PlanetTogether Announces Newest Strategic Partner in Latin America

"We are excited about this new partnership. Not only is GCM geographically located in key growth markets, but the entire management team is dedicated to the success of this relationship. They bring 30 years of industry knowledge to the table and we are thrilled about welcoming their added expertise."

JIM CERRA, CEO, PLANETTOGETHER

Headquartered in San Diego, California,PlanetTogether has clients and partners worldwide -- from its primary market in the United States all the way to China, with a growing customer and support base in Japan, Thailand, Italy, Mexico, Singapore, Australia, Poland, and Germany.  A best-of-business solution, PlanetTogether software can be configured to meet specific industry or business needs in nearly any country and any language in the world. This partnership will provide enterprises throughout the Latin American region access to a scalable, flexible SCM system that fits their unique needs.

“GCM Business Consulting and Technology is very glad to become part of the PlanetTogetherfamily,” said Héctor Rivera, Socio Director at GCM. “With this partnership, we can provide world-class, leading solutions throughout Latin America that understand specific industries and that can be flexible to each company’s needs.”

Thanks to GCM’s expertise and reach, experiencing the advantages PlanetTogether’s remarkable software offers will be easier than ever for potential Latin American Clients including:

• 98% On-Time Delivery

• 90% Shop Floor Productivity

• 50% Faster Lead Times & Inventory Turns

• 75% Higher Planner Productivity

• 99% Clearer Visibility

“We are excited about this new partnership,” said Jim Cerra, PlanetTogether cofounder and CEO. “Not only is GCM geographically located in key growth markets, but the entire management team is dedicated to the success of this relationship. They bring 30 years of industry knowledge to the table and we are thrilled about welcoming their added expertise.”

About PlanetTogether

PlanetTogether makes it easier to manage your orders, capacity and inventory. WithPlanetTogether’s top-rated planning and scheduling software, multi-plant manufacturers are able to improve on-time delivery, shop floor productivity, inventory turns, planner productivity and visibility by at least 50%.  Since its founding in 2004, PlanetTogether has retained its laser focus on solving manufacturing planning and scheduling challenges with its Advanced Planning, Scheduling & Analytics software platform and related support services.  For more information, please visit www.planettogether.com.

About GCM

GCM Business Consulting and Technology is a business consulting company with almost 30 years of experience collaborating for worldwide industries and supporting business initiatives focused on rapid benefits for their business partners. GCM supports operations optimization processes in the supply chain through technology and business solutions that bring competitive advantages to its customers. Headquartered in Mexico, GCM also has offices in Panama and Colombia, and serves all of Latin America. For more information, visit http://www.gcm.com.mx.  

Growing in Latin America? See How Your Manufacturing Software Stack Should Work Together.

In this article, you’ve seen how PlanetTogether APS, together with GCM Business Consulting and Technology, gives manufacturers in Latin America access to world-class planning and scheduling capabilities—backed by decades of consulting expertise in the food, beverage, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries.

But APS and consulting are only part of the story. To sustain improvements in on-time delivery, productivity, and visibility, you also need the rest of your process manufacturing software stack—ERP, planning/APS, MES, recipe management, and process control—to work together as a cohesive system.

Our white paper, “Process Industry Manufacturing Software: ERP, Planning, Recipe, MES & Process Control,” explains how these components fit together in modern process manufacturing environments. It shows how to design an architecture that supports compliance, quality, and efficiency across industries like F&B, chemicals, and pharma—exactly the sectors GCM and PlanetTogether serve in Latin America.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to:

• Clarify the roles of ERP, APS/planning, MES, recipe management, and process control in a process manufacturing operation
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• Ensure recipes, constraints, and regulatory requirements are reflected in realistic, executable production schedules
• Support multi-site and multi-country growth with an integrated stack that can adapt as you expand into new plants and markets If you are exploring PlanetTogether and GCM as partners for your Latin American operations, this white paper will help you see where APS fits into the bigger picture—and how to build a software landscape that can scale with you.