Acumence

Packaging Operations Intelligence and Supply Chain Performance

This webcast highlights the links between Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence in packaging operations, and the impact on supply chain performance. AMR Research's Roddy Martin, Vice President and General Manager of research in consumer products, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, and chemical manufacturing, will discuss how leading manufacturers today are using metrics and manufacturing intelligence to achieve profitable, same-day schedule execution by evaluating performance across the value chain from the outside-in. Highlights from recent interview with one CPG company will also be presented, including demonstration of key enabiling technologies.

About the Speakers

Roddy Martin, Vice President and General Manager at AMR Research

Roddy is responsible for managing AMR Research's analysis and research in consumer products, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, and chemical manufacturing. Roddy researches a variety of topics including systems support to operations, IT, and manufacturing strategy. Roddy was a key contributor in the development of AMR Research’s supply chain model. His research brings together the technical, business, and organizational issues faced when implementing IT architectures and applications. Roddy has over 27 years of experience, most recently as an executive at South African Breweries (SAB), one of the five largest brewers in the world. He had a leadership role in SAB's World Class Manufacturing program as well as the Strategic Corporate Change Management program. Prior to SAB, Roddy worked for ISCOR (Iron and Steel Manufacturers) as a technician and millwright. He also worked for G.H. Marais and Partners, an electrical and electronic engineering consulting firm. Roddy is frequently invited to speak at national and international trade conferences and is widely quoted in leading business and industry trade publications. Roddy's qualifications include a millwright trade, a technician’s diploma, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Pretoria, South Africa.

David Brochu, Executive Vice President at Acumence

David has 20 years of hands-on technology and manufacturing expertise. A frequent speaker, David began his career as an applications engineer and manager for Adept Technology, a leader in the field of robot and vision-guided automation. Before joining Acumence, David spent 15 years in executive sales and marketing positions with Rubicon Technology, a provider of expert system-based troubleshooting and diagnostics systems for equipment manufacturers, Wonderware Corporation, now a division of Invensys and leader in factory-floor software, and SmartSignal Corporation, the leading provider of predictive maintenance solutions in the power generation industry. David holds a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University, and an MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.