Ms. Haiqin Xie,

CIO

Haier, China

• How does BYD Auto excel in manufacturing operational excellence through the implementation of MES?
• How MES helps to effectively improve your shop floor data management?
• Developing a successful MES strategy that improves productivity and cycle-time for your organisation

• Analysing the challenges of detecting your products’ defects
• How do corrective actions such as closed-loop corrective action (CLCA) process helps you to save millions?
• What are the new testing processes or methodologies that should be explored?

• How to shorten end to end production cycle time through lean strategies
• Developing an optimal infrastructure to drive continuous improvement systematically

• Analysing the key role of SCM and what part it plays in the production cycle
• Understanding the SCM leaders' perspective on the current Chinese manufacturing scene
• Addressing partnership challenges and how to optimise the collaboration between both supply chain and manufacturing departments?

• Analysing the integrated supply chain planning in Coca-Cola Bottling system
• The model and the pilot- How to drive the way to national collaboration by leveraging on IT and an integrated supply chain planning
• Crafting out a seamless supply chain framework that is more responsive and agile towards the China’s dynamic market

Chinese High-Tech companies are making their mark globally, improving their productivity and forcefully defending the domestic consumer and corporate markets against foreign challengers. In fact, the next decade will see the global High-Tech industry being fuelled by growth in Asian markets. Increased discretionary spending will drive High-Tech OEMs to design and deliver new products tailored to customised loca requirements and companies are investing heavily into product development and generating greater speed to market. However, High-Tech companies face unprecedented business challenges in today's economic climate. With decreasing profit margins, increasing competition and compressing product life cycles, they need to reduce costs by outsourcing and increasing market penetration through more effective use of different channels.

Leading the Forefront of Innovation

Process and Product innovation are on top of the charts for most High-Tech manufacturers, especially with the dynamic consumer demand. The need to create an idea to delivery platform that fosters great R&D and is able to translate that into a product that can be shipped to market in the quickest possible time, is now more than ever. So, how are the leading High-Tech manufacturers strategizing for this?