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FULL Abstract and Speaker Bios (all sessions) 20 pages
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Individual Tracks and Speaker Bios:
Opening address - "Transforming Boeing Commercial Aircraft to Lean & Moving Assembly Lines", Ken Christie, 777 Boeing Production System Lean Mfg. Integrator
Keynote Address - "To Pull Or Not to Pull—What is the Question?", Mark L. Spearman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Factory Physics, Inc.
Closing Address - Michael Bremer, President, Cumberland Group – Chicago
Track 1 - "Quick, Repeatable Setups.
You mean we need both?", Thomas F. Warda,
Eastman Kodak Company
Track 2 - "Creating a Lean Culture: Process Focus and Leader Standard Work", David Mann, Steelcase
Track 3 - "TWI – The Foundation of Lean Thinking", Don Dinero, Round Pond Consulting
Track 4 - "Implementing standard work and the human side of lean in a repetitive, manufacturing environment", Dean Mingo, Genie Industries
Track 5 - "Leadership in Compression", Doc Hall, Proffesor Emeritus, Indiana University
Track 6 - "Latino vs. Hispanic: What’s in a Name!", Dr. Carlos Ortiz, Thompson Heath
Track 7 - "Policy Deployment – A Path for Lean Success", John Gould, Simpler Consulting
Track 8 - "Lean for ISO and IT Now What?", Jim Benz and Carol B. Wright, Enterprise Solutions Inc.
Track 9 - "Effective Value Stream Mapping in the Emergency Department", Sue Kozlowski, St. John Health
Track 10 - "Lessons from “Quantum Improvers”: Strategies for Effective Goal Setting that Get Results", Greg Butler, Chip Caldwell & Associates
Track 11 - "Integration of Clinical and Operational/Service Results to Enhance Knowledge", Sharon M. Pepper and Kathy Grimes, Thompson Health
Track 12 - "Lean = Lean? Let’s Explore the Possibilities", Pat Kelly, Lee Management Consultant
Track 13 - "Data Analysis Tips and Techniques (Fun with Excel Pivot Tables and Minitab)", Eric Alden, Xerox
Track 14 - "Lean Six Sigma Dave Wallace", Julie M. Cooke and Franklin I. Allen, Highland Hospital
Track 15 - "Lean Six Sigma in Sales and Marketing", Brent Wahba and Rob Perrilleon, Strategy Science Inc., Element K
Track 16 - "Cut Through the Organizational Fog and Discover the Magic of Vision", Bill Gormont, Eastman Kodak Company
Track 17 - "Delivering Results through Lean Sigma", Donald S. Doody and Mark Talmadge, IEC Electronics
Track 18 - "Achieving Lasting Results: Lessons for Organizations and Individuals", Ed and Jeremy Biernat, Consulting With Impact
Track 19 - "Agile Software Management", Dr. Kishore, SUNY Buffalo
Track 20 - "Business & Competitive Intelligence, Techniques, and Research using the web", Ellen Reen, Insyte Consulting