Lean Six Sigma Overview

eXampleCG is conducting a FREE Webinar to introduce Lean Six Sigma framework to professionals, practitioners, trainers and students.

NelsonHall and buyingTeam recently ran a study involving 120 CPOs and CFOs from FTSE 100 organisations across Europe and the US to better understand procurement’s changing role within business today and tomorrow.

Focusing on indirect (or non-core / GNFR) procurement, the in-depth study identified a number of challenges and opportunities for global businesses in realising maximum benefits from indirect expenditure.

Nearly 60% of Board level executives, perceived indirect procurement's importance as moderate to low (or putting it another way, place little importance on the value that indirect procurement can deliver back to the business).

However, experience has shown that better managed indirect expenditure can deliver significant profit improvements, reduce the levels of risk to which organisations are exposed, and positively influence buying behaviours across the organisation.

So why isn’t indirect procurement higher up senior executives agenda and how can organisations overcome these perceptual challenges?

During the 60 minute discussion you will hear:
- Current perceptions of the indirect procurement function and its desired future role within the organization
- The challenges currently faced by the indirect procurement function
- The business value that can be derived through indirect procurement
- The role of procurement outsourcing in enabling the indirect procurement function to take on a business partner role within the organisation.

Design History Files (DHF), Device Master Records (DMR), and Device History Records (DHR) are key building blocks used in the design, development, manufacturing, and cGMP compliance for the Medical Device Industry.

Too often, these are cluttered, confusing, and cause many errors due to the way they are created, organized, and managed. This webinar applies the Theory of Lean Documents and also formulates a corresponding Theory of Lean Configuration to these key elements of medical device documents.

Why you should attend: Do you find yourself constantly struggling to create, manage, and maintain all of the information found in DHFs, DMRs, and DHRs - which is often redundant, repetitive, and chained together in a cumbersome way? Do you find that your design and manufacturing resources are spending way too much time on documentation and not enough on engineering and design? This webinar presents a fresh new approach based upon solid principles and proven practices - as well as an alternative that avoids many of the pitfalls of traditional ways of preparing these documents.

Price List:
Live : $245.00
Corporate live : $995.00
Recorded : $295.00

Historically, companies have viewed billing strictly from an operations perspective -- get invoices and statements out the door as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. But did you realize there are strategic considerations to the billing function as well - ranging from enhanced customer retention, brand loyalty and cross-selling opportunities along with improved cash flow, dispute management and customer service? From this perspective, it's not just about bills going out; it's also about cash coming in.

Here’s your FREE pass to join an expert panel for an interactive discussion on the operational and strategic benefits of billing. Hear from a panel of experts on how companies are leveraging new billing processes not only to improve their operations but also to support their strategic objectives.

Panel includes: Tracy Garrett, Shared Services A/R Manager, Oldcastle APG
- Rob Hollenbach, Director Shared Services, IDEXX Laborato
- Megan Locke, Credit Supervisor, Chiquita Brands Int'l
- Mitch Rose, VP Marketing, Billtrust

Key topics will include:

- Paper and electronic bill delivery channels
- Advanced electronic bill delivery channels
- Key factors to consider when outsourcing invoice and statement delivery
- Advanced technology for online invoice presentment and payment
- Operational and strategic benefits of outsourced billing

This seminar will focus on the Information and Communication Technologies sector in Spain and the investment opportunities it offers to foreign companies. Thus, we will analyse the current situation and future trends of the sector, highlighting its main competitive advantages.

Attendees will have the chance to listen to first hand experiences from multinational companies already established in Spain, who will give their view on the suitability of Spain for their different strategies, covering topics such as:

- The maturity of the Spanish ICT market, with experience both in the client and provider side

- The potential access to key markets in Latin America and Europe that Spain offers

- The availability of local talent and skills, at a competitive cost

- Big multinationals are already manufacturing and delivering professional electronics and systems in a competitive way

- Multinational companies are already developing software and providing outsourcing services to other European big and medium-sized enterprises

- There is a global presence providing high value services from Spain

This seminar will focus on the Information and Communication Technologies sector in Spain and the investment opportunities it offers to foreign companies. Thus, we will analyse the current situation and future trends of the sector, highlighting its main competitive advantages.

Attendees will have the chance to listen to first hand experiences from multinational companies already established in Spain, who will give their view on the suitability of Spain for their different strategies, covering topics such as:

- The maturity of the Spanish ICT market, with experience both in the client and provider side

- The potential access to key markets in Latin America and Europe that Spain offers

- The availability of local talent and skills, at a competitive cost

- Big multinationals are already manufacturing and delivering professional electronics and systems in a competitive way

- Multinational companies are already developing software and providing outsourcing services to other European big and medium-sized enterprises

- There is a global presence providing high value services from Spain

Monday, June 15th, 2009
9:00am – 10:30am EDT or 3:00pm- 4:30pm CET (GMT+1 )

This presentation is designed to highlight the areas where Spain faces significant challenges in order to comply with EU environmental practice guidelines. In each case, it looks unlikely that Spain’s own resources will be insufficient to introduce the number of changes required within the time frames stipulated. We therefore believe that these are interesting opportunities where foreign companies could play a welcome role in solving problems through techniques whose speed, accuracy, cost or other characteristics offer advantages over existing alternatives.

Most opportunities are connected with waste treatment, both municipal and hazardous, with particular emphasis on certain materials such as plastics and rubber, and including separation and energy generation. We shall also be discussing areas for which the Spanish government has budgeted generous sums, such as soil remediation and certain elements of the water distribution infrastructure, that offer exciting possibilities for companies with the right product.

Developing a new drug remains a costly and risky endeavor. In today’s challenging economic climate, at a time when development costs and timelines continue to skyrocket, effective use of technology, collaborative environments with multiple vendors and scientific expertise can help sponsors save money and shorten the overall development process for new drug approval.

This webinar will introduce integrated approaches for data management, PK/PD analysis, reporting technology and automation to optimize drug development. Collaborative platforms for efficient translational medicine activities will also be presented.

Through a series of case studies, this webinar will provide an overview of approaches and tools used by Pharsight in the drug development process for:

* Preclinical analysis and modeling to support first-in-human dose selection
* Phase I/II study analysis and reporting to support efficient protocol design
* Population PK/PD modeling to support program decision-making
* Regulatory submissions, CDISC and data transfer

The case studies will be supplemented with data and insights from drug development organizations on challenges and opportunities for efficient clinical study design, execution and analysis.

Take a look into the great advantages that the State of Sonora offers for investment, from its excellent location to the industries already located and growing in the region, including medical, metal-mechanic, electronic, automotive and aerospace, among others.