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  • Andy Chatha

    Leadership Council Member

    Andy Chatha

    President and Founder, ARC Advisory Group

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    Speaker: MLSummit 2010
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    Principal Industrial Fellow, Institute for Manufacturing, Cambridge University

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  • Adriana Karaboutis

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    Adriana Karaboutis

    Vice President, Information Technology, Dell

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    Speaker: MLSummit 2010
  • Larry Lapide

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    Larry Lapide

    Research Affiliate, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

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    Judge: 2010 PM100 Awards
  • Jay Lee

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    Jay Lee

    Professor of Advanced Manufacturing, Ohio Eminent Scholar & L.W. Scott Alter Chair Professor, University of Cincinnati

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    Judge: 2009 PM100 Awards
  • Pierfrancesco Manenti

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    Pierfrancesco Manenti

    EMEA Research Director, IDC Manufacturing Insights

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  • George Nickel

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    George Nickel

    Director, Global Process Architecture, Johnson & Johnson

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    Judge: 2010 PM100 Awards
  • Kevin O'Marah

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    Kevin O'Marah

    Group Vice President, Supply Chain Research

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    Judge: 2010 PM100 Awards
  • Mike Packer

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    Mike Packer

    Vice President, Manufacturing Strategy and Processes, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

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    Scott Park

    Global CIO and VP Processes & Systems, Volvo Construction Equipment

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  • Vince Serpico

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    Vince Serpico

    Senior Vice President - Operations North America, L'Oréal

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    Mark Wilson

    Director, Collaboration Management, Pharmaceutical Development Division of GlaxoSmithKline

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By Paul Tate
Manufacturers profess an eagerness to collaborate in the name of innovation, but they aren’t good at managing the process effectively.
By Larry Lapide
The U.S. manufacturing juggernaut that emerged from World War II eventually gave way to an outsourced model that offshored not just production but knowledge.
By Paul Christodoulou
The global recession and banking crisis may mark the dividing line between two eras of global business and supply chain expansion.
By Kevin O’Marah
This isn’t your father’s manufacturing sector, but if we treat it like it is, we endanger the future of an industry that holds more promise than some would have you believe.
By Andy Chatha
Reducing energy costs is a business driver in most industries, and manufacturers who take an enterprise-wide view of the problem will lead their competitors in enacting solutions.

LatestStories

Ideas Rise in the East

New product innovation shouldn’t be confined to the staid halls of Western R&D centers.

HAL Goes to Work

Artificial intelligence will separate the factories of the future from the production environments of today. We may have already crossed the chasm.

Africa: The Heart of Development

Africa has long been a footnote on manufacturers’ development lists, but China’s maneuverings across the continent mean it’s time to pay more attention.

Government Is Holding Back Manufacturing, Labor Day Survey Says

A new survey by Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute reveals support for manufacturing among the public at large but calls for better leadership and industrial policy.

Xerox CEO Reflects On a Year of Service

The ‘former’ manufacturer of copiers embraces a services-based business model that complements old world manufacturing with new economy service delivery.

CEOs: We Have to Improve, But So Do Consumers

Most business executives have created a framework for sustainability; all want to know whether customers are willing to help foot the bill for greener policies.

BMW Teaches Old Dogs New Tricks

Skills training isn’t just for young workers. BMW improves productivity on the line as part of a pilot project to hone the talents of veteran manufacturing workers.

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