October 13 & 14, 2008
The World Golf Village, St Augustine, Florida
From Product Management:
New & Confirmed
Speakers for 2008
Dr. Michael W. Grieves
International PLM Expert & Author
PLM: Driving the Next Generation of Lean Thinking
2007 Speakers Included:
PLM Summit North America 2008
Join the first independently run PLM summit in North America. The premier event for CIO's, Engineers, Supply Chain Planners, Marketers, R & D Specialists, Portfolio Managers and global PLM practitioners to benchmark against their competitors, hear next generation thinking from all major solution providers and gain access to "best in class" end user case studies from across Aerospace, Automotive, Apparel, Food & Beverage, Hi-Tech & the Pharmaceutical sectors.
Whether you're at the early stages of your PLM implementation or taking your strategy further into the enterprise the summit promises to offer in-depth sessions across all stages of the lifecycle. With essential sessions for those focused on the business and technology drivers behind PLM adoption,
the summit will demonstrate how to ensure successful adoption of PLM tools and processes and how to maximize the value of your PLM investment!
"This conference is a must attend for anyone considering PLM"
- Interbake Foods
Just some of the program highlights on this year's agenda:
- INTEGRATION - evaluating your current systems and infrastructure including ERP, SCM, CRM
and the tools and methods required to secure the landscape for a heterogeneous environment
moving forward - DIGITAL PROTOTYPING - moving your business beyond the boundaries of 3D modeling
- INNOVATION - optimizing your PLM system and process to allow for ideation & ideas
management - MASS CUSTOMIZATION - adapting work processes to bring customized products to market at mass product price
- COMMUNICATION - effectively addressing the balance and shift of resources needed to implement a strategic overhaul
- MECHATRONICS - building an immersive bi - directional engineering environment
- PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT - reaping more profits from new and existing products
- DIRECT MATERIAL SOURCING - creating an ideal 24/7 “ON-DEMAND” work force
- REGULATORY COMPLIANCE - utilizing PLM for regulatory compliance, environmental
compliance AND sustainable development
And answering the final question of - WHY INVEST?
Join us in 2008 for face to face networking with other delegates actively researching PLM systems and un-missable advice and insights from PLM pioneers and front runners.
Featuring Pre-Scheduled Business Meetings
Pre-scheduled business meetings gives you the opportunity to meet and network with fellow delegates and leading solution providers.
