“WTG summits consistently add valued perspective on the issues relevant to senior decision-makers within the manufacturing industry. Speaking at EMS summits has allowed me to meet with peers from a wide and varied group of manufacturers and, through this network, discuss and explore their specific solutions to the many challenges we face within manufacturing”

Managing Director, Saint Gobain Glass UK

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Manufacturing Strategy Session12th October 2009 13:30 Registration and refreshments 14:00 Masterclass Creating operational excellence to deliver business growth: going beyond lean and six sigma Lean/six sigma is not a never-ending story; it DOES have a destination By knowing the destination and having a roadmap, companies have leap-frogged their lean journey to operational excellence Operational Excellence does have a definition Operational excellence will create a business that is designed to grow Kevin Duggan, President and Founder, Institute for Operational Excellence USA   Interactive workshop Establishing the integrated enterprise: connecting the shop floor with the top floor Developing a framework and infrastructure for seamless integration Maximising visibility by delivering plant-to-enterprise integration Harnessing a culture of integration to meet organisational challenges   14:50 Networking and refreshments 15:00 Masterclass The lean enterprise: how to create a competitive edge Positioning lean as a growth strategy Combining lean with the theory of constraints to eliminate barriers to business growth Positioning for a quantum leap in demand for your products Dr. Mandyam Srinivasan, Distinguished Professor of Business, University of Tennessee USA   Interactive workshop Eliminating the causes of MES project failure Recognising and eliminating any potential for failure at the start of the MES implementation cycle Acting upon challenges during all stages of the implementation project to remove risk of failure Going beyond implementation: focusing on culture to empower your workforce and maximise benefits of MES integration   15:50 Networking and refreshments 16:00 Masterclass Creating leaders of the future to avoid skills shortages after the recession How do we avoid an even wider skills gap after this recession? Maintaining and re-skilling the workforce to ensure we recover quickly when the upturn arrives   Interactive workshop Dassault Systèmes’ complete, integrated, collaborative PLM platform Introducing new products on time and on budget Establishing a quality and efficient supplier partnership network Turning collective intellectual property into profitable innovation Collaborating live on a single IP platform across all business processes   16:50 Networking and refreshments 17:00 Masterclass Laying the foundations for recovery in 2010: Taking advantage of the upturn Putting your business in a position to reap the benefits of the economic upturn Seeing opportunity in a crisis: continuing to invest to weather the storm and emerge stronger   Interactive workshop Fostering growth by establishing a manufacturing presence in Eastern Europe Developing a long-term strategy to ensure success in emerging markets Understanding the culture to ensure you maximise advantage from low cost countries and accelerate business growth   17:50 Close of Manufacturing Strategy Session, followed by Networking drinks reception

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Day One13th October 2009 08:00 Registration and refreshments 08:50 Chairperson's welcoming remarks 09:00 Opening keynote address: Change your processes: How Volvo CE has maximised manufacturing efficiency and reduced costs Accelerating implementation by using a 'core' enterprise deployment strategy across plants to develop, govern and implement best practices quickly Reducing manufacturing costs through more efficient manufacturing processes Improving quality with better visibility and control over end-to-end production processes Filling manufacturing operations gaps that ERP does not address Replacing and consolidating disparate manufacturing operations systems Scott Park, Senior Vice President, Processes & Systems and CIO, Volvo CE Group Belgium 09:35 Power panel discussion: emerging as the king after the crisis How do we ensure competitive advantage after the recession? How do we best prepare to make the most of the upturn? Cash is king to ensure survival and revival Will it be possible to avoid long-term skills shortages after the recession? 10:20 Pre-arranged one-to-one meetings Accelerate the networking process by taking bespoke one-to-one meetings with fellow delegates and leading solution providers 12:05 Interactive workshop Connecting manufacturing operational practices and management systems to business results and the bottom line Accelerating operational performance improvements by using a comprehensive and proven audit system Benefits and insights from internal and external benchmarking How can manufacturing leaders deploy a structured and proven audit system? Client case study illustrating results achieved and key learnings from implementing an audit system   Interactive workshop Taking manufacturers back to profit: emerging from the downturn as a winner Positioning your business to profit from the impending economic upturn Seeing opportunity in a recession: continuing to invest to ensure your business is a "king after the crisis"   Interactive workshop Connecting people, information and systems to enable businesses to emerge stronger from the economic crisis Closing the control loop on the shop floor, ensuring real-time data for maximisied visibility Using MES to mitigate against interruptions in the production process   Interactive workshop Unlocking the business value of information for competitive advantage Generating revenue and enhancing alignment between demand/supply and financial frameworks Maximising value chain visibility for greater competitiveness and responsiveness   12:55 Networking luncheon 14:00 Best practice case study: Locating to India as a long-term strategy to drive business profitability Locating to India as a long-term strategy; not a move for a "quick buck" The importance of adapting to the Indian culture to maximise the customer base and ensure profitability Strategically targeting India as the fastest-growing market Thorsten Allenstein, Managing Director, India and Sri Lanka, Triumph International India 14:35 Pre-arranged one-to-one meetings Accelerate the networking process by taking bespoke one-to-one meetings with fellow delegates and leading solution providers 15:55 Manufacturing IT Integrating MES with the enterprise to maximise agility in a volatile climate Ensuring MES is a strategic business lever to achieve integration Successfully integrating MES to maximise flexibility and ensure competitiveness MES as part of a business growth strategy Robert Claasen, Director, Corporate Manufacturing, DSM Netherlands   Value in sustainable manufacturing Drive down your carbon footprint; drive down costs! Minimising costs by switching to renewable and low carbon energy sources Reducing packaging costs by 10% to maximise savings and drive the business bottom line David Croft, Global Head of Conformance and Sustainability, Cadbury UK   Innovation and product development Optimising information flow in the business to develop and deliver products and programmes faster Defining and implementing the right PLM strategy for your business Migrating data from disparate systems to one data source for better product data management Effective product data management in the whole lifecycle from development through manufacturing to in-service support John Bowling, Head of Planning. Risk and Information Management, General Dynamics UK   16:30 Manufacturing for 2010: key trends and opportunities for revival Developing a “back to basics” approach to come through the downturn Continued innovation to ensure survival Green value: green products to drive profit margins An end to low cost manufacturing? Pierfrancesco Manenti, Research Director EMEA, Manufacturing Insights IDC Italy 17:05 Chairperson's closing remarks, followed by close of day one 18:30 Ceremonial drinks reception, followed by the Strategic Manufacturing Awards

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Day Two14th October 2009 08:30 Re-registration and refreshments 08:55 Chairperson's welcoming remarks and re-cap of Day One 09:00 Creating competitive advantage in a downturn through technology Embracing technology to pump Shell’s business and ensure competitive advantage Maximising visibility to facilitate better decision-making Applying innovative technologies to improve manufacturing processes and drive new ideas for production Jose Bravo, Chief Scientist, Shell USA 09:35 Interactive workshop How to survive and thrive the global recession using Lean Strategically deploying Lean to not just survive, but thrive during a global recession Using Lean to increase sales revenues, reduce operating costs and improve customer service The use of strategy deployment to drive sales recovery Case study: developing innovative “growth tools” with the strategic application of the Production Preparation Process (3P) to drive accelerated lead times and dramatically reduce through-life costs Mark DeLuzio, President, Lean Horizons Consulting USA Roger Burghall, Managing Director, Europe, Lean Horizons Consulting UK   Interactive workshop Achieve operational excellence through manufacturing convergence Rockwell Automation believe successful manufacturing convergence leverages the four core automation disciplines of Information, Communications, Control and Power. This convergence of manufacturing disciplines offers real value when: IT and manufacturing can share information seamlessly and securely Implementing homogenous information sources generating data, binding all automation disciplines together A common control platform deployed plant-wide can reduce integration costs, time-to-market and maintenance costs Converging control and the management of power equipment in a plant to help achieve greater coordination and optimization of strategic assets. Dr. Jürgen Weinhofer, Director, Integrated Architecture EMEA, Rockwell Automation Belgium Uwe Kueppers, Director, Information Solutions EMEA, Rockwell Automation Germany   Interactive workshop Outlining your "Design to Cost" to maximise cost efficiency across the manufacturing operation Ensuring competitiveness by controlling the value of your product and its cost Delivering tangible progress in the design of a product by minimising the product development cost base   Interactive workshop Focusing on product quality to optimise productivity and drive the bottom line Utilising quality tools to reduce errors in manufacturing Recognising and removing problems quickly and systematically to maximise product quality   10:25 Networking and refreshments 10:55 Preparing for the upturn through a global growth strategy Delivering growth through globalisation Investing in China to maximise production capacity Maintaining a global strategy to ensure competitive advantage after the crisis Dr. Christof Spathelf, Head of Manufacturing Overseas, Volkswagen Germany 11:30 Lean Manufacturing A long-term lean journey to emerge from a lean economy Lean is a long-term strategy, not a quick fix solution Coming through the downturn through a change in tactics, not a change in lean strategy Making the most from a lean implementation as a journey of organisational learning Managing change in your workforce through lean to ensure you achieve your long-term goals Paul Neutjens, Lean Director, Sapa Group Netherlands   Factory of the Future Optimising Health, Safety and Environment (HS&E) to maximise productivity levels across the factory base Ensuring health and safety is a priority to motivate your workforce Promoting morale across the factory workers to drive performance How prioritising health and safety cultivates the right attitude amongst the workforce Luca Ruini, Group People, Safety and Environment Director, Barilla Italy   Supplier Relationship Management Optimising stock levels through collaboration with suppliers Moving towards Just-In-Time delivery schedules to reduce stock levels Ensuring suppliers take more responsibility to provide more frequent deliveries Working closely with suppliers to ensure optimum data flow through the supply chain   12:05 Special panel discussion: How can we make the most from lean in the recession Implementing lean as a long-term philosophy; not a quick fix Becoming leaner to position yourself strongly for the upturn   Creating a common culture across the global plant base to maximise growth and performance Removing the risk of a culture gap across the global manufacturing base by creating a “Vestas culture” Delivering a culture of continuous improvement by enabling workers to offer solutions to challenges Dr