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| Wednesday, February 6, 2008 |
5:00–7:00 p.m. |
Registration |
6:00–7:30 p.m. |
Welcome Reception |
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| Thursday, February 7, 2008 |
7:00–7:45 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
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7:45–8:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Introduction |
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8:00–9:30 a.m. |
Keynote: Don't Just Lean—Get Moving!
David Rowlands, CEO, Gold Pride Press, and former VP, Lean Six Sigma, Xerox North America |
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Businesses grow and succeed by meeting customer needs through innovation, quality, reliable delivery, and fair prices. The mantra is, "See the need, create with speed!" But many companies, in their quest for lean perfection, have forgotten why they pursue lean and how the lack of early resources drove Toyota to be highly innovative. David Rowlands, co-author of two books on lean Six Sigma, will detail how the best manufacturers today are extending innovation across all areas of their businesses based on lean Six Sigma principles. |
9:30–9:45 a.m. |
Break |
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9:45–11:15 a.m. |
Your Work Force of the Future: The Whens, Wheres, and Hows
Duane Griffiths, manager, educational services, Stiles Machinery; Dennis Herr, Lean Coordinator, Wind Mill Slatwall Products; and Mark Smith, WoodLINKS USA national program director |
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Where will your next employees will come from? How can this work force best be developed? Panelists will share the latest work force demographic information, techniques for developing programs with local schools and WoodLINKS USA, and outside agency sources for funding and training. Be prepared to share your experiences on addressing your firm's most critical asset. |
11:15–11:30 a.m. |
Break |
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11:30–12:30 p.m. |
Roundtables: Choose one of the three |
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• The Latest in Single-Unit-Flow Machinery Concepts
Facilitator: John Dlugosh, president and CEO, Dlugosh Cabinet & Fixture
Panelists: Peter Tuenker, president, IMA America Corp.; John Mauro, vice president, Biesse America; and Steve Waltman, vice president, sales and marketing, Stiles Machinery Inc.
• From Drawings to Factory Floor: Developing Work Instructions for Single-Piece Flow
Facilitator: Michael Pfeifer, COO, Raywal Kitchens
• What a Waste! Dealing with the Ever-Present Problem of Waste
Facilitator: Art Raymond, president, A.G. Raymond & Co.
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12:30–1:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
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1:30–5:30 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions: Choose the Lean 100 or Lean 200 track |
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• Lean 101 Simulation: Hands-on Introduction to Lean Principles (1:30-5:30 p.m.)
Karm Matharu, consultant, High Performance Solutions Inc. |
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This four-hour interactive workshop makes lean manufacturing principles easy to understand through a simulation. Participants become team members in the Sky-View Aircraft Co., a manufacturing operation that must adopt lean thinking to increase productivity to secure a large contract. Participants learn firsthand the lean principles of value stream mapping, operations layout, quick setup, visual approaches, and more based on the premise that it is people who make processes—and plants—successful. |
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• Lean 201: Defining the Right Metrics for Your Company and Departments (1:30-3:15 p.m.)
Eberhard Reyer, president, and Sepp Gmeiner, project manager and partner, both of Lignum Consulting |
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Your corporate culture largely determines which metrics will be most effective for your firm; similarly, the metrics appropriate for each department depend on the departmental skill set. This session offers examples from industry experts on how to develop unifying goals for your company and your front-line team leaders. You'll walk away with a better idea of how to deliver actionable, unbiased information about production goals. |
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• Lean 202: Developing Information Systems for Lean Factories (3:45-5:30 p.m.)
Erik Fetzer, operations manager, Fetzer Architectural Woodwork |
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In any lean enterprise, data must be shared with those who "touch" the product, so information systems must enable employees to provide simple measurements and feedback. This session will focus on matching your information systems to your company needs. Learn how to make your software do what you want, rather than letting software dictate what you do. You'll leave knowing how to ensure that your systems are robust and properly supported. |
6:30–8:00 p.m. |
Reception and Dinner |
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| Friday, February 8, 2008 |
6:30-7:15 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
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7:15 a.m.-3 p.m. |
Plant Tours to Craftwood, Nienkämper, Raywal Kitchens, and Woodlore, leaving from hotel entrance at 7:15 a.m. and concluding at airport by 3 p.m. |
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