Managing Automation - January 2008 - (Page 24) Technology Strategies for Progressive Manufacturers David R. Brousell Editor-in-Chief Managing Automation Dear Industry Colleague: I would like to invite you to join me, my editorial colleagues and two hundred of your peers in manufacturing at the fourth annual Managing Automation Progressive Manufacturing Summit, the premier event for forward thinking manufacturing executives. We’ll be meeting again this year June 10-12 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas. Manufacturing today requires an unprecedented degree of collaboration, coordination and consistency among people, business processes and technology platforms. To leverage new horizontal business models, manufacturers must embrace collaborative working techniques facilitated by modern technological tools. The theme of this year’s Progressive Manufacturing Summit is designed to address this trend, and provide the tools and insight necessary to achieve success. Our theme is: Orchestrating the Business: 2008 and Beyond. People. Processes. Platforms. Highlights from the agenda include: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Hitting the High Notes - The Leadership Mandate: What Manufacturing Executives Need to Focus On New Sounds - Managing the Next Gen Workforce: New Tech and Business Skills Finding Harmony: Bringing IT and Automation Teams Together Synchronizing the Players: Managing Extended Processes In the Global Supply Chain The Next Plateau: Enterprise Mobility Digitizing the Factory: Linking Product Design and Production Processes Getting Smarter About Services: Building New Businesses Around an Expanded View of Services Orchestrating the Applications: The Vision of SOA The New Delivery Instrument: Is SaaS Really Just for the Mid-Market? We will also be hosting the Progressive Manufacturing 50 Awards Gala, where you will meet and network with past and present award winners and honorees. Senior management is tasked with orchestrating the business so it plays as one on the global stage. Join us at the Progressive Manufacturing Summit this June and you’ll take the next step in getting your business in concert. I hope to see you there. For registration information, go to www.managingautomation.com/summit. Best regards, http://www.managingautomation.com/summit
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