CHANDLER, Ariz., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- MESA International, the Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association, is introducing its successful Plant-to-Enterprise Conference in Europe, 7-8 November, at the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

The new MESA 2007 European Plant-to-Enterprise Conference offers an opportunity for MES/plant-wide information systems beginners and experts to learn proven ways to lower manufacturing risk, drive productivity, increase agility and improve quality with innovative technologies. Prominent manufacturers and industry experts will share their experience with strategic initiatives, application of standards and practical cases in various sessions. Additionally, the conference will provide a networking platform to exchange visions, trends and experience across the industries.

"Actual trends like shorter product life cycles, globalization of the market, expanding regulations and increasing price pressure are influencing the policy of industrial companies strongly," said Jan Snoeij, Principal MES Consultant with LogicaCMG and Chair of the MESA 2007 European Conference. "In order to take up the challenge of the market and the supply chain successfully, production may not be a black box any more. Transparency and visibility are essential for optimizing production and other business processes. Integration of the plant and the enterprise are key for success."

This first European MESA Conference will bring practical value to the mission statement of MESA, which states that the industry association promotes the exchange of best-practices, strategies and innovation in managing manufacturing operations, manufacturing quality and in achieving plant-floor execution excellence.

"Clearly the issues manufacturers and producers encounter every day are universal," Snoeij noted. "As MESA has been bringing together hundreds of industry leaders each year at the North American conference, we are enthusiastic about building on this success in Europe and addressing these challenges here."

Additionally, the continued commitment from increasing end user membership levels and MESA's Keystone Sponsors, including GE Fanuc, IBM, Microsoft, MPDV, Rockwell Automation, SAP, Siemens, and Wonderware, have driven the success of the Plant-to-Enterprise conference series. MESA is very pleased to bring the P2E event to Europe with the support of LogicaCMG as the Premiere Sponsor.

Matt Bauer of Rockwell Automation, MESA International Chairman, said, "Our members' passion for manufacturing excellence is reflected by the surge of interest that is fueling our growth outside of North America, especially Europe, but also the Middle East, and now Australia and China."

More detailed information about the conference and on-line registration is available at http://www.mesa.org/conference/2007/eu.

Press are invited to contact MESA Headquarters for a complimentary conference registration. Contact katie@mesa.org.

About MESA

MESA is an association of manufacturers/producers, solution providers and industry professionals, promoting innovation and best practices sharing, with a goal of delivering valuable knowledge around operations-centric enterprise solutions. MESA defines industry standard methodologies and approaches that allow manufacturers/producers to bridge execution excellence with enterprise level requirements. MESA's industry events, symposiums and publications help cultivate understanding, analysis and the exchange of strategies and innovation to achieve manufacturing leadership

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CONTACT: DeAnn Fedyski of MESA International, +1-480-893-6883

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