equivalent to, the same as, identical to, similar to, identified with, equal to, tantamount to, interchangeable with, one and the same as high quality and value, selected Auto-trol's CENTRA 2000 product to maintain their high quality standards while reducing costs. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Dan Quigley Dan Quigley (born 1944) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Rathnure and with the Wexford senior inter-county team in the 1960s and 1970s. , MIS Manager for Church & Dwight, "We selected CENTRA 2000 because it offered the most flexibility in designing our application. In addition, minimum programming requirements allowed us to keep integration costs down. By selecting Auto-trol, we felt we would receive better support than from some of the larger vendors, which enabled us to get up and running quickly. Overall, Auto-trol has provided an excellent product coupled with excellent support." "Managing over 3,000 specifications for more than 2,000 product variations has been an enormous task in a paper-based system," notes Frank Lindsay Franklin A. Lindsay (born 1916) is a former spy and business executive. Lindsay graduated from Stanford University in 1938 and ended up working for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. , Church & Dwight's Manager of Packaging. "The greatest cost has been the inefficient use of skilled personal, such as engineers and chemists, who are spending time "Spending Time" is the first single released by Christian artist Stellar Kart. The lyrics describe the band members desire to spend "more time with God". "Sometimes it’s a real struggle to spend time with God. pushing paper through an outdated distribution path when more of their effort could be devoted to the `next great product.'" Lindsay continues, "CENTRA 2000 manages the problem from two sides. It provides the tools and secure filing systems needed to minimize the resources required to create and to distribute current specifications and to ensure that the latest, approved information gets to those who need it. Auto-trol has proven that CENTRA 2000 can deliver on its promises, and their technical support team has helped greatly when our `special needs' have presented unusual challenges." According to Frank Lindsay, "CENTRA 2000 is powerful software that is friendly to the average computer user. It's a solid system." Auto-trol Technology Corporation is a major global developer and integrator (1) In electronics, a device that combines an input with a variable, such as time, and provides an analog output; for example, a watt-hour meter. (2) See systems integrator. of documentation, information, and process management systems for discrete manufacturing Fabricating products by assembling components and subsystems into larger systems. The automated assembly line is the prime example of discrete manufacturing such as in the making of automobiles, household appliances and computer systems. , process manufacturing The manufacturing industry that uses process control systems. See process control. , and other contemporary businesses worldwide. Based in Denver, Colorado, Auto-trol employs professionals in offices throughout the world and has installed systems for thousands of customers in both the US and international markets. Auto-trol is a full service provider, supplying software, integration and consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" , training, and software support. Information about Auto-trol Technology and its products and services can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.auto-trol.com. Information about the CENTRA 2000 product line can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.centra2000.com. CENTRA 2000 is a trademark of Centra 2000, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Auto-trol Technology Corporation. Arm & Hammer is a registered trademark of Church & Dwight Company, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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