Manufacturing Leadership Summit 2011

Noted Author & Business Thinker Tom Davenport, Added as Keynote

ncrawford — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:51:45 +0000

NOTED AUTHOR AND BUSINESS THINKER TOM DAVENPORT

TO KEYNOTE MANUFACTURING LEADERSHIP SUMMIT

Unlocking the value of business intelligence to drive corporate performance will be the subject of his speech at The Breakers, Palm Beach, FL

New York, March 14, 2011— Business intelligence can have a direct and long-term impact on improving corporate performance and is key to competing in today’s competitive global marketplace. Tom Davenport, an expert in the field and author of Analytics at Work: Smarter Decisions, Better Results, will share his insights into the processes, skills, and organizational cultures behind the greatest successes in fact-based decision-making at the 7^th annual Manufacturing Leadership Summit, May 9-11.

The Summit’s theme this year is: “No Limits. The Value-Added Revolution in Manufacturing.”

“To compete successfully in today’s increasingly fast paced and complex business environment, manufacturers must be able to make decisions based on reliable, real-time information,” said David R. Brousell, Editor-in-Chief of Managing Automation and the host of the Manufacturing Leadership Summit. “The challenge boils down to a combination of enlightened leadership, the right business processes, and supporting technology necessary to create an intelligence-driven culture. Tom Davenport will help Summit attendees understand this essential combination.”

Davenport will share his recent research on organizations that compete on the basis of their analytical prowess and will provide guidelines for adopting similar approaches.

About Tom Davenport

Davenport is President’s Distinguished Professor in Management and Information Technology at Babson College and Senior Advisor to Deloitte. He is the author or editor of thirteen books, and has written hundreds of articles for Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, California Management Review, Financial Times, Information Week, CIO and others. More http://www.tomdavenport.com/.

About the Manufacturing Leadership Summit

The seventh annual Manufacturing Leadership Summit convenes May 9-11 at The Breakers Resort in Palm Beach, Fl. Organized and presented by Manufacturing Enterprise Communications, the invitation-only Manufacturing Leadership Summit is one of the premier events of the manufacturing industry.

The theme of this three-day event for senior-level executives is “No Limits: The Value-Added Revolution.” Today, manufacturing is not just about designing, manufacturing, and shipping a product. Increasingly, successful manufacturers are finding new ways to serve customers–from product line extensions to shared risk/reward engagements–and offering services that can drive greater value. The Summit this year is devoted to exploring and expanding upon this important idea.

Roundtable discussions, panel conferences, and one-on-one networking sessions will take place throughout the Summit, set against the backdrop of the spectacular 140-acre beachfront property of The Breakers. Attendees will also have time to interact with industry leaders at the The VIP Golf Tournament, the Summit BBQ Party and during the Post Gala Reception.

The Manufacturing Leadership Summit will culminate with the 2011 PM100 Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony, where Manufacturing Enterprise Communications honors 100 groundbreaking companies from around the world that have transformed themselves through the use of information technology.

Other keynote and featured speakers include: Willem Appelo, President, Global Business & Services Group, Xerox, Terry Bradshaw, Co-Host and Analyst Fox NFL Sunday and NFL Legend, John M. Gercak, VP, IT, Eaton Corp.; Kevin Surace, CEO, Serious Materials; Douglas J. Dinon, Advanced Manufacturing Technology Leader, GE Global Research Center; and David M. Rudzinsky, SVP, Information Services & CIO, Hologic, Inc., and Jay Timmons, President & CEO, National Association of Manufacturers.

To see the complete agenda visit www.manufacturingleadershipsummit.com

Among the sponsors of the 2011 Manufacturing Leadership Summit are: Apriso, AT&T, Cisco Systems, Invensys Operation Management, ILS Technology, IQMS, Microsoft Dynamics, Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Oracle, OSIsoft, QlikView, Plex Systems, Rockwell Automation, Deloitte, Cognizant, IBM, Pros Pricing, The Everest Group, Telenav and Research in Motion.

Register before April 1^st and save $400 off the standard rate of $1,995.

About Manufacturing Enterprise Communications

Manufacturing Enterprise Communications, a division of Thomas Publishing Co. LLC, the leading information resource for manufacturing executives, produces industry-specific information for global manufacturing markets. Manufacturing Enterprise Communications provides critical content to innovative and forward-thinking manufacturing companies that use enterprise systems and information, and automation technologies to transform their businesses and create a sustainable competitive advantage. Manufacturing Enterprise Communications powers the Managing Automation magazine and Website; the Manufacturing Executive Website, Manufacturing Leadership Council, and Manufacturing Executive Leadership Journal; the Manufacturing Leadership Summit; and the PM100 Awards program.

2011 Progressive Manufacturing 100 Award Winners Announced

ncrawford — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:34:05 +0000

PRESS RELEASE

PROGRESSIVE MANUFACTURING AWARDS PROGRAM
HONORS 100 MANUFACTURING COMPANIES
The 7th Annual PM100 list includes household names such as Caterpillar, Chevron, Coca-Cola, Dow Chemical, Ford, Honeywell, L’Oréal, Lockheed Martin, and Nestle’

New York, Feb. 23, 2011— Manufacturing Enterprise Communications (MEC), publisher of Managing Automation, and Manufacturing Executive and producer of the Manufacturing Leadership Summit, today announced the winners of the 2011 Progressive Manufacturing 100 Awards. The PM100 Awards program recognizes manufacturing companies from around the world that have achieved significant breakthroughs in innovation, in the use of advanced technologies and in the effective management of their businesses.

“The inventive spirit and resourcefulness that have always driven manufacturing are not only alive and well, but flourishing,” said David R. Brousell, Editor-in-Chief of MEC and a PM100 judge. “These companies have demonstrated an ability to rethink their businesses and apply advanced technologies in innovative ways that manufacturers everywhere would be well served to emulate. The PM100 winners this year are role models for the successful manufacturing company of today and in the future.”

The 2011 PM100 winners were chosen based on their achievements in eight PM100 disciplines. They are:
• Business Model Mastery
• Customer Mastery
• Supply Network Mastery
• Data & Integration Mastery
• Innovation Mastery
• Training & Education Mastery
• Leadership
• Operational Excellence

An independent blue-ribbon panel, including leading manufacturing researchers and analysts, academics and manufacturing executives, including past PM100 winners, evaluated and judged all nominations.

The PM100 Awards will be presented at a black tie dinner event on the last day of the Manufacturing Leadership Summit, May 9 -11 at The Breakers in Palm Beach, FL. In addition to presenting the awards to the PM100 winners, MEC will announce High Achiever winners in each of the eight disciplines, the Editor’s Choice Award Winners, and the 2010 Progressive Manufacturers of the Year.

This year’s PM100 Winners are:

About Medical Inc.
ADTRAN
AGCO Corp.
Aluminum Line Products
Amphenol Printed Circuits Inc.
Applied Materials
APTwater
ATI Industrial Automation
Automation Federation
BAE Systems
Berry Plastics Corp.
Boston Centerless
Brentwood Industries Inc.
Bridge Publications Inc.
c3Controls
Camaco LLC
Card-Monroe Corp.
Caterpillar
Certified Transmission Rebuilders
Chevron
Chirch Global Manufacturing LLC
Coca-Cola Refreshments
Continental Mills
Dacor
DIRTT Environmental Solutions
Diversey Inc.
Eaton Corp.
Enterasys Networks
Essar Steel
ETCO Inc.
Exemplis Corp.
Ford
Full Sail Brewing Co.
Gardner Denver
General Motors (Production Monitoring & Control)
General Motors (Workcell Simulation)
Hobart Machined Products
Hologic (Intelligent Standards for Acquisitions)
Hologic (International Field Service Automation)
Homeland Energy Solutions
Honeywell FM&T (Command Media Transformation)
Honeywell FM&T (SCE)
Honeywell FM&T (SCMC)
IBM (Big I)
IBM (CoE for Environmental Compliance)
IBM (Environmental Reporting Tool)
IBM (Global Supply Social and Environmental Management)
IBM (Magellan Project)
IBM (Mainframe & High Performance Computing Manufacturing Transformation)
IBM (Supply Chain Social Responsibility)
IBM (Virtual Control Center)
Illes Seasonings & Flavors
Itron Inc.
Jet Edge Inc.
KapStone Paper and Packaging
Kodak
L’Oréal USA Inc.
L-3 Communications
Laguna Tools Inc.
Leggett & Platt Inc.
Lion Vallen Industries
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Mack Molding
Marwood Metal Fabrication
Mercury Marine
MiaSolé
Mitsubishi Electric Automation
Mohawk Fine Papers
Mold-Rite Plastics
Mosaic Co.
Motorola
Nestlé
Newton South High School
Nordson EFD LLC
ONO Packaging
Otis Technology
Panduit
Point Imaging
Porsche
Revstone Vassar LLC
Saint-Gobain Innovative Materials
Salco Products Inc.
Samsung Total Petrochemicals Co. Ltd.
Satellite Industries Inc.
Semiconductor Tooling Services
SimplexGrinnell
SmartSynch Inc.
Steinwall Inc.
Syngenta Crop Protection LLC
The Boeing Co. (Integrated Material & Information Management)
The Boeing Co. (Product Standards as Digital Data)
The Custom Group
The Dow Chemical Co. (D&MSC Work Processes)
TiLite LLC
TVS Motor Co. Ltd.
Tyco Electronics
USANA Health Sciences
Vanns Spices
VirTex Assembly Services
Wetherill Associates Inc.

ABOUT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE COMMUNICATIONS
Manufacturing Enterprise Communications, a division of Thomas Publishing Co. LLC, the leading information resource for manufacturing executives, produces industry-specific information for global manufacturing markets. Manufacturing Enterprise Communications provides critical content to innovative and forward-thinking manufacturing companies that use enterprise systems and information, and automation technologies to transform their businesses and create a sustainable competitive advantage. Manufacturing Enterprise Communications powers the Managing Automation magazine and Website; the Manufacturing Executive Website, Manufacturing Leadership Council, and Manufacturing Executive Leadership Journal; the Manufacturing Leadership Summit; and the PM100 Awards program.

ABOUT THE MANUFACTURING LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
May 9-11, 2011 * The Breakers, Palm Beach, FL
For more information, log onto www.ManufacturingLeadershipSummit.com or e-mail summit@thomaspublishing.com.

Groundbreaking author and consultant Tom Davenport has signed on as a keynote speaker

ncrawford — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:22:09 +0000

Groundbreaking author and consultant Tom Davenport has signed on as a keynote speaker at the 7th Annual Manufacturing Leadership Summit May 9-11 in Palm Beach, FL. Davenport is perhaps best known as a leading voice on IT-driven process innovation. Currently the holder of the President’s Chair in Information Technology and Management at Babson College, Davenport has recently been researching and writing about how analytics-fueled decision-making can drive competitiveness. He will be among a list of prominent thought leaders at the Manufacturing Leadership Summit. To see our full speaker lineup, visit http://bit.ly/fLGo7w

Jan. 13- Press Release: Manufacturing Leadership Summit announces Terry Bradshaw to keynote lineup

admin — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:53:19 +0000

Jan. 13 – PRESS RELEASE: Terry Bradshaw added to keynote lineup (PDF)

MANUFACTURING EXECUTIVES CONVENE

FOR GLOBAL MANUFACTURING LEADERSHIP SUMMIT

Terry Bradshaw, NFL Great, and Willem Appelo, President of Global Business and Services for Xerox, KEYNOTE 2011 MANUFACTURING LEADERSHIP SUMMIT.

New York, NY – Jan. 11 – The seventh annual Manufacturing Leadership Summit convenes May 9-11 at The Breakers Resort in Palm Beach, Fl. Organized and presented by Manufacturing Enterprise Communications, the invitation-only Manufacturing Leadership Summit is one of the premier events of the manufacturing industry.

Roundtable discussions, panel conferences, and one-on-one networking sessions will take place throughout the Summit, set against the backdrop of the spectacular 140-acre beachfront property of The Breakers. Attendees will also have time to interact with industry leaders at the Summit BBQ Party and during The President’s Golf Tournament. Register now for a 20% savings from the standard rate.

The Manufacturing Leadership Summit will culminate with the 2011 PM100 Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony, where Manufacturing Enterprise Communications honors 100 groundbreaking companies from around the world that have transformed themselves through the use of information technology.

Willem Appelo, President of Global Business and Services for Xerox, one of the most recognizable brand names in the world, is a Keynote Speaker of the Manufacturing Leadership Summit this year. He will discuss how Xerox has kept pace with a volatile market by harnessing new technologies and how Xerox has enhanced its products and services by developing innovative strategies designed to meet the business challenges of the 21st century.

In addition, Terry Bradshaw, a Fox Sports analyst and Hall of Fame football legend, will bring his unique motivational style to the Summit as a special Keynote Speaker. In a rapidly changing economic environment still reeling from the effects of the global recession, a back-to-basics approach may be the best way to tackle an increasingly competitive market. Bradshaw, also a best-selling author, will focus on cultivating leadership qualities that are essential to success both in business and in life.

Other speakers scheduled to appear at the Manufacturing Leadership Summit are John M. Gercak, VP, IT, Eaton Corp.; Kevin Surace, CEO, Serious Materials; Warren Harris, President and COO, Tata Technologies; Douglas J. Dinon, Advanced Manufacturing Technology Leader, GE Global Research Center; and David M. Rudzinsky, SVP, Information Systems & CIO, Hologic, Inc.

About Manufacturing Enterprise Communications

Manufacturing Enterprise Communications, a division of Thomas Publishing Co. LLC, the leading information resource for manufacturing executives, produces industry-specific information for global manufacturing markets. Manufacturing Enterprise Communications provides critical content to innovative and forward-thinking manufacturers companies that use enterprise systems and information and automation technologies to transform their businesses and create a sustainable competitive advantage. Manufacturing Enterprise Communications powers the Managing Automation magazine and Website; the Manufacturing Executive website, the Manufacturing Leadership Council, and the Manufacturing Executive Leadership Journal; the Manufacturing Leadership Summit; and the PM100 Awards program.

ABOUT THE MANUFACTURING LEADERSHIP SUMMIT

May 9-11, 2011

The Breakers

Palm Beach, Fl

For more information, log onto www.ManufacturingLeadershipSummit.com or e-mail summit@thomaspublishing.com.