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Strategy and Business Operations – The Keystone to Success
David Liddell, SKYE Business Solutions, LLC
A business strategy is a set of decisions that enables an organization to achieve a desired operations structure, infrastructure, and set of core competencies that support competitive priorities. This presentation will help you answer: what are the most important decisions to make about the design of your operating systems and should you make adjustments in response to changing competitive conditions?
Good to Great & Back Again (Part 1)
Glenn Jensen, Technical Change AssociatesIn 1987 Easton launched their world class/lean program, even though they were very profitable and controlled the largest share of the world market. Over the next six years they made huge improvements in the performance of their operation in lean and a variety of unique human resources practices. The result was that market share soared to 90+% and profit had increased an amazing 480%. Learn how Easton achieved these outstanding results and also what leadership did to lose — and eventually regain — their superior performance.
Good to Great & Back Again (Part 2)
Glenn Jensen, Technical Change Associates
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Performance Management – The Key to Unlocking Organizational Potential and Delivering Breakthrough Performance
Andrew Lopuchowycz, Summit Ascent Enterprises, LLCExplore a strategic framework using Performance Management to drive breakthrough performance in an organization. Focus is on developing the right metrics for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and growth with an emphasis on cascading the metrics, use of problem solving techniques and data, and taking focused action to deliver results.
Managing the Lean Office for Great Customer Service – Case Study
Theresa Botellio & Joe Menhart, Willington NameplateEach member of the sales and customer service team has certain leadership responsibilities that allow Willington to operate without red tape and unnecessary supervision and management. Willington uses KPI and 5S to measure individual and team performance in the front office. Every employee is required to submit at least one SMART (Specific, Measurable, Action oriented, Realistic, and Time bound) goal that is aligned with the company mission. Learn how you can apply these ideas at your facility.
Social Media for Manufacturers – Getting Started
Ric Dragon, DragonSearchWhile social media has been transformational in the B2C sector, manufacturers have been slow to adopt what they feel is not relevant to them. This presentation demonstrates (with case studies) why social media is critical to manufacturers, and how they can use it to their organization's benefit.
LinkedIn or Twitter – What Makes Sense for Manufacturing?
Kathy Hokunson, Site-Seeker, Inc.This session is an overview for creating an effective LinkedIn profile for you and your company. Once your profile is created you'll discover how to use it to engage with your prospects and drive opportunity. Also included is an overview of Twitter and examples of manufacturers that are using it successfully.