Complexity in business
Date 03 June 2008
Time
09:00 - Registration
16:50 - Close of seminar
Location
The IET, Savoy Place, London, UK
Introduction
This seminar is designed to provide a paradigm for tackling business problems, particularly in areas where traditional approaches have tried and failed. These key presentations will address the complexity science and systems’ behaviour and how it can offer different frameworks and methodologies for tackling these business problems.
With new and fresh approaches being explained on problem solving and how human and intellectual barriers can be broken down. The presentations will conclude with a detailed display of the new concepts available today and how to measure the performance rates.
Topics will include
By attending this seminar you will benefit from presentations on
- Complexity Science
- Complex Systems
- Social Systems
- Operating Systems
- Measurements
Who should attend?
This seminar will be of particular relevance to Production Directors and Senior Managers, Systems Engineers, Senior Management in product and process design, and Strategy Development Directors working for
- Telecoms Operators
- Software Providers
- Utilities
- Equipment Suppliers
- Consultants
You are no longer able to register for this event.
Cost
| Early bird rate | Standard rate | |
Member | £245.00 (+ £42.88 VAT = £287.88) | £295.00 (+ £51.63 VAT = £346.63) | |
Non member | £295.00 (+ £51.63 VAT = £346.63) | £345.00 (+ £60.38 VAT = £405.38) | |
Student /retired | £105.00 (+ £18.38 VAT = £123.38) | ||
* Please note that all students must have their applications endorsed by their Professor or Head of Department.
Programme
| 09:00 | Registration and refreshments |
| 09:30 | Chairman's Introduction Gerry Frizelle, Assistant Director of Research (rtd), Cambridge University and Chairman, Sirius Concepts Ltd |
| 09:40 | Strategy and Performance Professor Mike Bourne, Director and Professor of Business Performance, Cranfield University |
| 10:25 | Global Pharmaceuticals - What's to be done with complexity Derek Willison-Parry, Vice President Operational Excellence, GSK |
| 11:10 | Refreshments |
| 11:30 | Complex Beyond Words Jeffrey Johnson, Head of Department of Design, Development, Environment and Materials, Open University |
| 12:15 | In an Infinitely Complex World with a Finite Time to Decide, when Faced with this Predicament - What do we do next? Stephen Brewis, Business Architect, BT Group |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| 14:10 | Models of Complexity to assist Strategic Decisions in Business Peter Allen, Head of Complex Systems Management Centre, Cranfield University |
| 14:55 | Using Complexity to carry out Innovation and Organisational ‘Health Checks’ - an interactive session Dr Elizabeth McMillan, Senior Research Fellow, Open University |
| 15:40 | Refreshments |
| 16:00 | Complexity: Observed in Supply Chains, but can it be diagnosed? Martin Robinson, Project Manager - International Transport & Logistics Services, Nestlé |
| 16:45 | Chairman’s closing remarks |
| 16:50 | Close of event |
Organiser
Organised by the Management Network
