Tuesday May 18, 2010 Program Meeting
Joint with APICS
Eastman Lodge
Kingsport, TN
(directions below)
Deadline for Reservations/Cancellations is Monday (Noon), May 17, 2010
For On-Line RegistrationCLICK HERE
Or Contact Jason Barger at 423-578-6505
Please indicate whether you will be (1) attending the
tutorial, (2) eating dinner,
AND (3) if you
are an ASQ Member or Guest
5:30 - 6:15 P.M. - Tutorial
6:15 – 7:00 P.M. – Meal
7:00 – 8:00 After Dinner Program
Dinner – Menu
Crock pots of Soup (Variety) with Crackers
Variety of 1/2 Wraps
Chips (variety of individual bags)
Petite brownies
Sweet and Unsweet Tea, Ice, Lemons, and Sweeteners
Meal Cost for ASQ Members is $ 9
Meal Cost for APICS Members and Non-members $ 10
Note: If you register and have a conflict that prohibits you from attending, please send a cancellation notice as early as possible. The section is responsible to cover the cost of no-shows. Our section meetings are designed to be break even, at best, to keep costs as low as possible for attendees.
Tutorial
Join us for a time of fun and learning with M&M’s. Using data collected from packages of peanut M&M’s we will explore setting and testing hypotheses of various kinds and the use of graphing tools to help us understand the data. – Presenter Arved Harding
After Dinner
Lean Lego – Led by Ken Perry
The Space Robotics Corporation manufactures state of the art robots used all over the world. In spite of the recent economic downturn, demand for their robots has been very high.
They have just landed a huge contract that will force them to increase their production 250%. Since space robots are usually made to order, their factories are setup as job shops. With this new contract, they are going to have to figure out how to make product faster and with less waste.
Also, as a part of their contract, their new customer, SPACE-Mart, has imposed some very tight restrictions. They must increase production, but use less materials, labor, and have less waste per robot so as to minimize the impact on the environment.
Time is short! Help us as we journey to the different Space Robotics Plants and change their processes over to be lean and green ones.
It is our sincere hope that some of the basic concepts you learn from Space Robotics will help you in your Lean journeys in your own companies.
About the Speaker:
Ken Perry, CFPIM, C.P.M., has over 20 years of supply chain management experience and has served on APICS Chapter Boards in Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee. He has taught CPIM, Kanban, Lean, Value Stream Mapping, and other courses all over the southeast, Canada, and Mexico.
With a BS Degree from Auburn School of Aerospace Engineering, Ken has worked in such industries as: Aerospace, Appliance, Automotive, HVAC, plastics, and consumer goods.
Ken has been featured in Purchasing and Logistics Management magazines.
DIRECTIONS:
Take I-26 towards Kingsport and exit at Meadowview Parkway (exit 3). After exiting, head West on Meadowview Parkway/Reservoir Rd. towards Bays Mountain Park (about 2.5 miles). Once turning off the Reservoir to Bays Mountain, bear to the right into the Eastman Recreation Area. The Lodge will be on your left.