Invite-only executive workshop Detroit · June 5 Chicago · June 8

Manufacturing Intelligence Roadshow

From Planning Chaos
to Execution Confidence

Most manufacturers already have ERP, MES, APS, PLM, dashboards, and reports. Yet schedules still change daily. Expedites still dominate meetings. OTIF is still defended, not engineered.

Join IndX, SmarterMRP, and Siemens for a private executive workshop for production and operations leaders who need the plan to survive contact with reality.

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Detroit

June 5, 2026

Chicago

June 8, 2026

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One roadshow. Multiple manufacturing hubs.

Built for leaders who need planning, production, and execution to finally work together. Seats at each location are limited.

Detroit

June 5, 2026

Siemens Digital Industries Office, Detroit

AutomotiveIndustrial EquipmentAerospaceDiscrete MfgTier Suppliers

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Chicago

June 8, 2026

Siemens Digital Industries Office, Chicago

Food & BeverageChemicalPharmaPackagingIndustrial Mfg

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Seats are limited and subject to confirmation. Designed for senior manufacturing, operations, supply chain, and digital transformation leaders.

The uncomfortable truth

Manufacturers don't lack software. They lack execution confidence.

ERP is live. MES is installed. APS is configured. Dashboards are everywhere. But the real questions still come up every single week.

Manufacturing Intelligence exists because traditional planning systems were not built for today's volatility. The gap between what the system says and what the shop floor does costs manufacturers time, money, and credibility.

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Can we actually make this schedule?
What happens if this supplier is late?
Which order should we prioritize right now?
Why are we still expediting the same parts?
Why is inventory high but availability still poor?
Why does the plan collapse the moment production starts?

Schedules change daily

Demand shifts, supplier delays, capacity constraints, and labor shortages constantly disrupt the plan before the week even starts.

Expedites dominate meetings

Teams spend more time reacting to shortages and firefighting than improving the systems that generate those problems.

OTIF is defended, not engineered

Teams explain missed delivery performance after the fact instead of designing better execution before it breaks.

Inventory buffers keep growing

Manufacturers carry more material to protect service levels but still struggle with part availability and confidence.

Planning and production disconnect

The plan may look correct in the system. The shop floor runs on constraints, exceptions, and tribal knowledge that no report captures.

Leaders lack forward-looking intelligence

Executives have reports, but not the real-time signal needed to act with confidence before a bad week becomes a missed quarter.

Why Manufacturing Intelligence

Fast, confident decisions when reality refuses to follow the plan.

Manufacturing Intelligence connects planning, production, material availability, constraints, and execution signals so leaders can act before the week turns into another firefight.

This is not another dashboard. This is not another planning theory. This is a practical workshop on how manufacturers move from reactive scheduling to execution confidence.

Real-time constraint visibilitySee what is actually achievable before committing to a schedule.

Faster response to disruptionRespond to demand shifts, supply gaps, and capacity changes before they escalate.

Decision intelligence, not just dataMove from explaining what happened to deciding what to do next.

The execution gap Manufacturing Intelligence closes

DailySchedule changes most manufacturers absorb reactively

30–40%Of planner time lost to firefighting vs. forward planning

Multi-ERPComplexity across plants and systems

90 daysTimeframe to see measurable execution improvement

Your hosts

Three partners. One integrated solution.

Siemens provides the digital manufacturing foundation. SmarterMRP brings the intelligence layer. IndX makes it work in the real world.

IndX

Execution and implementation partner

The partner that makes it operational

IndX implements, integrates, and operationalizes manufacturing intelligence across ERP, MES, PLM, APS, and real manufacturing processes. Strategy is only valuable when it runs on the shop floor.

SmarterMRP

Manufacturing intelligence layer

Intelligence for real-world production volatility

SmarterMRP extends advanced planning with intelligence that helps teams respond faster to changing demand, supply, capacity, and execution realities. When the plan breaks, SmarterMRP helps you know what to do next.

Siemens

Digital enterprise foundation

The technology backbone for advanced planning and execution

Siemens Xcelerator and Opcenter connect planning, production, execution, and digital operations across the enterprise. From MES to APS to digital twin, Siemens provides the infrastructure that modern manufacturing runs on.

Executive workshop agenda

A practical half-day built for real manufacturing problems.

No vendor pitches. No generic transformation slides. A focused session on the planning and execution challenges manufacturing leaders face every week.

12:00 – 13:00	Arrival and Networking Lunch	Meet manufacturing, operations, supply chain, and digital leaders from the region.
13:00 – 13:15	Welcome: Why Manufacturing Intelligence, Why Now	A sharp opening on why traditional planning systems struggle in today's volatile environment.	IndX
13:15 – 13:45	The Planning Chaos Problem	A candid look at why schedules break, expedites dominate, and OTIF becomes a weekly defense exercise.	IndX
13:45 – 14:15	Manufacturing Operations Management with Opcenter	How Siemens Xcelerator and Opcenter support the next era of advanced planning and manufacturing execution.	Siemens
14:15 – 14:45	SmarterMRP Intelligence Showcase	How SmarterMRP helps manufacturers make faster decisions across demand, supply, capacity, and constraints.	SmarterMRP
14:45 – 15:00	Coffee Break	Informal conversations and peer networking.
15:00 – 15:30	IndX Implementation Approach	How IndX integrates and operationalizes Manufacturing Intelligence across real manufacturing environments.	IndX
15:30 – 16:10	Executive Roundtable	Peer discussion on planning volatility, production constraints, material shortages, and execution confidence.	All
16:10 – 16:40	Build Your Roadmap	A guided working session to identify where Manufacturing Intelligence creates the biggest impact at your facility.	All
16:40 – 17:00	Closing and Next Steps	Summary, takeaways, and optional follow-up conversations with IndX, SmarterMRP, and Siemens.

Final agenda timing may vary slightly by location.

Who should attend

Built for manufacturing leaders who own execution.

Ideal attendees

VP / Director of Manufacturing
VP / Director of Operations
VP / Director of Supply Chain
Head of Production
Plant Manager / Site Leader
Director of Planning
S&OP / S&OE Leader
Head of Materials / Inventory
Continuous Improvement Leader
Digital Manufacturing Leader
MES / APS / ERP Transformation Leader

Best-fit industries

Automotive and tier suppliers
Industrial equipment
Aerospace and defense
Food and beverage
Chemical manufacturing
Pharmaceutical manufacturing
Packaging and high-volume production
Discrete manufacturing
Multi-plant manufacturing networks

Four reasons this is worth your time

This is not another software briefing.

See beyond dashboards

Understand why more reports do not always create better decisions, and what Manufacturing Intelligence actually adds to the operational picture.

Pressure-test your planning process

Compare your current planning and execution challenges with peers who face the same manufacturing volatility every week.

See how the three partners fit together

Understand the combined value of a technology foundation, an intelligence layer, and an execution partner working as one system.

Leave with a practical roadmap

Walk away with clear next steps for improving planning confidence, production execution, and operational decision-making.

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Join us in Detroit or Chicago.

Invite-only executive workshop with limited seats at each location. Submit your details and our team will confirm availability for your preferred city.

Detroit WorkshopJune 5, 2026 · Siemens Digital Industries Office

Chicago WorkshopJune 8, 2026 · Siemens Digital Industries Office

Half-day formatNetworking lunch, sessions, roundtable, roadmap · 12:00 – 17:00

Invite-only, limited seatsSubject to confirmation by IndX team

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From Planning Chaosto Execution Confidence