TROMBINI TRIUMPHS WITH KIWIPLAN Inside

From Order Entry through Shipping, Kiwiplan provides the Total Solution
Kiwiplan Europe Continues
to Expand
Details on page 6
Why do customers insist on
Kiwiplan?
Customer-specific Solution Leads to
New Kiwiplan Product for U.S. Market
EXCITING KIWipLAN TRAINING
NEWS
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TROMBINI TRIUMPHS WITH KIWIPLAN
Facing today's global challenges in manufacturing
head on, Trombini Embalagens' corrugating plant in
Farroupilha, Brazil recently completed installation of
Kiwiplan's complete suite of fully automated software
systems including corrugator scheduling, plant floor
scheduling and data collection as well as paper and
finished goods inventory systems.
“When we were shopping for a software vendor,
Kiwiplan consistently came to the top of our list. Their
sophisticated knowledge of the industry and their
ability and expertise in providing and implementing leadingedge technology solutions are
key reasons they were our
number one choice,” comments Edesel Schulz, industrial
manager.
Trombini is the largest
manufacturer of corrugated
boxes in southern Brazil,
through its industrial units
located in Curitiba and
Farroupilha. These plants are
equipped with state-of-the-art
equipment and the highest
levels of technical qualification. The company aims to
deliver rapid, high-quality services to the market
throughout Brazil.
Business and Customer Benefits
Edesel remarks, “Since implementing Kiwiplan’s
Total Solution at Farroupilha, we have achieved major
improvements. Specifically, the plant has become
highly organized and our procedures are clear. Most
importantly, by leveraging the technology, we’ve
integrated and aligned production, shipping, customer
service/sales, and the other critical areas. We’ve been
able to restructure our organization and manufacturing
tasks to improve on our already excellent on-time
delivery record—this is critical to our customers.”
Inside
Customer-specific Solutions Leads to New
Product For Kiwiplan ............................... Page 2
Celebrating Five-year Anniversaries .......... Page 4
Kiwiplan Europe’s 2003 User Group ........ Page 4
Roberto Teixeira, Sales Manager for Goettsch Brasil
Ltda (Kiwiplan marketing representatives in Brazil),
remarks, “These improvements are exciting news for
Trombini. I’ve truly enjoyed watching them advance so
significantly. Their improvements coincide with those
achieved by plants throughout the world that are using
Kiwiplan’s products and, as a result, are achieving
significantly improved productivity through planning
and scheduling, improved uptime, reduced waste, and
increased throughput, among others.”
“The quality, depth, detail,
and accuracy of information the
system provides is excellent,”
continues Edesel. “Without a
doubt, Kiwiplan is allowing us to
respond more quickly to order
and production changes throughout the plant. Although we
aren’t yet tapping the full
potential of the information
provided, through Kiwiplan’s
ongoing support, training, and
consulting services, we’re
continuing to improve the
procedures to do so.”
Stronger Customer Relationships
Edesel says, “Today’s global trend is for companies
not to use warehouses and storage areas. Therefore,
every order becomes an emergency order. The customer needs it right away. The Kiwiplan system is
helping us meet our target to supply products when
customers request them; these orders no longer are an
‘emergency’ but are orders that are managed with ease
and consistency. Having the right information in the
right place at the right time enables us to deliver
products to our customers when they need it. Customers trust us because we can deliver what we promise.
Additionally, we save on the costs associated with not
carrying unnecessary inventory.”
continues on page 3
Kiwiplan Europe Wins Orders ................. Page 5
Kiwiplan Welcomes New Employees ....... Page 7
ACCCSA Costa Rica 2003 ......................... Page 6
Kiwiplan Sponsoring Hole ....................... Page 8
Kiwiplan Europe Continues to Expand ............... Page 6
Exciting Training News ............................ Page 8
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CUSTOMER-SPECIFIC SOLUTION LEADS TO NEW KIWIPLAN PRODUCT FOR U.S. MARKET
Serving North, Central, and South America
4695 Lake Forest Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45242
Office:
+ (1) (1) 513-554-1500
Toll Free USA: + (1) 800-486-KIWI (5494)
Tech Support: + (1) (1) 513-554-0243
Fax:
+ (1) (1) 513-554-0280
e-mail: [email protected]
Jim Walton, President
Dirk Pastoor, Sales Manager
New Zealand Limited
Serving Australia and the South Pacific
3rd Floor, BDO House
116 Harris Road
East Tamaki,
PO Box 58-456, Greenmount,
Auckland, New Zealand
Phone: + (64) (0) 9 272 7622
Fax:
+ (64) (0) 9 272 7621
e-mail: [email protected]
Mike van Bellen, Managing Director
Bruce Howe, Managing Director,
Global Markets
Asia Sdn. Bhd
Peti Surat 194
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46720 Petaling Jaya
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Malaysia
Phone: + (60) (0) 3 79545784
Fax:
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Europe Limited
Serving Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Stowe Street
Lichfield
Staffordshire WS13 6AQ
United Kingdom
Phone: + (44) 1 543 418 222
Fax:
+ (44) 1 543 418 333
e-mail: [email protected]
Nigel Algar, General Manager
Germany
Serving Germany, Austria, Switzerland
and Central Europe
Kiwiplan GmbH
Altrottstr. 31
69190 Walldorf Germany
Phone: +49 / (0) 6227 381-162
Fax: +49 / (0) 6227 381-200
e-mail: [email protected]
Nigel Algar, Managing Director
Marco Pister, Sales/Regional Manager
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All Rights Reserved
Great Northern Corporation, one of
Kiwiplan’s sheet plant customers, orders
board from three main suppliers—their sister
plant and two external suppliers. When they
needed a program that would enable them to
order board automatically and easily, keep
track of what needs to be ordered, and
indicate where it has been ordered from,
they turned to Kiwiplan for a solution, thus
the launch of Kiwiplan’s Sheet Maintenance
System, SMS, in the U.S. market.
Automatic, electronic order placement
from sheet plant to supplier
SMS automatically displays all of the
orders for which board has not yet been
ordered. When users click on the order,
they can select the company from which
they want to order the board. The system
then automatically creates a file and sends
the order electronically to the chosen
supplier.
Real-time communication with plant
scheduling system
SMS also communicates to Kiwiplan’s full
plant scheduling system (PCS) that the board
has been ordered and from where the board
will be coming. If the plant decides to use
existing stock instead of ordering new board,
SMS automatically tells PCS to determine the
slitter/scorer routes for this existing stock
rather than ordering new board. This
interface works with corrugator scheduling
systems other than Kiwiplan’s, such as the
company’s own host system or other
scheduling software.
Benefits corrugating and folding
carton plants as well
providers, the better equipped they will
be to meet these demands. Transmitting an order electronically means one
less phone call, higher accuracy of
order details, and fewer returned goods.
SMS can also mean more business for
sheet-feeder plants, since sheet plants
and folding carton plants using this
system are more likely to place orders
with plants that will allow for this direct
integration and electronic transmission
of orders.
To learn more about the benefits
SMS can bring to your US-based plant,
contact Kiwiplan at 513-554-1500 or
visit www.kiwiplan.com.
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In the highly competitive marketplace,
sheet plants, box plants, and folding carton
plants are pushed by their customers to
produce more in less time. Consequently,
whatever tools can be used to help build
stronger relationships with their sheet
KIWIPLAN USA GAINS NEW BUSINESS
Weber Display and Packaging has elected to install Kiwiplan’s corrugator scheduling
system and electronic links to the corrugator at its manufacturing facility in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. A full-service designer and manufacturer of premium display and packaging products for over 110 years, Weber chose Kiwiplan’s well-proven, robust software
system to further improve operating efficiencies and customer service in this highly
competitive market.
Rand-Whitney corrugated plant (www.randwhitney.com) in Newtown, CT purchased Kiwiplan’s Computer Server, Operating System, and Installation package.
(See Hardware Package article on p. 5.)
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The Triple Play
“Through the collaborative efforts of
Trombini, Kiwiplan and their Brazilian
office in Jundiaí headed by Luis Pedroso,
and Goettsch Brasil, all requirements in
terms of the project timing, installation,
and implementation have been met in less
than a year without breaking the budget,”
notes Roberto.
“Kiwiplan and Goettsch were fortunate
to have a customer like Trombini who is
TROMBINI TRIUNFA COM KIWIPLAN
Encarando os desafios globais da
atualidade das lideranças de fabricação, a
unidade de chapas e ondulados da Trombini
Embalagens em Farroupilha, RS, Brasil,
recentemente completou a instalação do
conjunto completo de sistemas para
completa automatização, incluindo
programação de onduladeira, programação
de piso de fábrica e coleta de dados bem
como dos sistemas de estoque de papel e
produtos finalizados.
“Quando estávamos procurando um
fabricante de software, Kiwiplan vinha
insistentemente em primeiro lugar de nossa
lista. Seu conhecimento sofisticado da
indústria e sua capacidade e perícia em
fornecer e implementar soluções com
tecnologia de ponta são as razões-chave pelas
quais foi nossa escolha prioritária”, comenta
Edesel, Schulz, gerente industrial.
Trombini é o maior fabricante de caixas
de papelão ondulado no sul do Brasil, com
suas unidades industriais localizadas em
Curitiba, PR e Farroupilha, RS. Estas fábricas
estão equipadas com equipamento de nível
de “estado-de-arte” e os mais altos níveis de
qualificação técnica. Seu objetivo: a entrega
rápida de produtos de alta qualidade através
do mercado brasileiro.
Benefícios ao Cliente e Benefícios
Empresariais
Edesel destaca: “Desde que
implementamos o sistema de Solução Total,
da Kiwiplan, em Farroupilha, temos atingido
aprimoramentos de grande importância”.
Especificamente a fábrica se tornou
committed to learning and using the
software to the maximum advantage,”
comments Roberto. “Powerful software
such as Kiwiplan’s that offers full automation and an ability to gain in production
throughput requires a major cultural shift
beyond the old ‘business as usual.’
Trombini not only accepted change but
embraced it. The combination has been
spectacular, as I have watched the plant
perform better and better. With the
sophisticated, multi-module software and
everything fully operational in Brazilian
Portuguese, what we did together was
quite an achievement.”
Edesel concurs, “Everyone involved in
the project was really committed. We
understood and respected the contribution
each party brought to the table. None of us
allowed distance, language, or cultural
differences to get in the way—we all had
the same vision and set the same goals. We
are proof positive of a true partnership.
Trombini is definitely a different, more
competitive company now that we have
Kiwiplan.”
altamente organizada e nossos procedimentos
são nítidos. De maior importância ainda, ao
nivelarmos a tecnologia conseguimos integrar
e alinhar a produção, expedição, vendas e
serviços ao cliente, bem como outras áreas
críticas.
Temos sido capazes de reestruturar nossas
tarefas de organização e fabricação para
incrementar nosso já excelente registro em
entrega on-line – isto é algo crítico para nossos
clientes.
Roberto Teixeira, Gerente de Vendas da
Goettsch Brasil Ltda (representação de
marketing da Kiwiplan no Brasil), destaca:
“Estas melhorias são informações animadoras
para Trombini. Foi um grande prazer
observá-los avançar tão significativamente.
Seus aprimoramentos são os mesmos
alcançados por outras empresas através do
mundo que estão usando os produtos da
Kiwiplan, e que como resultado têm atingido
significativa melhora de produtividade
mediante planejamento e programação,
tempo útil incrementado, redução de refugo e
aumento de velocidade de produção das
máquinas, entre outros”.
“A qualidade, profundidade, detalhamento
e exatidão de informação que o sistema provê
é excelente”, continua Edesel. “Sem dúvida, o
sistema Kiwiplan nos está permitindo
responder mais rapidamente a mudanças no
pedido e na produção através de toda a
fábrica. Embora não estejamos ainda
esgotando o pleno potencial da informação
disponibilizada, continuamos no processo de
consistência. Ter a informação certa no lugar
certo e na hora certa nos capacita a entregar
produtos aos nossos clientes quando precisam
deles. Os clientes confiam em nós uma vez
que podemos entregar o que prometemos.
Adicionalmente, economizamos nos custos
associados com manutenção de estoque
desnecessário.”
melhoria dos procedimentos neste sentido,
através do suporte contínuo, treinamento e
serviços consultoriais da Kiwiplan.”
Relacionamento mais sólido com o Cliente
Edesel diz “A tendência do momento é que
as empresas não estejam utilizando depósitos
e áreas de armazenagem. Portanto, cada
pedido se torna um pedido urgente. O cliente
precisa dele de imediato. O sistema Kiwiplan
está nos ajudando a cumprir nossa meta de
fornecer produtos quando os clientes os
requisitam; estes pedidos não são mais
processados em um “clima de emergência”,
mas sim gerenciados com naturalidade e
A tripla jogada
“Através dos empenhos colaborativos da
Trombini, da Kiwiplan (com seus escritórios
locais no Brazil sob a direção de Luis Pedroso)
e da Goettsch Brasil, todas as exigências em
termos de cronometragem, instalação e
implementação têm sido cumpridas em
menos de um ano, sem ultrapassar o
orçamento”, observa Roberto.
“Kiwiplan e Goettsch foram bemsucedidos em ter um cliente como Trombini,
que é comprometido com a assimilação e uso
do software em nível de vantagens máximas”,
comenta Roberto. “Um software poderoso tal
como o da Kiwiplan que propicia completa
automação e uma capacidade de ganho na
velocidade e forma de produção exige uma
mudança de cultura em nível primordial que
vai além do costumeiro ‘negociar como
sempre se negocia’. A Trombini não só
aceitou as mudanças como também as
adotou. A combinação tem sido espetacular,
à medida que tenho observado a fábrica num
desempenho cada vez melhor. Com este
software multimodular e sofisticado,
totalmente operacional no idioma português
do Brazil, é evidente que o que fizemos
juntos é uma grande realização.”
Edesel concorda: “ Todos os envolvidos
no projeto estavam realmente
comprometidos. Viemos a entender e
respeitar a contribuição que cada parte trouxe
ao projeto. Nenhum de nós permitiu que a
distância, idioma, ou diferenças culturais
interferissem no curso do projeto – tivemos
todos a mesma visão e fixamos os mesmos
alvos. Somos prova positiva de uma
verdadeira parceria. A Trombini é agora uma
empresa definitivamente diferente e mais
competitiva, agora que temos conosco
Kiwiplan.”
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Kiwiplan Awards New Zealand Holiday
Bruce Howe, Managing
Director Global Markets,
Kiwiplan, watching Barbara
Davis, International Sales
Manager at Reed Exhibitions,
drawing the winning
business card from the bag
at Corrugated 2002 in Paris
France. Michael Frey of
Rondo Ganahl AG based in
Austria was the lucky winner
of a fantastic holiday to New
Zealand. Congratulations,
Michael!
Bruce Howe, Managing Director Global Markets,
Kiwiplan, and Barbara Davis at Corrugated 2002 in
Paris, France.
Left to right: Liana Shortt and John Shortt, Technical Director at La Veggia Group;
Bruce Howe, Managing Director Global Markets, Kiwiplan; and Mike van Bellen,
Managing Director, Kiwiplan NZ Ltd.
The official cake-cutting ceremony held on the stand
at Corrugated 2002 in Paris celebrated Kiwiplan’s 25 years
of continued growth and innovative development in the
corrugated box industry.
KIWIPLAN EUROPE’S 2003 USER’S GROUP SETS THE SCENE FOR CONTINUED INTERNATIONAL GROWTH
Growth, growth and more growth was the message given loud and clear by Bruce Howe, Managing Director Global Markets, at
Kiwiplan Europe’s seventeenth annual User’s Group meeting.
Staged in Amsterdam, the two-day event offered users of our high performance software solutions an opportunity to hear about
our ongoing international success, discuss our product developments and review
global issues relating to the corrugated industry.
Bruce reported: “In the face of a world-wide economic downturn, we have
bucked the trend with increased sales and, to back this growth, we are continuing
to expand our workforce. Our new German office has generated significant
business, and plans are now moving ahead to further expand the network of local
Kiwiplan offices across Europe.
“There has been a rapid adoption of the newly introduced Kiwiplan products
such as the company’s unique Continuous Automatic Scheduling Environment
(CASE) that provides huge benefits by fully automating scheduling in corrugator
plants. Also, new global standards in sales order processing are being achieved by
customers investing in Kiwiplan’s Enterprise Sales Processing (ESP) with 42 orders
Bruce Howe, Managing Director Global Markets
for this module so far.”
With 32 delegates from 13 countries participating, including key customers from the United States, the event was considered
one of the most successful. Marie Raine of Smurfit UK reported, “This was my first time at a Kiwiplan User’s Group. Being able to
interact and learn from other users was a major bonus, but seeing presentations from users on characteristics of the software,
benefits and innovative uses as well as some very exciting new developments was especially interesting.”
Bruce concluded: “We have been at the forefront in setting new standards in the corrugated box industry for the past 26 years
and we are ready to continue doing the same on an expanding global basis for the next 26.”
KIWIPLAN EMPLOYEES CELEBRATE
FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Kiwiplan is pleased to honor our most
recent employees who have provided over
five years of service to Kiwiplan. Award
recipients included: Paul Greutman (left);
Lonnie Sneed (middle); Don Callahan (right);
Tony Antolino (not pictured).
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• The Arabian Packaging Company, one of the largest packaging manufacturers in
the United Arab Emirates, chose Kiwiplan manufacturing software solutions for
its fibreboard corrugated case plant in Dubai to help boost throughput and
improve operating efficiencies. Part of the Al Ghurair Group, Arabian
Packaging has also asked Kiwiplan to implement its complete software suite of
fully integrated products.
The Dubai installation includes Kiwiplan’s new Windows-based order entry
module Enterprise Sales Processing (ESP). Customized to meet the
requirements of the Arabian Packaging plant, ESP sets exciting new global
standards in sales order processing. Benefits include integrated e-business
functions, automatic costing and pricing, automatic document generation,
customized reports, and complete integration with factory floor and inventory.
• Impressed with Kiwiplan’s robust software systems it has already implemented,
La Veggia Group has selected the Kiwiplan’s manufacturing application
package for its sheet feeder plant in Parma, Italy. The well-proven Kiwiplan
solution has also been installed in this key customer’s corrugated box plant in
Roteglia since 1998 where it has played a major part in helping to further
strengthen operating efficiencies and, as a result, increase output.
The complete software solution will include an interface to La Veggia’s new
Mitsubishi single facer and dry end. It was Kiwiplan’s reputation as a leading
software supplier for the world-wide corrugated industry as well as an
organization which offers a ‘total solutions’ approach, including comprehensive
business consultancy, which prompted John Shortt, Technical Director at La
Veggia Group to invest in its products.
• Fast return on investment and significantly improved operating efficiencies are
two key reasons why Kiwiplan has won a major software contract from Smurfit
UK’s Norwich Corrugated Board. Used world-wide in some 500 corrugated
plants, the robust Kiwiplan software is being installed in both Norwich
manufacturing sites. Installation of the software will strengthen further
Smurfit’s focus on improving customer service. The company’s Windrush
operation already successfully utilizes the flexibility offered by the Kiwiplan
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• In a move to further strengthen customer focus, maximize on-time deliveries,
and control production costs, Mondi has extended the use of Kiwiplan
software into another of its corrugated plants in South Africa. This versatile
software is now providing real-time production management control in ten
Mondi plants. Five Kiwiplan sites are operated by Mondi Packaging Europe
with Kuils River becoming the fifth Mondipak manufacturing plant in South
Africa to adopt Kiwiplan. Mondi’s decision reflects how today’s successful
corrugated manufacturing and converting plants are those able to focus on
streamlining the supply chain by
maximizing operating efficiencies.
Check out www.kiwiplan.com for the
articles about
and our
customers and products published in
recent trade publications.
KIWIPLAN OFFERS HARDWARE
PACKAGE TO USA-BASED
COMPANIES
As the Total Solution provider,
we now offer a Computer Server,
Operating System, and Installation
package option to USA-based
companies. As part of this package,
Kiwiplan consultants will
• Propose the best server
configuration for the site to
optimize system performance
and backup capabilities
• Provide a quote with detailed
specifications for the hardware
and support services
recommended
• Purchase, install, and configure
the server
• Provide ongoing support
This cost-effective, economical
hardware option especially appeals
to customers who have a small IT
department, have no IT department, or simply prefer to turn the
responsibility and support for these
items over to us. With a full staff of
highly trained support personnel
available, Kiwiplan can respond
quickly to any hardware or operating systems issues as needed and
minimize customers’ system
downtimes. Essentially, customers
reap the benefits of having access
to the expertise required without
the significant investment of having
a full range of IT services in-house.
To learn how your USA-based
company can benefit from this new
hardware package, contact us at
513-554-1500 or click on
www.kiwiplan.com.
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ACCCSA COSTA RICA 2003—A SUCCESS!
In support of the packaging industry in Latin
America, Kiwiplan was pleased to participate in
the 23rd Convention and Expo ACCCSA Costa Rica
2003.
Rapid growth in the German market triggered the opening of the Kiwiplan office in Walldorf Germany.
Kiwiplan Europe Continues to Expand Customer Base
Since the early 1980’s Kiwiplan has serviced its European customers from an office in the United Kingdom. However, although the
European Community exists on paper, individual countries still have
their own language and culture. A recent review of the European
market showed that most of our users would like an even closer
relationship with Kiwiplan. For this reason Kiwiplan decided to
establish a regional office in Walldorf Germany. Close to the historic
and picturesque city of Heidelberg, Kiwiplan GmbH provides sales and
support services to the German speaking area of Europe and parts of
central Europe.
This new facility incorporates a call center linked to our worldwide
network of offices and thus provides corrugated packaging and folding
carton operations with immediate access to technical support 24 hours
a day, seven days a week.
In its first year, Kiwiplan GmbH has achieved some significant and
important sales. The first order was awarded by Rondo Ganahl of
Austria for implementation of software in four corrugated board plants
in Austria, Hungary, and Romania.
Closely following was an order from Bourquin SA located in
Switzerland. This project requires Kiwiplan to install systems in
Bourquin’s German speaking integrated box plant and its French
speaking sheet conversion plant located just a few kilometres away. For
the first time, Kiwiplan will enable both plants to share production data
in real time—and in the chosen language of the user.
The most recent project won was from Model, also in Switzerland.
Although its plant in Moudon has been a user of Kiwiplan products for
many years, its plant in Weinfelden will install Kiwiplan scheduling
software later this year. The driving force for choosing Kiwiplan was
based on trials that demonstrated the superior scheduling solutions
obtained for Model’s high-speed triple knife corrugator.
Along with the growth and new business generated by Kiwiplan
GmbH, Kiwiplan’s well-established office in Lichfield UK has achieved
remarkable successes as well with several new installations won from
both existing and new customers. The new sites are spread across
Europe and the Middle East with installations in the UK, Italy, and
Dubai (see article on page 5).
The success of Kiwiplan GmbH has reinforced Kiwiplan’s belief
that a close relationship with users benefits both parties. As a result,
plans are well underway to open further local offices in the main
markets of Europe in the next few years.
Dirk Pastoor, Sales Manager, who presented a paper on “The ‘Other Waste,’ or
How to Survive and Thrive Doing Business in 2003,” receives thanks for being a
sponsor of the closing gala dinner from ACCCSA Presidente: Ing.Jaime
Peñaredonda Manotas. Ocupa el cargo de Gerente General de Cartorama S.A.,
en la ciudad de Guayaquil, Ecuador.
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WELCOME NEW EMPLOYEES
Kiwiplan europe
Kiwiplan New Zealand
Ian Redfearn,
Software
Consultant
Ernst Tidalgo,
Technical
Programmer
Jenny Gibson,
Software Support/
QA
Gareth Cronin,
Analyst/
Programmer
Sameer Kalidas,
Analyst/Programmer
Kiwiplan americas
As part of the continued development of the
Kiwiplan staff worldwide, Julie Koning from the
Kiwiplan USA office is on a temporary two-year
assignment with the New Zealand office as Software Support/QA.
Lucus Hernandez,
Software
Specialist
Natalie Swafford
Business Systems
Analyst
(Not pictured)
Chuck Raymond.
Project Specialist
Shelley Udy,
Tim Robinson,
Assistant Accountant Analyst/Programmer
Kenji Yamasaki,
Analyst Programmer
Kalpana Mitthal,
Software Support/QA
Promotions—Kiwiplan USA
Kiwiplan USA is pleased to announce the following promotions: Ed Budo,
Customer Support Manager; Steve Ling, Software Specialist II; Mike Ott, Business
Systems Analyst II; and Rodney Reynolds, Senior Software Specialist I.
Kiwiplan Office in Germany
Kiwiplan New Zealand Awards Scholarships and
Gains Highly Skilled Employees
In 2000, Kiwiplan established the Kiwiplan
Scholarship with The University of Auckland. The
purpose of the annual award is to provide an opportunity for a Computer Science student in the final year of
study by offering funds and the prospect of employment with Kiwiplan. Award
recipients include Gareth Cronin
(2000) current Kiwiplan employee,
Anna Wills (2001), and 2002
recipients Timothy Walker and
Kugan Baladevan, both of whom
work at Kiwiplan NZ during their
summer breaks. Kugan will become
a Kiwiplan employee later this year.
Timothy Walker
Ralf Bernhard
Technical Manager
Gareth Cronin at
his graduation in
September 2002
Kugan Baladevan
Marcel Parjonk
Software
Consultant
(Not pictured)
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EXCITING TRAINING NEWS!
UPCOMING TRADE SHOWS—SEE YOU THERE!
Kiwiplan Provides Web-based Training for USA
Customers
TAPPI 2003 International Corrugated Containers
Convenient, flexible, and cost effective, Kiwplan’s
powerful new Web-based training solution, Factory
Floor Feedback for Operators, is now available to our
USA customers.
Flexible, Cost-effective, Convenient
Kiwiplan’s exciting Web-based training allows you to
“attend” class whenever it’s convenient. Available
anywhere, anytime, you can access the courses from
home or the office—no need for costly travel and
extended time away from the job.
Measurable Results and Certification
Skills and progress are measured and assessed throughout the course, ensuring that you master skills required
to satisfy job requirements.
Consistent and Thorough
Presented in a consistent format, the training is useful
for new hires and for re-training existing personnel and
those changing job positions.
Convenient and Self Paced
You progress through the course on your schedule at a
pace that’s comfortable and convenient for you.
Presented in Bite-size Segments
You can complete a lesson in 10 to 30 minutes. You’ll
build confidence as you master basic concepts and skills
before moving on to more complex tasks.
Conference & CorrExpo
October 12-15, 2003
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Dallas, Texas
Booth Number 523-525
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KIWIPLAN SPONSORING HOLE AT CORRUGATED CLASSIC
GOLF OUTING
Kiwiplan will again this year be a hole sponsor at the Annual
Corrugated Classic Golf Tournament to be held at The Tribute at
the Colony on Saturday, October 11, 2003 in conjunction with
the TAPPI 2003 International Corrugated Containers Conference
& CorrExpo in Dallas, Texas. See you there!
Canadian Corrugated Case Association (CCCA)
Annual Conference and Trade Fair
November 3-4, 2003
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Toronto, Ontario
www.cccassociation.com
AICC/TAPPI SuperCorrExpo® 2004
November 8-12, 2004
Georgia World Congress Center
Atlanta, GA
Stand # 1812
www.tappi.org
www.aiccbox.org
Make plans now to attend this world-class event!
Don’t delay; sign up today or try a free demo by visiting
www.kiwiplan.com. To request more information, or
discuss your training needs, email
[email protected] or call Jenelle Fink at (513) 5541500 x367.
4695 Lake Forest Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45242
Phone:
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Tech Support
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