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The 2007 IW Best Plants Conference was a jam-packed event. Hundreds of senior manufacturing executives attended this conference to hear the world-class strategies of the IW Best Plants winners and to witness manufacturing excellence firsthand through state-of-the-art plant tours. The conference also featured two keynote speakers:
Keni ThomasArmy ranger involved in the "Black Hawk Down" Mission Sergeant Thomas and his Company relied heavily on unit leaders, each other and their skills to complete the mission and save lives. His inspiring speech showed how these same lessons can help your operations continuously improve. You can learn more about Keni Thomas and his activities at www.kenithomas.com.  
Dr. Shankar Basu
President and CEO Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. The manufacturing landscape has become extremely lean and competitive in recent years. Dr. Basu showed how the Toyota Production System pushes even the best in manufacturing to higher levels of efficiency.
IW Best Plants Panel Discussions Back by popular demand, the IW Best Plants panel discussions spotlighted the successful strategies and tools of both past and present IW Best Plants winners. Topics included developing a continuous improvement strategy, motivating employees and sustaining manufacturing excellence. Nearly 50 Other Continuous Improvement Expert Speakers Only at the IW Best Plants Conference can you gain access to so many gurus in manufacturing. All under one roof, you'll get answers to your burning questions, hear pertinent case studies and uncover tools from today's top industrial minds. Multiple Sessions For Every Attendee Double the number of the continuous improvement sessions from past conferences enabled attendees to focus on the areas relevant to their needs. Novice or expert -- there was 100% applicable content for everyone!  Networking
In The Hall Of Champions
Attendees and presenters met for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at the opening night reception. This private party was held at the NCAA Hall of Champions -- a 30,000-square foot, two level venue that featured inspiring theater presentations, tributes to former NCAA student-athletes and champions, NCAA championship sports and a gallery for special exhibitions.
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