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Specifically designed for senior manufacturing executives, the e-cognition briefings examine the exciting new world of e-manufacturing, equipping you with the tools to successfully take advantage of the new developments.

TODAY
The reality is that manufacturers are behind other industries in e-business because the benefits are less obvious. But e-business is not a luxury. It is a mandatory requirement and investors everywhere expect effective results from its use.

Most manufacturers are totally focused on selling to other businesses, with little or no visibility of the final customer. So how can e-business be used to increase shareholder value?

Business to business (B2B) e-commerce is already ten times bigger than business to consumer (B2C), in the USA, and on track to be $2.7 trillion by 2004. How can you take decisions today unless you know where all this is leading?

TOMORROW
How can traditional manufacturing organisations develop and grow in the new e-supply chain community? What is practical and what is simply theoretical posturing?

Are we really close to a world where information and communication flash up and down your supply chain at the speed of light? Where business processes are so well honed that you can ‘work smarter and execute faster’? And are trading communities the new virtual market place for buying and selling? What is the impact for a manufacturing organisation? Where is it all going?

The e-cognition briefings are designed to address the specific effects, risks and opportunities which the Internet and e-business present for manufacturers.