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Global food and beverage manufacturers are on high alert. Business challenges facing companies today include increased regulatory reporting requirements, concerns over food safety and accurate nutritional label content, as well as poor raw material data traceability, and cumbersome collaboration across the global supply chain.

Many leading food and beverage manufacturers successfully implement Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) for Process integrated product development tools and automated supplier collaboration capabilities. The case study by Tyson Foods demonstrates the advantages of these solutions.

Rapid growth presented the company with a maze of challenges to overcome. Discover firsthand how Tyson Foods leveraged PLM to achieve the following benefits:

•Accelerated time to market

•Improved collaboration and reduced cycle times

•Empowered decision-making by improving visibility

•Shortened time needed to complete audits

•Minimised risk by bolstering supply chain contingency planning

•Decreased ingredient and packaging costs

The webinar will be followed with a live Q&A session, this is your chance to get your questions answered. Make the most of it, register today!

The Speakers:
Kimberly Glenn, Director of Research and Development, Tyson Foods. Kim started her career at Hudson Foods developing products for national account customers and wholesale clubs. With the acquisition of Hudson in 1997, she came to Tyson Foods to develop items for the school foodservice and hospitality arenas. In 2004, she took on the challenge of serving as business lead for a product data management implementation program. Since early 2007, Kim has served as Director of R&D responsible for Regulatory Labelling and Specifications, Nutrition Services, Sensory Insights group, and the Product Data Management software suite.

Wes Frierson is the Director of Product Strategy for Oracle's PLM for Process solution. In the past, Wes worked in Product Development and Consulting roles helping to develop and deploy the product around the world. Wes has extensive experience in the Consumer Goods and Retail industries, having worked with industry leaders such as Heinz, Coca-Cola, Tyson, and McDonald's.

Peter Verstrate, Senior Manager, Kalypso. Peter brings over 20 years experience in the FMCG industry holding senior management positions in product development, quality management, production and sourcing. Prior to joining Kalypso, Peter worked for Campofrio Food Group, Smithfield Food, Sara Lee and Ahold. He holds an MSc in food technology from Wageningen University.

Technical Requirements
- PC headset
- PC speakers
- Broadband Connection

Intended audience: Directors of Supply Chain, Operations, Innovation, Research and Development, and Quality in the Food & Beverage and Retail sectors.