As manufacturing becomes more global, low-cost regions are seeing manufacturers come under increasing competition and margin pressure as they try to keep pace with shortening customer demand cycles.

• Covers all manufacturing industries under a generic umbrella.
• Looks at issues that are directly affecting the way manufacturers produce within their given industries.

The global economy is progressing at an increasingly rapid pace as customers and consumers increase their spending on the back of a general increase in standards of living. As such, customers are demanding new products in shorter periods of time, forcing manufacturers to speed up product development cycles and production processes accordingly.

• Understand the competitive issues being faced by manufacturers with respect to production.
• Gain a greater insight into how product demand cycles are shifting and the implications for manufacturers
• See the reasons for margin pressures and supply chain complexity within the manufacturing industry.