The Speaker Roundtable from NAMES23 —A Conversation About Manufacturing Issues and Ideas
May 10, 2023
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Discussing Nissan’s Ambition 2030 to address “What’s next?” and how to ready our workforce and facilities to accelerate electrification and technological innovation Addressing how to prepare people and technology to work together to action a plan to bring our vision to life Smarter automation: how can we utilize external partners and suppliers to increase efficiency — David Johnson SVP, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management Nissan Motor Corporation David Johnson is the SVP, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management. Prior to this role he was Vice President, Production Engineering and New Model Quality, Nissan North America, Inc. where he was ensuring the…
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Don’t withhold meaningful data from frontline workers. Understand how poor process visibility and data quality hinders your employee training, retention, and productivity In an unyielding shortage of talent, you can’t wait until the 2030’s to solve the biggest data issues. Learn how to deploy turnkey data infrastructure today to support your people everywhere Reporting that’s bottlenecked with a few specialists is harming your operational excellence. Democratized access, prescriptive recommendations, and contextualized data will position your staff for their success and yours — Willem Sundblad CEO and Co-Founder Oden Technologies Willem Sundblad is the co-founder and CEO of Oden Technologies, a…
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A Virtual Facility Tour of Exciting, Industry-Transforming Manufacturing Innovations For this year’s edition of the North American Manufacturing Excellence Summit Executive Platforms is proud to partner with Siemens to bring you a virtual tour of MxD (Manufacturing x Digital), where innovative manufacturers go to forge their futures. Formerly known as the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII) and housed at UI LABS, MxD is an independent entity working in partnership with the Department of Defense to equip U.S. factories with the digital tools, cybersecurity, and workforce expertise needed to build every part better than the last. As a result, their more than…
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Manufacturers around the world are facing big challenges during uncertain times. Workforce shortages, supply chain disruptions, asset downtime, production losses, a new focus on sustainability, and the race to Net Zero- the list is large and daunting. At the same time, the promises of Industry 4.0 and Digital Transformation have not reached the bottom line, leading to what some analysts are calling the “Transformation Chasm,” where lots of projects get started but reaching scale and value seems out of reach. What if that chasm could be bridged? What if, instead of being stuck in a pilot program that does not…
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Explore how industrial connectivity and real-time data analytics can transform your industrial data into faster business decisions Connect your machines, employees, products, and processes—gaining a holistic perspective across the value chain Deliver accurate product and process information to the right person, at the right time, in the right context Leverage new technologies to improve efficiency and maximize revenue growth for your business — Craig Melrose EVP, Digital Transformation Solutions PTC Craig Melrose is the Executive Vice President of Digital Transformation Solutions at PTC. In this role, Craig works to build customer-facing, (operationally transformative) solutions that incorporate PTC’s industry-leading CAD, PLM,…
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Partnering with the business to deliver on Walmart’s mission – creating Good Jobs, Great Careers, and a Better Life for our Associates Leveraging data-driven decision making to transform our business for the future. Creating an Associate Value Proposition built around opportunity, inclusion, and well-being. Digitizing our tools and our work for the next generation of associates. The foundational role the People team plays in maintaining Walmart’s culture. Listening at scale – how Walmart gathers feedback and responds to 1.6 million associates in the U.S. — Maren Waggoner SVP of People, End-to-End Operations Walmart Maren joined Walmart in 2017 as a…
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Pharmaceutical manufacturers have worked diligently and successfully to foster a ‘culture of quality’, resulting in fewer overall regulatory citations year over year since 2010. How can better data management and analytics impact not only quality but process improvement and efficiency gains as well? What trends are driving the need to move towards both managing and using data better? The ‘culture of data’ starts with changing old ways of working. What steps do biopharma manufacturers need to take to initiate their transformation? How can manufacturers use manufacturing process data to quickly and proactively improve outcomes? — Vishaka Rajaram Director, Pharmaceutical and…
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The Control Tower: Providing visibility with actionable insights into the health of your manufacturing Yield Improvement: Process understanding and advanced modeling for significant ROI Digital twin: simulation and improved productivity by employing Smart Scheduling Successful industry 4.0 pharma use cases How to effectively build programs to deploy and maintain technology to continuously improve and capture value — Rick Johnston Sr. Director Applied Materials Rick is a senior technical leader within Applied Materials’ pharmaceutical business unit. He has more than 15 years of experience in building software that solves big data, machine learning, scheduling, forecasting and advanced analytics problems in pharma….
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