(InfinityQS: Chantilly, VA) -- InfinityQS International Inc., a global provider of manufacturing intelligence and enterprise quality, announced Simon Ellis, the practice director of supply-chain strategies at IDC Manufacturing Insights, as the keynote speaker for its sixth annual user conference, Infusion 2012. Ellis will offer his insight on the role of real-time manufacturing intelligence in improving product quality, reducing costs, and making better business decisions. While sharing results from the recent supply chain survey, “Business Strategy: 2012 Supply Chain Survey Results and Insights, July 2012,” Ellis will lend his expertise to assist manufacturer attendees—at all levels, from engineers to executives—in understanding the importance of finding, analyzing, and utilizing data to improve operations both on the plant floor and throughout the supply chain.

“When considering supply chain management, there is an extensive amount of valuable information that companies are not taking advantage of,” says Ellis. “With the transition to the new intelligent economy, it is imperative for manufacturers to begin implementing technology that will better collect and leverage manufacturing intelligence to support business processes and assist in making smarter, more strategic business decisions.”

Held in Denver, Sept. 23–28, Infusion 2012 will define the impact of quality on the future of manufacturing and showcase the need for a global quality system across the supply chain through customer case studies and expert best-practice sessions. To register, visit www.infinityqs.com/Infusion2012_Registration.

“InfinityQS’ annual user conference is an opportunity for our customers and prospective customers to learn how they can prepare to be competitive as manufacturing becomes more data driven,” says Michael A. Lyle, president and CEO of InfinityQS. “Simon Ellis’ insight on the importance of product quality throughout the enterprise and the use of manufacturing intelligence is a perfect start to our three-day event. As a company, we are driven to help global manufacturers find value in the data they produce. Access to this information at all levels of the supply chain, from the plant floor and beyond, ensures manufacturing processes flow smoothly and efficiently.”

During Infusion 2012, attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about InfinityQS’ enterprise quality management system, ProFicient. Powered by a robust, centralized statistical process control (SPC) hub, the software easily gathers manufacturing intelligence and production data across the enterprise and supply chain, providing a high level of visibility deep into operations.