1. The Power of Convergence How Frost & Sullivans Manufacturing Leadership Community Will Help Companies Grow in Todays & Tomorrows Global MarketThe Journey to Visionary Innovation

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Industry Convergence Comprehensive Industry Coverage Sparks Innovation OpportunitiesAutomotive & TransportationAerospace & DefenseMeasurement & InstrumentationConsumer TechnologiesInformation & Communication TechnologiesAutomotive Transportation & LogisticsEnergy & Power SystemsEnvironment & Building TechnologiesHealthcareMinerals & MiningChemicals, Materials & FoodElectronics & SecurityIndustrial Automation & Process Control4 5. Our Research Methodology Integration of Research Methodologies Provide 360 PerspectiveIdea Generation for Growth Pipeline Comprehensive Evaluation of Opportunities Reduced Risk and Enhanced Accuracy Best Practices in Strategy Implementation Foundation for Visionary Perspective Innovative Growth Strategies 6. 360 Research Perspective Integration of 7 Research Methodologies Provides Visionary Perspective6 7. Implementation Excellence Leveraging Career Best Practices to Maximize Impact 8. Synergies Manufacturing Leadership and Frost & Sullivan 1Research Thought LeadershipManufacturing & Process ConsultingMega Trends & Industry AutomationManufacturing Excellence ML JournalField AuditsManufacturingManufacturing Leadership Council3On-line CommunityLeadership InnovationGrowthGIL Global Community2ML Summit4 Production OperationsSales & MarketingGIC & Events 9. Manufacturing Leadership Council Strengthened by Frost & Sullivan Key Pillars of the Council: Access to industry leaders, subject matter experts, and others committed to improving the overall manufacturing industry Career best practices are shared among Council Members to help raise awareness and learn from the experiences of others Insights into trends, challenges and thought processes that will have an influence on how organizations go to market, remain competitive, and capitalize on opportunities9 10. Thought Leadership: Catalyzing Industry Adoption of Best-practices Power of ConvergenceTop 50 Game ChangersTop 30 Manufacturing Software CompaniesTop 20 Manufacturing Hardware Companies 11. GLOBALIZATIONSMARTTECHNOLOGYGREYING WORKFORCE 12. COLLABORATIVE MANUFACTURING SERVICE DELIVERYGLOBALIZATIONMANUFACTURING OPERATIONS RISK MANAGEMENT` `INNOVATIONSMARTE-CONVERGENCETECHNOLOGYFRUGAL ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING`GREYING WORKFORCEKNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSEXPERT SYSTEMSCONTROL ON GO 13. 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