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About Us
Honors and Awards
Fortna, and its clients, have received numerous distinguished awards from industry, business and community organizations for exceptional performance and leadership.
2012 Honors and Awards
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Pros to Know
Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Mike Dunn, Group Vice President; Brent Tymensky, Vice President, Design Engineering; and Steve Johnson, Director, Supply Chain Services were named to Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine’s prestigious 2012 “Pros to Know” listing.
This honor is awarded to individuals who have helped their clients or the supply chain community prepare to meet the significant challenges in the year ahead.
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Partner Performance Club MVP
Manhattan Associates
Fortna is pleased to be named to Manhattan Associates’ Partner Performance Club for the fourth consectuive year. This honor is given in recognition of our 2011 contributions to successful joint client engagements. As a Manhattan Value Partner, Fortna brings added value to client engagements through our vertical industry knowledge and technical expertise that delivers the promise of the Manhattan software suite.
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2011 Honors and Awards
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Great Supply Chain Partner
SupplyChainBrain.com
Each year SupplyChainBrain.com publishes its annual 100 Great Supply Chain Partners listing. Fortna is proud to be named to this list as nominated by our valued clients.
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Fortna Clients on Rainmakers List
DC Velocity
Fortna clients, Mike Perkins (L.L.Bean) and Donald Walker (McKesson Pharmaceutical) were named to DC Velocity’s 2011 Rainmakers list. Honorees are recognized for their lasting contributions to the logistics and supply chain profession.
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Pros to Know
Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Fortna Senior Vice President , Albert Avalos, and Vice President, Justin O’Toole, were named to Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine’s prestigious 2011“Pros to Know” listing. Avalos and O’Toole were selected for their years of experience, supply chain proficiency and for leading recent initiatives with clients who dramatically improved their operations and achieved financial goals.
This honor is awarded to individuals who have helped their Supply Chain clients or the Supply Chain community prepare to meet the significant challenges in the year ahead.
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Top 100 Great Supply Chain Projects
Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Fortna’s project at MSC Industrial was named to the Top 100 Great Supply Chain Projects for 2011 by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine. This award goes to supply chain transformation projects that have had significant impact on their companies. It was the single biggest cost-cutting initiative in MSC’s history. The company saw a 62% improvement in productivity, a double-digit ROI, improved cash flow and better employee morale.
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Outstanding Material Handling Logistics Content
MHIA / CICMHE
Fortna’s white paper, "Building a Business Case for Your Material Handling System Investment," was awarded the Outstanding Material Handling Logistics Content Award by the College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE). The award recognizes those who have made a strong contribution to the industry. Academic and industry judges evaluate the contributions based on educational value, clarity of presentation, and contribution to the material handling industry.
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Fortna Clients Outperform Industry Peers Again
wRatings Corporation
Independent competitive research firm, wRatings Corporation, again completed a report demonstrating that companies partnering with Fortna over the past ten years have outperformed their direct industry peers in terms of economic profit and customer advantages.
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Partner Performance Club MVP
Manhattan Associates
Fortna is pleased to be named to Manhattan Associates’ Partner Performance Club in recognition of our 2010 contributions to successful joint client engagements. As a Manhattan Value Partner, Fortna brings added value to client engagements through our vertical industry knowledge and technical expertise that delivers the promise of the Manhattan software suite.
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2010 Honors and Awards
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Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100
Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Fortna was named to the 2010 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 list. This listing includes leading supply and demand chain solution and service innovators. Fortna is cited for leading the way in transforming its clients supply and demand chains.
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Top 100 Supply Chain Partner List
Supply Chain Brain
Each year supplychainbrain.com publishes its annual Top 100 Supply Chain Partners listing. Fortna is proud to be named to this list as nominated by our valued clients.
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Fortna Clients on Rainmakers List
DC Velocity
Fortna clients, Catherine Cooper (OHL), Charlie Guardiola (Burlington Coat Factory), and Doug Jones (MSC) were all named to DC Velocity’s 2010 Rainmakers list. Honorees are recognized for their lasting contributions to the profession.
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Supply Chain Company of the Year - Finalist
Supply Chain Professional of the Year - Finalist
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Fortna was named a finalist in this year's Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce award for Supply Chain Company of the Year. John A. White III, President of Fortna, was also named as a finalist for Supply Chain Professional of the Year.
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Fortna President, member of ISyE Advisory Board
Georgia Tech
President, John A. White III has been named to the Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISyE) Advisory Board at Georgia Tech for the 2010 – 2014 term.
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Supply Chain Design Methodologies Highlighted in Facilities Planning Textbook
Fortna’s methodologies, data and alternative analysis, design tools and business case development techniques are highlighted in a newly published engineering textbook. Facilities Planning (4th Edition) is a foundation text for teaching undergraduate and graduate school engineers how to analyze and design facility operations.
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Fortna Clients Outperform Industry Peers
wRatings Corporation
Independent competitive research firm, wRatings Corporation recently completed a report stating that companies partnering with Fortna over the past ten years have outperformed their direct industry peers in terms of economic profit and customer advantages.
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Fortna Client, Penske Logistics: Supplier of the Year
Whirlpool Corporation
Penske Logistics, was recently awarded Whirlpool’s “Supplier of the Year” award based on the success of their labor management program that was piloted in Perris, CA. Fortna partnered with Penske and Whirlpool to create and implement a comprehensive Organizational Excellence program, the results of which included Labor productivity increases and cost reductions.
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Fortna Associates Active Role In Professional Organizations
A large number of Fortna associates are members of the Atlanta chapters of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and the Warehouse Education Research Council (WERC). Fortna has taken the lead in the development of local chapters of CSCMP in Nashville, Cleveland, Phoenix, and Philadelphia. Through our recent growth into Latin America (e.g., Venezuela, Colombia, Panama) we are in the early stages of developing local chapters of CSCMP in these countries as well.
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