LeanSigma Global Summit

Las Vegas, NV - September 14-17, 2010

Overview
Highlights
Ideal Attendees
Agenda
Pre-Conference Workshops
Speaker Abstracts
Schedule
Pricing and Prerequisites
Accommodations
Terms and Conditions


Overview

If you attended the Kaizen Promotion Office Exchange, the Lean Excellence Conference, or the Lean Leaders Exchange in past years, you won’t want to miss this event. We’ve combined all three events into a single, comprehensive summit for operations and management teams seeking best practices, benchmarking and networking with other companies using the LeanSigma process to drive rapid, profitable, sustainable business results.

Sessions for all levels 

  • Fundamental tools for driving bottom line results
  • Strategies and processes for leadership and culture change
  • Benchmark best-in-class lean organizations

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Highlights

  • Perfect Engine Award Winner case study and presentation.
  • Panel discussion of lean executives will explore how companies today are applying lean to achieve dramatic short-term results in the face of headcount reductions, pressure to shrink capacity, reduce costs and inventory.
  • Breakout sessions conducted by leaders responsible for driving continuous improvement in their organizations.

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Ideal Attendees

With tracks for both discrete and continuous process manufacturers, the LeanSigma Global Summit provides senior leaders, operations management and continuous improvement teams with insights for creating operational agility in today’s tumultuous business environment.

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Four Day Agenda

September 14, 2010

Pre-Conference: Half-day workshops from 1:00-5:00 pm. Pre-conference sessions offer attendees a comprehensive working session on several high-priority topics:

  • LeanSigma Fundamentals
  • Lean and the Extended Value Chain
  • Best Practices for Driving a Lean Cultural Transformation
  • Senior and Site Leadership Training

Full Conference

Multi-track sessions allow you to select the breakout topic that's right for you:

  • Fundamental Lean Tools
  • Tools and Processes for Leadership and Culture Change
  • Best Practices and Key Learning for Lean in a Discrete Manufacturing Environment
  • Best Practices and Key Learning for Lean in a Continuous Process Manufacturing Environment

Nearly all speakers are confirmed. Please visit our agenda tab for a preliminary list of speaking topics. We will notify you shortly when speaker credentials and topics highlights are finalized.

September 15
Full day includes general sessions, four breakout sessions and networking reception.

September 16
Full day includes general sessions, four break-out sessions and networking dinner.

September 17
Half day includes keynote address, lean leader panel discussion, one general session and closing keynote address.

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Pre-Conference Workshops

Details soon.

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Speaker Abstracts

Breakout sessions will be presented in multiple tracks over a two-day period. Several sessions will be repeated on day two—making it easier for you to attend topics most important for your learning needs. There will be two tracks designed specifically for discrete and continuous process manufacturers. We will also offer two tracks addressing fundamental lean tools as well as tools for leadership and culture change—these sessions will apply to attendees from any industry. Sessions will be flagged for beginner, intermediate, advanced or general audience. A list of working topics is highlighted below:

  • Obtaining government incentives to increase your lean ROI
  • Reducing working capital through demand segmentation
  • Using the lean process to ensure profitable supplier development
  • Using 2P to optimize equipment effectiveness
  • Employing value innovation as a competitive differentiator
  • Carbon foot printing: maximizing your energy conservation potential
  • Aligning events to the value stream map to achieve sustainable results
  • Keeping equipment on track: How kaizen thinking drives effective use of planned downtime
  • Using Policy Deployment as a guide to an effective lean transformation
  • Personality and behavioral characteristics as an effective selection tool
  • Driving ownership during a lean transformation to the site leadership level

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Schedule

If you have any questions or would like to register by phone, please call us at 800.438.5535 and ask for Beth Ann Hunt.

North America
September 14-17, Las Vegas, NV

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Pricing and Prerequisites

$2,350 per person
$1,850 for groups of three or more

There are no prerequisites to attend this class.

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Accommodations

Loews Lake Las Vegas
101 Montelago Blvd.
Henderson, NV 89011
702-567-6000
www.LoewsLakeLasVegas.com
 

To receive the negotiated rate of $169.00, please make your reservations by August 25, 2009 and mention you are with the TBM LeanSigma Global Summit.

Attendees pay hotel separately.

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Terms and Conditions

You will be invoiced for event fees which are due in full prior to the start of each workshop. Event fees include workshop materials, lunch and refreshments. Please see event descriptions for any prerequisite requirements prior to registration.

Cancellation Policy

Any cancellation must be received in writing. Cancellations received within 15-21 business days of the event will be subject to a 50% cancellation fee. Cancellations received within 0-14 business days of the event will be subject to a 100% cancellation fee.

Transfers and Substitutions

Substitutions are allowed at any time. Transfers to another date will only be accommodated one time.

TBM is committed to fulfilling the schedule as presented, however TBM reserves the right to cancel any courses where sufficient registration levels have not been met.

Unconditional Guarantee

If, for any reason, you are not satisfied with this workshop, we will refund 100% of your fee.

 

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