Many organization today are challenged by managing quality across a complex supplier base.  As product and process complexity continues to increase, holistically managing quality at the enterprise level is a critical capability for companies looking to deliver world-class products to market on-time, on-budget, and on-quality. 

This Global Executive Council meeting focused on answering some of the critical questions on this topic. In addition, to sharing benchmark research GE Healthcare's Mark Bienkowski provided his experiences. 

Topics covered during this executive meeting include:

• Best practices for managing your supplier base; including metrics, scorecards,technology, etc.
• Creating an atmosphere for collaboration between all functional departments and your suppliers
• How to gain visibility into supplier functionality and performance
• Understanding supplier risk and taking a risk-based approach to supplier quality management