-- Randy Darcy, EVP Worldwide Operations, General Mills
-- Mark Brillhart, VP Manufacturing Operations, Global Supply Chain
Management, Cisco Systems
-- David Spong, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Winner and
Retired President of Boeing Aerospace Support
-- Larry Coburn, VP Operations, Crown International
-- Richard Gordon, CEO, Chocolate Potpourri
-- Scott Hamlin, CEO, Leading Edge Aerospace Dynamics
-- Otto Folprecht, CIO, Tree Island Industries
-- Ken Demirjian, VP Operations, OK International
-- Jeff Kadlec, CIO, Ridley Inc.
"The Manufacturing Executive Summit will bring together discrete and
process manufacturers to discuss strategies for improving overall
operational performance including asset performance, reducing manufacturing
costs, and maximizing profitability," states Cindy Jutras, VP of
Manufacturing and ERP research at Aberdeen. "We have surveyed hundreds of
manufacturers to best understand the key challenges that plague
manufacturing organizations as a whole. Participants will leave the
conference with a host of actionable recommendations that they will be able
to take back to their organizations and immediately incorporate into their
manufacturing processes."
Aberdeen prides itself on composing an executive roster of individuals that
bring significant value to the manufacturing process. Summit presenters
will share their challenges, pitfalls and successes in the following areas:
-- Global Manufacturing Strategies in the Changing World Economy
-- The Convergence of Global MOM and Enterprise Systems
-- The Role the CIO plays in supporting manufacturing and plant automation
-- Compliance and Traceability in Regulated Industries
-- Event Driven Closed Loop Performance Management
-- Extending the Lean Enterprise
-- Supplier Quality Management
-- In Process Industries:
-- Operational Excellence in the Process Industries (breakout session)
-- ERP's Role in Process (breakout session)
-- Asset Performance Management in Process (breakout session)
-- In Discrete Industries:
-- EAM for Discrete Manufacturers (breakout session)
-- ERP's Role in Complex Manufacturing (breakout session)
-- Global MES in Discrete Manufacturing (breakout session)
For registration and event information, visit:
http://www.aberdeen.com/events/live/MFG08.
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