i2 User Group Announces Ken Sharma Award for Excellence Finalists.Business Leaders Recognized for Supply Chain Innovations and Results DALLAS -- Businesses around the globe are receiving bottom line value and added business efficiencies as a result of their use of solutions from i2 Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ITWO ITWO I2 Technologies (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ). Named in memory of i2 co-founder, Ken Sharma, The Ken Sharma Award for Excellence recognizes those companies leveraging i2 supply chain management solutions to drive innovation and strive for a new level of business excellence. In a ceremony held in conjunction with the i2 User Group's annual conference, Directions, a select group of i2 customers were recognized as finalists for the award and were honored for supply chain excellence. Ken Sharma Award for Excellence finalists are eligible to win the Global Award during i2 Planet 2007 held in Orlando at the JW Marriott, May 2 - 4. An independent panel of AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. Research analysts judged the entries and selected finalists based upon the quality of the application, implementation depth and breadth, time to value, innovation, and overall value. "The caliber of supply chain innovation represented by each and every candidate for the Ken Sharma Awards is exceptional, and pays a fitting respect to the award's namesake," said Steve Hochman, research director at AMR Research. "We are always pleased to provide an independent evaluation of companies striving to translate supply network excellence into sources of competitive advantage." Winners were recognized in several categories including Supply Chain Innovation, Supply Chain Breadth and Depth and Supply Chain Return on Investment. The following companies were recognized in each category: Supply Chain Breadth and Depth: * Coats 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. , Coats North America is a subsidiary of Coats Plc, the world's largest manufacturer of industrial sewing thread and consumer needlecraft products. CNA (Certified NetWare Administrator) See Novell certification. implemented i2 solutions to interact with a combination of various legacy and enterprise systems to allow regional demand forecasting and supply chain planning, while maintaining customer service levels and decreasing inventory. * Grupo Modelo Grupo Modelo is a large brewery in Mexico. It maintains a large part of the Mexican beer export market and produces top-selling imported beer in the United Kingdom, United States and Canada. , S.A. de C.V., Mexico's leading company in the brewing, distribution and sale of beer, works with i2 for decreased inventory, improved execution at the plant level and transportation planning Transportation planning is the field involved with the siting of transportation facilities (generally streets, highways, sidewalks, bike lanes and public transport lines). . The company has also increased customer service levels leading to a distinct competitive advantage. * Woolworths Limited This article is about the Australia retail company. For retailers of a similar name, see Woolworth's. Woolworths Limited is a major Australian company with extensive retail interest throughout Australia and New Zealand. , Australia's largest retail company, uses i2 solutions to drive significant reductions in supply chain costs by optimizing its distribution center network, better managing freight operations, reducing handling costs and decreasing inventory levels while optimizing its in-stock position. Supply Chain Return on Investment: * Emerson uses i2 solutions to obtain global visibility of direct material spend across a highly diversified global technology and manufacturing company. * Gorton's, America's leading brand of frozen seafood, leverages i2 solutions to help the company effectively plan and schedule for a surge in demand during the Lenten season. * ON Semiconductor, a leading semiconductor manufacturer, re-engineered its supply chain to help overcome the challenges of short product lifecycles and disaggregated Broken up into parts. supply chain processes while maintaining high levels of quality and reliability for its customer base. * PotashCorp, the world's largest fertilizer enterprise, leverages i2 solutions for end-to-end supply chain visibility including improved demand forecasting capabilities as well as transportation and distribution requirements. Supply Chain Innovation: * Cerveceria Cuauhtemoc Moctezuma is a Mexican brewery that uses cutting-edge supply chain planning tools and processes to optimize operations, increase transportation utilization, improve reaction to sudden changes in demand and enhance planning processes for weekly planning cycles. CCM CCM Contemporary Christian Music CCM Critical Care Medicine CCM County College of Morris (New Jersey) CCM Chama Cha Mapinduzi (political party, Tanzania) CCM CORBA Component Model is one of the main business units of FEMSA FEMSA Fomento Económico Mexicano, SA FEMSA Fire and Emergency Manufacturers and Services Association Inc. FEMSA Female Education in Maths and Science in Africa , the largest beverage company in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . * Payless ShoeSource Payless ShoeSource is a discount footwear retailer that was founded in 1956 in Topeka, Kansas. Shaol Pozez and his cousin Louis Pozez founded and operated Payless Shoes. In 1961, it became a public company as Volume Shoe Corporation. is the largest specialty family footwear retailer in the Western Hemisphere Western Hemisphere Part of Earth comprising North and South America and the surrounding waters. Longitudes 20° W and 160° E are often considered its boundaries. . The company uses i2 solutions to improve inventory management throughout the product lifecycle, as well as integrating planning and execution within the Payless merchandise organization. "Bringing together the best in the business and sharing new strategies for supply chain innovation is what the i2 User Group is all about," said i2 User Group Chairman Ravi Vancheeswaran. "It's a pleasure to join i2 in honoring these deserving companies." "Market demands are changing and businesses leveraging the supply chain for a competitive advantage are poised to dominate their industries," said chief customer officer, Barbara Stinnett, i2. "We're delighted to recognize these supply chain leaders with the Ken Sharma Award for Excellence and look forward to furthering our work together well into the future." About the i2 User Group The i2 User Group (www.i2-usergroup.org) is a volunteer organization made up of i2 customer companies and their employees. Founded in 1997, the i2 User Group is a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. dedicated to addressing the issues and needs of the users of the entire suite of i2 products. Through networking and educational opportunities, the i2 User Group provides members countless opportunities to share information and experiences on the selection, implementation and effective use of i2 products. About Ken Sharma Vice chairman of i2 from 1988 until his death in 1999, Ken Sharma's impact on the development of supply chain planning and the future of e-business continues to resonate today. Throughout his career, Sharma worked to define and refine the concepts of global optimization Global optimization is a branch of applied mathematics and numerical analysis that deals with the optimization of a function or a set of functions to some criteria. General The most common form is the minimization of one real-valued function , multi-enterprise planning, master planning and supply chain planning. His leadership and vision not only helped to make i2 a top provider of intelligent e-business solutions, but also to change the paradigms by which industries understand concepts such as supply chain planning and technology. Most important, even as Sharma changed the face of business, he never flagged in his dedication to customers. He said, "This work of mine has been a great source of satisfaction. If I've been able to help at least one person, that will be enduring." About i2 i2 helps business leaders make better supply chain decisions. i2's flexible new-generation solutions are designed to synchronize See synchronization. demand and supply across ever-changing global business networks. i2's innovative supply chain management tools and services are pervasive in a wide cross-section of industries; 20 of the AMR Research Top 25 Global Supply Chains belong to i2 customers. Learn more at www.i2.com. |
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