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Industry Forum – Featured Events Programmes

if-logo-large-secondary Japan Best Practice Programme 2018 Overview The Japan Best Practice Programme provides you with the opportunity to visit Japan and experience world-class manufacturing first-hand with plant visits to the Tokyo and Nagoya areas along with further visits to the Toyota Museum, the JIPM’s Karakuri Kaizen Exhibition and a JIPM-led seminar on the subject of ‘Advances in TPM: Karakuri Kaizen, Industry 4.0 and Asset Management’. The Programme includes: • Plant visits to the Tokyo and Nagoya areas • Entrance fee to the Toyota Museum • Seminar delivered by the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance (JIPM) on the subject of ‘Advances in TPM: Karakuri Kaizen, Industry 4.0 and Asset Management’ • Attendance fee for the JIPM’s Karakuri Kaizen Exhibition • Services of an interpreter for factory visits and exhibitions • Services of a Black Belt TPM Consultant • Cultural exploration day with a guided city tour of Tokyo • Hotel accommodation to cover standard room charge including taxes and breakfast • Domestic travel within Japan including airport transfers, coach and train travel • Lunches are included alongside a welcome dinner and a farewell dinner Find out more

Breakfast Briefing: Successful Strategies for Small and medium Manufacturers   This informal breakfast briefing event is designed to benefit small and medium manufacturers. Attendees will learn about common challenges and pitfalls experienced by small and medium manufacturers when developing and implementing strategies, and how to avoid them. The session will also give attendees a basic appreciation of some useful strategy development tools and the benefits they can bring as well as a chance to challenge and reflect on whether their current strategy is fit for purpose. Find out more
Basics of Sales & Operations Planningsalesandoperationsplanning Sales & Operations Planning is the single process to engage all functions in creating aligned, forward looking plans and making decisions that will optimise resources so as to achieve a balanced set of goals. It provides a single environment for optimally synchronising demand, inventory, and supply plans and is the key enabler in supporting the business in meeting costs, revenue and profit objectives. This two day Sales & Operations Planning Course gives participants an opportunity to gain a greater understanding of the Sales & Operations Planning process from beginning to end. You will be introduced to the fundamentals of the S&OP process in make-to-stock and make-to-order environments. The focus is on S&OP teams and companies who aspire to introduce the process to their organisations. 2 day course Find out more
New Product Launch Excellence (NPLX)car-night-vision-istock_000079908333_full-e1484562766627 New Product Launch Excellence (NPLX) is a national programme aimed at improving the New Product Introduction (NPI) capabilities of the UK supply chain through the provision of essential skills. Each module caters for a specific role or function within your business in order to support successful new product launches: Find out more