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FOOD SAFETY & QUALITY, VIDEO

Beyond Compliance – How to Use the Power of MES to Improve Food Safety and Traceability

June 15, 2017

Ian Tooke of Grantek Systems Integration gave this presentation at North American Food Safety & Quality 2017 in Chicago on June 7th. Content includes: How has the Food Safety Modernization Act changed the way food producers and suppliers do business? Discussing how modern MES technology enhances food safety plans and processes Ensuring truth in labeling, product quality, and traceability automatically on the plant floor Showcasing examples where MES technology makes the biggest impact — Ian Tooke is the Chief Innovation Officer at Grantek, and was previously Grantek’ s Director of Consulting Services. Ian’s team lead the efforts at Grantek to understand…

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Implementing Layered Process Audits to Validate Quality Management and Improve Customer Satisfaction

May 11, 2017

Discussing how to prevent quality management programs from growing complacent over time Walking through how different tiers of management can engage with the quality management process at varied, regular intervals to maintain motivation and a fresh set of eyes to identify and mitigate challenges before they impact the customer Offering best practices to reinforce continuous improvement in quality management to prevent backsliding and improve end-product performance — Eric R. Branyan oversees the complex international network of suppliers that provide critical hardware for the F-35 program. He was most recently Vice President, F-35 Aircraft Production Business Unit, responsible for global F-35…

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Utilizing the Digital Industrial Transformation to Gain a Competitive Advantage

May 5, 2017

In this presentation given at NAMES17, Jay Ford, Director of Membership for UI Labs at DMDII, and Paul Boris, VP Industry Solutions at GE Digital discuss how GE leveraged digital transformation to drive over $700 Million of cost out of their operations. Viewers will learn about the next generation operational capabilities enabled by IIoT technologies, and understand how to better reduce production costs, be more effective with existing resources, and control production schedules in manufacturing operations. — Jay Ford is the Director of Membership for UI LABS, a Chicago based innovation accelerator that brings Universities, Industry, and Government together to…

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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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MANUFACTURING, SUPPLY CHAIN — NA, LIFE SCIENCES, VIDEO

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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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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