2024 LEAN SOLUTIONS SUMMIT

West MICHIGAN Lakeshore

September 24-26, 2024

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 Speakers for the 2024
Lean Solutions Global Summit

Tour Options

 

Menlo Innovations / Zingermans

Menlo Innovations – How we Built a Workplace People Love to Work.

Tour Menlo Innovations’ software factory floor where you will hear from the team as they share Menlo’s history, values, culture and practices.  You’ll hear about their journey and what it took to create an intentionally joyful culture.

Some call it agile, some call it lean … Sheridan and his team call it joyful. And it produces results, business and otherwise. Five Inc. magazine revenue growth awards. Numerous articles and culture awards and so much interest they are doing a tour a day of the Menlo Software Factory™.

Zingerman’s – Lean in a High Variability Business 

Tour a working warehouse to see how lean principles work in action. Walk the floor at Zingerman’s Mail Order’s e-commerce order fulfillment warehouse from receiving to shipping. See firsthand how simple lean tools like kanbans and routes can transform work from chaos to control. This is a tour led by the crew who are deeply involved in lean work every day.

 

 

Coastal Automotive / Dematic

Coastal Automotive – Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing

Embark on a journey through Coastal Automotive’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, where innovation and continuous improvement are the cornerstones of our success. Gain a comprehensive understanding of our advanced manufacturing technologies and production lines, meticulously designed to optimize efficiency and quality.

Engage with our team of experts who are dedicated to fostering a culture of collaboration, creativity, and learning. Discover how our commitment to continuous improvement drives us to constantly push the boundaries of what’s possible, ensuring that our products are at the forefront of the industry.

Dematic Corporation – Lean in a High Variability Business 

Go on an immersive journey through Dematic Corporation’s cutting-edge automation solutions. Explore our state-of-the-art research and development facilities, where continuous improvement is at the heart of every innovation.

Engage with our team of experts who are deeply involved in lean work every day. Discover how simple lean tools like kanbans and routes can transform work from chaos to control, ensuring that our logistics automation solutions are at the forefront of the industry.

 

Agenda at a Glance

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 2024

6:00am-5:00pm

Tour 1 (Menlo/Zingermans)

8:00am-5:00pm

Tour 2 (Coastal Automotive/Dematic)

8:30am-5:00pm

1 Day Yellow Belt Certification

8:00am-3:00pm

Vendor Check-In

3:00pm-5:30pm

Attendee Check-In

5:30pm-6:30pm

Panel Discussion Featuring: Katie Anderson, Billy Ray Taylor, Nigel Thurlow, Tilo Schwarz, and Dr. Jeffrey Liker. Facilitated by Patrick Adams.

6:30pm-8:00pm

Networking Event - Cocktail Hour 

7:00pm-7:30pm

Author Book Signing in Exhibitor Area

WednesDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 2024

7:00am-8:00am

Continental Breakfast

8:00am-8:20am

Welcome - Patrick Adams

8:20am-9:20am

Keynote Speaker - Katie Anderson

9:35am-9:45am

Break

9:45am-3:35pm

Lean Competition

 

9:45am-10:20am

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Alex Ramirez - A Lean Transformation
  • Breakout with Amy Chaumeton - Implementing an operating system to improve patient throughput.

9:45am-11:50am

Workshop with Tilo Schwarz - Kata Coaching Dojo

10:20am-10:30am

Break

 

10:30am-11:05am

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Andy Olrich - 'Hard Yakka' Down Under
  • Breakout with Shane Wentz - Mastering Organizational Transformation: A Framework for Lasting Success

11:05am-11:15am

Break

 

11:15am-11:50am

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Shayne Daughenbough - Bourne to Optimize: Crafting a Leaner, Meaner                                                                                                     Government 
  • Breakout with Ruth Archer -  Become a Keen Observer of People to Improve Your Communications

11:50am-1:15pm

Lunch & Competition Viewing

 

1:15pm-2:00pm

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Heather Scavo - Manufacturing Case Study: A journey towards Operational                                                                               Excellence
  • Breakout with Shane Wentz - Mastering Organizational Transformation: A Framework for Lasting Success

1:15pm-3:35pm

Workshop with Steve Hoeft -  The A3 Wave 

2:00pm-2:15pm

Break

 

2:15pm-2:50pm

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Andy Olrich - 'Hard Yakka' Down Under
  • Breakout with Amy Chaumeton - Implementing an operating system to improve patient throughput.

2:50pm-3:00pm

Break

 

3:00pm-3:35pm

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Alex Ramirez - A Lean Transformation
  • Breakout with Shayne Daughenbough - Bourne to Optimize: Crafting a Leaner, Meaner                                                                                                     Government 

3:35pm-3:45pm

Break

3:45pm-4:45pm

Keynote Speaker - Nigel Thurlow

6:00pm-8:30pm

Team Building Excursions

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 2024

7:00am-8:00am

Continental Breakfast

8:00am-8:20am

Welcome

8:20am-9:20am

Keynote Speaker - Billy Ray Taylor - How We Win: Defining, Aligning, and Executing Winning Strategies at Every Level of Your Organization

9:35am-9:45am

Break

 

9:45am-10:20am

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Dave Kippen - Four Days of Silence - An Extremely Lean Experience!
  • Breakout with Chad Bareither - Beyond the Classroom: Continuous Learning through Coaching

 

9:45am-11:50am

Workshop Sessions

  • Workshop with Katie Anderson -  Break The Telling Habit 
  • Workshop with John Dyer -  The Red Bead Experiment 

10:20am-10:30am

Break

 

10:30am-11:05am

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with John Turner/Nigel Thurlow - A Decision-Making Typology: Expanding to the                                                                               Interdependent Collaborative Domain in Times of Uncertainty 
  • Breakout with Dan Vermeesh -Fish Fry Ikigai  

11:05am-11:15am

Break

 

11:15am-11:50am

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Debra Levantrosser - Power, Authority and Influence
  • Breakout with Ruth Archer - Become a Keen Observer of People to Improve Your Communications
  • Breakout with Heather Scavo - Manufacturing Case Study: A journey towards Operational                                                                              Excellence

11:50am-1:15pm

Lunch & Awards

 

1:15pm-1:50pm

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout Panel Discussion: Value Capture -  The Power of Serious Leadership: Lessons from Japan
  • Breakout with Dave Kippen - Four Days of Silence - An Extremely Lean Experience!

 

1:15pm-3:35pm

Workshop Session

  • Workshop with Brian Bolen & Brian DeVries -  The Obeya Workshop

1:50pm-2:00pm

Break

 

2:00pm-2:35pm

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Chad Bareither - Beyond the Classroom: Continuous Learning through Coaching
  • Breakout with Dan Vermeesh - Fish Fry Ikigai
  • Breakout with John Turner/Nigel Thurlow - A Decision-Making Typology: Expanding to the Interdependent Collaborative Domain in Times of Uncertainty 

2:35pm-2:45pm

Break

2:45pm-3:45pm

Keynote Speaker - Tilo Schwarz

3:45pm-4:00pm

Closing Announcements

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