ARC Announces 11th Annual Forum Collaborative Manufacturing Strategies: Driving Performance in the Flat World.

DEDHAM, Mass. -- ARC Advisory Group is pleased to announce their 11th Annual Forum, "Collaborative Manufacturing Strategies: Driving Performance in the Flat World", on February 12 - 15, 2007 in Orlando, Florida. Join industry leaders for workshops, presentations, and panel discussions as they share their best practice experiences and help to formulate innovative strategies to succeed in these challenging, yet opportune, "Flat World" times.

Manufacturing in the Flat World

The Flat World is creating extraordinary opportunity for manufacturers to improve productivity and performance. Technology developments, social changes, and business practices have come together creating a global web-enabled world. Companies that are already using this as the basis for innovative, collaborative manufacturing strategies are exploiting least-cost, global resources to create more effective, real-time value chains. They are drastically reducing costs, maintaining high quality, and providing superior service. They are quickly taking the lead in many markets.

"Wait and see" is no longer an option for manufacturers. New, aggressive competitors are already at your customer's doors and this cultural change will take time. Speed and agility are vital in the Flat World -- hesitation will create gaps that may be hard to overcome.

Featured Topics

Join ARC Advisory Group analysts and leading CIOs, manufacturing, and automation executives in Orlando as we address some of the crucial challenges facing manufacturers today. ARC Research Directors will host sessions featuring top industry executives in the following major areas:

--Flat World Drivers and Requirements

--Performance Strategies for the Flat World

--Best Practices for:

--  Managing Change

       --  Meeting Government Regulations

       --  Managing Cyber Security

       --  Implementing Lean and MES Solutions

--Emerging Practices in:

--  Packaging Machinery

       --  Networks and Field Devices

       --  Machine Control and Safety

Forum Information

ARC's Forum will be held at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida on February 12 - 15, 2007. TO REGISTER, for more information, or to download a free Executive Strategy Report entitled, "Collaborative Manufacturing: Driving Performance in the Flat World", visit: http://www.arcweb.com/C7/Forum0207/default.aspx .

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, 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, operational performance, total cost of ownership, project time-to-benefit, and shareholder value. Further information can be obtained from ARC, Three Allied Drive, Dedham, MA 02026, 781-471-1000, Fax [phone], E-mail [e-mail], Web www.arcweb.com.