SDI CO-HOSTS Q2 INNOVATION SYMPOSIUM WITH MICROSOFT

BRISTOL, Pa., May 9, 2017 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- SDI, the leading provider of Supply Chain as-a-Service for Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO), is pleased to announce they will be co-hosting the Q2 Innovation Symposium with Microsoft at the Microsoft Technology Center in Malvern, PA on June 8th from 9am until 11:30am. This morning of education, networking and innovation focuses on a theme of The Industrial Internet of Things and how it is  helping manufacturers move from the reactive domain to the predictive domain.

According to A.T. Kearney,  many companies still struggle with what the digitization of manufacturing means to their organizations. Principal at A.T. Kearney, PS Subramaniam, and co-author of "Sprint to Digital Manufacturing Success," will be speaking at the Innovation Symposium on June 8th. He will outline A.T. Kearney's four-step approach—start small, fail fast, iterate or pivot, and scale fast— that allows  organizations to begin the journey with minimal investment and avoid the trap of doing "digital for digital's sake."

In addition to A.T. Kearney, the morning's event will include George Lehart from The Hershey Company presenting their use case as well. Hershey, who has leveraged the Industrial Internet of Things and applied it to their business, will share their lessons learned.

Details on how to register for this limited-seating event can be found here. Microsoft will also be broadcasting the event live via SKYPE.

"Although still in its infancy, IIoT technology is already proving to be a disruptive and transformative force that will reshape the manufacturing landscape and drive new and innovative solutions for asset management and the MRO supply chains that support that effort," said Jim Owens, Senior Vice President of Business Development at SDI. "This event will be a great opportunity for learning, collaborating, and sharing expertise and experience related to real world, practical applications for IIoT."

The event is being held at 9am on June 8th, 2017 at Microsoft's Technology Center at 45 Liberty Blvd, Suite 210 in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Presentations will be followed by an optional networking lunch from 11:30pm – 12:30pm. While the event is free of charge, space is limited. All attendees – virtual or in-person -  must register by May 25th at http://www.sdi.com/contact/symposium-registration

About SDI, Inc.

By helping organizations understand how each link in their MRO supply chain impacts the entire enterprise, SDI helps them achieve year-over-year savings, enterprise-wide efficiencies and newfound control. http://www.sdi.com

Media Contact:Debra Yorkman, SDI, Inc., 215-633-1914, debra.yorkman@sdi.com

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