Don B. Chaffin  

Welcome and introductory remarks.

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Charles Vest

Engineerings Greatest Challenge - Keeping our Manufacturing Systems Capable of Competing in the Global Marketplace

Dean David C. Munson provides an introduction for Charles Vest.

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Lawrence D. Burns

Operations Engineering: A Key to Delighting Manufacturer Enterprise Customers

Abstract

Operations Engineering is essential in today’s complex, dynamic, uncertain, interdependent, diverse, non-linear and accelerating world.  Change is occurring abruptly in hard to predict ways.  To prosper in this churning sea of risk and opportunity, manufacturing enterprises must consistently deliver superior customer value at profitable costs.  Operations engineering helps meet this requirement in all facets of the value chain…from planning, designing and engineering compelling products…to managing high-quality, cost-competitive supply chains….to building strong brands that command premium prices.  Dr. Burns will draw from his extensive experience applying operations engineering as a senior executive at General Motors to illustrate its strategic importance and propose ways to broaden its acceptance and use.

Moderator

Stephen Pollock provides an introduction for Lawrence Burns.

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Sharon Nunes 

21st Century Manufacturing - One Tenth of the Way Towards Sustainable Manufacturing

Abstract

We have seen dramatic changes in our world in the first decade of the 21st century, and nothing is more certain than more changes in the future. We have entered a world where the concept of manufacturing has to be thought of in the context of global clients, worldwide supply chains and environmental impacts. It is no longer sufficient to produce the "best product" or the "low cost" product; it is more important to understand how your product fits into global demand, where the customer base (and skill-base) is situated, and how your product can be made in a sustainable fashion to protect both local and global resources. It is more critical than ever to take a holistic look at the business of manufacturing and to understand how previously silo-ed activities are now interdependent and interconnected.

Moderator

Wally Hopp provides an introduction for Sharon Nunes.

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General David Maddox

Operations Engineering in the Aquisition, Manufacturing, and Maintenance of National Security  and Defense Systems

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) is not a major manufacturing organization. It is, however, a huge procurer of military equipment.  When counting research, development, test, and evaluation as well as procurement, DOD spends approximately $200B each year.  In addition to procurement, the Department also must repair and restore that equipment to operational condition after having been used and often damaged as a result of enemy action. DOD has an integrated Defense acquisition, technology and logistics life cycle management system consisting of five phases:  1) materiel solution analysis phase, 2) technology development phase, 3) engineering & manufacturing development phase, 4) production & deployment phase, and 5) operations & support phase. Operations Engineering is integral to the accomplishment of these phases through the use of models, simulations, and other operations engineering analysis  methods. This panel will discuss which analytical techniques are used today to satisfy these needs and what additional tools and techniques are required.

Moderator

Seth Bonder provides an introduction for General David Maddox.

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