SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2012
4:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Registration Open
MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2012
6:00 am - 6:30 pm	Registration Open
7:00 am - 1:00 pm	Plant Tour Departures
7:30 am - 11:30 am	Pre-Conference Workshops: Cellular Flow Manufacturing Create an Uncompromising, Sustainable Safety System
1:30 pm - 5:30 pm	Pre-Conference Workshops: Six Sigma White Belt Training Within Industry (TWI)
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Opening Reception in Solutions Hall
TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2012
6:45 am - 4:15 pm	Registration Open
6:45 am - 7:45 am	Breakfast Buffet
7:45 am - 8:45 am	Opening remarks
	Keynote
	Let Us Lead: Overcoming the Challenges of Manufacturing in the U.S.
	Mary Andringa, CEO - Vermeer Corporation and NAM Chair
8:45 am - 4:15 pm	Solutions Hall / Meet-the-Speakers Lounge Open
8:45 am - 9:00 am	Break: Snacks & Refreshments and Meet-the-Speakers Lounge in Solutions Hall
9:00 am - 10:00 am	Concurrent Breakout Sessions
	Continuous Improvement 101 Using Value Stream Mapping to Focus Your Lean Efforts
	Intermediate Continuous Improvement Adapting Lean for High-Mix, Low-Volume Manufacturing Environments
	Advanced Continuous Improvement Rapidly Integrating a Newly Acquired Business
	Workforce Management & Development Increasing Flexibility through Training: How Swagelok Employs Job-Level Guide (JLG) Training to Increase MAunfacturing Flexibility, Capacity
	Supply Chain Strategies Sustaining Lean Material Systems: Beyond the Traditional Tools
10:00 am - 10:15 am	Break: Snacks & Refreshments and Meet-the-Speakers Lounge in Solutions Hall
10:15 am - 11:15 am	Concurrent Breakout Sessions
	Continuous Improvement 101 Intro to Learn
	Intermediate Continuous Improvement Energy Efficiency -- A Competitive Advantage
	Advanced Continuous Improvement Lean Six Sigma Transformation: Improving Safety on a Global Scale
	Workforce Management & Development Beware of the Skills-Gap Trap
	Supply Chain Strategies Lean and Low Cost: Applying Technology to Streamline Your Distribution System
11:30 am - 1:25 pm	Luncheon
	2011 IW Best Plants Winners Award Ceremony
	Keynote
	The Next Big Step for Sustainable Operations
	Carol Williams, Executive Vice President of Manufacturing & Engineering - The Dow Chemical Company
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm	Break: Snacks & Refreshments and Meet-the-Speakers Lounge in Solutions Hall
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm	Concurrent Breakout Sessions
	Continuous Improvement 101 So, You Wanna Kaizen?
	Intermediate Continuous Improvement Alignment and Involvement: Bridging Strategic Planning with Daily Tiered Metric Standup Meetings
	Advanced Continuous Improvement WIKA Lean: Using All the Tools
	Workforce Management & Development Leader Standard Work: A Key to the Sustainment Puzzle
	Supply Chain Strategies TBA
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm	Break: Snacks & Refreshments and Meet-the-Speakers Lounge in Solutions Hall
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Concurrent Breakout Sessions
	Continuous Improvement 101 2011 IW Best Plants Winners Panel
	Intermediate Continuous Improvement Creating a Sustainable Culture at Harley-Davidson
	Advanced Continuous Improvement TBA
	Workforce Management & Development The Overtime Lie: How Corporate Strategy is Holding Hostage Millions of Dollars in Profit
	Supply Chain Strategies Pull-System Replenishment and other Lean Tools: Make Them Work for You
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm	Break: Snacks & Refreshments and Meet-the-Speakers Lounge in Solutions Hall
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm	Keynote
	Flexible Factories: How Ford Meets Fast-changing Market Demands
	James Tetreault, Vice President, North America Manufacturing - Ford Motor Company
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm	Special Event: Lucas Oil Stadium
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012
6:30 am - 11:15 am	Registration Open
6:30 am - 7:30 am	Breakfast Buffet
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Opening remarks
	Keynote
	Greg Kenny, President & CEO - General Cable Corporation
8:30 am - 11:15 am	Solutions Hall / Meet-the-Speakers Lounge Open
8:30 am - 8:45 am	Break: Snacks & Refreshments and Meet-the-Speakers Lounge in Solutions Hall
8:45 am - 9:45 am	Concurrent Breakout Sessions
	Continuous Improvement 101 5S
	Intermediate Continuous Improvement 2011 IW Best Plants Winners Panel
	Advanced Continuous Improvement Overcoming Organization Obstacles to Lean
	Workforce Management & Development Teaching Supervisors to Become Performance Coaches
	Supply Chain Strategies Process Improvement for Supplier Management
9:45 am - 10:00 am	Break: Snacks & Refreshments and Meet-the-Speakers Lounge in Solutions Hall
10:00 am - 11:00 am	Concurrent Breakout Sessions
	Continuous Improvement 101 Visual Management
	Intermediate Continuous Improvement Improve Your Problem Solving with an A3 Approach
	Advanced Continuous Improvement The Link Between the Site Excellence Plan & Performance Management Teams
	Workforce Management & Development The Making of 100,000+ Problem Solvers: Jabil's Lean Six Sigma Body of Knowledge
	Supply Chain Strategies Taking Continuous Improvement to the Supply Base
11:00 am - 11:15 am	Break: Snacks & Refreshments and Meet-the-Speakers Lounge in Solutions Hall
11:15 am - 12:15 pm	Concurrent Breakout Sessions
	Continuous Improvement 101 How Lean Maintenance Helped Put E-Z-GO Back In The Driver's Seat
	Intermediate Continuous Improvement Streamlining Production with Cellular Strategies
	Advanced Continuous Improvement The Thinking Behind the Planning
	Workforce Management & Development TBA
	Supply Chain Strategies TBA
12:15 pm - 2:00 pm	Luncheon
	Keynote
	How to Create a Culture of Engagement that Drives Operational Excellence
	Raymond Floyd, Senior Vice President, Suncor Energy, Inc.