Date: October 13-15, 2008

Location: Houston, TX

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ALM is high on the agenda of executives in manufacturing, utilities, and every other enterprise where success depends upon complex equipment. These executives must worry about capital budget overruns and start-up delays that can turn excellent market opportunities into major calamities. They are also concerned with revenue, safety, compliance, quality, and operating cost problems that arise when performance in operating plants is not optimized.

AIM is the foundation for and key enabler of excellence in every asset lifecycle stage. Studies show that asset-intensive organizations suffer staggering losses each year as a result of poor AIM across plant design, build, and handover. AIM issues, likewise, plague groups involved with facility operation and maintenance. Neglect in this area has also been linked to major safety and compliance violations that blemish corporate reputations and jeopardize their survival.

“ARC’s research shows that collaboration and teamwork across all asset stakeholders is vital to ensuring good AIM,” states Sid Snitkin, Vice President and General Manager of ARC’s Enterprise Advisory Services. “Each group needs to appreciate the impact their practices have on asset performance and align their practices and goals to achieve optimal performance.”

ARC’s Asset Lifecycle Management Forum is a must-attend event that pro-vides the following opportunities:

• Learn about the “hidden ways” that AIM impacts Asset Performance

• Gain the knowledge to identify significant “hidden costs” in your AIM program

• Discover what leading companies are doing to overcome cultural, contractual, and infrastructure roadblocks that frustrate collaborative programs

• Understand what technology suppliers are doing to enable you to improve AIM

• See what industry and standards groups are doing to enable better information interoperability

• Share challenges, ideas, and strategies with peers

For more information about ARC’s Asset Lifecycle Management Forum, please visit www.arcweb.com/res/forumhouston, or call 781-471-1000.

Founded in 1986, ARC Advisory Group has grown to become the Thought Leader in Manufacturing and Supply Chain solutions. No matter how complex your business issues, our analysts have the expert industry knowledge and first-hand experience to help you find the best answer. We focus on simple yet critical goals: improving your return on assets, operational performance, total cost of ownership, project time-to-benefit, and share-holder value.

Further information can be obtained from ARC, Three Allied Drive, Dedham, MA 02026, 781-471-1000, Fax 781-471-1100, E-mail info@arcweb.com,