Made2Manage Connect 2004 Delivers Personalized Consulting, Training and Networking Opportunities to Customers
LAS VEGAS and INDIANAPOLIS, June 21, 2004—Made2Manage Systems Inc., a leading provider of comprehensive enterprise software for small and midsize manufacturers, gathered more than 500 customers, business partners and employees at its annual user conference, Made2Manage Connect 2004, at The Venetian in Las Vegas, June 16-18. Manufacturers across a variety of industries, including industrial and commercial machinery, electronics, fabricated metals, and rubber and plastics, traveled across the United States and Canada to attend.
“Customers come to our user conference year after year because of the unique combination of resources assembled to help them focus on enhancing the performance of their operations through the Made2Manage solution,” said Jeff Tognoni, CEO of Made2Manage Systems. “We send more than 50 members of our staff, including executive leadership and seasoned product experts, each year to the conference to give our customers access to people who can help solve their most pressing business challenges.”
At Made2Manage Connect 2004, conference attendees were able to select from more than 70 educational breakout sessions to cater their conference experience to their unique needs, interests, industry, job function, and level of familiarity with the Made2Manage® Enterprise Business System. Course topics ranged from today’s most pressing issues in manufacturing and technology, to user tips and tricks on how to leverage Made2Manage products and services to deliver additional efficiencies and savings to attendees’ businesses. Application-centric focus groups gave attendees the opportunity to directly impact Made2Manage solution development. Attendees also explored extended applications and additional technologies through the conference vendor fair and interactive computer lab.
Keynote speaker Steve Farber, president of Extreme Leadership Inc. and senior-level leadership consultant, addressed attendees on how to develop and cultivate extreme leaders in their manufacturing communities. In addition, multiple c-level and managerial users participated in the software company’s inaugural Executive Summit, sponsored by Microsoft, which focused on key business leadership issues in applying technology to manufacturing.
Indeed, positive customer reactions and steady attendance numbers were a testament to the consulting, training, and networking opportunities at the software company’s 11th annual conference, sponsored by Configuration Solutions, a leader in Internet-based configuration technology. “The Made2Manage user conference is an extremely valuable event for our company,” said Keith Whitehead, information technology manager for DRS Tactical Systems, an electronics products manufacturer based in Palm Bay, Fla., and Made2Manage Systems customer since 2000. “The conference offers us the opportunity to review Made2Manage Systems’ newest product and service offerings, provide feedback on the direction the product is heading, share ideas and gain knowledge from our business contemporaries who use the system, and work face-to-face with our Made2Manage account manager as well as support staff. Personally, the experience helps to strengthen my individual knowledge on the product while allowing me to bring back some new ideas and apply them to my company’s system.”
About Configuration Solutions
Configuration Solutions, a leader in Internet-based configuration technology, is dedicated to helping make-to-order and engineer-to-order manufacturers meet their customers’ demands every time. By simplifying the quote-to-delivery cycle, Configuration Solutions enables customers to reduce operating costs and eliminate non-value added or redundant processes, thereby improving profits and increasing agility in the markets they serve. For more information, visit the Configuration Solutions Web site at www.configurationsolutions.com or call (269) 329-2500.
About Made2Manage Systems Inc.
Made2Manage Systems delivers a comprehensive enterprise business system designed specifically for the unique needs of small and midsize manufacturers. The company’s extensible, end-to-end solution and award-winning customer services are designed to evolve with a manufacturer’s individual business environment while protecting the original technology investment. The suite of Made2Manage products and services, driven by customer requirements and a focus on quality, are designed to help manufacturers improve customer service, maximize shop floor throughput and profitability, conduct e-business, and make better-informed business decisions. With more than 25,000 licensed users, the Made2Manage system works with discrete manufacturers servicing a variety of industries, yet specializing in delivering functionality that meets the vertical industry specifications of industrial and commercial machinery, electronics, and fabricated metals manufacturers. |
