PRESS RELEASE
3P Partners and Silico form Alliance
Two industry experts to work together to improve client business practices
Hilton Head Island, SC, May 7th, 2010: 3P Partners and Silico Corporation announced today a strategic alliance to support a common purpose of successfully helping organizations reduce waste in the manufacturing process, improve business practices and create long term sustainability for both operational and workforce performance.
Debra Shumar, President of 3P Partners, and John Cachat, President of Silico, have known each other for over 25 years. Shumar stated, “3P Partners’ knowledge of people and culture combined with Silico’s knowledge of process and technology will provide the marketplace with the most customer focused business improvement solutions available today.”
“Technology is an important component in helping companies implement better business processes, but it is a long term enabler and not a solution in itself. People and culture are critically important in helping companies successfully establish improvement initiatives,” said Cachat. “The services offered by Silico and 3P Partners are flexible, and able to adapt to businesses as they grow and develop over time.”
Shumar and Cachat first met when Cachat was a consultant with LTV Steel helping them implement an integrated process improvement program. Shumar was a key LTV
executive tasked to lead the effort internally. Cachat at the time was Chairman and Founder of IQS, Inc., a Cleveland based enterprise quality management software company. Shumar continued her career at ITT Automotive, Arvin Meritor, and then Corporate Vice President of Quality at Whirlpool, prior to starting her own consulting company, 3P Partners.
“John is both a technology guy and a business enabler. He understands that it is critical to provide technical solutions to what people specifically need rather than some off-the-shelf package that may not allow them to use their forms, their workflows, and their data. He believes business process management, or BPM, must focus on people, processes, and then the technology,” stated Shumar.
Silico and 3P Partners will be hosting a webinar on Tuesday May 18th, at 2PM EST to provide details on the alliance and its unique offerings. You can register by emailing cbajic@silicocorp.com or at www.silicocorp.com.
About Silico Corporation
Silico is based on the vision that business process management, or BPM, needs to focus on people, processes, and then the technology. Silico also believes that technology must support rapid application development that does not require programmers to create and maintain software. www.silicocorp.com
About 3P Partners
3P Partners provides solutions for improving operational and workplace performance. 3P Partners focuses on process and quality improvement through the application of Lean and Six Sigma initiatives, staff training and designing changes in corporate culture needed for long term, sustainable performance. www.3ppartnersdls.com
Contact: Bob Bedell
3P Partners
Phone: 843-842-2585
bbedell@3ppartnersdls.com |
21 Office Park Road
Kiawah Building, Suite L
Hilton Head, SC 29928
www.3ppartnersdls.com |
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