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News Release from: Microsoft
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 April 2006
Conference to discuss manufacturing
challenges
Top speakers From Lotus Cars, CIPD, MHRA and futurist Patrick Dixon will discuss the challenges being faced by, and the importance of innovation in, the manufacturing industry today.
Microsoft Corp has released details of the third in a series of two-day conference-summits focused on business challenges and opportunities and innovative solutions in the manufacturing industry taking place across Europe The London Peak Performance in Manufacturing Innovation Road Show, which will take place at the Business Design Centre, Islington, on Wednesday 3 May and Thursday 4 May, sees the participation of illustrious international speakers, such as David Balcombe, Lotus Cars general manager for Vehicle Systems; Professor Kent Woods, chief executive officer at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA); John Philpott, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's chief economist; and futurist Patrick Dixon, recognised as a "Global Change Guru" by the Wall Street Journal
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 13 Nov 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The conference will examine the manufacturing scene, with a specific focus on the consumer packaged goods (CPG), pharmaceutical, utilities and construction sectors.
It is being supported by: Accenture, Dassault Systemes, Iconics, Wonderware, Meridio, the OPC Foundation, OSIsoft, Panorama Software, Siemens Automation and Drives (A and D) and TxT e-solutions.
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Innovation is a key part of the corporate culture of Lotus Cars, a well-established sports car manufacturer and engineering consultancy, and plays a significant role in the company's success.
Dixon, one of the world's 20 most influential business thinkers, will discuss 'Sustainable High Performance Enterprise' and how companies should work in the future to keep pace with the speed of technological change, the ever-increasing number of regulations and the entry of new players from emerging markets.
Philpott will present his views on 'The UK Productivity Challenge'.
The starting point of his discussion will be the productivity data released by the Office for National Statistics in February which showed that workers in the UK are significantly behind Europe in terms of efficiency.
The Peak Performance in Manufacturing Innovation Road Show will also analyse the pharmaceutical industry, which, according to a House of Commons Health Committee report, is the third most profitable economic activity after tourism and finance in the UK.
Woods will discuss the relationship of innovation and regulation in the UK's pharmaceutical and medical devices industries.
At the event, a 'roundtable' on the future of manufacturing will see the participation of key business and technology solutions providers and consultants, including Accenture, Dassault Systemes, Siemens A and D, TXT eSolutions and Microsoft.
The second day will feature parallel sessions with customer testimonials from the CPG, pharmaceutical, utilities and general engineering sectors.
The sessions will examine the four key performance areas of the manufacturing industry - new product development, operations, supply chain, and sales and customer service.
"We are extremely delighted to be hosting this event in London as we recognise the importance that British and European manufacturers represent at a global level.
With this event we are striving to promote the importance of innovation and technology within the manufacturing industry, particularly for the CPG, pharmaceutical, utilities and construction sectors.
Microsoft, together with its partners, will continue to facilitate business solutions, technological development and support for this industry," said Ruediger Dorn, industry lead at Microsoft EMEA for process industry.
The road show, which has already taken place in Munich and in Milan, will continue in Moscow, Russia, later next month and Paris, France, in June.
* About Microsoft in manufacturing - Microsoft, in conjunction with its team of industry leaders, delivers enterprise solutions to a range of manufacturers including those in vertical industries such as automotive, chemical, consumer packaged goods, high technology, and oil and gas.
These industry-specific solutions provide a flexible, scalable and reliable platform that helps to enable businesses to be more agile and connected.
As a result, manufacturers can shorten product development cycles, integrate operations with partners and suppliers, acquire and share intelligence in real time, and more easily communicate with customers.
* About Accenture - Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company.
Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments.
With deep industry and business process expertise, broad global resources and a proven track record, Accenture can mobilize the right people, skills and technologies to help clients improve their performance.
With more than 129,000 people in 48 countries, the company generated net revenues of US$15.55 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug.
31, 2005.
Its home page is (http://www.accenture.com).
* Dassault Systemes - as world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, the Dassault Systemes group brings value to more than 90,000 customers in 80 countries.
A pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981, Dassault Systemes develops and markets PLM application software and services that support industrial processes and provide a 3D vision of the entire life cycle of products from conception to maintenance.
Our offering includes integrated PLM solutions for product development (CATIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA, SMARTEAM), mainstream product 3D design tools (SolidWorks), 3D components (Spatial/ACIS) and SIMULIA, DS' open multi-physics platform for realistic simulation.
Dassault Systemes is listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges.
For more information, visit (http://www.3ds.com).
* About Iconics - Iconics is a leader of OPC, Web-enabled, HMI/SCADA and manufacturing intelligence software for all Microsoft Windows operating systems.
As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner of the Year for Technology and Innovation within Business Intelligence, Iconics designs its solutions from the ground up to take maximum advantage of Microsoft .NET technology, offering an unprecedented level of performance and ease of use.
Iconics' solutions provide real-time manufacturing intelligence from the production floor to the boardroom, turning data into your competitive advantage.
Iconics' 'out-of-the-box', OPC-To-The-Core solutions can improve productivity, reduce integration and operating costs, and optimise your asset utilisation.
The BizViz Manufacturing Intelligence suite enables manufacturers to overcome business challenges with personalised role-based dashboards, configurable key performance indicators, on-demand reporting and real-time alert notification.
With more than 250,000 installations worldwide and servicing 70 percent of Fortune 500 manufacturers, ICONICS' award-winning software products are being used in a wide variety of applications across many industries.
* About Meridio - Meridio is a leading worldwide provider of enterprise Document and Records Management software, engineered for Microsoft .NET platforms.
Meridio's mission is to enable senior executives to meet their goals of regulatory compliance, business efficiency and profitability through information superiority.
With massive scalability, exceptional usability, and proven deployment success, Meridio's secure Document and Records Management is an essential component of compliance infrastructure.
* About The OPC Foundation - the OPC Foundation is a non-profit international standards organisation dedicated to providing open standards for interoperability in industrial automation.
The OPC Foundation has its headquarter in the USA and affiliate organizations in Europe, Japan and China.
The OPC Foundation creates specifications that are open and interoperable interface standards that leverage the functionality and technology of the Microsoft operating systems and architecture and also leverage the technology of XML and Web services (as the key to interoperability between factory floor and the enterprise).
The OPC Foundation's specifications have been created through a collaboration of leading worldwide automation and hardware software supplier's cooperating together to solve critical end-user interoperability problems.
* About OSIsoft - OSIsoft delivers performance management software to the world's leading process manufacturing, life sciences, and utility companies - anywhere real-time operational metrics fuel performance.
With more than 10,000 installations worldwide, OSIsoft's real-time data platform crosses IT and process boundaries to incorporate and display operational information.
Providing comprehensive visibility into operations, the OSIsoft platform unlocks the potential for timely analysis and the ability to make critical, informed and profitable decisions.
Founded in 1980, OSIsoft is headquartered in San Leandro, California, USA, with operations worldwide and is privately-held.
(http://www.osisoft.com).
* About Panorama Software - Panorama Software helps global organisations unlock the hidden value of their information assets to improve business performance and results.
Panorama extends the Microsoft Platform through integrated business intelligence and corporate performance management solutions.
With Panorama, decision makers at all levels and functions can easily analyze data, quickly create and distribute reports, and proactively measure performance.
Companies gain a greater understanding of their business and make better decisions.
These informed decisions improve profitability, increase revenues, reduce costs and time to market and mitigate competitive risks.
Panorama, a leading innovator of business intelligence solutions, supports customers worldwide in industries such as financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, telecommunications and life sciences.
Panorama has more than 250 partners in 30 countries, and maintains offices throughout North America and EMEA.
* About Siemens Automation and Drives - the Siemens Automation and Drives Group (A and D), Nuremberg, Germany, is the leading manufacturer in this field worldwide.
Products supplied by A and D include standard products for the manufacturing and process industries and for the electrical installation industry as well as system solutions, for example for machine tools, and solutions for whole industries such as the automation of entire automobile factories or chemical plants.
Supplementing this range of products and services, A and D also offers software for linking production and management (horizontal and vertical IT integration) and for optimising production processes.
A and D employs 60,800 people worldwide and in fiscal year 2005 (to September 30) earned a group profit of EUR 1,210 million on sales of EUR 9,844 million and orders of EUR 10,190 million.
Within A and D's product range, SIMATIC IT is the software platform for managing integration of shop floor with the business level.
* About TxT e-solutions - TxT e-solutions leads the European market in solutions - software packages, services and consulting - for demand and supply chain management and for content management.
TxT is highly specialized for the main industrial and retail markets.
Amongst these: fashion, food and beverage, CPG, retail, discrete manufacturing, aerospace and defence, telco.
Listed on the TechStar and Allstars section of the Milan Stock Exchange (TXTS), it has a staff of over 500 professionals.
It is based in Milan and has offices in Italy, France, Germany, UK and Spain.
* About Wonderware - Wonderware, business unit of Invensys Systems, is the world's leading supplier of industrial automation and information software.
Founded in 1987, Wonderware pioneered the use of the Microsoft Windows operating system in HMI automation software for manufacturing operation systems.
Wonderware software powers intelligent plant decisions in real time.
The hallmark of the ArchestrA architecture is: 'Every system in your plant, working in concert'.
Based in Lake Forest, California, USA, Wonderware has regional sales and development offices throughout the North American, European, Latin American and Asia-Pacific regions to provide support to its network of more than 160 distributor offices.
Wonderware has sold in over 100,000 plant sites worldwide, which is about 30% of the world's 335,000 plants with 20 or more employees.
* About Microsoft - founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realise their full potential.
* About Microsoft EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) - Microsoft has operated in EMEA since 1982.
In the region Microsoft employs more than 12,000 people in over 60 subsidiaries, delivering products and services in more than 138 countries and territories.
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