Survival in economic turmoil: Strategies for success in the manufacturing industry Date: 21 January

Dec. 18, 2008 - PRLog -- The WTG Manufacturing Webinar series is hosting a number of FREE webinars exclusively for the Manufacturing Industry. Each webinar offers real solutions to the current problems affecting manufacturing enabling attendees to make informed business decisions key to the future of their companies.

Places are strictly limited for each Webinar - early booking is recommended.
Register Now: http://manufacturing.wtgalumni.com/webinars/

Title: Survival in economic turmoil: Strategies for success in the manufacturing industry
Date: 21st January 2009
Time: 14:00 – 15:00 (GMT)
Sponsored by: PA Consulting Group

As the global economic downturn intensifies its grip on the manufacturing industry, it becomes critical for businesses to define short, mid and long-term steps to maximising profitability and freeing up working capital.

Featuring client case studies:
Moving through the economic downturn: A way forward for the automotive industry
Inalfa Roof Systems: Minimising costs through a restructure of Operations, Engineering and Purchasing
Fiat Auto: Maximising performance improvement by consistent cost control

Key topics:
• Design, develop and implement an enterprise-wide improvement plan to return profits
• Analyse the impact of the economic environment: Determine the winners and losers
• Utilise Lean, SRM and R&D strategies to operational efficiency
• Review your manufacturing footprint and assess necessary changes to improve efficiencies
• Assess collaboration opportunities in your industry and others
• Define and discuss the outlook ahead – what impact will the next 6-12 months have?

Webinar Leaders:
Engelbert Wimmer, Head of Manufacturing Industries, PA Consulting Group
Thomas Brand, Manufacturing Industries, PA Consulting Group

Following the presentation there will be the opportunity to submit questions during an interactive Q&A session.

For more information: http://www.wtgevents.com/webinar.asp

Register Now: http://manufacturing.wtgalumni.com/webinars/

Forthcoming Webinars:

February 2009
How to successfully deploy manufacturing execution systems – Sponsored by ATS

March 2009
Effective growth management through strategy deployment – Sponsored by Lean Horizons

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