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Conference Program

Below is the 2010 IW Best Plants Conference agenda. Plant tours of local manufacturing facilities will be conducted throughout the conference. Each attendee may choose one plant to tour. To see a list of available tours please click here.

Sunday, April 18
4:00 p.m. -- 9:00 p.m. Registration Open
6:00 p.m. -- 9:00 p.m. Exhibitor Set-Up
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. -- 10:00 a.m. Registration Open
6:00 a.m. -- 6:00 p.m. Solutions Hall Open
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
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8:40 a.m. -- 9:40 a.m. Concurrent Session Tracks:

  • Continuous Improvement 101
    IW Best Plants Winners Panel Discussion: Lessons Learned on the Journey to Operational Excellence
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  • Advanced Continuous Improvement
    How to Implement Kanban Pull Systems
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  • Workforce Development
    Achieving Safety Excellence in a Lean Environment
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  • Supply Chain Strategies
    Taming the Product Liability Beast: Ten Things You Can Do To Protect Yourself
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10:00 a.m. -- 11:00 a.m. Concurrent Session Tracks:

  • Continuous Improvement 101
    Build and Sustain Your 5S Program
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  • Advanced Continuous Improvement
    Staying Competitive in Difficult Times
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  • Workforce Development
    The Role of Leadership in a LEAN Environment
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  • Supply Chain Strategies
    Energy and Plant Operations Management at Valero Energy Corporation
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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
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  • Advanced Continuous Improvement
    Are you Engaged in Continuous Improvement or Continuous Catch-up?
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  • Workforce Development
    Five Steps to Realizing Workforce Training Success
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  • Supply Chain Strategies
    Best Practices in Supplier Management
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2:40 p.m. -- 3:40 p.m. Concurrent General Sessions:

  • General Session
    Total Process Control
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  • General Session
    Gap to Excellence Transformation
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4:00 p.m. -- 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Session Tracks:

  • Continuous Improvement 101
    Managing for Daily Improvement -- Hands-On Training for Lean Transformation
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  • Advanced Continuous Improvement
    Considerations for Lean Material Flow Success at Ford
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  • Workforce Development
    Policy Deployment: An inside look at the tools, best practices, and leadership behaviors that deliver breakthrough results.
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  • Supply Chain Strategies
    Learjet's Strategic Transformation -- Impact on the Supply Chain
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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
6:00 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
"Parker Hannifin's Lean Journey"
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8:40 a.m. -- 9:40 a.m. Concurrent Session Tracks:

  • Continuous Improvement 101
    Developing Effective Measures for the Lean Enterprise
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  • Advanced Continuous Improvement
    Integration of Best Practices Across Multiple Manufacturing Sites
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  • Workforce Development
    The Awesome Power of Employee Engagement
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  • Supply Chain Strategies
    Reverse Logistics: What To Do When Product Comes Back
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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
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  • Advanced Continuous Improvement
    Applying Lean Tools to the Maintenance and Reliability Function
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  • Workforce Development
    SGS Tool Company Gainsharing with Associates
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  • Supply Chain Strategies
    Winning with Green
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11:20 a.m. -- 12:20 p.m. Concurrent Session Tracks:

  • Continuous Improvement 101
    Lean in a Low Volume Environment
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  • Advanced Continuous Improvement
    Demand Segmentation: How Less Inventory and Improved Service Levels Go Hand-in-hand
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  • Workforce Development
    Role of Teams in Lean Implementation
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  • Supply Chain Strategies
    Journey in the Pursuit of Supply Chain Excellence -- A Milliken & Co. Case Study
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12:30 p.m. -- 2:15 p.m. Buffet Lunch
General Session: Keynote Speaker

James W. Griffith, President and CEO, The Timken Company
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2:15 p.m. -- 2:30 p.m. Closing Remarks & All Depart


Conference speakers, topics, and sessions are subject to change at any time.
Last Updated April 13, 2010.

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