Conference Information
How would you respond if your executive team challenged you to cut your manufacturing costs by 50% in the next five years to remain competitively viable? This scenario isn't as unlikely as you might think. Several leading global manufacturers are actively pursuing this challenge as part of their long-term business plan.
View this on-demand event and hear Roddy Martin, Senior Vice President Research, Research Fellow at AMR Research, and learn about strategic plans industry-leading firms are now executing to achieve this daunting challenge, as part of their pursuit for operational excellence. Hear what tactics these manufacturers are implementing to eliminate excess capacity, extract waste and improve agility across global operations. You'll also hear Fred Thomas, Industry Director at Apriso, provide examples of how leading manufacturers are taking a holistic approach to Manufacturing Operations Management to execute continuous improvement programs -- such as Lean, Six Sigma and others -- to achieve this ultimatum.
Speakers
Adrienne Selko
Online Editor
IndustryWeek
Adrienne Selko manages the editorial content of IndustryWeek's award-winning Web site. Before joining the staff in 2004, Selko was managing editor of corporate publications at a large regional financial institution. She was also an editor for the U.S. based publication of a medical manufacturing company. Prior to that she ran a public relations and marketing company that published a best-selling healthcare book. Selko received a bachelor's of business administration from the University of Michigan.
Roddy Martin
Senior Vice President Research, Research Fellow
AMR Research, Inc.
As senior vice president research, and research fellow of AMR Research's Industry Value Chain Strategies Service, Roddy Martin is responsible for managing the company's value chain analysis and research across all industries. Martin researches a variety of topics including systems support to operations, IT, and manufacturing strategy. He was a key contributor in the development of AMR Research's demand-driven supply chain model. His research brings together the strategic, business, and organizational issues faced when implementing IT and enterprise architectures, processes, and applications across the value chain.
Martin has over 27 years of experience, most recently as an executive at South African Breweries (SAB), one of the three largest brewers in the world.
He held leadership roles in SAB's World Class Manufacturing program and the Strategic Corporate Change Management program. Prior to SAB, Roddy worked for ISCOR (Iron and Steel Manufacturers) as a technician and millwright in production operations. He also worked for G.H. Marais and Partners, an electrical and electronic engineering consulting firm.
Martin's qualifications include a millwright trade, a technician's diploma, and a bachelor's in electrical engineering from the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Fred Thomas
Discrete Manufacturing Industry Director
Apriso Corporation
As the discrete manufacturing industry director for Apriso Corporation, Fred Thomas brings over 25 years in global automotive, industrial equipment and aerospace & defense experience, spanning OEMs, suppliers and enterprise software solution providers. Thomas spent 12 years with Volkswagen of America as part of the IT leadership team, responsible for manufacturing, distribution, finance and dealership management systems. During his five year tenure as the Vice President of IT for Omnicom Group's BBDO Worldwide (formerly Ross Roy Communications), his organization was responsible for developing and hosting many of Chrysler Corporation's original web sites and interactive advertising programs.