Rochester Chapter of the IEEE Computer Society Presents Mike Chester of InterEMS

June 15th, 2000. Refreshments beginning at 5:00 PM with the talk beginning at 5:30 PM.

Featured talk from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM

Building 335 Cafeteria, Xerox Webster Campus, Webster, NY

The Xerox Webster Campus is accessible from Route 104 by exiting at Phillips Road. The talk will be held in the 335 Cafeteria at Seine Drive.

E-Commerce and Engineering

What is happening to the present, time tested ways of purchasing, manufacturing, and servicing customers? What does the future hold for manufacturing and supply chain management on the Internet? How are Internet-enabled collaborative environments changing the relationships between various departments, suppliers and customers? How will this impact time to market, quality, and costs? How will this affect manufacturing outsourcing?

This presentation will show how E-Commerce is changing business models for manufacturing and supply chain management and will change your job!

Presentor Biography:

Michael S. Chester, Vice President Business Development, interEMS.com, has over twenty-four years international manufacturing experience.

InterEMS.com, a business-to-business E-Commerce company, enables companies to bring their outsourced manufacturing and engineering projects to market faster. InterEMS.com's collaborative Internet-based environment allows clients to manage concurrent outsourced manufacturing and engineering projects. InterEMS.com's global manufacturing and engineering partners help design and/or produce products which results in faster time to market, less costs, and more market share. InterEMS.com has received $50 M in funding since it was founded in August 1999.

As founder and past President of International Manufacturing Consultants, Mr. Chester has helped companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 develop strategic plans, business development and E-Commerce strategies, set up and turn around operations, outsource production, and form partnerships.

During sixteen years with IBM, Mr. Chester set up global manufacturing operations, designed production automation, marketed products and services, and formed a manufacturing consulting organization which grew to almost $20M in just under 5 years. He also spent one year living in China while consulting to factories owned by the Chinese Government during a leave from IBM.

Mr. Chester frequently lectures on global manufacturing issues at conferences, seminars, and professional society events.

Mr. Chester earned his BS in Electrical Engineering and MS in Computer Engineering at Syracuse University and his MBA at Union College. He serves on the boards of the APICS Boston Chapter and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Northeast USA Region (50,000 members), and on the planning committee of the MIT Enterprise Forum, which advises start--up companies.


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