
| SCOR 8.0 FrameworkTraining | | Location: | Rome, Italy | | Date/Time: | June 10-11, 2008 | | Description: | The workshop details the SCOR model with particular emphasis on metrics, reviews implementation strategy, and uses a business case study to provide attendees with actual practice and hands on learning of the SCOR model. | | Audience: | Organisations attempting to develop a business case for supply chain management projects and those seeking guidance on specifics of implementing projects using SCOR. | Registration: | Register here |

| SAPICS 2008 | | Location: | Sun City, South Africa | | Date/Time: | June 29 - July 2, 2008 | | Description: | SAPICS is the annual conference and exhibition of The Association of Operations Management of South Africa. This is the leading event in Africa for Supply Chain and Operations Management professionals. The theme of the conference is "Capabilities for Growth". | | Audience: | Supply chain and Operations Management professionals. | Speaker: | Douglas Kent will be presenting on "Rethinking Globalisation" | Registration: | Register here |

| SCOR 8.0 Six Sigma & Lean ConvergenceTraining | | Location: | Johannnesburg, South Africa | | Date/Time: | July 3-4, 2008 | | Description: | This training is intended to be a how-to course for the application of SCOR framework and model in convergence with Six Sigma and Lean methodologies. This training uses a case study to demonstrate how companies can use these methodologies in concert to produce synergistic efforts across their supply chains. | | Audience: | Supply-chain, Six Sigma, and Lean professionals can gain an understanding of how to use the SCOR 8.0 framework to extend the benefits of continuous improvement across their extended supply chain to create overall system improvements. | Instructor: | Douglas Kent |

| Green Manufacturing Conference | | Location: | Chicago, IL | | Date/Time: | September 22-25, 2008 | | Description: | Join your colleagues and peers at Green Manufacturing: Business Strategies for Sustainability, featuring industry experts who are ready to answer all your questions related to developing sustainable business practices. | | Audience: | Executive, Director and Management within operations, supply chain, R&D, product design, engineering, manufacturing, management and marketing, EHS, corporate communications. | Speaker: | Kathleen Geraghty will be speaking on Green supply chain, focussing on metrics and best practices, including green network design on Tuesday, September 23. | Registration: | Register here |

| SCOR 9.0 Implementation Training | | Location: | Budapest | | Date/Time: | September 29-30, 2008 | | Description: | The workshop details the SCOR model with particular emphasis on metrics, reviews implementation strategy, and uses a business case study to provide attendees with actual practice | | Audience: | Organizations attempting to develop a business case for supply chain management projects and those seeking guidance on specifics of implementing projects using SCOR | Instructor: | Douglas Kent | Registration: | Register here |

| Supply Chain Conference Europe | | Location: | Budapest | | Date/Time: | September 30 - October 2, 2008 | | Description: | The 2008 Supply-Chain Council European Conference will offer three tracks of concurrent presentations - Embracing Risk & Taking it to the Bottom Line, Performance Management in a Turbulent World and Rethinking Globalization - Is the Race Still On? | | Audience: | Supply chain practitioners, VP and Directors involved in supply chain, operations management, risk management | Registration: | Registration Information |

| European Industrial & Distribution Summit | | Location: | Hamburg, Germany | | Date/Time: | October 15-16, 2008 | | Description: | The industrial and distribution property sector has become a global affair. Cross-border capital flows can now be counted in billions of dollars. Keep on top of the economic, political and property scene across a wide canvass at this exclusive conference, networking dinner and optional study tour brought to you by Estates Gazette and taking place in Hamburg. | | Agenda: | Click here to see the complete agenda | Registration: | Register here |

| Next Generation Manufacturing Summit | | Location: | Wolfsburg, Germany | | Date/Time: | November 4-6, 2008 | | Description: | The NGM Summit 2008 will serve as an arena for senior level executives to engage in a clear and focused dialogue with their peers to procure and examine their business and manufacturing objectives in real time. | | Agenda: | Click here to see the complete agenda | Registration: | Register here |


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