Perhaps one of the most discussed topics in the business world today is how to mobilize a workforce. As one begins this journey there are many facets and topics to consider. All of these topics are important and all must be considered for a complete solution. A miss on any of the important ones can be the difference between developing a 'paper weight' or a solution that you users cannot live without (think of your smart phone). These are findings, observations and learnings noted over many years of the discussion, research and deployment of mobile solutions. All must be evaluated to develop a mobile solution that will produce a successful design for your users. Select link below to read entire article on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mobilizing-your-workforce-observations-from-road-chet-johnson/

****Important Information – Please Read**** Please make sure to ‘Check-In’ so we know who is attending and you can begin to setup conference meet-ups. Also, if you haven’t registered yet you can still attend. The hotel room block is no longer available, but there are several hotels within walking distance of the venue. Hope to see you there next Monday… The MUWG 2019 Fall Conference Guidebook mobile app is now ready to download! We're excited if you are joining us for the Fall 2019 MUWG Conference in Phoenix! We had overwhelming positive feedback on our mobile app, Guidebook. MUWG continues to focus on ways to reduce our impact on the environment. MUWG saves considerable amounts of paper by using our Guidebook App to distribute the most up-to-date conference agenda, presentations, maps, evaluations, and other information, like “check-in” and build your own schedule. Please use the session ratings and conference survey in Guidebook to give us your feedback so we can continue to improve our conferences. We will not be providing paper copies of the agenda so the agenda in guidebook will be used as the official agenda of record. If you want a paper copy of the agenda, please print the attached pdf and bring it with you to the conference. Everyone that downloads guidebook and “Checks-In” to our guide will be entered into a special door prize drawing. Again, only attendees which have downloaded our 2019 Fall Conference guide and have “Checked-In” will be eligible for this special drawing. 📷 You're invited You're invited to download MUWG 2019 Fall Conference 1. Download the Guidebook app to your device. 2. Search for MUWG 2019 Fall Conference. 3. Sign in using your existing account. View the guide using your computer at: http://guidebook.com/guide/152240 See you in Phoenix.

MSCUG (Maximo Supply Chain User Group) attendees, your management committee has been busy planning for our next conference in Phoenix, AZ Sept 30 – Oct 2, 2019. After reviewing feedback from our previous conferences and areas of interest from across the industry, we have selected the below topics for the Fall session. If you have any questions please contact me and if you are a first time attendee, please find me at Registration on Monday evening from 5-7 so that I can welcome you and help make the conference beneficial for you. • Mobile Inventory Demos – Custom or off-the shelf demos are welcome (as long as Maximo is the backend database) for any of these functional areas (PR approval, PO Approval, Receiving, Cycle Counting, Issuing, Returns, Cycle Count Approvals, Dashboards/Start Centers, Management Apps, others) • Inventory Strategy/Data analytics – What are companies doing with their data to support strategies and what analytics tools and processes are being used • RPA (Robotic Process Automation) Use Cases – With pressures to reduce O&M cost and do ‘more with less’ how is RPA technology being used to perform repetitive Inventory tasks • CIP-013 Cyber Security Requirements and Solutions – How are companies using Maximo to manage this new requirement Below is the full agenda: • Tuesday AM – Kick Off (Chet Johnson and Mgmt Team) • Tuesday PM 1 – Mobile Demos 1 (Panel of companies) • Tuesday PM 2 – Mobile Demos 2 (Panel of companies) • Wednesday General Session – Inventory Strategy/Data analytics (Panel of companies) • Wednesday AM 1 – IBM Roadmap and RFE Process foe MSCUG group (Dean La Porte - IBM) • Wednesday PM 2 – RPA Use Cases (Panel of companies) • Wednesday PM 3 – CIP-013 Cyber Security Requirements and Solutions We look forward to seeing you in Phoenix…