SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced manufacturing initiatives, off-shoring versus on-shoring, and quality improvement are hot topics for U. S. manufacturers who face these issues and competitive challenges from virtually every corner of increasingly global markets.
Guy Morgan, president of Performance Improvement LLC and BBK managing director, addressed these issues and more at the American Manufacturing Strategies Summit today in Chicago, Ill.
"With advanced manufacturing techniques being adapted on a broader scale, with total cost of product considerations favoring American manufacturers and with poor quality being a serious problem in low-cost countries, American manufacturers can reverse a generation-long exodus that closed many American plants," said Morgan. "They just need to do the rights things to make it happen."
Morgan outlined these in an article he has written—Top 10 Survival Tips for Manufacturers—which he will discuss as part the conference's panel on The Future of American Manufacturing.
- Maintain your focus
- Reinvent your products regularly
- Enhance product and process design
- Manage your supply chain
- Rethink off-shoring
- Improve quality
- Diversify your customer base
- Embrace globalization
- Invest in your employees
- Facilitate total productive maintenance
About the Conference
More than 200 senior manufacturing executives are attending the two-day conference to learn how various trends are impacting American manufacturing, gain insight into how in-sourcing and outsourcing impact profits, advance operational excellence programs and to learn strategies that help them compete globally.
About BBK
BBK is an industry-leading business advisory and performance improvement firm that partners with clients to drive performance, spur growth and increase profitability. BBK's business solutions solve complex financial challenges and improve operations through a strategic approach that is client-centered, process-driven, fully integrated and focused on results. BBK's seasoned, executive teams bring years of knowledge and experience implementing industry best practices that have built BBK's reputation for a sense of urgency, excellence and outstanding results. Manufacturing clients consistently realize five to ten times ROI on the cost of BBK services.
BBK and its wholly owned subsidiary, Performance Improvement LLC, are headquartered in Southfield, Mich., and serve clients globally through offices in Los Angeles, Calif.; New York City, N.Y.; Nashville, Tenn.; Frankfurt, Germany; Landensberg, Germany and Shanghai, China. For more information on BBK or Performance Improvement LLC, please visit www.e-bbk.com.
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