Industry 4.0 is a hot topic amongst European manufacturers. It is a vision of what manufacturing businesses will look like within 5-15 years. Smart Manufacturing is another label used. No matter what it is called, businesses need to understand what is likely to be involved and what are the strategic changes that will impact your organization structure, bottom line and balance sheet through the introduction of such an initiative.

A summary will be presented of the major directions eg: Internet of Things, People Impact, Technology developments, Communications, Partnerships and so on, with a few thoughts on how to deal with these. This talk follows on from the Sourcing Working Group’s more detailed discussion in November and will allow GMs to learn what sort of changes they may need to build into their plans.

Agenda:

18:00 - 18:30 Registration and Networking

18:30 - 19:30 Presentation from Mr. Simon Northcott

19:30 - 19:45 Questions & Answers

19:45 - 20:30 Standing buffet and Networking

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Mr. Simon Northcott

Director of Consulting, Chrysalis, Nanjing.

Mr. Simon Northcott

Director of Consulting, Chrysalis, Nanjing.

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Simon has 27 years in manufacturing and 17 years consulting (with 8 in China) leading businesses to world-class levels. He has experience in a wide variety of industries: beverage, tobacco, plastics, rubber, oilfield, automotive, chemical.
His primary focus is enabling teams, from senior leadership to the shop floor, to achieve operational excellence.

Most of Simon's working experience has been international primarily in Asia and Europe. He is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from Nottingham University, UK and holds an MBA from the Cranfield School of Management, UK

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