Here’s what Tensoft customers thought about Momentum:
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And a few more past attendees weigh in here:
“I’m always surprised when I come back [to the User Conference] to see what’s being improved upon. The improvements to the FSM system always seems to ‘hit the mark’ of where I’d like to go next. The discussion with the presenters is much more informal [at the User Conference], so there’s a lot more interaction between presenters and customers. I’ve always enjoyed that kind of interactive atmosphere.”
— Ted Tresch, Semiconductor Supply Chain Professional, Open Silicon
“The whole User Conference is very well-organized. The Tensoft team is very personable – very funny at times – so it makes the whole conference much more enjoyable. You bring people together . . . I always like that aspect of it. The presentation material is very well-organized and the presenters are extremely knowledgeable and I make new discoveries every time I attend. Another thing that I enjoy is the customers’ feedback. They have real-world experience in their production environments. That’s always valuable to me. I enjoy any type of user group session – just to relay our experience and to hear about other people’s successes and challenges.”
— Deshen Yu, VP of Information Technology at Amlogic
“Just want to drop a note to say that I thought the 2009 FSM User Conference was really, really well done. Personally I have gotten more out of this event than other User Groups in the past. The caliber of the presenters and the amount useful info were just top notch.”
— Deshen Yu, VP Information Technology, Amlogic
“I traveled from Taiwan last year to attend the annual Tensoft FSM User Conference in San Francisco. By attending this event, I was able to learn about new product features that may be helpful, and I was also able to provide feedback that will be used in future product releases. This made the conference worthwhile to me. I would recommend this event to other fabless semiconductor executives.”
— Vincent Tu, Director of Operations, Fortemedia International, Ltd.
“Last year’s conference was good. It was to the point and informative. Time permitting, we intend to attend this year’s workshop as well.”
— Hassan Hashemi, Director of Operations, Newport Media
“As a first-time Tensoft FSM User Conference attendee I was pleasantly surprised. I expected to be introduced to a great deal of new information and wasn’t disappointed — it was an outstanding way to learn in a very short amount of time. The unexpected bonus was seeing the strong sense of community among the users. This was a super opportunity to be educated by other Tensoft FSM users, and it was one of the best parts about the conference for me. I really look forward to attending next year’s Tensoft User Conference.”
— John L. McLemore, VP Business & Production Planning and Facilities, SEMICOA
“This was my second Tensoft FSM User Conference, so it was a good measure of Tensoft’s progress since last year, both for the product and Axiom’s implementation of it. For me, the key benefits of attending the conference were networking with other users to identify the breadth of the product, and seeing the focus that Tensoft has placed on providing a forum to enable customers to influence the direction of the current and future products. You can see in real-time how your input is being incorporated into planning for the next year, and how each attendee can have a voice in that process. I feel confident that my voice — and many others at the event — were heard, and that the inputs will show up in the planned product enhancements.”
— Gary Cheek, VP Operations, Axiom Microdevices
“Last year, most of the Open-Silicon operations team was at the Tensoft FSM User Conference, so we were able to talk through and strategize how best to use FSM to meet our internal needs. Since we didn’t have any ERP system at Open-Silicon and we just bought FSM, the User Conference helped me ramp quickly, both on the FSM product and in my new role at Open-Silicon. Tensoft has a great team working on FSM with the primary motive of customer satisfaction and continuous improvement. With their help we implemented many challenging tasks and improved our efficiency.”
— Sadan Kumar, Senior Manager — Manufacturing Operations, Open-Silicon Research Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, India.
“Last year, we found it very beneficial to have employees from our overseas facility attend the User Conference. They discussed FSM-related issues and came up with mutual resolutions, which proved to be most advantageous.”
— Luong Thien Duong, Cost Accounting Manager, GCT Semiconductor
“After the User Conference, I found the training sessions to be very helpful. I was able to reinforce my knowledge of FSM and further enhance my FSM skills. The sessions offered hands-on product training and FSM experts were immediately available to answer any pending FSM-related questions.”
— Dawn Harmon, Cost & Inventory Accountant, Ramtron International
“It’s very beneficial for us to get involved with Tensoft’s user community. It’s easy for us to get entrenched in ‘This is the way we’ve always done something.’ The ability to come away from the office, meet other FSM users and see what they’re doing is truly invaluable.”
— Brian Yates, Budget, Planning & Treasury Manager, Ramtron International
“As a customer, we found it valuable to participate in the Tensoft User Group Forums. Getting together with people from other companies, we were able to see that we’re all fabless, but each company is unique in some way. Even though I may be saying ‘This is what I need,’ the Tensoft User Group allows us to see the issues that other firms have as well. It makes us more aware and able to say: ‘OK, maybe what I’m asking for is a bit unrealistic. Let’s look at the key clients that Tensoft has and work as a group to see if there’s something that can be incorporated to solve the needs of the whole.’”
— Cindy Pence, Former Director of Semiconductor Operations, Global Locate