SPECIAL SESSIONS
One of the benefits of attending a conference is the opportunity to network with your peers to share perspectives, experiences and get answers to your questions. At this year’s event there are several sessions designed specifically to facilitate this exchange. Come and be heard…bring your issues and ideas to the table and participate in the dialogue. Productivity consultants will act as official hosts and will be present to provide information, answer questions, and facilitate the discussion.
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The Future of TPM Forum
Leave the day to day behind and spend an hour thinking about the future. Join the discussion about The Next Big Thing. What is the future of process improvement and TPM? A historical snapshot tells of significant people and events that have shaped today’s improvement journey: Frank and Lillian Gilbreth pioneers of Industrial Engineering, The Shewhart Control Chart, Deming’s PDCA, Ohno’s Flow/JIT, Shingo’s SMED, and Nakajima’s TPM… what’s next? What might be the next strategies and technologies to boost us to the next level of continuous improvement? What might be the ‘new forms of value’ to replace today’s well known interventions? What do you think? What is the next Big Thing that will capture the imagination of industry? Join the discussion and have some fun being a ‘futurist’. Refreshments will be served!
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Issues and Obstacles Forum
Help, My TPM Program Just Isn’t Coming Together!
Join us for this lively forum and get answers to some of your burning questions. Or become a coach and share your expertise and insight with others having performance issues that you’ve overcome. Do not miss this chance to open-up about the issues, obstacles, and barriers that are holding you back from achieving your TPM goals. Remember this is an Open Forum to better the common good. We all know the list is a proverbial ‘mile long’ when it comes to what can go wrong with an operations improvement strategy, a TPM tactical plan and a “well thought-out” TPM action plan. Let's have some fun coaching, listening to others tell their TPM stories, and seeing if one idea or counter-measure can make a difference to you or a TPM comrade.