| Tuesday,
April 1
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| 11:00
a.m. -- 8:00 p.m.
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Registration
Open
Plant Tours
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| 4:00
p.m. -- 8:00 p.m.
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New
Equipment Digest Solutions Hall
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| 5:30
p.m. -- 8:00 p.m.
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Solutions Hall Opening Reception
Sponsored By Rockwell Automation |
Wednesday, April 2
|
| 6:30
a.m. -- 7:30 a.m.
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Continental
Breakfast
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| 7:30
a.m. -- 8:15 a.m.
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Welcome and 2007 IW Best Plants Awards Presentation
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| 8:15
a.m. -- 9:15 a.m.
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General
Session: Welcome and Keynote Speaker
James McCaslin
President and COO
Harley-Davidson Motor Co.
"The Continuous Improvement Journey at Harley-Davidson"
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| 9:15
a.m. -- 10:00 a.m.
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New
Equipment Digest Solutions Hall
Departure of Plant Tours (to return before 2:00 p.m.)
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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
Make Your Employee Suggestion Program Work for You
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Advanced Continuous Improvement
Lean Success in a Low Volume - High Mix Manufacturing Setting
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Leadership
Planting the Seeds and Paving the Way for Successful Lean Leadership and Culture
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Measurement
Improving Plant Performance by Managing Asset Utilization and Availability
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Process Manufacturing
Achieving World-Class Manufacturing
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Best Plants Winners Interviews
Rieter Automotive Canadian Carpet
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| 11:15
a.m. -- 12:15 p.m.
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Concurrent
Session Tracks:
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Continuous Improvement 101
How to Create a Continuous Improvement Culture
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Advanced Continuous Improvement
Ready, Set, Change: Shifting from Push to Pull Production Successfully
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Leadership
Hoshin Planning: Vision-driven Leadership for Breakthrough Improvement
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Measurement
How and Why to be an IW Best Plants Winner
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Process Manufacturing
Continuous Improvement in Process Manufacturing
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Best Plants Winners Interviews
Medrad Inc., Heilman Center Plant
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| 12:15
p.m. -- 2:00 p.m.
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General
Session: Keynote Lunch
Lee Corso
ESPN College Football Analyst
"Striving for Excellence, Not Success"
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Departure of Plant Tours (to return before 5:00 p.m.)
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| 2:00
p.m. -- 3:00 p.m.
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Concurrent
Session Tracks:
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Continuous Improvement 101
Prerequisites for Lean Success: Learning from Toyota
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Advanced Continuous Improvement
A Look at Extending the Value Stream Map: A Case Study with Ford & Tier 1 Supplier Rieter Automotive
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Leadership
Behaviorial Approaches to Safety Excellence
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Measurement
Six Sigma: Choosing the Right Projects
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Process Manufacturing
Lean Transformation in a Process Industry
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Best Plants Winners Interviews
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control at Orlando
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| 3:15
p.m. -- 4:15 p.m.
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Concurrent
Session Tracks:
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Continuous Improvement 101
Intro to Toyota Production System
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Advanced Continuous Improvement
Driving Lean Product Development Using VOC and Value Innovations Curves
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Leadership
Everybody Everyday: Managing for Daily Improvement
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Measurement
Benchmarking: Why, What, Who: How To
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Process Manufacturing
Achieving Operational Excellence to Improve Quality and Produce Higher Yields,
Faster Throughput and Less Waste
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Best Plants Winners Interviews
General Cable - Indianapolis Compounds
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| 6:00
p.m. -- 8:00 p.m.
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Special
Event: Party Harley Style!
Sponsored By Siemens |
Thursday, April 3
|
| 6:30
a.m. -- 7:30 a.m.
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Continental
Breakfast
Departure of Plant Tours (to return before 2:00 p.m.)
|
| 7:30
a.m. -- 8:30 a.m.
|
General
Session: Morning Keynote
William G. Sutton
U.S. Commerce Department Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services
"Competitiveness of the manufacturing and service sector in the 21st Century Economy"
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| 8:45
a.m. -- 9.45 a.m.
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Concurrent
Session Tracks:
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Continuous Improvement 101
Beyond the Traditional 5S for Lean
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Advanced Continuous Improvement
Energy Efficiency as a Competitive Advantage
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Leadership
Create a Training Program that Pays a Measurable Return
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Measurement
Solving the Standard Costing Problem in Lean Manufacturing
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Best Plants Winners Interviews
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control at Ocala
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Best Plants Winners Interviews
Blue Bird North Georgia
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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
A New Breed of Supervisor: The Performance-Focused Lean Leader
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Advanced Continuous Improvement
Lean IT
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Leadership
Sustaining Your Continuous Improvement Initiatives
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Measurement
Accelerate: A Powerful Model for OEM Supplier Development
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Best Plants Winners Interviews
Batesville Casket Co. -- Vicksburg Operations
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Best Plants Winners Interviews
Cargill Corn Milling -- Team Wahpeton
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| 11:15
a.m. -- 12:15 p.m.
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Concurrent
Session Tracks:
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Continuous Improvement 101
How to Identify and Execute Successful Kaizen Events
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Advanced Continuous Improvement
Manufacturing 2.0
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Leadership
Managing in a Union Environment
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Measurement
Performance Metrics that Matter: Choosing Information Over Data
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Best Plants Winners Interviews
DST Output of California, LLC
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Best Plants Winners Interviews
Autoliv North America - Tremonton Initiator Facility
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| 12:30
p.m. -- 2:00 p.m.
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General
Session: Keynote Lunch
Todd Teske
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Briggs & Stratton Corporation
"100 Years of Continuous Improvement at Briggs & Stratton"
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