SOURCE: Aberdeen Group

 

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - August 20, 2008) - Aberdeen, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), will host worldwide CEOs, COOs, CIOs, VPs of Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Plant Managers seeking actionable recommendations for more effectively managing manufacturing operations at the annual Manufacturing Executive Summit.

Randy Darcy, Executive Vice President for General Mills Worldwide Operations, will headline the summit as he shares the challenges and successes that have led to General Mills becoming one of the most successful manufacturers in the world.

This two-day conference, taking place November 4-5, 2008 in Boston, MA, will bring together worldwide manufacturers and industry thought leaders to share the strategies that improve manufacturing performance and profitability. The goal of this year's summit is to share ideas about how to align technology with global manufacturing operations and helping executives improve both operational and corporate performance.

Leading industry speakers include manufacturing visionaries like:

--  Randy Darcy, Executive Vice President Worldwide Operations, General
    Mills
--  Mark Brillhart, VP, Manufacturing Operations, Global Supply Chain
    Management, Cisco Systems
--  Larry Coburn, VP of Operations, Crown International
--  Scott Hamlin, CEO, Leading Edge Aerospace Dynamics
--  Otto Folprecht, Chief Information Officer, Tree Island Industries
--  Ken Demirjian, VP Operations, OK International, Inc.
--  Richard Gordon, CEO, Chocolate Potpourri
    

"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
-- Manufacturing Operations Management
-- Compliance and Traceability in Regulated Industries
-- 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)
-- Event-Driven Closed Loop Performance Management
-- Extending the Lean Enterprise
-- GRC for Manufacturing Enterprises
-- Enterprise QMS: Reducing Risk and the Cost of Quality

For registration and event information, visit: http://www.aberdeen.com/events/live/MFG08.

About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company

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