Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
MIT Risk Management Conference
March 11-12, 2008
Wong Auditorium
Cambridge, MA
http://ilp-www.mit.edu/display_event.a4d?eventId=3134&key=P4b
Global industry leaders and MIT faculty will discuss cutting-edge research and best practices in risk management for global product delivery at MIT's risk management conference on March 11-12, 2008.
Presentations for the day-and-half event will provide highlights of the latest research by MIT faculty and presentations on risk management strategies and tactics by top executives from Velcro USA, IBM, Cisco Systems, GM, Xerox, and the US Navy. A central focus will be how to use a "birth-to-earth" lifecycle approach to managing risk, beginning with product design and development through manufacturing, delivery, customer service, and recycling.
Keynote speakers include Joan M. Cullinane, President of Velcro USA and Nicholas Donofrio, IBM's EVP of Innovation and Technology.
This conference is co-sponsored by MIT Leaders for Manufacturing Program, MIT Systems Design and Management Program, MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation, and MIT Industrial Liaison Program. More information on the conference, including complete agenda and abstracts, can be found at http://ilp-www.mit.edu/display_event.a4d?eventId=3134&key=P4b.
Source: Business Wire (Business Wire India)