Avoiding pitfalls from product development to manufacturing scale-up

This conference has been designed for business owners and product development and manufacturing leaders. If your team is continually developing new products and facing challenges to ramp-up production, this conference is for you. Our industry experts will guide you through some of the pitfalls to avoid and present the successful strategies that have delivered proven results.

Main topics include:

• Why being late to market is greatly impacting financial results
• How to close the design-to-industrialization gap
• Why planning the evolution of a factory and production systems matters for getting into the market faster
• How new product development and introduction teams can leverage simulation to avoid costly mistakes

In recent years, manufacturers in a variety of industries have had to respond to extraordinary demand for their products. They want to increase production, but their products’ changing nature, labour shortages and supply-chain issues are complicating matters. In this conference, we will explore how you can increase your production capacities, minimize capital investments and enter the market quickly.

Speakers

Predrag Djurovic, LL.M.(Bus), MBA, P.Eng, brings over 30 years of expertise to his role as Vice President at CADmech Design. He possesses in-depth knowledge of engineering software applications, coupled with extensive expertise in managing diverse technical projects and professional teams. Recognized for stellar strategic solution consulting within complex and diverse industries, including power generation, defence, aerospace, and automotive, Predrag has proven success in creating companies from the ground up andproducing exceptional results.

Benoit Chouinard is an engineer and Progima President. He has over 25 years of solid experience in operational performance with a wide variety of manufacturing companies in Quebec and Ontario. He specializes in continuous improvement, specifically in supporting companies and executives in the implementation of daily management systems and efficiency improvement projects. Progima is recognized as the largest group of industrial engineering experts in Quebec and Ontario.