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Hands-on Kaizen Training at an Advanced Lean
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TBM and ConMed, a leading medical device manufacturer in upstate NY,
will host a public kaizen breakthrough workshop November 3-7, 2008.
ConMed leverages lean to drive dramatic improvements in productivity,
reduce floor space, and enhance customer responsiveness. Participate in
one of four kaizen teams: SMED, two shop floor projects, or one business
process event to learn how you can drive improvement with a kaizen
culture at your own company. Learn as a team. IndustryWeek Special: send two
attendees for the price of one.
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Where do McCain and Obama stand on key manufacturing issues?
After nearly two solid years of townhall meetings, campaign speeches and
wall-to-wall coverage by the national punditry, we know just about
everything we ever possibly could have wanted to know about how many
houses Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) owns, about every sermon Senator
Barack Obama (D-Ill.) sat through at his local church, and every fashion
choice their spouses have made in their pursuits of First Ladyhood.
Unfortunately, despite saturation coverage of every minute detail of
their daily lives, there's not much clarity on exactly how either of the
two major party's candidates would govern as president of the United
States. And we certainly haven't heard much from them about what role
government should play in promoting the growth of the manufacturing
industry. Click
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Since neither presidential candidate has much interest in the
manufacturing industry, we'll have to resort to a bit of wishful
thinking instead.
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Annual study evaluates supplier working conditions at six major
OEMs.
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Executives who produce peak performance in the face of extreme
challenges succeed by recognizing and surviving specific dangers. Web Exclusive
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A pull system can help office and service workers decide what to
work on and when to work on it in order to maintain customer service,
while preventing overproduction. Web
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Sometimes the best offshoring decision is to shift production back
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To create a green supply chain companies can optimize the physical
supply chain, lower energy usage in the manufacturing conversion process
and improving product design and packaging to minimize waste. Web Exclusive
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Candidates for CPSM qualification can use courses to prepare for
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Sometimes going with your "gut" is a good thing. Web Exclusive
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Company looks to rebound with acquisition after refinery blaze and
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Lean strategies that work well on a local level can be a challenge
to implement across complex, global, multi-tier supply chains. Attend
this free webcast on Sept. 23 to learn how to bring Lean to your supply
network, and eliminate the waste created by poor supply-demand
synchronization. Presenters will also share case studies of
manufacturers using Lean practices in their supply chains. Register
now!
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The A3 Report, originally developed by Toyota Motor Corporation, is
generating much interest in the Lean community. Learn how these
reports, based on the fundamental Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle, can be used
in every department and at every level of the organization. This free
webcast on Sept. 18 will be presented by professor Durward Sobek,
co-author of the recent book Understanding A3 Thinking. Sign
up today.
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In today's cutthroat market, every improvement counts. You're
facing huge pressure to make your products better, faster, and cheaper.
On Oct. 1-2, this FREE IndustryWeek online conference will bring you
helpful operations advice from industry experts, plus real-world best
practices from other manufacturers. Learn how to eliminate waste,
automate processes, and integrate systems to improve efficiency. Register
now!
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Learn how Web 2.0 collaboration tools can be used in manufacturing,
to gain better interaction with your people and processes. Thanks to
"Manufacturing 2.0," individual knowledge workers, groups, and
communities can now interact with one another -- and with underlying
processes. See how manufacturers are harnessing knowledge through
collaboration, improving efficiency and productivity, and reducing
costs.
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IndustryWeek Excellence In Action
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Tour Wyeth's
Pearl River, N.Y. Facility near the New York City Metro Area, on
Nov. 13th, 2008, as part of the IndustryWeek Excellence in Action
Series. Register now to see a world-class plant in action.
What you'll see:
See the techniques Wyeth implements to achieve improved quality, higher
yields, faster throughput and less waste, and learn about how its new
focus on cycle-time reduction is helping it reduce costs and inventories
while enhancing shelf life. Learn
more about this tour.
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