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AMIS Master Class at Diageo St Francis Abbey Brewery

AMIS MasterClass: Engagement, Empowerment and Continuous Improvement

Learn from Diageo’s experience of achieving world class manufacturing excellence September 19th – 20th, 2012 St Francis Abbey Brewery, Kilkenny, Ireland MCP is hosting an AMIS MasterClass at the St Francis Abbey Brewery in Kilkenny Ireland.   The Master class is in recognition of the St Francis Abbey Brewery achieving an AMIS score of 80%, placing the site in the top 3% of all 4,500 AMIS participating sites. The AMIS Master Class will feature sessions from the Kilkenny team on:

Agenda:

Wednesday 19th September 2012 Site Tour at the St Francis Abbey Brewery 15.00 – 18.00
Wednesday 19th September 2012 AMIS Networking Dinner 19.00 -22.00
Thursday 20th September 2012 AMIS Master Class: Main Event 08.30 – 16.00
To register your interest and find out further details including cost per delegate please call +44 (0) 121 506 9032 or email sjames@mcpeurope.com. Please note there is a maximum of 2 delegates per company for this event.  

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