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Business Management, Operational Improvement, Processes, Supply Chain
Quality and the Design Thinking - a webinar 06/06/2013

Another webinar coming your way . . . in your evaluations of our meetings you’ve been asking for more academic presentations, so here they come.

Quality and the Design Thinking

Wed. June 26 at 11am ET

Design Thinking is a tool that more and more organizations are embracing to enhance innovation, creativity,...

Business Management, Information Technology, Innovation, Manufacturing Trends and Overview, Processes, Social Media, Strategic Planning
A Webinar on Big Data 06/04/2013

I would like to invite you (or members of your team) to attend the following MAPI webinar.

The Evolving World of Big Data – How Learning Needs to Change (Wed. June 19th at 11am Eastern)

The world of data is exploding at enormous rates. Most companies are only beginning to face this sudden deluge which can...

Corporate Strategy, Operational Improvement, Operations, Processes, Research and Development
Survey on Product Validation - Quality Council Only 05/20/2013

The survey on product validation is now available; click here to access our library and download.

The majority of those who responded to this survey (77 percent) have a formal product validation system in place at their company....

Council Operations
Presentations from Amelia Island Uploaded 05/14/2013

You can now download those presentations which have been authorized for distribution. Access through this link.

 

Corporate Strategy, Emerging Markets, Global Manufacturing, Intellectual Property, Logistics, Outsourcing, Purchasing, Shared Services, Supply Chain, Third‐party Intermediaries
Surveys on Warranties and International Sourcing 04/09/2013

Our Council has added to its library two important surveys, both available here.

The survey on international sourcing sampled 10 MAPI councils on transferring various business functions from in-house or domestic operators to a firm located abroad. 60 percent of respondent companies engaged in international sourcing. Labor cost reduction is cited as the most pursued goal of international...

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