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The Three Steps Manufacturers Must Take to Succeed in Industry 4.0
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The Three Steps Manufacturers Must Take to Succeed in Industry 4.0

June 19, 2018

As part of the 2018 edition of the North American Manufacturing Excellence Summit, Atul Mahamuni, Oracle’s VP, Internet of Things and Blockchain Cloud Applications, gave an in-depth interview on how manufacturers are embracing Industry 4.0 solutions with specific examples and lessons learned to illustrate what all successful rollouts of these new tools have in common. The full transcript of the interview is below, or you can download a PDF version. What is the real competitive advantage of the Industrial Internet of Things for the early adaptors, the companies that are well-launched into their journey? First of all, the benefits of Industry…

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Overall Food Safety Culture: People, Processes, and Technology
FOOD SAFETY & QUALITY, VIDEO

Overall Food Safety Culture: People, Processes, and Technology

June 18, 2018

What makes our Workforce Development Learning and Training Program different? Refreshing existing quality and safety programs through investment in new tools and technologies Cross-pollinating new ideas and innovations throughout the company and our supply chain Talking about Food Safety Culture as a constant work-in-progress. How do we continue to innovate? Showcasing examples of positive change using Hershey’s Malaysia facility as a case study — Hugo Andres Gutierrez VP, Quality, Food Safety, and Regulatory Affairs The Hershey Company Hugo Andres Gutierrez is Vice President, Quality, Food Safety, and Regulatory Affairs for The Hershey Company. In this position, Gutierrez provides leadership to…

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The Myth of Out-of-the-Box Blockchain: Three Things to Know Now
FOOD SAFETY & QUALITY, VIDEO

The Myth of Out-of-the-Box Blockchain: Three Things to Know Now

June 18, 2018

Considering a leap to a blockchain system for food safety? We’ll cover: How do blockchain systems work? Will your workflow change? And if so, how? Three questions you should always ask before committing to blockchain systems Which complementary technologies magnify the power of blockchain systems—and which fail to fully meet food safety needs? Which similar powerful technologies are available in ready-to-use format today? — Matt Smith Founder ICIX Matt is the founder of ICIX and is responsible for determining the company’s vision and strategy and cultivating industry relationships. Since ICIX was established in 2004, Matt has been instrumental in securing…

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Business Bootcamp – Driving Greater Execution, Engagement, and Ultimately Earnings!
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Business Bootcamp – Driving Greater Execution, Engagement, and Ultimately Earnings!

May 21, 2018

Are you ready to accurately assess your teams, your leaders, and your performance? For 25 years, Competitive Solutions, Inc. has been taking organizations through Business Bootcamp with some pretty dramatic results. Learn how to: Drive Business Acumen at a tactical level Move accountability from a concept to a practice and elevate expectations of engagement Eliminate hours of meetings a week by recalibrating intent Moving from abstract OPEX tools to business critical necessities What are the eight essential elements of 21st century leaders? — Shane Yount is a nationally recognized author, speaker and principal of Competitive Solutions, Inc. Shane began his…

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Panel: Generating High Productivity Through Training and Total Workforce Engagement
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Panel: Generating High Productivity Through Training and Total Workforce Engagement

April 25, 2018

What does investing in your people look like on a day-to-day ongoing basis? How does the workforce contribute to steady cumulative improvements as the engine of long-term culture change and improved productivity? Discussing motivational tools that solicit grassroots contributions: Competition, recognition, entertainment, and a sense of accomplishment Offering examples where training, mentorship, job shadowing, and cycling through different job functions improves retention, job satisfaction, and contributes to improved performance How far can a culture of continuous improvement and total workforce engagement permeate an organization?

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Digital Enterprise – Implement Now
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Digital Enterprise – Implement Now

April 23, 2018

The technical prerequisites for Industry 4.0 are available. Digitalization is actively gaining competitive advantages. Now is the time to implement. Experience the Digital Transformation now taking place across various industries. Siemens case study of time, cost, quality results achieved from their own digitalization journey Learn the advantages of industries working together utilizing intelligent, predictive models (Digital Twins) Illustrative examples presented to explain how virtual and real are being connected across the entire value chain — Michael Schroeder Portfolio Development Executive CPG and SHF Siemens PLM Software Michael Schroeder is Portfolio Development Executive for Siemens Consumer Products and Retail Product Lifecycle…

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Building the Manufacturing Capabilities for the Future to Enable Healthcare Transformation
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Building the Manufacturing Capabilities for the Future to Enable Healthcare Transformation

April 20, 2018

Recognizing and acknowledging the major healthcare trends and disruptors How does embracing these trends impact manufacturing capabilities and the end-to-end Supply chain organization? How are we developing a bold and holistic manufacturing transformation strategy, framework and deployment approach to address these implications and meet future customer and market expectations? Offering insights into how to connect and seamlessly integrate the Technology Innovation Process (Mode 2) with the “Operational World” (Mode 1) for broad adoption and deployment across business segments Sharing of critical success factors for implementation of this manufacturing and technology transformation to drive sustainable business and customer impact: Emphasizing the…

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Augmented Reality on the Shop Floor
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Augmented Reality on the Shop Floor

April 20, 2018

How are new tools like augmented reality changing and improving the way we operate? What challenges have limited the scope of this sort of technology until recently, and what has changed? Working with industry partners and collaborators to develop in-house expertise to get the most out of these new capabilities Walking through real-world examples where augmented reality is the difference-maker driving improved performance in our operations Demonstrating the scalability of augmented reality on the shop floor: What can other organizations learn from our experience? — Derrick Register VP, Supply Chain Coca-Cola Refreshments Derrick is a highly motivated leader who believes…

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Panel Discussion: Pharma 4.0 – Biopharmaceutical Production in the Digital Age
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Panel Discussion: Pharma 4.0 – Biopharmaceutical Production in the Digital Age

February 27, 2018

Addressing the state of the biopharmaceutical industry today: Which emerging trend will see the most growth? Embracing modular automation, PAT and continuous processing to increase agility, flexibility and improve efficiencies People and technology: How are these forces working together to grow and mature our industry? IoT- how will cloud based data, data analytics and data integrity evolve compliance and quality towards continuous improvement How will these technologies affect patient and product needs towards more individualized therapies? — Moderator: Alison Moore is Senior Vice President, Process Development for Amgen serving both Operations and R&D organizations. She has held a number of…

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Collaboration to Achieve our Goals: What Can We Do Together That We Cannot Do By Ourselves?
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Collaboration to Achieve our Goals: What Can We Do Together That We Cannot Do By Ourselves?

February 20, 2018

Demonstrating that achieving the big things requires the contributions of many stakeholders Global versus Local, or Global and Local? Debating the pros and cons of different approaches to delivering positive change How do we drive supply chain sustainability inside our own organizations and also up and down our value chain? Discussing holistic margin management in the context of ongoing communicative business relationships Asking the question, “What’s next?” — John Church is the Executive Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer and Global Business Solutions, at General Mills. As the Chief Supply Chain Officer, John has global accountability for Procurement, Logistics, Manufacturing,…

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Knowing and Protecting Your Assets
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Knowing and Protecting Your Assets

February 16, 2018

Discussing options for biomanufacturing capacity management: Effective strategies for capacity utilization Spreading capacity among and across different business partners When is the right time to hedge with CMOs? Understanding the attraction, retention, and development trends for talent assets Illustrating these trends with metrics and examples from AstraZeneca’s own experience — Darren Dasburg currently serves as VP & Head, Learning and Development Global Operation at AstraZeneca. Bringing over 30 years of professional experience in a variety of settings, he was appointed Vice President-Site Head for the Boulder Manufacturing Center in September 2015 when AstraZeneca/MedImmune acquired the former Amgen biologics production facility. Previously,…

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Informed Decision-Making in a Volatile, Ever-Changing World
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Informed Decision-Making in a Volatile, Ever-Changing World

February 13, 2018

What qualifies as a World-Class Supply Chain? Why is it so difficult to maintain? Discussing how the challenges facing a global operation’s supply chain have evolved over time Highlighting the role of teamwork in fostering innovation in a fast-changing environment Looking forward: How does one strike a balance between agility and efficiency? — Meredith (Meri) Stevens is currently the Vice President, Strategy & Deployment, Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain responsible for leading end-to-end strategy and transformation to enable Johnson & Johnson to meet the needs of patients, customers and consumers in today’s dynamic healthcare market. In this role, Meri drives…

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Leading and Leadership in Lean Bio-Manufacturing Operations
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Leading and Leadership in Lean Bio-Manufacturing Operations

January 31, 2018

Lean applications in Bio-Manufacturing is both complex and simple Sustaining lean performances in Bio-Manufacturing is both science and art Good versus Great Lean leadership… It matters Successful OE polynomial equation for Lean Bio-Manufacturing = … ? — Jacks Lee is an industry executive with global experiences in biopharmaceutical, small molecule drugs and vaccines. His 25+ years of experiences spans across technical, operational and strategic leadership roles in Science-Technology, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and Manufacturing. He currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Merck Manufacturing Division-Global Vaccines Operations. Jacks joined Merck in 2007 as head of Global Technology & Engineering….

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Biotech Business Bootcamp – Treating Cultural Sclerosis…
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Biotech Business Bootcamp – Treating Cultural Sclerosis…

January 16, 2018

Repetitive engagement survey results with no sustainable action plan for improvement? Meeting mania dominating each and every day? Data, metrics, KPI’s, and scorecards – Thermometers or Thermostats? OPEX tools and governance models that feel abstract and disconnected? Struggling with any of these symptoms? If so, your organization is suffering from Cultural Sclerosis. While not fatal, it is debilitating. Fortunately, we have developed a ‘Sustainable Treatment Plan’ based upon 25 years of work with organizations including GSK, Pfizer, Genentech, Gilead, and Alcon that will drive Clarity, Connectivity and Consistency into both your team and leadership culture. — Shane A. Yount is…

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Supply Chain Planning Process Transformation – A BP Fuels North America Case Study
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Supply Chain Planning Process Transformation – A BP Fuels North America Case Study

January 9, 2018

Successful planning process transformation using Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Scaling regional IBP processes into one process serving all North America Tangible and intangible benefits of a successful IBP process Key success factors for sustaining the process through change management, process development and continuous improvement — Cheryl McKinney VP Strategy and Portfolio at BP Fuels North America As a member of the leadership team of one of BP’s largest refining and marketing businesses, Cheryl McKinney is accountable for strategy, investment, and business development across North America. Her remit includes the BP refineries in Toledo, Ohio, Whiting, Indiana, and Bellingham, Washington, as…

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Breakthrough Designations – How Can Quality Enable Speed to Innovation?
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Breakthrough Designations – How Can Quality Enable Speed to Innovation?

January 3, 2018

Offering an overview of how breakthrough therapy designations have historically worked and how that process is changing Are we as an industry ready for major changes in how drug development is expedited? Discussing how our organizations’ Quality Culture must be an integral part at all stages of this transition Working with all stakeholders to ensure we do not sacrifice safety and quality as we increase the pace of innovation What should we be doing right now to prepare for the future of these developments? — Christie Bielinski, Vice President of Product Quality Management at Janssen Pharmaceuticals, leads a world-wide organization of quality professionals…

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Panel: Are We Embracing the 4th Industrial Revolution the Right Way?
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Panel: Are We Embracing the 4th Industrial Revolution the Right Way?

December 18, 2017

How should we as leaders within our organizations incorporate these new tools and technologies into the work our people do every day? What does an analytics-driven decision-making process where Big Data is the visualizer and enabler of change really look like? Setting realistic goals: What do we want to be able to do in terms of communication, collaboration, and visualization with these new tools? Discussing how Digital Supply Chain insights can balance product availability while managing inventory levels and improving cost to serve Is improvement across the board possible? Working towards continuous process excellence and driving reduced lead times to…

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