Hatch is a leading international consulting, engineering,  information systems, project management and construction  organization. Headquartered near Toronto, Canada, the units and  affiliates of the Hatch Group provide a full range of technology  driven, value-adding solutions and services to clients in the  mining, minerals, metals, manufacturing, infrastructure and  energy sectors. Programs and projects under management have an  aggregate value in excess of $15 billion.  Hatch was the first major engineering firm in North America to  have its management systems certified on ISO 9001-94 standards,  and has been named in one of the 50 Best  Managed Private Companies in Canada. Hatch's consulting group  supports senior industrial management in their strategy  development; search for, assessment and implementation of new  technologies; development of significant productivity  improvements; and major cost reductions. Hatch also provides  broadly based due diligence services to the financial services  sector around the world.  Hatch's process group undertakes feasibility studies, new- process development, pilot plant assessments, process design,  environmental control projects and start-up of major industrial  facilities. The process group consists of chemical,  metallurgical, environmental and mining engineers with extensive  research, development and operating experience. The majority of  the group's professionals have advanced degrees in their fields.  Hatch's design group is responsible for the engineering of  projects, and includes civil, structural, mechanical,  electrical, instrumentation and piping engineers. Model building  and computerized process control and automation are also major  disciplines within Hatch.  Hatch's Advanced Systems group has extensive experience  designing and installing Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)  and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems to provide better  decision- making, precise production planning and complete  transaction control. Hatch, with more than 100 consultants, has  expert capability in ERP using SAP-based and similar business  solutions.