Meeting Focuses On Profitability Vs Workforce Issues

The Work In America Institute will host the roundtable "Designing Work Systems For The Decade Ahead" May 2-4 at the Doubletree La Posada in Scottsdale, Ariz. The meeting will focus on the dual agenda facing American corporations today: meeting the demands for profitability through operational excellence while meeting the demands of recruiting and retaining workers in a tight labor market. There will be several presentations from representatives of manufacturing plants including DaimlerChrysler Warren Truck Plant, Warren, Mich.; Hewlett-Packard/Agilent, Palo Alto, Calif.; John Deere Horicon Works, Horicon, Wis.; Johnson & Johnson Medical, Arlington, Tex.; Kraft Pizza, Sussex, Wis.; and Rohm & Haas Texas, Deer Park, Tex. For registration call 800-787-0707.