Manufacturing Executive Forms New Global Community for Innovative Leadership

NEW YORK, Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Managing Automation Media, the leading information resource for manufacturing executives, announced today the debut of the new Manufacturing Executive community platform built exclusively for global leaders in manufacturing.  The mission of Manufacturing Executive is to connect, educate, and support a global network of executives dedicated to building a stronger, more vibrant manufacturing industry worldwide. Full access to Manufacturing-Executive.com is available to paid members only for an annual fee of $249, with a free 14-day trial.

Manufacturing Executive will create the world's largest community of executives working within the manufacturing ecosystem, including manufacturers, academics, researchers, analysts, technology vendors, and service providers.  "Manufacturing Executive is the first site designed specifically for the manufacturing industry where content is generated by the community, moderated by editors, and enabled by a social media platform," said Publisher Heather Holst-Knudsen.

The site is built to encourage collective problem-solving. The community  will consist of professionals from around the world who use Manufacturing Executive's social networking platform Community Connect, crowdsourcing tool Experts Exchange, articles, blogs, and other rich content to connect, communicate, and collaborate anywhere, anytime.  

Community Connect is the section of the site where paid members can link up with one another. With the ability to search by name, industry, field, or keyword to find other members with similar interests, members can brainstorm, discuss, and collaborate on the issues they find most important.

Experts Exchange allows members to pose problems and receive answers. Topics discussed might include how to conduct a strategic plan or how to best measure production line profitability, for example. Experts Exchange is a cost-effective, spin-free way to crowdsource answers to complex problems.

"Manufacturing is on the march to a great future," said David R. Brousell, Editor-in-Chief, Managing Automation Media. "Leaders who gravitate to this new community are committed to the idea that manufacturing can realize that better future through innovation, transformational business thinking and bold action."

The Council, Board and Community-Generated Content

Manufacturing Executive is guided by a Board and Council comprised of the world's leading manufacturing executives. The Manufacturing Leadership Council is a paid membership community tasked with brainstorming, debating, and voting on the most important issues in manufacturing today. Go to http://www.manufacturing-executive.com/council to learn more about Council membership.

The important issues serve as the foundation for generating discussion and ongoing dialogue within the community at large, and are re-evaluated annually.  The Board and Council have identified seven critical issues, the "Hot Topics," facing manufacturing today:

• Collaborative Innovation
• Factories of the Future
• Global Manufacturing & Supply Networks
• Rebranding Manufacturing
• Service Innovation
• Sustainability
• The New Workforce

The Council is driven by a distinguished Manufacturing Executive Leadership Board of manufacturing executives, academics, researchers, and analysts, facilitated by Manufacturing Executive's editorial team.  The current roster includes:

• Andy Chatha, ARC Advisory Group, President  & Founder
• Paul Christodoulou, University of Cambridge, Institute for Manufacturing, Senior Industrial Fellow
• Adriana Karaboutis, Dell, Vice President, Information Technology
• Dr. Larry Lapide, MIT, Research Affiliate—Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL)
• Dr. Jay Lee, University of Cincinnati, Professor of Advanced Manufacturing, Ohio Eminent Scholar & L.W. Scott Alter Chair Professor
• Pierfrancesco  Manenti, IDC Manufacturing Insights, EMEA Research Director
• George Nickel, Johnson and Johnson, Director Global Manufacturing
• Kevin O'Marah, AMR/Gartner, Group Vice President, Supply Chain Research—Global Strategy Officer
• Scott Park, Volvo Construction Equipment, Global CIO, VP Processes & Systems
• Michael Packer, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Vice President, Manufacturing Strategy & Processes
• Vince Serpico, L'Oreal, Senior Vice President, Corporate Operations NA
• Mark Wilson, Director of Collaboration Management, GlaxoSmithKline

Sponsorship Opportunities

In addition to a fee that will allow members to network with one another, participate in Experts Exchange, and access premium content, Manufacturing-Executive.com offers unique social media-based advertising opportunities, alongside traditional media advertising.  To find out more about these opportunities contact Michael Ornstein, VP, Worldwide Sales, [email protected].

About Managing Automation Media

Managing Automation Media, a division of Thomas Publishing LLC, produces industry-specific information for global manufacturing markets. Managing Automation Media provides critical content to innovative and forward thinking manufacturers – companies that use enterprise systems, information and automation technologies to transform their businesses and create a sustainable competitive advantage.  Managing Automation Media powers the Managing Automation Magazine and website, the Manufacturing Executive Online Community and Leadership Council, the Manufacturing Leadership Summit and the PM100 Awards program.

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