Chief Executive Network, Senior Executive Network, CEN & SEN Members Meeting Schedule for Manufacturing Groups

Overcoming Inflationary Material Escalations in a Slow Economic Market
- With costs rising on products like petrochemical and steel, how do you pass on price increases to companies who are already drowning?
- How do we maintain control of our material costs in a slow economy?
- Ensuring your customer contract allows you to pass on your cost increases.
Linking Strategic Planning to Tactical Operations - Policy, Deployment, and Mapping Best Practices
- How do you link your corporate development strategies to align with core competencies and specific customer market needs?
- How to avoid common pitfalls in strategy mapping.
- How to use strategy maps as an internal communication and change management tool.
Outsourcing vs. Quality - is it Either Or?
- What factors should you consider when making this decision?
- If you decide to outsource, how can you maintain or improve your quality standards?
- Benchmark Discussion: Outsourcing - pros and cons/In House - pros and cons.
Continuous Improvement Best Practices
- What methods produce rapid continuous improvement in process excellence?
- How can you create a climate of continuous improvement that management will support?
- How can your efforts in Lean and Six Sigma assist you in this area?