August 28, 2008

ThyssenKrupp selects Broner for Alabama plant

World’s leading provider of supply chain planning, scheduling and manufacturing execution systems, specifically for the Metals Industry Broner Metals Solutions, has been selected by ThyssenKrupp Steel USA LLC as a supplier of planning, scheduling, MES and warehouse management solutions for their major Greenfield carbon steel processing plant project at Alabama in USA.

Broner is participating in this project in partnership with IBM who was appointed by ThyssenKrupp as its main contractor. The project starts in May 2008, and the carbon steel plant will begin its operation in 2010.

Broner is to provide its world class planning, scheduling and MES solutions for the carbon steel processing facilities: hot strip mill, cold and hot rolling mills and galvanizing mills, covering processes from the arrival of trucks at the slab yard to the shipping of finished products. Broner will be supplying the following standard modules: Production Planner, Production Scheduler, Schedule Editor, Material Planner, Production Management, Quality Management, Inventory Management and Equipment Management.

ThyssenKrupp is building new steel and stainless steel plants in the state of Alabama, with combined annual capacities of 5 million tonnes.

Broner Metals Solutions specializes entirely in delivering value to the Steel and Aluminium industries. It provides Supply Chain Planning, Scheduling and Manufacturing Execution Systems and Consultancy, which improve shareholder value, through: reduced inventory; shorter manufacturing lead times; increased throughput; improved delivery performance and better customer service.