Manufacturing Live Jam
Sponsored by IBM
December 1, 2009, 8:00 am - 8:00 pm Eastern Time (USA)

THANK YOU to all speakers, experts and participants. Replays of the presentations and Ask the Experts and Jam Archives are now available.

Manufacturing Live Jam

• Out of Recession: The Plant Floor Perspective (Replay)
  Speaker: Bob Vavra, Sr Editor Plant Engineering Magazine
  This session will report on results of the newly released Salary Survey which will reveal an interesting look at how the demographics of our culture are changing and the ways these changes impact today's global enterprise.


Ask the Expert and Jam Archives


• Health & Safety & Compliance: Integrating Mitigation Strategies into Work Management processes. (Available upon request. Contact: Mary Bunzel, mtbunzel@us.ibm.com)
  Speaker: Russell Bee, Sr Maximo Product Manager, IBM
  This session features an overview of key capabilities in Maximo to manage Safety and Compliance profiles for Locations and Equipment where high exposure to risk of incidents, compromised safety, or high impact to revenue generating operations exist. Integration of key documentation and management plans into work strategies is critical. This overview will outline how Maximo enhances maintenance & operations ability to integrate these critical processes into work governance practices.


Ask the Expert and Jam Archives


• Best of Breed Strategy: Aligning EAM with ERP (Replay)
  Speaker: Mirela Matache, Director of IT, Lafarge Industries
  Lines of Business Leaders and the IT team supporting them are regularly asked about their decision to implement a dedicated business tool for their Enterprise Asset Management strategy as opposed to the module provided in many ERP systems. This session features some of the key decision points Lafarge used to establish the framework needed to support the growing market share Lafarge enjoys as the worlds leading manufacturer of Cement.


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• Panel: Implementing Maintenance Excellence in a Global Enterprise (Replay)
  Speakers: Kale Sparling, Process Improvement Manager, Thermafiber Industries; Mike Cooper, Principal Consultant Practive Solutions, Dave Reiber, Global Maximo Project Lead, General Motors
  Integrating multiple cultures into a standardized view of the Enterprise is a critical factor for Manufacturers who are looking to extract maximum productivity from their global operations. Strategies to manage work processes and consistent measures of results are key building blocks. This session outlines some of the strategies that GM and Thermafiber have executed to ensure success.


Ask the Expert and Jam Archives


• Closing Session: Report on Manufacturing Advisory Council Findings (Replay)
  Speaker: Mary Bunzel, Worldwide Industry Leader, IBM
  IBM sponsors Advisory Council meetings to keep close alignment with business so that product development and supporting teams continue appropriate focus on topics that are important to industry. This session will review the findings of the last Advisory Council meeting and the plans for the upcoming Manufacturing User Group meeting in Las Vegas on Feb 21.