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Monday,
April 23
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10:00 a.m. -- 12:00 p.m.
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Registration Open
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12:00 p.m. -- 5:00 p.m.
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Pre-conference
Plant Tours
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6:00 p.m. -- 9:00 p.m.
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Registration Open
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Tuesday, April 24
Plant
tours will be offered throughout the day.
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7:00 a.m. -- 7:30 a.m.
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Continental Breakfast
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7:30 a.m. -- 7:45 a.m.
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Welcome &
Introduction of the 2006 IW Best Plants Winners
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7:45 a.m. -- 8:45 a.m.
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Opening Keynote -- Train While You Fight. Fight While You Train
Keni Thomas, Army ranger involved in the "Black Hawk Down" Mission
Hear Thomas' captivating story based on his Army mission in Mogadishu, Somalia, where they were to find and capture a criminal warlord. It was an 18-hour fire fight that would later be recounted in the highly successful book and movie, Black Hawk Down. More
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8:50 a.m. -- 9:50 a.m.
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Developing Your
Continuous Improvement Strategy:
Advice From IW Best Plants Winners
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10:00 a.m. -- 11:00 a.m.
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Concurrent Session
Tracks:
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Continuous Improvement 101
Benchmarking: Why, Who and How Often
Advice from IW Best Plants Winners
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Advanced Continuous Improvement
Using Kaizen to Reduce Energy Waste
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Leadership
Developing and Retaining Manufacturing Leaders of Today & Tomorrow
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Product Development
Achieving New Product Introduction (NPI) Success
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11:10 a.m. -- 12:10 p.m.
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Concurrent Session
Tracks:
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Continuous Improvement 101
How and Why to be a Best Plants Winner
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Advanced Continuous Improvement
Lean Accounting: Solving the Standard Costing Problem
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Leadership
Winning Compensation Models: Partnering with Employees to Create Performance
Gains
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Product Development
Product Development Processes for Lean Manufacturing
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12:10 p.m. -- 1:30 p.m.
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Networking Buffet Lunch
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1:30 p.m. -- 2:30 p.m.
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Concurrent Session
Tracks:
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Continuous Improvement 101
Discover How Quality Improvement Tools Can Impact Your Bottom Line
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Advanced Continuous Improvement
Hoshin Planning: Vision-driven Leadership for Breakthrough Improvement
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Leadership
Managing Cultural Diversity
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Supply Chain
Solving the Transportation Bottleneck
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2:40 p.m. -- 3:40 p.m.
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Concurrent Session
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Continuous Improvement 101
Creating Operational Excellence
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Advanced Continuous Improvement
Integrating Lean with ERP: The Means to be Lean
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Leadership
Managing in a Union Environment: Advice from IW Best Plants Winners
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Supply Chain
The Next Phase: Supply Chain Convergence- Benchmarking, Lean, and Six Sigma =
Integrated Fulfillment Execution
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3:50 p.m. -- 4:50 p.m.
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Concurrent Session
Tracks:
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Continuous Improvement 101
ERP for Small/Mid-size Manufacturers
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Advanced Continuous Improvement
Taking Continuous Improvement Beyond the Plant Floor
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Leadership
Creating a Culture for Competitive Advantage
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Supply Chain
Beyond Best Plants: Best-in-Class Supply Chains
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6:30 p.m. -- 8:30 p.m.
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Networking Reception at
NCAA Hall of Champions
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Wednesday, April 25
Plant
tours will be offered throughout the morning.
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7:00 a.m. -- 8:00 a.m.
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Continental Breakfast
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8:00 a.m. -- 9:00 a.m.
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Motivating Your
Employees:
Advice From IW Best Plants Winners
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9:10 a.m. -- 10:10 a.m.
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Concurrent Session
Tracks:
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Continuous Improvement 101
Developing a Corporate Approach to Reliability and Maintenance Excellence
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Advanced Continuous Improvement
Office Lean
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Leadership
Planning for Disaster
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Supply Chain
The Hidden Costs of Global Sourcing
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10:20 a.m. -- 11:20 a.m.
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Concurrent Session
Tracks:
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Continuous Improvement 101
Manufacturing Performance Metrics: Which Ones Deserve Attention and Why
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Advanced Continuous Improvement
Performance Metrics that Matter: Choosing Information Over Data
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Leadership
Everybody Everyday: Managing for Daily Improvement
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Supply Chain
Managing Distribution: RFID & Manufacturing
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11:30 a.m. -- 12:30 p.m.
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Concurrent Session
Tracks:
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Continuous Improvement 101
Igniting a Revolution... Combining Lean and the Theory of Constraints
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Advanced Continuous Improvement
Integrating Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma: The Challenges and Benefits
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Leadership
Making Safety a "Culture," Not Just an "Initiative"
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Supply Chain
Employing Kanban to Win in the Competitive Global Marketplace
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12:30 p.m. -- 1:30 p.m.
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Networking Lunch
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1:30 p.m. -- 2:30 p.m.
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Sustaining Your
Continuous Improvement Efforts:
Advice from IW Best Plants Winners
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2:45 p.m. -- 3:45 p.m.
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Closing Keynote --
Leadership in Manufacturing
Dr. Shankar Basu, President & CEO, Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc.
The manufacturing landscape has become extremely lean and competitive in recent
years. Learn how the Toyota Production System pushes even the best in
manufacturing to higher levels of efficiency. More
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3:45 p.m. -- 4:00 p.m.
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Conclusion
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