SMTAI Symposium Helps Manufacturers ‘Stay Competitive’
Published: 20 September 2006
by Staff
CHICAGO – A special half-day seminar on being competitive in the global market will be held next week during the SMTAI Conference in suburban Chicago.
The symposium will cover ways for companies to improve their competitive position in the global marketplace, with an emphasis on North American issues related to cost, productivity, automation, finance and quality.
The symposium will cover ways for companies to improve their competitive position in the global marketplace, with an emphasis on North American issues related to cost, productivity, automation, finance and quality.
Topics and speakers include:
- The Seven Manufacturing Critical Success Factors to Competing on a Flat Earth – Tom Borkes, The Jefferson Project
- Outsourcing Revisited: Pitfalls and Advantages – Bruce Rayner, Technology Forecasters
- The True China Price – William Eager, Deloitte Consulting Group
- Sustaining Competitive Advantage Through Innovation – Dr. Aroon Tungare, Motorola Labs
- The Perils of Total Quality Management – Lenny Shine, The Canton Group
The session takes place Sept. 28 from 11 - 4:15 p.m. and was organized by Christopher Associates, Circuits Assembly, and Electrochemicals.
Visit http://www.smta.org/smtai/symposium.cfm#compete for more information.
