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In today's difficult economy, the drive to realize manufacturing efficiency is vital to sustain the health of an enterprise. As manufacturers drive toward a "perfect plant" framework of doing things better, faster, and cheaper, several challenges can impede a manufacturer's momentum:

• Manufacturing operations that are disconnected from the rest of the enterprise
• Lack of shop-floor visibility and metrics, which prevents intelligent production decisions
• Disparate systems and IT support, which increase TCO and other operational costs

Come online to hear SAP and IBM discuss the reality of deploying best practices across a manufacturing enterprise, including tips on what manufacturers should consider when accelerating improvements within their operations.

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World-class manufacturers are meeting these challenges today using strategies that chart the course towards operational excellence and manufacturing efficiency:

• Visibility-Leveraging manufacturing execution system (MES) and other shop-floor solutions enables manufacturers to control, capture, and report on details generated from their product production.
• Integration-Integrating systems (e.g., ERP with MES) along with processes strengthens manufacturers by giving them operational control from the shop floor to the top floor.
• Acceleration-Implementing best-practice approaches learned through partnerships allows manufacturers to approach the current economic situation as an accelerator to future success, not a hindrance that prevents it.

Speakers

• Adrienne Selko, eMedia Editor, IndustryWeek
• John Rassieur, GIO/MES Leader, IBM
• Paul Boris, Practice Lead, Advanced, Manufacturing Solutions, SAP