Bangalore, India; September 1, 2006: ARC Advisory Group's Forum 'Gain-ing Global Competitiveness through Collaborative Manufacturing Strategies' in Mumbai, India on November 21-22, 2006 will bring leading industry captains to share their experiences with others. This two-day event will bring together key decision makers from different industries, suppliers of automation systems and enterprise solutions, and other stake-holders like engineering consultants and policy makers. The Forum participants will deliberate, discuss, share their experience, and formulate strategies to succeed in these challenging but opportune times. Industry captains and experts will present and discuss latest trends and case studies relating to achieving global competitiveness through 'Collaborative Manu-facturing Strategies'.

ARC Advisory Group will be inviting senior executives and decision mak-ers representing industries such as automotive & automotive components, cement, electric power, electronic, food, beverage, and pharmaceutical, oil & gas and refining, steel, and others. The Forum participation would be through invitation only.

India: The Emerging Manufacturing Hub

With the Indian economy on the upswing, the manufacturing industry is experiencing vigorous growth. Manufacturing companies, both domestic and global, are expanding their Indian production capacities and establish-ing new plants. As they become global scale companies, their interests extend beyond the Indian domestic market. This trend is already visible as Indian manufactured goods' exports grew in excess of 20 percent annually in recent years. The growth of manufacturing has resulted in India emerg-ing as one of the fastest growing markets for automation system, enterprise solution, and integration service providers.

With so much happening in manufacturing in India, it is appropriate for manufacturing companies to progress well beyond exploiting Indian com-parative advantages, such as low labor costs and abundant human capital. Instead they need to evaluate available technological options to overcome new challenges. At the strategic level, their main challenge is to become globally competitive and the way forward is to adopt Collaborative Manu-facturing Strategies.

Featured Topics

• Next Generation Manufacturing - Ensure Competitiveness through Collaborative Manufacturing Strategies

• Achieving Excellence in Production Operations

• Achieving Excellence in Business Operations

• Achieving Excellence along the Supply Chain Axis

• Achieving Excellence through Asset Management

• Excellence through Manufacturing Execution Systems

• Achieving Standards-based Interoperability Across the Enterprise

• Migrating for Achieving Excellence

Each of these topics will be addressed through presentations by industry experts. They will highlight the strategies, insights, and best practices you need to ensure your success. Each session will also have a panel discussion.

For more details, please contact Rajabahadur V Arcot at raja@arcweb.com or visit www.ARCweb.com

Founded in 1986, ARC Advisory Group has grown to become the Thought Leader in Manufacturing and Supply Chain solutions. No matter how complex your business issues are, our analysts have the expert industry knowledge and first-hand experience to help you find the best answer. We focus on simple yet critical goals: improving your return on assets, opera-tional performance, total cost of ownership, project time-to-benefit, and share-holder value. Further information can be obtained from ARC, Three Allied Drive, Dedham, MA 02026, Tel: 781-471-1000, Fax: 781-471-1100, E-mail info@arcweb.com, Web www.arcweb.com. India liaison office: 2nd Floor, Santhanam Chambers, 6, Union Street, Bangalore - 560001. Tel: +91-80-2286 7391, 2286 7377; Fax: +91-80-2286 9255; E-mail: raja@arcweb.com

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