Progressive Manufacturing Awards 2008 - Nomination Form

PM50 Nomination Form 2008
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Please answer all of the questions as completely as possible. Progressive Manufacturing Awards Judges will base their decisions on the completeness of information on the nomination forms, particularly information pertaining to ROI and business impact of the project.

Please note: Nominations must be written and approved by the manufacturing company on behalf of which they are submitted. All nomination submissions are kept confidential and will not be used without permission.

Thank you for your interest and participation in the Progressive Manufacturing Awards program.
PART ONE: Company and Initiative/Project Information
1. Full Company Name and Headquarters Location:
Company Name:
Street Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
2. Is Your Company Public or Privately Held?

Public Privately Held
3. Size of Company/Division: What are the annual revenues and/or number of employees?
Annual Revenues:
Number of Employees:
4. Industry: Describe the business category or segment (s) in which your company does business.
If Other, please specify industry:
5. Products Made: What does your company manufacture? What are the main lines or products made?
6. What is the Business/Technology Initiative/Project You Are Submitting for the MA Progressive Manufacturing Award: State the full initiative/project name and a short description of the project itself.
7. Initiative/Project Objective: What was the rationale for the initiative/project? What were its goals and objectives? What did you hope to achieve?
8. Initiative/Project Scope: Which operations, processes, partners, and customers were affected, and how were they affected?
9. Initiative/Project Background: Describe the competitive trends in your industry and your company’s competitive position prior to the project.
10. Initiative/Project Technologies Employed: What technologies were used to support this project? In each applicable category below, identify product and vendor.
Design/Development: (CAD, CAE, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Product Data Management (PDM)
Products Used / Vendor
Enterprise Applications Software: (Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, Supply Chain Management (SCM) system, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system.)
Products Used / Vendor
Networking/Communications Technologies: (Industrial Network, Wireless Network)
Products Used / Vendor
Computer Hardware Platform: (Computer hardware system, operating system, database management system.)
Products Used / Vendor
Control/Automation System: (Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Distributed Control System (DCS), control architecture.)
Products Used / Vendor
11. Initiative/Project Timeline: When was this project undertaken and completed?
12. Achievements: What key business processes were improved? How were they improved?
13. Return on Investment: What was the cost of the project in terms of financial and other resources? What specific hard and soft benefits did your company realize from the project? Where possible, provide information on financial returns. Also provide metrics on specific process improvements.