Summit 2006

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The second summit on India's manufacturing competitiveness will be held on August 2-4, 2006, at the Indian School of Business, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, campus. The conference is being co-hosted by the Center for Global Logistics and Manufacturing Strategies of the Indian School of Business, Deloitte Research, The Global Business Institute of the Stern School of Business at New York University, the National Science Foundation, and the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University. Major funding for US faculty participation in the academic conference was provided by the National Science Foundation.

Manufacturing is the backbone of the economy. Global competitiveness in manufacturing fosters growth, productivity, and employment, and strengthens the agriculture and service sectors. Rapid advances in worldwide distribution systems and information technology, combined with a lowering of trade barriers, has led to the proliferation of global manufacturing and service networks designed to take advantage of low-cost wage structures and reach local markets.

The 2006 Summit on Indian Manufacturing Competitiveness: Global Manufacturing and Service Networks will explore the challenges and opportunities of global supply chain management in India, and the successes of Indian enterprises operating in global industries. The Summit will help set the agenda to take the manufacturing industry to the next level of competitiveness, and focus on lessons learned from developed and emerging economies across North and South America, Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, and Asia-Pacific. An annual event, the Summit provides a continuing forum for leading industry experts, business executives, and academic researchers from around the world to share experiences, ideas, and industry-and firm-specific research focused on the growth of manufacturing sector, as India begins to exploit its industrial potential.

The study of the competitiveness of global manufacturing and service networks demands expertise from diverse fields such as manufacturing operations, innovation and product development, sourcing strategies, supply chain network design and optimization, systems development and implementation, service network management, international trade, finance, and economics, international logistics and transportation. Topics to be addressed at the conference include, but are not limited to:

     • Global sourcing strategies
     • Logistics in emerging markets
     • Infrastructure supply chains
     • Distribution systems in emerging markets
     • New technologies for enhancing supply chain visibility
     • Value chain synchronization
     • Service innovation and service networks
     • Differential pricing of products and services
     • Integrated manufacturing and service networks
     • Foreign direct investment and International trade
     • Trade documentation automation
     • Design of special economic zones (SEZs) in China, India, and other emerging markets.
     • Manufacturing networks in automotive, pharmaceuticals and food

The conference is organized in two parts: In the first, we have invited presentations from industry and government leaders, experts, and researchers. The second half of the conference will comprise leading academic researchers in the field focusing on problem solving, innovations and case studies. Original state of the art research publications are solicited for this part. This dual approach will provide participants with a view of the state of industry, leading current practices, as well as perspectives on the future developments in this emerging field. We plan to bring proceedings of the conference.