| Sunday,
April 18
|
| 4:00
p.m. -- 9:00 p.m.
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Registration
Open
|
| 6:00
p.m. -- 9:00 p.m.
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Exhibitor
Set-Up
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| Monday,
April 19
|
| 6:00
a.m. -- 7:00 p.m.
|
Registration
Open
|
| 6:00
a.m. -- 12:30 p.m.
|
Plant
Tour Departures
Sponsored By Advanced Technology Services, Inc.
|
| 7:00
a.m. -- 11:00 a.m.
|
Penton
Manufacturing & Supply Chain Group Exhibitor Set-Up
|
| 12:00
p.m. -- 6:00 p.m.
|
Penton
Manufacturing & Supply Chain Group Solutions Hall Open
|
| 4:00
p.m. -- 6:00 p.m.
|
Penton
Manufacturing & Supply Chain Group Solutions Hall Opening Reception
|
Tuesday, April 20
|
| 6:00
a.m. -- 7:30 a.m.
|
Breakfast
Buffet
|
| 6:00
a.m. -- 5:30 p.m.
|
Registration
Open
|
| 6:00
a.m. -- 6:00 p.m.
|
Solutions
Hall Open
|
| 6:00
a.m. -- 7:00 a.m.
|
Plant
Tour Departures
Sponsored By Advanced Technology Services, Inc.
|
| 7:15
a.m. -- 7:30 a.m.
|
Welcome
& Opening Remarks -- Ballroom
|
| 7:30
a.m. -- 8:30 a.m.
|
General
Session: Keynote Speaker
John Ferriola, Chief Operating Officer, Nucor Corporation
More detail |
| 8:40
a.m. -- 9:40 a.m.
|
Concurrent
Session Tracks:
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Continuous Improvement 101
IW Best Plants Winners Panel Discussion
More detail
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Advanced Continuous Improvement
How to Implement Kanban Pull Systems
More detail
-
Workforce Development
Achieving Safety Excellence in a Lean Environment
More detail
-
Supply Chain Strategies
Taming the Product Liability Beast: Ten Things You Can Do To Protect Yourself
More detail
|
| 10:00
a.m. -- 11:00 a.m.
|
Concurrent
Session Tracks:
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Continuous Improvement 101
Build and Sustain Your 5S Program
More detail
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Advanced Continuous Improvement
Staying Competitive in Difficult Times
More detail
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Workforce Development
The Role of Leadership in a LEAN Environment
More detail
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Supply Chain Strategies
Energy and Manufacturing Operations Management at Valero Energy Corporation
More detail
|
| 11:20
p.m. -- 1:00 p.m.
|
Lunch
IndustryWeek 2009 Best Plants Winners Award Ceremony |
| 1:20
p.m. -- 2:20 p.m.
|
Concurrent
Session Tracks:
-
Continuous Improvement 101
Maintaining Results Over the Long Term
More detail
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Advanced Continuous Improvement
Are you Engaged in Continuous Improvement or Continuous Catch-up?
More detail
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Workforce Development
Five Steps to Realizing Workforce Training Success
More detail
-
Supply Chain Strategies
Best Practices in Supplier Management
More detail
|
| 2:40
p.m. -- 3:40 p.m.
|
Concurrent
General Sessions:
-
General Session
Total Process Control
More detail
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General Session
Topic TBD
|
| 4:00
p.m. -- 5:00 p.m.
|
Concurrent
Session Tracks:
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Continuous Improvement 101
Hands-On Training for Lean Transformation
More detail
-
Advanced Continuous Improvement
Considerations for Lean Material Flow Success at Ford
More detail
-
Workforce Development
Policy Deployment: An inside look at the tools, best practices, and leadership
behaviors that deliver breakthrough results.
More detail
-
Supply Chain Strategies
Session Title TBD
More detail
|
| 5:00
p.m. -- 6:00 p.m.
|
Penton
Manufacturing & Supply Chain Group Solutions Hall Open |
| 6:00
p.m.
|
Board
Shuttles to Special Event at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum
(departures will begin at 6:00pm at the Superior Rd. street exit)
|
| 6:00
p.m. -- 9:30 p.m.
|
Special Event: VIP Access-Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum
Sponsored By Siemens PLM Software |
| 9:30
p.m.
|
Shuttles Return |
Wednesday, April 21
|
| 6:00
a.m. -- 5:30 p.m.
|
Registration
Open
|
| 6:00
a.m. -- 2:00 p.m.
|
Penton
Manufacturing & Supply Chain Group Solutions Hall Open
|
| 6:40
a.m. -- 8:15 a.m.
|
Plant Tour Departures
Sponsored By Advanced Technology Services, Inc.
|
| 6:00
a.m. -- 7:30 a.m.
|
Breakfast
Buffet
|
| 7:30
a.m. -- 8:30 a.m.
|
General
Session: Keynote
Kathy Miller, Vice President, Lean Enterprise & Quality, Parker Hannifin Corporation
"Overview of Parker's Lean Journey in a Highly Decentralized, Complex, Global Organization and its Resulting Impact on Company Performance and Reputation"
More detail
|
| 8:40
a.m. -- 9:40 a.m.
|
Concurrent
Session Tracks:
-
Continuous Improvement 101
Developing Effective Measures for the Lean Enterprise
More detail
-
Advanced Continuous Improvement
Integration of Best Practices Across Multiple Manufacturing Sites
More detail
-
Workforce Development
The Awesome Power of Employee Engagement
More detail
-
Supply Chain Strategies
Reverse Logistics: What To Do When Product Comes Back
More detail |
| 10:00
a.m. -- 11:00 a.m.
|
Concurrent
Session Tracks:
-
Continuous Improvement 101
IW Best Plants Winners Panel Discussion: A Kaizen Approach to Continuous Improvement
More detail
-
Advanced Continuous Improvement
Applying Lean Tools to the Maintenance and Reliability Function
More detail
-
Workforce Development
SGS Tool Company Gainsharing with Associates
More detail
-
Supply Chain Strategies
Green Initiatives to Save Money
More detail |
| 11:20
a.m. -- 12:20 p.m.
|
Concurrent
Session Tracks:
-
Continuous Improvement 101
Lean in a Low Volume Environment
More detail
-
Advanced Continuous Improvement
Demand Segmentation: How Less Inventory and Improved Service Levels Go Hand-in-hand
More detail
-
Workforce Development
Role of Teams in Lean Implementation
More detail
-
Supply Chain Strategies
Journey in the Pursuit of Supply Chain Excellence -- A Milliken & Co. Case Study
More detail |
| 12:30
p.m. -- 2:15 p.m.
|
Buffet Lunch
General
Session: Keynote Speaker
James W. Griffith, President and CEO, The Timken Company
More detail
|
| 2:15
p.m. -- 2:30 p.m.
|
Closing Remarks & All Depart
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