Lean Manufacturing 2006

Sessions at a Glance

Lean Manufacturing 2006 has a bit of everything to engage your mind and interests. You’ll hear how best-in-class companies utilize lean tools to improve the reliability and performance of their plants, expand your contacts through extensive networking opportunities and increase your product knowledge by viewing items from participating exhibitors. Lean helps companies remain competitive in a global marketplace where speed, cost and efficiency are king. Don’t miss this chance to enhance your understanding of the benefits and value of effective lean programs and to keep your personal and business success on a growth trajectory. Plan to attend Lean Manufacturing 2006 and start cutting waste at your plant.

Tuesday, May 16
11:00-11:50am	Shingo Approach to World-class Manufacturing
1:30-2:20pm	Achieving World-Class Results through Lean Assessment
2:30-3:20pm	From Myang to Main Street: Applying Lean to the Global Supply Chain
4:30-5:20pm	Lean as a Preventive Approach to Capital Management

Wednesday, May 17
8:00 - 9:50am	Panel Discussion - How Reliability Helps Drive Our Plants: Views from the Top
11:00-11:50am	Strategic Maintenance
1:30-2:20pm	The New Kaizen; Actually Kaizen How It Was Meant to Be
2:30-3:20pm	Creating and Sustaining a Winning Continuous-Improvement Culture
4:30-5:20pm	A Lean Journey

Thursday, May 18
8:00 - 9:50am	Panel Discussion - Movin’ On Up: Plant Managers Who Get Reliability
10:00-10:50am	Inventory Optimization: Using Lean and Six Sigma Principles
1:30-2:20pm	Traditional Shoemaking Made Lean: An Allen-Edmonds Case Study
2:30-3:20pm	“Leadership At Its Best”