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