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8 December 2005

Events News

Management Forum:   Driving Product and Process Innovation with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

When:   December 8, 2005, 7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Where: Automation Alley, 2675 Bellingham, Troy, Michigan

Would you like to:

•  Learn how PLM principles practiced by the aerospace, automotive, consumer goods, defense, electronics, and heavy equipment industries can be applied to your company?

•  Discover how to harness the power of PLM?

•  Learn how to best integrate people, ideas, and processes across your enterprise?

•  Be among industry leaders who have successfully implemented PLM strategies throughout their enterprises?

Other Reasons to Attend

You'll learn:

•  Why PLM gives companies a competitive edge in the global marketplace where the need to quickly respond to changing technologies, consumer tastes and the continual demand for new products are essential to their survival

•  How PLM enables companies and supply chain partners to pool their product data, knowledge assets, and other resources together in order to synergize their capacity to innovate and create new products.

•  How to manage your product lifecycle from product design to disposal.

•  How to bridge the gap between design/engineering and manufacturing with digital manufacturing applications

•  How to benchmark other industries and enhance your global competitiveness

•  Why product packaging is as equally important as the product itself

•  Strategies for reducing warranty service and maintenance

•  Designing for the Environment: European Union's End- of-Life-Vehicle (ELV) Directive.

Who Should Attend:

SME's Management Forum is designed for managers, directors, vice presidents, and presidents involved in managing the lifecycle of their products from concept to retirement from service. This includes managers with responsibilities in the following areas:

•  Aftermarket Customer Support

•  Design/Engineering

•  Finance

•  Information Technology

•  Manufacturing

•  Market Research

•  Marketing and Sales

•  Materials Management

•  Operations Management

•  Process Design

•  Product Data Management (PDM)

•  Product Development

•  Product Packaging

•  Program/Project Management

•  Quality Control

•  Research & Development

•  Warranty Service and Maintenance

•  Supply Chain Management

Speakers & Agenda :

This unique event will feature case studies from the world's leading manufacturers and new product developers representing a cross section of industries including aerospace, automotive, consumer goods, defense, electronics, and heavy equipment. You'll learn how the principles of PLM practiced by these different industries can be directly applied to your company. Speakers will share their firsthand insights and strategies on how to seamlessly integrate PLM into your enterprise while breeding a culture of innovation within your organization.

To register, sponsor, or learn more about this event, click here.

Cost is $295 for SME members and $395 for non-members.

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers has endorsed this event for professional recertification credit(s) within the SME Certification program. For more information, please contact Customer Service at (800) 733-4763.

Presented by :   Society of Manufacturing Engineering (SME) in partnership with Automation Alley, CIMdata, RCM Technologies, and Dassault Systèmes.

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