Ceradyne, Inc. Earns Kronos Best Practices Award
December 03 2008 - 3:01PM
Business Wire
Ceradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRDN) earned a distinguished Kronos
Incorporated Best Practices Award. Kronos presented the Best
Practices Award to Ceradyne, Inc. during an awards ceremony at the
KronosWorks Worldwide Customer Conference held October 19-22 in
Orlando, Florida. The award recognizes individuals and
organizations that have achieved unprecedented value and success
through the effective implementation and deployment of a Kronos
solution. Seven finalists were chosen from applications received
from around the world. Accepting the award on behalf of Ceradyne
were Donna Vlha, Business Systems Manager, and Mark Nguyen, IT
Project Manager and Kronos implementation lead. Ceradyne, Inc., a
worldwide leader in the development and production of advanced
technical ceramics, was recognized for best practices in engaging
its workforce in implementing the Kronos software solution. In an
effort to develop leaner manufacturing practices while positively
impacting employee morale, Ceradyne incorporated Overall Labor
Effectiveness, a unique key performance indicator developed by
Kronos, which provides the cumulative effect of workforce
utilization, performance, and quality in a single metric.
Comprehensive reports at all levels, ease of use, and improved
system performance were key factors in maximizing the user
experience and meeting the overall objectives. Mark Nguyen
commented: �If there is one thing that is common to virtually all
manufacturers, it is that they face incessant pressure to lower
costs while maintaining high quality. Most manufacturers have
already automated as many aspects of production as possible, so the
final frontier for wringing costs out of the process is to increase
productivity. This is a challenge because increased productivity
that truly improves a company�s performance only comes through
improving the cumulative effect of labor availability, performance,
and quality.� Ceradyne�s Chief Financial Officer, Jerrold J.
Pellizzon, added: �Our entire Kronos implementation team is to be
congratulated for their excellent work in helping us to continue to
reduce costs. This award is indicative of the outstanding people at
Ceradyne that continue to add value for our shareholders.� About
Ceradyne, Inc. Ceradyne develops, manufactures and markets advanced
technical ceramic products and components for defense, industrial,
automotive/diesel and commercial applications. Additional
information can be found at the Company�s web site:
www.ceradyne.com. About Kronos Incorporated Kronos serves customers
in more than 60 countries through its network of offices,
subsidiaries, and distributors. Widely recognized as a market and
thought leader in managing the workforce, Kronos has unrivaled
reach with more than 30 million people using a Kronos solution
every day. Learn more about Kronos at www.kronos.com.
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