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News Release from: Taylor Scheduling Software | Subject: Enterprise Scheduling System
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 January 2002
How to tackle complexity of world-mide
markets
Taylor helps leading pharmaceutical manufacturer tackle planning and scheduling complexities of supplying worldwide markets.
Taylor Manufacturing Systems, a leading provider of advanced production scheduling (APS) software, today announced that sevenree Novartis Pharma plants have gone live with the Taylor Enterprise Scheduling System (TESS) Additional plants have also gone live with Bounded Disposition, Taylor's batch manufacturing optimization solution
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 19 Feb 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Prior to implementing the Taylor systems, they planned batches and scheduled production manually.
Novartis Pharma has gone live with TESS in its Spain, United Kingdom, Turkey, New York, Japan, France and Brazil plants and has deployed Bounded Disposition in Spain, United Kingdom, Turkey, Germany, Italy, France and Brazil.
Because both systems are part of their global information technology initiative, they ultimately will be deployed in plants worldwide.
"Working together, Novartis Pharma and Taylor Manufacturing Systems have solved some extremely difficult production planning and scheduling problems and have demonstrated we can deploy these solutions quickly and easily," said Neil Taylor, President and CEO of Taylor Manufacturing Systems.
"They are a model for how to deploy information systems effectively." With the help of Taylor Manufacturing Systems consulting group, Novartis Pharma has established a global competency center to support TESS and Bounded Disposition and to lead deployment of the systems worldwide.
Several additional plants are expected to go live with TESS and Bounded Disposition this year.
Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, Taylor Manufacturing Systems provides Advanced Production Scheduling (APS) solutions for plant-level manufacturing execution management.
The Taylor Enterprise Scheduling System (TESS) has been implemented in well over 100 sites worldwide and is the industry leader for pharmaceutical production scheduling.
Pharmaceutical customers of Taylor Manufacturing Systems include: Novartis Pharma AG, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, DSM Catalytica Pharmaceuticals, Acambis and Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories.
TESS is designed for full integration with MRP II, ERP and MES systems, the Taylor Operator Panel module, and other shop floor data collection and management systems.
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