Preactor International, now a Siemens Group company, has the market leading Finite Capacity Scheduling (FCS) and Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) Solutions. I am the head of the global partner network that has relationships with several hundred companies and which accounts for over 90% of the total sales revenue for the Preactor software. Key responsibilities included the generation of a supportable and maintainable partner and product reseller program, and the strategy for partner specific products. Both of these maximize revenue opportunity of the company’s indirect business model and have proven successful by driving the company’s record profitability.Also being a global manufacturing software expert, particularly in the field of planning and scheduling with 17 years of Preactor experience combined with a comprehensive technical understanding, I frequently travel worldwide providing advice, consultancy, and technical training to business, as well as presenting at industry and academic events.