Alcoa Shaping Future of Global Manufacturing with 2013 Manufacturing Leadership 100 Award
Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today it was named a 2013 Manufacturing
Leadership 100 Award (ML100 Award) winner in the Information Leadership
Category by the Manufacturing
Executive and Manufacturing Leadership Council. The awards honor
companies and individuals that are shaping the future of global
manufacturing. Alcoa was recognized for its SMART Manufacturing project
implemented across several of its Global Primary Metals locations.
The Alcoa SMART Manufacturing project ties together information from all
production and business sources within a plant and across the enterprise
with a comprehensive, common technical architecture. In traditional
manufacturing processes, data is often in many locations, not easily
accessible and frequently in multiple versions. The SMART Manufacturing
concept provides a common platform and tools, real-time data, and
transparency, resulting in improved productivity, process improvements
and lower costs.
'The challenges to stay competitive as a manufacturer are never ending,'
said Phil Morrissette, Chief Information Officer, Alcoa Global Primary
Products. 'Now, more than ever, improvements in process optimization and
manufacturing performance are essential for competitive advantage in the
marketplace. In simplest terms, the Alcoa SMART Manufacturing program is
a robust system of compiling data to help target problems and more
quickly identify solutions.
'Adopting SMART Manufacturing can eliminate or greatly reduce much of
the manual data entry and paper routing, allowing the workforce to
dedicate more time to productive operations or valued added work
activities,' Morrissette added.
SMART Manufacturing was deployed across six Alcoa locations in 2012;
another six locations are scheduled for deployment this year.
ML100 winners in the Information Leadership category were selected based
on specific project criteria including process and business impact,
benefit to the bottom line, strategic value, and use of information
technology as an enabler.
As a result of becoming an ML100 winner, Alcoa is now eligible for the
program's High Achievers Award in the Information Leadership category as
well as the 2013 Manufacturer of the Year Award and/or 2013 Project of
the Year Award. Winners will be announced at a gala honoring the ML100
award winners on May 15 in Palm Beach, Florida.
About Alcoa
Alcoa is the world′s leading producer of primary and fabricated
aluminum, as well as the world′s largest miner of bauxite and refiner of
alumina. In addition to inventing the modern-day aluminum industry,
Alcoa innovation has been behind major milestones in the aerospace,
automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial
transportation, consumer electronics and industrial markets over the
past 125 years. Among the solutions Alcoa markets are flat-rolled
products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, as well as Alcoa ? wheels,
fastening systems, precision and investment castings, and building
systems in addition to its expertise in other light metals such as
titanium and nickel-based super alloys. Sustainability is an integral
part of Alcoa′s operating practices and the product design and
engineering it provides to customers. Alcoa has been a member of the Dow
Jones Sustainability Index for 11 consecutive years and approximately 75
percent of all of the aluminum ever produced since 1888 is still in
active use today. Alcoa employs approximately 61,000 people in 30
countries across the world. For more information, visit www.alcoa.com
and follow @Alcoa on Twitter
at twitter.com/Alcoa.
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