Tuesday, April 8 – Wednesday, April 9, 2008
SAS World Headquarters | Cary, NC

The SAS Manufacturing Executive Conference is an exclusive, invitation-only event designed to explore emerging trends and questions of increasing significance:

• Demand planning – How can you collaboratively create accurate, automated demand forecasts and establish optimal inventory replenishment policies?
• Service excellence – How can you tap into the potential of your call centers, service parts and field service operations to improve customer satisfaction and increase revenue?
• Global strategies vs. local execution – How do you develop comprehensive global strategies and still remain agile enough to adapt quickly and meet local needs?

Too much information, steep customer expectations and increasing global complexities – for manufacturing leaders, this combination often results in a best-guess approach to critical issues that affect the future of their enterprises. Learn how best-in-class organizations are changing the rules of the game and reshaping the competitive landscape by using a powerful combination of strategies and technology to reduce uncertainty, predict with precision and make forward-looking, evidence-based decisions.

A Forum for Insight Exchange

This event offers you the opportunity to learn about the latest trends from internationally renowned thought leaders, share best practices with other manufacturing executives, engage in interactive panel discussions and view real-world solution demonstrations.

Discover how you can:

• Gain visibility across the entire service network and overcome discrepancies in information.
• Determine how much and what kind of inventory is needed at specific locations.
• Efficiently and accurately forecast new and end-of-lifecycle parts.
• Optimize slow-moving items.
• Reduce warranty costs and improve quality.
• Automatically detect emerging issues to eliminate or mitigate future problems.
• Establish lifelong relationships with highly loyal and satisfied customers.

Who should attend

This conference is designed for senior manufacturing leaders – C-level executives, directors, line-of-business managers, etc. – who are interested in applying proven business strategies and technology to improve supply and service chains, demand planning, warranty management, forecasting capabilities and the quality of their products, services and information. Contact Joanne.Stecker-Butzier@sas.com with any questions.