Lean Excellence Conference - September 23-25, 2008 | Des Moines, Iowa - Networking, Benchmarking and Strategies for Your Continuous Improvement Office

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Monday, September 22, 2008
6:00 - 8:00pm Registration
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
7:00 - 8:00am Registration & Breakfast  
8:00 - 9:30am Opening Keynote Presentation Managing through Turmoil…with Lean as Your Foundation
Anand Sharma, CEO
TBM Consulting Group, Inc.
9:45 - 10:45am Vermeer Introduction
David Corbin, Vice President of Manufacturing
Vermeer Corporation
11:00 - 12:15pm Bus Transportation to Vermeer with Box Lunches
 
12:30 - 3:00pm Plant Tour of Vermeer
 
3:00 - 4:00pm Q &A Session
 
4:00 - 5:00pm Bus to Hotel
 
6:00 - 7:30pm Reception
 
Wednesday, September 24, 2007
7:00 - 8:00am Breakfast
 
8:00 - 9:00am Process Track Strategies for Differentiating Your Global Lean Transformation
Ken Eme, VP - Global Operations & Supply Chain
Scholle Packaging
  Discrete Track Continuous Improvement Leader Standard Work
Don Keeler, Manager, Continuous Improvement Office
ConMed
9:00 - 10:00am Process Track Effective Visual Management
Germain Pinette, MCE Director (Canada)
McCain Foods (Canada)
  General Track Taking Action with Lean Accounting
Janice Frampton, Senior Lean Consultant
Jean Cunningham Consulting
10:30 - 11:30am Discrete Track Targeting Effective Business Process Events
Chris Thompson, Director of Continual Improvement
  General Track Approaching Zero Equipment Stoppages
John Kravontka
11:30 - 12:30pm Process Track First Year Reflection and Moving Forward
Brian Frost, Operational Excellence Manager
Appleton Papers, Inc.
  Discrete Track Reducing Inventory in an Unpredictable Market
Rob Green, Lean Coordinator
Kevin McGinn, Flashlight Value Stream Manager
Energizer Holdings, Inc.
12:30 - 1:30pm Lunch
Sheraton West Des Moines
1:30 - 4:30pm Leadership Roundtable Standard Work for Managers
Mike Noonan, Senior Trainer and Design Specialist
Steve Hahn, Director, US Consulting Team Leader
TBM Consulting Group, Inc.
  Leadership Roundtable Managing a Global Supply Chain
Ken Koenemann, Director of Lean Value Chain Practice
Dusty Duckett, Director, US Consulting Team Leader
TBM Consulting Group, Inc.
  Leadership Roundtable Developing a Culture that Embraces Continuous Improvement
Mike Serena, Managing Director, TBM LeanSigma Institute
Tom Morin, Director, US Consulting Team Leader
TBM Consulting Group, Inc.
  Leadership Roundtable Seeing the Future in Your Existing Site
Joe Panebianco, Senior Trainer and Design Specialist
David Beal, Managing Director, Process Industries Consulting
TBM Consulting Group, Inc.
5:00 - 6:00pm Leadership Roundtable Report Outs
 
Thursday, September 25, 2008
7:00 - 8:00am Breakfast
 
8:00 - 9:00am Process Track Ensuring Consistency in Effectiveness, Performance and Best Practices in a Multi-Site Environment
Lora Murray, Continuous Improvement Director
Bunge North America
General Track Demand Segmentation
Ken Koenemann, Director of Lean Value Chain Practice
TBM Consulting Group, Inc.
9:30 - 10:30am Discrete Track Aligning Manufacturing and the Supply Chain to Changing Business Conditions
Brent Spikes, Vice President of Operations
Franklin Electric
General Track Go Green with Lean
David Beal, Managing Director, Process Industries Consulting
TBM Consulting Group, Inc.
11:00 - 12:00pm Keynote Presentation Vision Creates Reality…The Structural Approach to Creating Results
Bodine Balasco
12:00 - 12:15pm Closing Comments
Mike Serena, Managing Director, TBM LeanSigma Institute
TBM Consulting Group, Inc.
12:15pm Lunch
Box Lunches to Go!
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