AUTO INDUSTRY: Management Breifing Seminars (MBS) Begin Tomorrow
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4 - 8 August 2003
Grand Traverse Resort and Spa, Traverse City, Michigan, USA
The 38th annual MBS will attract more than 1,300 attendees representing automotive manufacturers, suppliers, the UAW, and the media. Attendees will be able to listen, learn, and network during the formal hours, as well as the numerous social events.
The Center for Automotive Research, along with The University of Michigan's Center for Professional Development and the Office for the Study of Automotive Transportation, collaborate in offering these important, focused sessions to help attendees stay in touch with the latest thinking - and latest developments - of the wide variety of issues facing the industry. This week-long series of seminars is one of the premier events in the auto world.
Monday, August 4
Session I
7:30 a.m. — 1:00 P.M.
World Class Manufacturing 2003: Coping With Overcapacity in Manufacturing: Strategies and Technologies for Today's Competitors
World Class Product Process Development:
Creating and Delivering Value Ahead of the Curve
Session II
1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Profitable IT
How to Differentiate Your IT System for Your Competitive Advantage
Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (RMS): Cost Effective Solutions Through Customized Flexibility
Managing the Inherent Risks of Automotive Logistics
5:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.
Networking Social Hour
Tuesday, August 5
Session III
7:30 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.
World Class Manufacturing 2003: Coping With Overcapacity in Manufacturing: Strategies and Technologies for Today's International Competitors
Manufacturers and Suppliers: Revive, Revise, or Replace the Broken Model?
The Advanced Power Technology Forum (a.m. and p.m.)
Session IV
1:30 p.m. — 4:30 p.m.
Breakthrough Technology
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Competing Against New Entrants: Beyond the Obvious
The Advanced Power Technology Forum
Wednesday, August 6
Session V
8:30 a.m. — 3:30 p.m.
Auto 2003: The New Business Model, Are We Changing Fast Enough?
5:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.
Networking Social Hour
Thursday, August 7
Session VI
8:30 a.m. — 3:30 p.m.
Auto 2003: The New Business Model, Are We Changing Fast Enough?
5:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.
Networking Social Hour
8:00 p.m. — 11:00 p.m.
Industry Dinner and Dancing
Friday, August 8
Session VII
8:30 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.
Auto 2003: The New Business Model, Are We Changing Fast Enough?
