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News Release from: ARC Advisory Group | Subject: Fifth India Forum
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 08 May 2008
Presenting the Fifth India Forum from
ARC
The ARC Winning Strategies and Best Practices for Process Industries Forum in India will be held on 10-12 July 2008 at Hyderabad
With India's economy growing at around nine percent in the last few years, the country's manufacturing industry is expanding, catering largely to the domestic demand Increasing affluence among the growing middle class has contributed to India emerging as a consumer-demand driven economy capable of supporting robust manufacturing activity
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 21 Nov 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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With the global economy already showing dependence on the support that it can garner from developing economies, such as China and India to sustain growth, global companies are targeting India to expand their businesses.
Domestic companies are beginning to feel the heat of competition.
The forces of globalisation are impacting the business model of domestic manufacturing companies and they are under competitive pressures in all areas, including price, time-to-market, and quality.
India can no longer be described as a cost plus economy or as a sellers-market.
In the past, domestic and other companies in India have grown, driven by demand or through investment.
It is now entering a new phase where the growth has to come through productivity improvements and enhancements.
Manufacturing companies are under tremendous pressure to deploy their resources - people, material, and money - more efficiently.
They relentlessly have to look for cost reductions across the supply chain and through the entire plant lifecycle.
While commodity and energy prices are going up, consumers are demanding price reductions.
Protecting the environment and attracting talent are becoming crucially important.
Only manufacturing companies which are able to address these challenges successfully will emerge winners.
Winners adopt and deploy enabling technologies, which include automation and enterprise solutions, for gaining the cutting edge.
They benchmark their performance against the best and continually evolve industry best practices that include concepts such as Total Quality Management, Kaizen, and others.
This Forum is all about the strategies that help companies emerge successful.
With this backdrop, the ARC Winning Strategies and Best Practices for Process Industries Forum is structured to bring together manufacturing companies, engineering procurement consultants, OEMs, suppliers of automation systems and enterprise solutions, and other stakeholders to discuss and deliberate on the appropriate competitive strategies and manufacturing models that will ensure their success.
Speakers will present case studies to highlight how they have leveraged automation systems and enterprise solutions to emerge successful.
Investments in these technologies are not a one time activity but a journey involving regular updates and legacy systems migrations.
Users and suppliers will discuss these and other issues.
The Forum will consist of strategy sessions, technology workshops, and breakout sessions focusing on specific industry challenges and solutions.
The specific industry tracks are on Chemicals, Oil, and Gas including Refining and Petrochemicals; Pharmaceuticals and Food and Beverage; Captive Power Plants; Metals and Mining, Pulp and Paper.
and others.
The ARC Winning Strategies and Best Practices for Process Industries Forum provides an opportunity to:.
* Listen to how your peers are leveraging automation, information, and other enabling technologies to succeed in Next Generation Manufacturing.
* Learn from case studies how manufacturers have achieved continuous improvements.
* Deliberate on legacy system migration challenges, integration issues, and evolving standards.
* Hear about the benefits of synchronising production and business decisions through Collaborative Production Management Systems including Manufacturing Execution Systems.
* Gather information about strategies that will help you achieve Operational Excellence and prepare a roadmap for automation and enterprise of the plant.
* Network with top industry executives and learn about the industry's best practices.
* Gain insights into new trends such us OPC, CPM, Wireless, RFID, and others.
No other conference offers you such a high level of personal interaction in an environment exclusively focused on manufacturing.
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