LiquidPlanner Inc., Seattle, a developer of dynamic project management software, and P3 Group, Aachen, Germany, a manufacturing consultancy, partnered to deliver project management software and accelerate deployments for manufacturing customers worldwide. The partnership was created to help manufacturers dynamically re-balance tasks as priorities or schedules evolve.
"With Industry 4.0, IoT and 3D printing, manufacturers face a tidal wave of complexity," said LiquidPlanner CEO Liz Pearce. "They require the ability to navigate multidimensional, fluid relationships between people, priorities and effort. LiquidPlanner delivers the dynamic re-balancing manufacturers require. P3 is uniquely qualified to help accelerate deployments, assess manufacturers' processes and goals and partner with manufacturers to help deliver complex projects."
"We know from our experience with manufacturers that they face project management challenges like no other sector, such as machine downtime, constrained resources and frequent re-prioritization," said Dr. Samit Ghosh, president and CEO of P3 North America. "After evaluating several tools, it became clear that LiquidPlanner's methodology best allows P3 professionals to integrate technology and expertise to help our clients advance their businesses through project management."
"Manufacturers use LiquidPlanner more extensively than other industries," said Nick Smith, lead product manager at LiquidPlanner. "We focused on their requirements and improved their ability to evaluate shifting, fluid scenarios and see the results in seconds."
"My team manages 100 percent of our work in LiquidPlanner," said Jim Mendenhall, production engineering manager for A. Zahner Co., Kansas City, Mo. "In our industry of constantly changing deadlines and priorities, their project management application is a very effective tool to identify potential bottlenecks and easily optimize our resources. We are currently rolling out LiquidPlanner vertically into other departments in the company."
