Tom Murphy with Upper Midwest Manufacturing Alliance

MANUFACTURING Innovation that Impacts Competitiveness, Productivity, Workforce, Revenue, and Growth Topics that will be discussed: Innovation defined Putting a program into practice Measuring and reporting Challenges --Ownership/Management Commitment --Focus --Resource Commitment --Investment $ --Workforce Skill Shortages Tom is a senior leader with a diverse career in general management, niche manufacturing and finance. He is known for leading productivity improvement, customer satisfaction, and employee empowerment. Tom's career combines executive positions within manufacturing companies, along with leading the manufacturing sector strategies of a global accounting, tax and consulting firm. As an industry thought leader, he served on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and was named a Trustee of The Manufacturing Institute. Tom authored a survey of 1,000+ manufacturing/distribution executives and a Small and Medium Manufacturers Series on critical issues facing the industry.