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About IW Best Plants
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Conference Program
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Monday, May 16
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5:00 p.m. -- 7:30 p.m.
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Registration Opens
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Tuesday, May 17
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7:00 a.m.
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Registration
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7:00 a.m. -- 8:00 a.m.
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Continental Breakfast
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7:30 a.m. -- 3:00 p.m.
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Plant Tours (Each registrant may choose one plant tour)
Dell Eastgate 1, Lebanon, TN
East Coast Fulfillment Center, Nashville, TN
Maytag Jackson Dishwashing Products, Jackson, TN
General Motors Corvette and Cadillac XLR Plant and Corvette Museum, Bowling Green, KY
Dana Corp. Perfect Circle Products Franklin Steel Products Plant, Franklin, KY
Batesville Casket Co. Manchester Operations, Manchester, TN
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3:00 p.m. -- 4:00 p.m.
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Seminar
About The IW Best Plants Program
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4:30 p.m. -- 5:15 p.m.
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Keynote Address
Stephen Cook
Director
TNO (Tennessee) Operations
Dell
"Managing Your Supply Chain and Manufacturing at the Speed of Dell."
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5:15 p.m. -- 7:30 p.m.
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Reception And Awards Ceremony
"Torchbearers for Manufacturing Excellence" Awards
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Wednesday, May 18
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7:00 a.m.
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Registration Opens
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7:15 a.m. -- 8:15 a.m.
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Continental Breakfast
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7:45 a.m. -- 8:00 a.m.
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Good Morning!
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8:00 a.m. -- 8:45 a.m.
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Keynote Address
R. Gregg Brandyberry
Vice President,
Procurement Global Systems and Operations
GlaxoSmithKline
"The Lean Sourcing Revolution"
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8:45 a.m. -- 9:00 a.m.
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Break
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9:00 a.m. -- 9:45 a.m.
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Plant Presentations:
Track 2: People Management
"Creating and Maintaining the Team Culture"
The Boeing Co., Macon, GA
Track 3: Leadership
"Leadership From The Core"
Northrop Grumman Corp., Defensive Systems Division, Rolling Meadows, IL
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9:45 a.m. -- 10:00 a.m.
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Break
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10:00 a.m. -- 10:45 a.m.
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Plant Presentations:
Track 1: Process Excellence
"The Virtues of Vertical Integration"
Dj Orthopedics, Tijuana, Mexico
Track 2: People Management
"Management by Respect: "Motivating a Union Workforce"
Batesville Casket Co., Manchester Operations, Manchester, TN
Track 3: Leadership
The Manufacturing Council: Leading Departmental Optimization Toward Enterprise Objectives"
The Boeing Co., Macon, GA
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10:45 a.m. -- 11:00 a.m.
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Break
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11:00 a.m. -- 11:45 a.m.
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Plant Presentations:
Track 1: Process Excellence
"Integrating Lean & Six Sigma"
Guidant Puerto Rico, Dorado, Puerto Rico
Track 3: Leadership
"Linking Strategic Vision and Mission to Plant Floor Practices"
Dj Orthopedics, Tijuana, Mexico
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11:45 a.m. -- 12:00 p.m.
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Break
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12:00 p.m. -- 1:30 p.m.
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Lunch
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1:30 p.m. -- 2:15 p.m.
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Plant Presentations:
Track 1: Process Excellence
"LeanSigma Strategies for Product Design and Manufacturing"
Maytag Corp., Jackson Dishwashing Products, Jackson, TN
Track 2: People Management
"One-on-One: Individual Development Plans"
Guidant Puerto Rico, Dorado, Puerto Rico
Track 3: Leadership
"The Dana Way: Leading Change"
Dana Corp., Perfect Circle Products, Franklin Steel Products Plant, Franklin, KY
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2:15 p.m. -- 2:30 p.m.
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Break
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2:30 p.m. -- 3:15 p.m.
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Plant Presentations:
Track 1: Process Excellence
"The Process Improvement Toolbox"
Rockwell Automation, Marion Roller Bearing Plant, Marion, N.C.
Track 2: People Management
"Teaming and Cross-Training Talent"
TRW Automotive, Fowlerville Plant, Fowlerville, MI
Track 3: Leadership
"Creativity Before Capital"
Batesville Casket Co., Manchester Operations, Manchester, TN
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3:15 p.m. -- 3:30 p.m.
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Break
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3:30 p.m. -- 5:30 p.m.
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Reception
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Thursday, May 19
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7:15 a.m. -- 8:15 a.m.
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Continental Breakfast
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7:45 a.m. -- 8:00 a.m.
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Good Morning!
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8:00 a.m. -- 8:45 a.m.
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Keynote Address
Dr. Armand V. Feigenbaum
President And CEO
General Systems Company
"The Power of Management Capital for Global Manufacturing Leadership"
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8:45 a.m. -- 9:00 a.m.
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Break
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9:00 a.m. -- 9:45 a.m.
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Plant Presentations:
Track 1: Process Excellence
"In Pursuit Of Process Improvement"
Northrop Grumman Corp., Defensive Systems Division, Rolling Meadows, Ill.
Track 2: People Management
"Pay-for-Skills Powers Production"
Maytag Corp., Jackson Dishwashing Products, Jackson, TN
Track 3: Leadership
"Managing Value Streams to Integrate Standard and On-Demand Production"
Rockwell Automation, Marion Roller Bearing Plant, Marion, N.C.
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9:45 a.m. -- 10:00 a.m.
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Break
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10:00 a.m. -- 10:45 a.m.
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Plant Presentations:
Track 1: Process Excellence
"100% On-Time, Every Time"
TRW Automotive, Fowlerville Plant, Fowlerville, MI
Track 2: People Management
"Strategies to Achieve Stellar Safety"
Dana Corp. Perfect Circle Products, Franklin Steel Products Plant, Franklin, KY
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10:45 a.m. -- 11:00 a.m.
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Break
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11:00 a.m. -- 12:00 p.m.
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Featured Speaker
John R. Brandt
CEO and Founder
Manufacturing Performance Institute
"The China Factor:
Manufacturing Growth in a Global Economy"
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12:00 p.m.
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Conference Close
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Conference speakers, topics, and sessions are liable to change at any time.
Last Updated May 16, 2005.
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