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17:30

Coffee & Registration

18:00

Welcome and introduction by PMP.

Session 1:

E-business in UK manufacturing - Expected trends for 2001

Paul Watts, Associate Director, Benchmark Research

Paul expands on the results of these latest research findings from 1,700 interviews within the UK manufacturing industry. Paul exposes the views of IT managers, sales and marketing, production management and procurement and purchasing professionals covering issues such as strategy, benefits, buying and selling online, trading exchanges, dissintermediation and trading on the internet. Benchmark Research is a world renowned manufacturing research analyst.

Session 2:

Components for world class success

David Forster, Consultant Relations Manager, SAGE Enterprise Solutions

David charts the components specifically required for a comprehensive, world class infrastructure in a mid-market setting. He will also explore what can be achieved and how Sage Enterprise Solutions responds to the specific demands of SME businesses.

Session 3:

Body Shop production - a COSi case

Raj Raja, IT Manager, COSi

Raj "case studies" the introduction of the latest mid-market technology on the production systems for Body Shop, one of COSi's major customers. How did they achieve a 20% reduction in inventory in just 6 months? How did they manage their programme; what did they learn and what are they now able to get from their systems that they couldn't before?

Question and answer with the panel.

20:00

Refreshments