Menlo Logistics Receives ISO Certification with NCR; ISO Re-certification with Tektronix and HP'S Boise Site.REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 1998-- World-Class Quality Standards Delivered by Contract Logistics Firm Improve Clients' Efficiency, Customer Service and Profitability Menlo Logistics, a full-service contract logistics company, has received ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. certification for its work with NCR (NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH, www.ncr.com) A technology company specializing in financial terminal transactions, retail systems and data warehousing. Until the late 1990s, NCR was heavily invested in the hardware side of the industry, known worldwide as a major manufacturer of computers , a leading provider of information technology solutions, and ISO re-certification with leading technology manufacturers Tektronix, Inc., and a Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) facility in Boise, Idaho “Boise” redirects here. For other uses, see Boise (disambiguation). Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the county seat of Ada County and the principal city of the Boise metropolitan area. . ISO, from the Greek, isos, which means equal, represents a set of internationally recognized, formal standards for quality assurance systems in industrial manufacturing and service companies. Voluntary certification provides a company with acknowledgment for adhering to product and service quality standards; recognition as a "world-class" organization; and provides greater entry to compete in global business markets, particularly in Europe. Menlo Logistics received ISO 9001/9002 category certification for HP at Boise, Idaho, and ISO 9002 category certification for NCR and re-certification for Tektronix. Certification categories cover the types of operations Menlo performs for these clients. "ISO Certification is a significant achievement for both Menlo Logistics and its clients," said John Williford, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Menlo Logistics. "ISO standards This is a list of ISO standards that are discussed in Wikipedia articles. For a list of all the more than 16,000 ISO standards (as of 2007), see the ISO Catalogue. About 300 of the standards produced by ISO and IEC's Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTC1) have been made freely/publicly promote quality, reliability, sustainability and predictability. Our goal is to provide the best customized services, so that our clients realize improved service and efficiency for their customers. "Certification assures continued assessment and improvement in key quality areas and it demonstrates that Menlo's continuing investments in systems technology, 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 development of in-house expertise across the entire supply chain are on target for meeting our clients' needs. "While we have applied for and received ISO certification at these three companies, we have embraced the ISO principles at all of our operations for some time," Williford added. Menlo Logistics and NCR have had a business partnership since 1994, which now extends across all five of NCR's worldwide business units. For NCR, Menlo was certified in March, 1998, for its management of a highly complex international logistics The negotiating, planning, and implementation of supporting logistic arrangements between nations, their forces, and agencies. It includes furnishing logistic support (major end items, materiel, and/or services) to, or receiving logistic support from, one or more friendly foreign program, based in Suwanee, Georgia Suwanee is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Portions of Forsyth County and Fulton County also have Suwanee and its zip code (30024) as a mailing address. The population was 8,725 at the 2000 census. Census Estimates for 2005 show a population of 12,553. . Menlo demonstrated excellence in 20 areas, including management responsibility, internal quality audits and training. The NCR program includes integrated warehousing and transportation management, kitting, postponement, systems integration and specialized staging. Menlo also manages distribution service for NCR's customer delivery center in 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. . At the HP facility in Boise, Idaho, Menlo Logistics operates an 80,600-square-foot facility, and provides warehousing, local fleet operations, production support, and domestic and international shipping services. For HP in Boise, Menlo Logistics was originally certified in February, 1997, and re-certified in May, 1998. During this time, further enhancements to this "world class" organization and operations were made. For example, the Boise operation boasts inventory accuracy levels that increased from 99.98% to 99.999%. Menlo Logistics has partnered with HP since 1992, providing management services for warehousing and distribution, transportation and supply chains. Menlo Logistics was awarded certification by American Quality Assessors, which is authorized to administer the ISO audit for the ANSI-RAB (ANSI-Registration Accreditation Board.) In addition, Underwriters Laboratories recently awarded Menlo ISO 9002 re-certification for its management of a dedicated trucking fleet and ocean container unloading, operating an Oracle-based Central Receiving center and providing internal distribution, all in support of Tektronix's three manufacturing divisions: measurement, color printing, and video and networking. Menlo, which has partnered with Tektronix since 1993, picks up inbound raw materials and finished goods from vendors and delivers them to the Tektronix manufacturing facilities near Portland, Oregon. Menlo initially received ISO certification for the Tektronix project in December, 1996. Menlo Logistics, a full-service contract logistics provider in North America and internationally, uses advanced management systems to cost-effectively integrate and simplify complex logistics operations, including transportation, storage and distribution, shipment tracking and involving throughout the supply chain from raw material to consumer. Other clients include IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Imation, Nike, Sears, Coca-Cola, Dow Chemical, and Frigidaire. Menlo Logistics, founded in 1990, is a subsidiary of CNF CNF Configuration (File Name Extension) CNF Conference CNF Conjunctive Normal Form CNF Could Not Find CNF Chin National Front (Burma) CNF Canadian Nature Federation CNF Cornell NanoScale Facility Transportation, Inc., a $5-billion, diversified freight transportation company, based 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. and with operations in more than 200 countries. For more information about Menlo Logistics, please visit our Web site (http://www.menlolog.com). |
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