Clarkston Consulting Helps Beiersdorf North America, Inc. Position for Growth; Increased Efficiencies and Visibility to Information Provide Key Advantages.Business Editors DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 2004 Clarkston Consulting, a leading management and technology consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , announced today the successful implementation of a common enterprise-wide supply chain process at Beiersdorf North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Inc., an affiliate of Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg Hamburg, city, Germany Hamburg (häm`b  rkh), officially Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg (Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg), city (1994 pop. , Germany. Beiersdorf is a
leading international branded personal care products company. The new
process will streamline and increase business and operational
efficiencies throughout the organization.
The implementation of a standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. corporate platform will provide better visibility into Beiersdorf's supply chain and manufacturing operations Manufacturing operations concern the operation of a facility, as opposed to maintenance, supply and distribution, health, and safety, emergency response, human resources, security, information technology and other infrastructural support organizations. , as well as improve financial process flow and the ability to more closely align align (  līn),v to move the teeth into their proper positions to conform to the line of occlusion. initiatives with future growth. "The Clarkston team took the time to really understand our business needs," said Greg Richardson, CFO See Chief Financial Officer. of Beiersdorf North America, Inc. "They embraced our vision, and worked closely with us to increase efficiencies across our organization and to help us build a solid foundation to handle planned growth. We now have the ability to better plan, which is essential to creating a world-class supply chain as we continually strive to improve our ability to service customers and consumers." As part of the project, Clarkston helped Beiersdorf consolidate its data, and migrate all information onto a common platform to ensure the visibility to data across the organization. The integration of data allows for increased visibility, improved accuracy, and more timely access to information across the supply chain. Additionally, placing orders onto a common system improves the timeliness and accuracy of the order cycle time and the effectiveness of financial processes. "Our working partnership with Beiersdorf was key to the success of this project," said Jim Stefan, regional managing partner at Clarkston Consulting. "By working together, we were able to focus on those business processes that are critical for anticipating customer demand and servicing customers with increased speed and accuracy." The system will meet future business needs, handle planned growth, and increase the ability to service customers through increased efficiencies in sales and distribution processes, production planning Production planning The function of a manufacturing enterprise responsible for the efficient planning, scheduling, and coordination of all production activities. , and materials management Materials management is the branch of logistics that deals with the tangible components of a supply chain. Specifically, this covers the acquisition of spare parts and replacements, quality control of purchasing and ordering such parts, and the standards involved in ordering, . About Beiersdorf North America, Inc. Beiersdorf North America, Inc. is an affiliate of Beiersdorf AG, Headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. Beiersdorf is a leading international personal care products company with the well known brands Nivea, Eucerin, Futuro and Curad. For more information, visit www.beiersdorf.com. About Clarkston Consulting Clarkston Consulting is a leading management and technology consulting firm that provides strategic business solutions for clients within the life sciences and consumer products industries worldwide. These market leaders turn to Clarkston to help them bridge the gap between strategy and execution to sustain a competitive advantage. Clarkston is a sought-after business partner because of its recognized industry thought-leadership and superior client relationships, as measured by The Conference Board's survey on client satisfaction. For more information, visit www.clarkstonconsulting.com. |
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