With the green credentials of a product fundamentally determined before it even exists, effective lifecycle management provides the chance for every step of a product's design, development, build and ultimately decommissioning, to be planned with a green agenda in mind. Lifecycle planning also provides the manufacturer the opportunity to ensure that compliance obligations are met at every stage of a product's life and that the environmental impact of a product is managed and understood through it's life. In this session, we ask: Whether striving for a green product lifecycle is financially viable How we can measure the greeness of a product's lifecycle How a greener product will be perceived by the end user How lifecycle management can fulfil potentially costly compliance responsibilities Why green lifecycle management is about much more that just waste reduction

Pressure to increase efficiency in recent years has seen an increase in risk across the supply chain. Product lifecycles are shorter, supply chains are larger with increased globalisation, and customer expectations are more demanding. This situation has been enhanced by economic uncertainty creating demand variability and stock anomalies. Coupled with the impact of growing regulatory obligations, managing supply chain risk is an ever increasing burden.In this webinar we look at how to understand the nature of supply chain risk, but most importantly how to balance the drive for supply chain efficiency whilst minimizing the exposure to disruption.

Increasing environmental regulations are posing new challenges to manufacturers. PLM can help companies track compliance at product level and improve data analysis and reporting on the product lifecycle from conception to disposal and recycling. In this webinar, we look at the regulations being introduced (such as REACH - Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals), the business implications of failure to comply on product viability and how PLM offers the ideal toolset to manage compliance.

Computer simulation now gives manufacturers the ability to design and test in virtual environments. This can rapidly reduce time to market, increase cross enterprise knowledge sharing and ultimately reduce costs while increasing performance. In this webinar we consider the implications of creating such an environment and clarify the significant benefits.

There are many applications to which RFID technology can be applied, but it is in the supply chain that RFID is delivering the greatest benefits: improved end-to-end visibility of supply chain higher integrity data meaning a reduction in shipping errors improved security for high-value items and reduced shrinkage enhanced demand visibility greater speed through increased automation This webinar addresses specifically how RFID drives tangible ROI in the supply chain and looks at the implications of incorporating an RFID solution into your systems.

Pressure on companies to reduce their impact on the environment continues to grow, and the supply chain remains a core focal point in achieving greener manufacturing. But with offshoring and a growing reliance on global manufacturing networks, has the notion of a green supply chain become an untenable concept? Is in fact, the notion of a 'green supply chain' a contradiction in terms? Join this session to gain a perspective on what is possible, how it can benefit the bottom line, and gain insight from experts who regularly deliver green logistics solutions.

Learn why sustainability is the key to long term profitability and how to realize this in your supply chain. This webinar demonstrates how the implementation of a leaner, sustainable supply chain, can improve efficiency and directly cut costs. Learn from experts with chalk-face experience who have delivered real ROI in developing long term, carbon efficient supply chain solutions.

Whether in the early stage of PLM implementation or with a fully integrated solution, developing a robust long-term PLM strategy and vision are integral to success.  This webinar addresses how to plan a goal oriented PLM solution from the selection stage through enterprise wide implementation. This webinar will cover: Approaches to ensure that a PLM solution fulfils its objectives Challenges in the extended enterprise Prioritizing and targeting specific problems for PLM to address

The last 18 months has seen significant turbulence in the supply chain, with unpredictable demand, fluctuation in transport costs, and financial uncertainty. As the World now emerges from recession, it has become clear that the supply chain landscape has evolved - the modern supply chain must be flexible and adaptive to a shifting World. In this webinar we look at what has been learnt through the downturn, and how these lessons can be adapted to deal with future supply chain disruption.