Innovation, Competitiveness and Operational Excellence – The New Brazilian Industry The Brazilian Manufacturing Summit will take place in São Paulo at a difficult time for the manufacturing industry. It will support and inform senior manufacturing leaders to ensure a resumption of competitiveness in Brazilian Manufacturing. In the last few years, according to an analysis from the Boston Consultancy Group (BCG), a series of factors have been pulling Brazil down the world rankings. The Summit will bring together a program that will debate the main solutions in search of optimized levels of productivity and competitiveness: • The impact of Government actions on competitiveness: what benefits do the government offer, what can we demand • What companies are doing to improve productivity without relying on investment and without decreasing prices • Exchange rate policies which can be in favour of our market • The impact of labour competitiveness: qualification and labour relations • Modernization, automation and overcoming the antagonism investment X Cost • The impact of charges and taxes on competitiveness • Successful implementation case studies of Lean Methodologies in Brazilian industries and barriers to be overcome: values, mindset and le adership style • Operational Excellence and Innovation • Challenges infrastructure, transport links, water and light and alternatives for energy efficiency for industry The program will address the modernization of the industry through strategic content, as well as operational solutions and best practices solutions for the production and manufacturing. For more information or assistance contact our team: Tel: +44(0)20 7202 7698 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.manufacturingbrazil.com/