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Applied Manufacturing Conference
December 12 - 14, 2006
Wyndham Arlington Hotel
Preliminary Agenda - Subject to Change |
Tuesday, December 12
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Optional Plant Tours
Automotive: General Motors, Lear, Android Industries
Aerospace: Bell Helicopter, Vought Aircraft
Distribution & Logistics: Alliance, BNSF
Lean Practitioners: Morrison Products, Vecta
Transportation Equipment: Lockheed Martin, American Ironhorse
Optional Workshop
Reliability Game
5:30 - 7:30 pm Made in Texas Reception and Exhibition
Wednesday, December 13
7:00 - 8:00 am Breakfast
8:00 - 8:45 am Welcome and Introductions/Opening Remarks
8:45 - 9:45 am Opening Keynote Address: Mike George, Chairman & CEO, The George Group
9:45 - 10:15 am Break
10:15 - 11:45 am Concurrent Sessions
Strategic Track: The Great Game of Business
Process Track: Value Stream Costing
Workforce Track: Lean Reliability
Technology Track: Automation
Noon - 1:30 pm Lunch and Keynote Address: Francois Gau, Global Segment Manager, Kennametal
1:45 - 3:15 pm Concurrent Sessions
Strategic Track: Competing in Low-Cost Manufacturing
Process Track: Quality
Workforce Track: Training Within Industry (TWI)
Technology Track: Kennametal I
3:15 - 3:45 pm Break
3:45 - 5:15 pm Concurrent Sessions
Strategic Track: TAPE/Shingo
Process Track: Safety
Workforce Track: Mfg. Skills Standards Council (MSSC)
Technology Track: Kennametal II
5:30 - 7:30 pm Reception
7:30 - 9:00 pm Mainspring Awards Dinner
Keynote Speaker: Robert C. Cresanti (invited) ,Under Secretary for Technology, USDOC
Thursday, December 14
7:30 - 8:30 am Breakfast
8:30 - 10:00 am Concurrent Sessions
Strategic Track: State Tax Strategies for Texas Manufacturers
Process Track: Tyco- Lean Machining
Process Track: Energy
Technology Track: RFID
10:00 - 10:30 am Break
10:30 - Noon Experts Panel: Manufacturing and the Economy
Moderator: Pat Panchak, Former Editor-in-Chief, Industry Week
Panelists:
The Honorable Patrick M. Rose, State Representative, District 45
Roger Kilmer, Director, NIST Mfg. Extension Partnership
Fiona Sigalla, Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Tony Bennett, Chairman, Texas Association of Manufacturers
Aaron Demerson, Texas Governor’s Office
Noon - 12:45 pm Lunch
12:45 - 1:30 pm Wrap-Up: The Future of Manufacturing
Pat Panchak, Former Editor-in-Chief, Industry Week
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