PDM AGENDA FORMAT |
Main presentation:
Henry Ford: Return to Service
Henry Ford, or at least his
books, taught the Japanese how to mass-produce automobiles with a high
degree of quality, and in April 2007, Toyota became the world’s largest car
manufacturer – overtaking both General Motors and Ford Motor Company.
Scientific management
practitioners like Taylor and Gilbreth may have established the foundation
for what we now call Lean manufacturing; but, Henry Ford systematized it on
a mass scale. He took the continuous improvement ideology beyond the shop
floor and into the supply chain, thus creating the world’s first lean
enterprise.
Henry Ford was obsessed with
continuous improvement, but; this obsession was only a tool used to support
a more important philosophy he referred to as Service.
It was this philosophy of
Service that led to the 40 hour work week, the $5.00 a day labor wage,
profit based rebates for the Model T, and the steady price reduction on the
Ford built automobiles.
Henry Ford’s political views
reveal a dark side that will forever blemish his contributions to industry
and mass production. However, it is these contributions that are now being
challenged by a new philosophy and business ethic, which has created a
multitude of sociological and economic crises.
By revisiting Henry Ford’s
philosophy on Service, we might again achieve balance in our economy,
industrial base, and personal lives. This presentation will provide
attendees with a brief insight of Henry Ford and his philosophy of service.
Jeff Westeman is the Manager
of Technology and Lean Manufacturing at Triumph Structures - Wichita, Inc.
in Wichita, KS. Over the last 25 years, Jeff has worked in various positions
of manufacturing, including: machinist, purchasing agent, engineer,
production control, and project manager. Since 1991, he has been employed at
Triumph Structures - Wichita, Inc. as the Manager of Technology. In this
capacity, he has been responsible for 3 ERP implementations, and has also
worked closely with Boeing and Spirit in the development, testing, and
deployment of new systems such as BPN, EXOSTAR SupplyPass, Autolink, and
ESIS ASN.
In 2003, he accepted an
additional challenge when he was invited to participate in a Global Kaizen
with Boeing Wichita, and subsequently became Triumph Structures - Wichita
Lean Focal. In October 2004, he was certified by Boeing IDS as an AIW Lean
Leader, and in June 2005, he was the first person to be awarded a Supply
Chain Management Lean Production Coaching Certification from Boeing
Commercial. In the last 3 years, he has coached hundreds of lean events
throughout the supply chain, including vendors and customers, and presented
or provided training for organizations such as APICS, INFOR, WMA, and
Boeing.
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Buffet style dinner consists of chicken
tenders, country fried steak, mashed potatoes & gravy, green beans and
carrots. For vegetarian meal please inform Kevin for having pasta and
salads.
Reservations: For capacity planning purposes,
reservations need to be phoned to Kevin Parker, (316) 636-8224, no later
than noon on Friday, April 4th, 2008. E-mail:
RSVP.
Please note any dietary restrictions when making the
reservations.
Attending dinner is not required
to attend the
Presentation.
Meal cost is $15
Excel Pivot Training
4:30 -5:30
APICS Wichita is offering
training at the April PDM. We will start at 4:30 PM and end at 5:30 PM on
April 08, and teach you how to create a pivot table and various other
related tips and tricks. Bring your laptop if you want to follow along, or
just come and listen. The cost is included in your PDM fee. |
