Celsis International, the global leader in rapid microbial detection, has been honored for supply chain excellence with its inclusion in Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine’s ninth-annual listing of the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100. The publication focused this year’s criteria for its "100" feature on companies contributing to supply chain excellence through products and services which best prepare supply chains for the post-recessionary return to growth.
Celsis was recognized for its success in helping manufacturers in the pharmaceutical, personal and home care, and dairy/food/beverage industries to cost-effectively achieve lean quality. Unlike traditional methods of testing for microbial contamination, which are subjective and require 4 to 15 days to produce results, the rapid microbial screening technology provided by Celsis Rapid Detection achieves objective, reliable results in as few as 24 hours. Companies that implement Celsis’ technology transform their supply chains through more responsive manufacturing processes, reduced inventory requirements, shorter production cycle times and streamlined operation.
“Today’s manufacturers are focused on developing agile, flexible supply chains that adapt quickly to changing market needs,” said Celsis CEO Jay LeCoque. “It’s critical in the industries we serve that companies also maintain quality as they accelerate their production cycles. Celsis was honored with this award for supply chain excellence because we help companies achieve lean quality and free up working capital,” he explained. “By providing fast, reliable and actionable information during the production cycle, Celsis helps our customers get their products to market both quickly and safely.”
In addition to streamlining and shortening the production cycle, Celsis also helps companies succeed in the post-recession economy by uncovering significant savings through reduced inventory requirements, reduced safety stock, decreased working capital requirements, reduced warehousing requirements and increased supply chain responsiveness. Companies using Celsis’ rapid microbial screening technology generate an average 5-year Net Present Value (NPV) of $500k at a single plant.
Celsis is able to quantify these savings using its Value Creation Model (VCM). The VCM is a proprietary financial modeling tool that was co-developed with international management consulting firm, Arthur D Little, on behalf of a global Celsis customer. It uses readily available company information, such as the cost of capital, the average value of daily finished goods and the current number of days products are held for micro testing to calculate a customized projection of that company’s 5-year NPV and time to ROI, typically 6 to 9 months. The VCM is available for free to any companies interested in learning how much they can save by implementing lean quality with Celsis Rapid Detection.
"As the economy makes tentative steps toward recovery and growth, our readers are turning to Supply & Demand Chain Executive to learn about solutions and best practices for enabling business expansion through supply chain excellence," said Andrew K. Reese, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive. "With this year's Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100, we highlight a broad range of supply chain solution and service providers that are helping to position their customers for the 'New Normal' economic environment."
With the theme "Supply Chain: Back to Basics and Beyond - In Search of the Roots of Supply Chain Excellence", the Supply and Demand Chain Executive 100 award highlights an exclusive group of people, processes, technology and partnering strategies that supply chain executives can leverage to meet the requirements of the current economy and prepare for the coming return to growth. Final recipients are featured in the cover story of the May/June 2010 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive, as well as online at www.SDCExec.com/SDCE100.
About Celsis InternationalChicago-based Celsis International is a leading global provider of innovative life science products and laboratory services to the pharmaceutical and consumer products industries. Each Celsis division delivers substantial time and cost savings to its customers while ensuring product quality and safety for consumers. Celsis’ extensive client base includes leading pharmaceutical and consumer products companies, as well as all of the top 25 pharmaceutical companies worldwide. Visit www.celsis.com for more information.
About Supply & Demand Chain ExecutiveSupply & Demand Chain Executive is the executive's user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain enablement to gain competitive advantage. On the Web at www.SDCExec.com.
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