WAM/ORTEMS SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNING SOLUTION SHOWN AT LEADING NORTH AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL CONFERENCE
20-Year Supply Chain Solution Provider Brings Industry Expertise to LogiPharma 2009
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA. — September 1, 2009 — WAM Systems, a leading provider of supply chain planning solutions designed for process manufacturers, today announced its sponsoring role in the upcoming LogiPharma 2009 conference in Philadelphia.
Billed as the premier North American Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Event, LogiPharma brings together supply chain executives from leading industry manufacturers and distributors to discuss current challenges, as well as to share proven solutions and strategies that can improve and streamline supply chain and logistics processes.
"We view LogiPharma as the ideal opportunity to connect with some of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, and exchange ideas and best practices in supply chain management addressing the specific issues facing this industry", said Jack Weiss, CEO of WAM Systems. "Over the last 20 years, we have grown our supply chain planning solutions and consulting expertise through hands-on experience and collaboration with companies throughout the process industry. We place high value on research and analysis supported by input from people on the front lines of planning issues. Sponsoring this conference allows us to connect with pharmaceutical executives and raise awareness of our track record helping companies improve their supply chain planning."
Joining WAM at this year’s conference will be key partner, ORTEMS, helping to co-present the WAM/ORTEMS supply chain planning solution for the pharmaceutical industry. The WAM/ORTEMS solution merges detailed scheduling with advanced planning, forecasting and visibility to bring a comprehensive planning and optimization software suite to an industry seeking the benefits of optimized global supply chain operations. Over the last 20 years, WAM and ORTEMS have helped extend the functionality of process industry ERP, SCM and MES solutions. The team currently supports thousands of customers in over 40 countries across the globe.
This year’s conference—at at the Loews Hotel in Philadelphia—runs from September 21-23 and features speakers from Pfizer, Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation, Abbott Laboratories and GlaxoSmithKline.
As a leading sponsor of the conference, WAM Systems is able to extend a 25% discount off the registration fee to pharmaceutical manufacturers. Please contact WAM Systems at +1 800-358-8305 for details.
About ORTEMS
ORTEMS, a leading provider of manufacturing planning and detailed production scheduling solutions, offers innovative solutions based on Agile Manufacturing concepts. Ortems is the ideal complement to ERP systems due to the power of its finite capacity optimization engines, the efficiency of its models for dynamic synchronization of production flows and the quality of its certified integrations. Ortems provides a dynamic, comprehensive model that integrates the performance of its synchronized MRP technology, which enables obtaining optimal customer service rates in a pull planning production environment. Ortems solutions are currently used by thousands of people in more than 40 countries, by international companies including Arcelor-Mittal, Rio Tinto Alcan, Alstom, Areva, Crown, DCNs, EADS, Givaudan, Johnson & Johnson, Knauf, Liebherr, Magneti Marelli, Merck, Michelin, Nestlé, Nexans, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Prysmian, Rhodia, Ricoh, Sanofi-Aventis, Seb, Total, Valeo and Wyeth. For more information about ORTEMS, please visit
www.ortems.com.
About WAM Systems
WAM Systems delivers advanced supply chain planning solutions designed specifically for process manufacturers.
WAM's supply chain solutions are used throughout the global process industry, providing a broad set of visualization, decision support, and optimization tools that address the unique challenges found in managing complex supply chains. The company has an established track record of deploying its supply chain decision support and optimization technologies across a wide variety of process manufacturing markets including polymers, chemicals, CPG, pharmaceuticals, and oil & gas refining.
The company and its worldwide partners also provide a full range of consulting, support, training and implementation services.
Headquartered outside of Philadelphia, WAM's customers include Arkema, Celanese, Chevron Phillips, EvonikDegussa, Eastman, FMC, Honam, Indian Oil, Ineos, LyondellBasell, Kraton, Lonza, Oxea, PetroRabigh, Sasol and Solvay.
For more information on WAM Systems, visit
www.wamsystems.com.
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