Beckman Coulter, Inc.

Beckman Coulter, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of biomedical testing instruments and associated supplies that simplify and automate laboratory processes.  Beckman has been using the AMAPS family of products since 1978.  Beckman started with AMAPS/3000 (HP3000 based) and AMAPS/Q (Mainframe Based), and more recently has been using AMAPS+PLUS.  "We thought we were very aggressive when we set a goal of an additional half million dollars in inventory reduction.  We were quite pleasantly surprised to see that we exceed this by almost 50%".

Dade Behring Corporation

Dade Behring, with 2004 revenues of nearly $1.6 billion, is the world's largest company dedicated solely to clinical diagnostics.  AMAPS, which was originally implemented when the operations were still owned by E.I. DuPont, is now being used at Dade plants in Delaware, Connecticut, and California.

Invacare

Invacare is the industry leader in home care medical products.  Invacare provides products such as wheelchairs and other mobility aids, home care beds, low air loss therapy products, bath safety products, and patient transport equipment.  Invacare began implementing AMAPS in their HP3000 data center in 1990 and uses AMAPS to plan production and procurement in all eight of their domestic plants.

Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson is the world's most comprehensive and broadly based manufacturer of health care products and related services for the consumer, pharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostics markets.  J & J began implementation of AMAPS in its manufacturing facilities in the mid 1980’s and has subsequently used it to plan and control inventories and production and to provide FDA-required lot traceability in its McNeil Labs (Tylenol), Ortho Pharmaceuticals, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics and Ortho Biotech operations.

Bayer Corporation

Bayer is among the top three global suppliers of nonprescription medicines.  Bayer began their implementation of AMAPS in the mid 1980’s in their domestic plants, and subsequently implemented the AMAPS products in their UK and European plants.

GlaxoSmithKline

GlaxoSmithKline is one of the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical companies.  GlaxoSmithKline leads in four major therapeutic areas: anti-infectives, central nervous system (CNS), respiratory and gastro-intestinal/metabolic.  GlaxoSmithKline first implemented AMAPS in their largest production facility, located in Zebulon, NC, in 1986 and subsequently implemented additional AMAPS+PLUS modules in 2002.

Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson is the world's most comprehensive and broadly based manufacturer of health care products and related services for the consumer, pharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostics markets.  J & J began implementation of AMAPS in its manufacturing facilities in the mid 1980’s and has subsequently used it to plan and control inventories and production and to provide FDA-required lot traceability in its McNeil Labs (Tylenol), Ortho Pharmaceuticals, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics and Ortho Biotech operations.

Novartis (CIBA-GEIGY and Sandoz)

The merger in 1996 of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz formed Novartis, which now operates through 360 independent affiliates in 140 countries.  At the time of the merger, AMAPS had been in use for many years at both Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz for planning and controlling inventory, production, and for providing FDA lot control and traceability.

Roche

Roche is one of the world's leading pharmaceutical manufacturers, providing a uniquely broad spectrum of innovative solutions.  Roche first implemented AMAPS to control manufacturing and comply with FDA regulations in its domestic Hoffman-La Roche facilities in the eastern United States, and then subsequently implemented AMAPS in its European operations.

Schering-Plough

Schering-Plough is a global pharmaceutical company providing prescription, consumer and animal health products.  Schering has been using AMAPS for over 20 years to plan and control their manufacturing and purchasing and to provide lot traceability.

Warner-Lambert

Warner-Lambert, now part of Pfizer, was a leading international manufacturer of prescription pharmaceuticals, consumer healthcare products, as well as gums and mints.  Starting in the early 1980's, Warner-Lambert implemented AMAPS in all its plants throughout the United States and Canada to provide lot traceability, and to plan and control their BOM inventory and plant scheduling.

Pierce Milwaukee LLC

Pierce Milwaukee LLC has a rich tradition in the manufacture of key molecular biology enzymes and research kits under a number of brand names.  Pierce has been using AMAPS for almost 15 years for planning and controlling manufacturing operations and providing FDA lot traceability.

Abbott Laboratories, Ross Products Division

Ross Products, a division of Abbott, is the U.S. market leader in pediatric nutritionals and the world leader in adult nutritionals.  Ross has been using AMAPS throughout its organization since 1987 to plan and manage production and inventories and for compliance with FDA regulations.

Amway Corporation

Amway offers a range of exclusive brands that meet proven customer needs around the world - from nutritional supplements to water treatment, cosmetics to cleaning products.  NUTRILITE is the world's leading brand of vitamins, minerals and dietary supplements.  Amway has been using AMAPS in their manufacturing for over 20 years.

Harry and David Operations Corp.

Harry and David Operations Corp. is one of the nation's premier direct-marketing and e-commerce companies.  Best known for its Fruit-of-the Month and Jackson & Perkins garden products, Harry and David Operations has been using AMAPS for over 15 years to plan and control its highly seasonal production.

Shaklee Corporation

Shaklee produces a wide range of nutritional supplements, household cleaners and personal-care products.  Shaklee implemented AMAPS in a multi-plant process environment.  "While we had always operated under a master schedule process, we fine-tuned the discipline during AMAPS implementation."

The Swiss Colony

The Swiss Colony, a family-owned business since 1926, is a market leader in mail order and e-commerce fulfillment.  Swiss Colony has been using AMAPS for over 20 years for the planning and control of their packaging and production operations.

Tropicana Products

Tropicana Products, a Pepsico company, is the world’s largest supplier of juice products.  Tropicana implemented AMAPS in 1987 and additional AMAPS+PLUS modules in 2004.  Tropicana continues to use the AMAPS products to plan and control their production, procurement and other manufacturing operations.

Ocean Spray

Ocean Spray, a manufacturer of fruit products and beverages, implemented AMAPS in 1980 to address the unique requirements of process manufacturing.  The AMAPS Lot Traceability System has helped Ocean Spray keep pace with FDA requirements and control materials and manufacturing costs.

Avon Products, Inc.

Avon is the world’s largest direct marketer of cosmetic products.  In the mid 1980's, Avon implemented AMAPS to plan and control all of their manufacturing operations in Europe, Canada and the United States.

Binney & Smith

Binney & Smith is best known for a product all of us used as a child---Crayola crayons. Binney & Smith has been using AMAPS for over 20 years to plan and control their manufacturing operations.

Continental Tire North America, Inc.

Continental Tire North America, Inc. is a leading systems supplier to the original equipment and replacement tire markets.  Continental has been using AMAPS for over 18 years for the development and maintenance of their bills of material and product costs.

Eastman Kodak

Kodak is the world’s largest supplier of photographic film and other products for consumer and cinematic use.  Kodak has been using AMAPS to plan and control their production of film in over 20 plants located in China, South America, Europe and the United States.

Gillette Company

Gillette, an international company, is best known for its personal care products.  In 1980 Gillette implemented AMAPS in its personal care, safety razor and Papermate plants.  Gillette sought to reduce inventory, increase efficiency and provide better customer service.  "Now, with AMAPS we can adjust our production schedule on a daily basis and adjust all items that affect that schedule on a daily basis."

Firestone

Firestone began managing its manufacturing activity with AMAPS in 1982.  "AMAPS has assisted in the reduction of WIP and raw material inventories and at the same time we've seen an increase in throughput."

ADC Telecommunications

ADC provides both electromechanical and electronics products to the telecommunications industry.  ADC installed AMAPS software in 1980 to help control a diverse manufacturing environment consisting of 25 major product lines and 5000 end items.  "We consider [AMAPS] a very important competitive weapon, and we're achieving it through forecasting, master scheduling, building to a schedule and having materials in anticipation of orders."

Amphenol Interconnect Products

Amphenol is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of interconnect products and engineered cable assemblies.  Amphenol has been using AMAPS to plan and control their order entry, procurement and production operations since the late 1980’s.

Intel

Intel is the world leader in the manufacturing of computing technology products.  Intel purchased AMAPS in 1983 and subsequently implemented AMAPS in manufacturing locations around the world.

Rockwell Automation

The Allen-Bradley Division of Rockwell Automation is a world-leading producer of programmable controllers and variable speed motors.  Allen Bradley has been using AMAPS to plan and control their North American manufacturing operations for over 20 years.

Spraying Systems

Spraying Systems Co. is the world's leader in spray technology, offering a wide variety of nozzles, controls, spray analysis and spray fabrication.  Spraying Systems initially implemented AMAPS in 1982 in their Wheaton, Illinois plant, and then subsequently implemented AMAPS in their plants around the globe.  In 2002, they upgraded to AMAPS/Q, and are currently in the process of migrating to AMAPS+PLUS in their international plants and will be using it in three different languages.

General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS)

GDLS, a subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation, designs, manufactures and supports land and amphibious combat systems for the U.S. Army, the U.S. Marine Corps and allied nations.  The Stryker armored vehicle is manufactured in their London, Ontario plant which has been using AMAPS since 1983 to plan, control and cost their operations.  They originally used AMAPS on the HP 3000, then migrated to AMAPS/Q operating on an IBM mainframe in the late 1980’s.