Digital Tempus CEO Appointed Co-Director of S&OP Benchmarking Consortium at Penn State University

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct 18, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Digital Tempus(R), providing the process expertise, strategic insight and talent development to help innovative companies plan for growth, today announced that its CEO, Paul Strzelec, has been appointed co-director of Penn State University's Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) Benchmarking Consortium. As co-director, Strzelec will lend his expertise in portfolio optimization and planning to help member companies structure insightful benchmarking efforts focused on advancing planning capabilities and supporting strategic growth initiatives. Paul will share leadership of the S&OP group with Douglas Thomas, Associate Professor, Supply Chain Management, Penn State University. Penn State University's Center for Supply Chain Research created the S&OP Benchmarking Consortium to foster greater interdisciplinary alignment in education and industry practices, and to provide members with educational content derived from real-world industry application in demand and supply planning, forecasting, collaboration and processes. Members include executives and leaders from organizations such as Brown-Forman, Church & Dwight, Compass Minerals, CSL Behring, ExxonMobil, General Mills, Imation, Kraft Foods, Maple Leaf Foods, SC Johnson, Trex Company and leading manufacturing organizations in consumer packaged goods, pharmaceuticals and other industry segments. As co-director, Strzelec will help develop and facilitate the consortium's benchmarking and education initiatives and will work with the group to establish specific goals to increase the value companies receive from participation in the program. Specifically, he will emphasize targeted performance improvements, increased involvement from leadership to drive interest in planning capabilities, and development of a mentoring program to help companies build the next generation of leadership and talent. "Truly valuable benchmarking should balance research-driven ideas from an academic perspective with insight and focus from thought leaders and industry practitioners," said Doug Thomas, S&OP Benchmarking Consortium Faculty Director and Associate Professor, Supply Chain Management, Penn State University. "Paul is on the front line helping companies optimize portfolios, reduce complexity in operations and implement truly integrated business management that is focused on driving growth. This is exactly the experience and mindset that will help the group structure their thinking and explore new ideas that create value." In addition to serving as co-director for the S&OP Benchmarking Consortium, Strzelec has been active for more than four years in the University's Executive Education Program as affiliate faculty leader and presenter. His experience and insight have been featured in more than 15 programs involving over 400 participants. These programs address business strategies and IT alignment in the area of demand-driven business models, simplification, planning and collaboration. "Paul's long-standing involvement with Penn State truly demonstrates his commitment to developing leaders, sharing knowledge with others and driving interdisciplinary education, all of which are core tenets of Penn State's curriculum," said Dr. James B. Thomas, Dean of the Smeal College of Business. "His continued leadership in this field makes him an invaluable contributor to the University's education efforts. His expertise in both business processes and technologies make him the ideal person to lead these programs and guide companies in this diverse and constantly changing field." To learn more about how you can become a member of the S&OP Benchmarking Consortium or participate in Penn State's Executive Education Programs, visit www.smeal.psu.edu/cscr. About Penn State University's Center for Supply Chain Research at Smeal Founded in 1989, the Center for Supply Chain Research has become one of the nation's leading institutions dedicated to research and education in the field of supply chain management and logistics by offering the very best in research, education programs, symposia, and benchmarking for supply chain professionals. To learn more about the Center, access www.smeal.psu.edu/cscr. About Digital Tempus Digital Tempus provides process expertise, strategic insight and talent development to help global companies improve strategic and operational planning capabilities. The combination of experience and business intelligence services defines Digital Tempus' unique approach that supports the world's most admired companies in their efforts to plan better, improve decision-making, enable more effective execution and consistently create opportunities to drive profitable growth. These companies include leaders in their fields such as Church & Dwight, Co., DuPont, McCormick and Nalco.

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