Conference Will Explore latest developments in ERP software.
Press Release Summary:
As announced in Precision Metalforming Association's (PMA) flagship publication, MetalForming magazine, The Manufacturing ERP Experience will provide information on industry's leading enterprise-resource-planning (ERP) software systems for small- to mid-sized manufacturing companies. This conference is scheduled for October 3-4, 2012 in Cleveland, OH. Along with software demonstrations, program will feature variety of case-study and keynote presentations.
Original Press Release:
PMA and MetalForming Magazine to Hold Conference on the Latest Developments in ERP Software
CLEVELAND, OH-The Precision Metalforming Association's (PMA) flagship publication, MetalForming magazine, announces The Manufacturing ERP Experience, a conference that will provide information on the industry's leading enterprise-resource-planning (ERP) software systems for small to midsized manufacturing companies. The event is scheduled for October 3-4, 2012, at the Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Cleveland, Ohio.
Modern ERP systems have changed how companies do business. By integrating all of a company's data and processes into a unified system, ERP software allows companies to be more cost- and time-efficient.
Participants will learn the latest developments in ERP software at this timely and focused 1.5-day event. The program includes:
· Software demonstrations from leading suppliers, including Epicor, Plex Systems, ECi Solutions, IQMS, Sescoi, Consona and Global Shop Solutions.
· Case-study presentations describing successful software-implementation projects.
· Keynote presentations from respected, knowledgeable experts. Presentations cover "Is it Time to Purchase ERP? It's Not Brain Surgery; Don't Wait Until the Patient is Dying;" by Cindy Jutras, Mint Jutras, LLC; "Shopping for a New ERP System: How to Specify the Right System for your Application," by Scott Holter, Meaden & Moore; and "After the Implementation: Best Practices for Optimizing ERP," by Frank Scavo, Constellation Research.
Registration fee is only $149 for PMA members and $199 for nonmembers. Visit www.metalformingmagazine.com/erp for complete program details and online registration. Please contact Marlene O'Brien at 216-901-8800 or mobrien@pma.org with questions.
PMA is the full-service trade association representing the $113-billion metalforming industry of North America-the industry that creates precision metal products using stamping, fabricating, spinning, slide forming and roll forming technologies, and other value-added processes. Its nearly 900 member companies also include suppliers of equipment, materials and services to the industry. PMA leads innovative member companies toward superior competitiveness and profitability through advocacy, networking, statistics, the PMA Educational Foundation, FABTECH and METALFORM tradeshows, and MetalForming magazine, which reaches more than 53,000 readers every month.
