| SYNCHRONO AWARDED PATENT FOR DEMAND DRIVEN SCHEDULING SYSTEM AND METHOD |
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St. Paul, MN
May 6, 2006 Synchrono, Inc. the leading provider of software and consulting solutions that enable manufacturers to "synchronize from the factory out", announced the issuance of U.S. Patent number 6,973,359, "Demand-Driven Scheduling System and Method," the core technology behind Synchrono's Adaptive Manufacturing Application used by manufacturers to drive velocity, control variability and create predictability within factory execution and its supporting supply chain. Issued in December of 2005, Synchrono's U.S. patent 6,973,359 describes the Company's proprietary process for scheduling based on one or more identified control tasks in which a desired work-in-process load time level is set to appropriately maintain the set desired load within the manufacturing process to drive the optimum production velocity and minimize waste. "Everyone at Synchrono is very proud to have been awarded this patent, which protects our intellectual property, and demonstrates the paradigm shift from legacy systems focused on optimization of processes to demand-driven scheduling and execution technology, " said Synchrono's CEO David Dehne. "Our manufacturing clients rely on our technology to enable demand-driven manufacturing in order to increase their on-time delivery, decrease inventory levels and drive down manufacturing costs. We look forward to our current and future clients to utilize our proprietary technology to drive manufacturing best-practices based on lean, theory of constraints and six sigma modeling inherent to our solution offerings," he added. Synchrono Inc. is the leading provider of software and consulting solutions enabling manufacturers to synchronize from the factory out through the implementation of demand-driven systems. Synchrono provides superior products and service to manufacturing-intensive customers where operational excellence is a competitive priority. Synchrono is a privately-held company, founded in 1999 by manufacturing and supply chain experts. Synchrono is based in St. Paul, Minn. For more information on Synchrono, synchronizing from the factory out, and the people and solutions of Synchrono, visit http://www.synchrono.com. |