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Celebrating Operational Excellence – A Presentation from the Shingo Institute
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Celebrating Operational Excellence – A Presentation from the Shingo Institute

May 4, 2017

Ken Snyder, Executive Director of The Shingo Institute and Executive Dean of the Jon M. Huntman School of Business at Utah State University gave the Day One closing keynote presentation at NAMES17: Offering an overview of the past, present, and future of The Shingo Institute and the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence How has the Shingo Model changed over the years to focus on building sustainable cultures of excellence rather than generating a short-term moment of peak performance? Discussing the ‘Benchmark Companies’ that have continued to improve after winning a Shingo Prize. – What do they have in common and…

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Maintaining an Effective Quality Focus in Operations During Mergers and Acquisitions

April 28, 2017

Charlene Banard, Shire Pharmaceuticals’ Senior Vice President of Global Quality, spoke at the 2016 edition of the Biomanufacturing World Summit. In this presentation she shares her thoughts and experiences on maintaining an effective quality focus in operations during mergers and acquisitions. Discussing best practices to establish and maintain a quality focus on each product lifecycle during M&A activity Clarifying who is responsible for what and opening up lines of communication, coordination, and collaboration between teams in transition Balancing phase appropriate applications of quality systems, knowledge and risk management, and product control Offering examples of positive outcomes and explaining what made…

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Interview – Frank McCrady, President/CEO of EMCID

April 28, 2017

With nearly 30 years of experience in economic development and banking, Frank McCrady has spent 14 of those years as EMCID’s President and CEO, elevating East Montgomery County through strategic planning to a community ready for growth. Under his leadership, development has soared and sales tax revenue for the 158-square mile improvement district has increased by more than 200 percent, from $2.5 million in 2002 to $7.7 million in 2015. Current retail and entertainment projects underway stand to further financial success for the District and the community in the form of job creation, additional business recruiting tools, expanded services, community…

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Digital Manufacturing in the Medical Device Industry

April 28, 2017

In this presentation Dean Kossila, Sr. Principle Business Solution Architect of Medtronic, and Frank Platt, Senior Director of Solution Management and Manufacturing of SAP, speak about: Managing operations in real-time delivers a strategic advantage Plant to enterprise integration speeds information flow Touchscreen operations replace paper based processes Quality management and guided procedures assure compliant manufacturing Automated data collection minimizes errors The growing importance of traceability — Dean Kossila is a senior principle business solution architect for Medtronic. Dean’s primary responsibility is the strategic direction and blueprint design for supply chain and manufacturing solutions globally for Medtronic. Previously, Dean was Sr….

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Discover the ROI of Operational Excellence: An Executive Discussion

April 27, 2017

In this keynote presentation at NAMES17, Phil McIntyre, Managing Director of Client Development for Performance Solutions by Milliken, shares his experience with making the most out of a lean journey. — Phil McIntyre has been with Milliken over 29 years in leadership roles encompassing both the business and manufacturing arenas. He successfully led several business units within Milliken & Company to profitable growth and financial sustainability, as well as the Performance Products Division Milliken Performance System implementation. Phil was Director of Cost Improvement, and he also spent time as the Pursuit of Excellence Director responsible for integrating customer needs with…

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Interview – Mike Bacidore, Editor-in-Chief, Control Design

April 27, 2017

Mike Bacidore is chief editor of Control Design and has been an integral part of the Putman Media editorial team since 2007. Previously, he was editorial director at Hughes Communications and a portfolio manager of the human resources and labor law areas at Wolters Kluwer. Bacidore holds a BA from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. He is an award-winning columnist, earning multiple regional and national awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors.

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Working With Organized Labor to Build Better Businesses Together
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Working With Organized Labor to Build Better Businesses Together

April 27, 2017

In this interview Shawn Otto, Beam Suntory’s Regional Human Resources and Labor Relations Director, answers questions related to his recent presentation at the North American Manufacturing Excellence Summit: Working With Organized Labor to Build Better Businesses Together Offering an overview of the realities of manufacturing with a unionized workforce Understanding what corporate leadership, shopfloor management, union leadership, and the frontline workers all want and need from one another in a healthy working environment Discussing common stumbling blocks and points of conflict between parties in search of common goals: How do you find win-win scenarios out of what at first seemed…

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Interview – Shane Yount on Leadership, Performance, and Developing Your Team

April 27, 2017

  Shane Yount, Principal and Author with Competitive Solutions, sat down for a few minutes at the 2017 edition of the North American Manufacturing Excellence Summit. Be sure to also watch Shane’s full workshop presentation, “Business Bootcamp – Driving Greater Execution, Engagement, and Ultimately Earnings!” for more insights. — Shane A. Yount is a nationally recognized author, consultant, and principal of Competitive Solutions, Inc., an international Business Transformation consulting and software firm. Shane’s team pioneered the acclaimed organizational governance system known as Process Based Leadership® (PBL) – A robust governance methodology designed to create a sustainable cadence of clarity, connectivity,…

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

April 27, 2017

At NAMES17, Shane Yount of Competitive Solutions asked his audience, “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?

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Impacts of Cultural Change in Under-Performing Facilities
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Impacts of Cultural Change in Under-Performing Facilities

April 25, 2017

Michael Brice, VP Offset Operations at INX International Ink Co., led a roundtable lunch-and-learn discussion entitled, “Impacts of Cultural Change in Under-Performing Facilities” at the 2017 edition of the North American Manufacturing Excellence Summit. In this video he shares why he chose this topic and how the lunch conversation went. — Michael Brice is a 31-year printing ink industry veteran.  He has served in every capacity:  lab technician, colormatching, manufacturing, inplant technician and management, sales and senior level management.  Mike became Chief Operating Officer of Superior Printing Inks in 2000 and named is President and COO in 2003.  He also…

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Generate Value from Plant Floor Data with AI and the Digital Twin

April 25, 2017

In this interview Syed Hoda, Sight Machine’s CMO, discusses how AI and digital twins are making plant floor data useful to manufacturers in whole new ways. — Syed Hoda has served in leadership roles, on three different continents, at both start-up and large technology companies, including Cisco, Scality, ParStream, and IBM. Syed received an MBA from Emory University and an undergraduate in Industrial Engineering from Case Western Reserve University.

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Digital Transformation with Business Impact for Manufacturers
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Digital Transformation with Business Impact for Manufacturers

March 16, 2017

Chris Dobbrow, the Senior Vice President of Sight Machine, spoke at the Biomanufacturing World Summit in San Diego, CA in November 2016. His presentation was entitled: Digital Transformation with Business Impact for Manufacturers Proving that the most valuable data in manufacturing is from production itself Choosing the right goals and outcomes to make a difference Connecting disparate IT systems together into a unified whole Building a scalable approach for the enterprise, step-by-step: Start small to go big Understanding why data lakes and bespoke projects don’t scale Illustrating successful projects with concrete examples

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Bringing a Quality Focus to CMO Management
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Bringing a Quality Focus to CMO Management

March 6, 2017

Walter Cespedes led a roundtable lunch and learn discussion about bringing a quality focus to CMO management at the  2016 edition of the Biomanufacturing World Summit. We asked him a few questions about how it went. — Walter Cespedes is a seasoned executive with over 28 years of industry Quality experience. Mr. Cespedes serves as Executive Director, Third Party and Commercial Quality Americas for Teva (Actavis).  Prior to this appointment, he served as VP Corporate Quality for Durata Therapeutics, Inc.  Mr. Cespedes has also held a position as a Senior Director of Corporate Quality Assurance for MEDA Pharmaceuticals. Prior to his…

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Interview: What Are Supply Chain Executives Talking About at NASCES16?

February 16, 2017

We interviewed Todd Fain, Transportation Impact’s VP of Freight Services, on some of the supply chain trends he discussed at the 2016 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit. — Transportation Impact, a 4-time Inc. 5000 company, comes from humble beginnings. In 2008, Keith Byrd and Travis Burt, both then senior-level managers at UPS, left the world’s largest shipping company after nearly two decades, respectively, to launch their own start-up with the mission of providing clients with the most competitive small package contracts in the country. Then, the company’s original headquarters was nothing more than a table and chairs in…

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Supply Chain Strategy: From Sell-In to Sell-Out
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Supply Chain Strategy: From Sell-In to Sell-Out

February 16, 2017

In today’s marketplace success is dependent upon embracing new technologies, data streams, and ways of interacting with consumers and trading partners. A true paradigm shift is underway, yet many companies, while embracing new technologies, fail to adjust their business rules and practices to fully leverage the benefits these new techniques offer. In this presentation Miguel Abuhab, Founder of NeoGrid, discusses: Why paradigm shifts are a necessity in today’s business climate for overcoming contemporary technology constraints How visibility into integrated metrics can help you drive profitability and move from a push-based to a pull-based model How manufacturers can maximize cash flow,…

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The Role of Manufacturing in a Successful Biosimilar Strategy
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The Role of Manufacturing in a Successful Biosimilar Strategy

February 16, 2017

Peter Moesta spoke on November 15th at the 2016 edition of the Biomanufacturing World Summit. His keynote presentation was entitled, The Role of Manufacturing in a Successful Biosimilar Strategy. — Peter Moesta has more than 30 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry and a strong understanding of manufacturing and launching complex biologics. Before joining TPI, he was senior vice president of Biologics Manufacturing at Bristol-Myers Squibb, where he oversaw the development, production and worldwide launch of numerous significant biologics, including oncology products Yervoy and Opdivo. Previous to this role, Peter held various leadership positions in biologics development and manufacturing…

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Bringing Virtual Reality Tools to Biopharmaceutical Manufacturers
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Bringing Virtual Reality Tools to Biopharmaceutical Manufacturers

February 13, 2017

Michelle Stafford of GE Healthcare demonstrated new virtual reality tools at the Biomanufacturing World Summit. Executives were able to tour a facility in China and step inside a bioreactor to inspect its internal workings. Will these new tools become an industry standard in the near future? — GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care. Our broad expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, drug discovery, biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies, performance improvement and performance solutions services help our customers to deliver better care to more people around the…

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