Conference Information
The average worker saves more than 50 minutes per day thanks to effective mobile devices. It's no wonder why the importance of mobile technology in manufacturing is growing! Today's manufacturing operations require quick access to information, and mobility is giving workers access to the real-time information they need.
Some of the biggest benefits manufacturing workers realize thanks to mobile devices are:
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Greater productivity, because employees are more empowered
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Better inventory management and supply chain management
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Improved customer service
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Competitive advantage gained from access to real-time information
View this on-demand event and learn how a wide variety of manufacturers are becoming leaner and more productive thanks to mobile devices. You hear how mobility is being applied across a variety of core manufacturing applications, like ERP.
Simon Jacobson, Senior Research Analyst from AMR Research, shares information about the current adoption of mobility, as well as the business case behind it. You also hear real world case studies from Christine Hansen of Epicor. She presents several manufacturers who have integrated mobile technologies with their enterprise systems.
Speakers
Adrienne Selko
eMedia Editor
IndustryWeek
Adrienne Selko manages the editorial content of IndustryWeek's award-winning Web site. Before joining the staff in 2004, Selko was managing editor of corporate publications at a large regional financial institution. She was also an editor for the U.S. based publication of a medical manufacturing company. Prior to that she ran a public relations and marketing company that published a best-selling healthcare book. Selko received a bachelor's of business administration from the University of Michigan.
Simon Jacobson
Senior Research Director
AMR Research
Simon Jacobson is responsible for AMR Research's coverage of manufacturing operations and ERP providers serving the mid-market. He examines how global manufacturers apply IT to their processes as part of their ongoing evolution toward becoming demand-driven manufacturers. In addition to ERP, Jacobson also covers manufacturing compliance and quality management (including environmental health and safety), manufacturing services organizations, and the evolving ecosystem of MES providers across the range of industries that AMR Research studies.
Prior to his role as senior research analyst, Jacobson worked as the program manager for AMR Research's manufacturing operations group. In this position, he managed the team's strategic client relationships, business development efforts, and coordinated research efforts to ensure that market trends and demands were adequately reflected. He also worked to create cross-functional synergies with AMR Research's sales, marketing, and research departments.
Jacobson has a bachelor's from the University of Vermont.
Christine Hansen
Product Manager
Epicor
Christine Hansen joined Epicor Software Corporation as part of the DataWorks Corporation merger in 1995, bringing a wealth of experience in the product management and marketing of manufacturing solutions to the company. In her current position as product marketing manager with Epicor’s Manufacturing Solutions Group, Hansen is responsible for the product marketing and direction of the Vantage and Vista product suites. She also served as an implementation consultant and classroom instructor for ERP applications designed for small to midsize mixed-mode manufacturers.
Prior to joining Epicor in 1995, Hansen worked with ICS Software, supporting a legacy ERP application designed for manufacturers, specifically in the areas of inventory management and maintenance management. Hansen also worked for Data Technologies, as an implementation consultant for ERP applications designed for small cities across the Midwest.
Hansen received Bachelor of Arts degrees in both Business Administration and Spanish from Augustana College.