TWI Summit - Agenda

TWI Summit Agenda

Optional Pre-Summit Workshops
Monday, May 10

FULL DAY WORKSHOPS
8:00AM – 5:00PM	Program Development Workshop: Fee $575
HALF DAY WORKSHOP
8:00AM – 12:00PM	TWI 101: Overview of TWI and the "J" Programs: Fee $375
1:00PM – 5:00PM	TWI 201: Leveraging Lean Management Tools for a Sustainable TWI Implementation: Fee $375

Summit Day 1
Tuesday, May 11

TRACK 1
TWI Fundamentals

TRACK 2
TWI Case Studies

TRACK 3
Advancing TWI

7:00 – 8:00AM

Networking breakfast

8:00 – 9:15AM

Summit Opening and Keynote Presentation
Steven Spear

Watch a Business Week interview

Author Chasing
the Rabbit

Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System

9:15 – 9:30AM

Break

9:30 – 10:40AM
BREAKOUT #1

How to Get Results with TWI

Richard Abercrombie

TWI in the Context of a Comprehensive Lean Enterprise Strategy

Alan Gross

TWI for Professionals: How to Increase Productivity and Reduce Errors for Supply Chain Professionals, Managers, and Engineers

Laura Murray

10:40 – 10:55AM

Break

10:55 – 12:05PM
BREAKOUT #2

Beginning TWI - Our Pilot Program and Project Implementation Plan

Robert Dumke

Impact of JI to standardize
patient care services

Martha Purrier

Curing the Firefighting Epidemic

David Hicks

12:05 – 12:15PM

Break

12:15 – 1:15PM

Networking Lunch - Sign up to have lunch with specific presenters, thought leaders,
and association leadership.

1:15 – 1:25PM

Break

1:25 – 2:35PM
BREAKOUT #3

TWI in the Oilfields:
JI at Aera Energy

Brent Ilott

Building a Sustainable TWI
Culture Through Coaching

Paul Smith

TWI Problem Solving Training: A Comprehensive Approach to TWI Implementation

Patrick Graupp

2:55 – 4:05PM
BREAKOUT #4

Creativity — the Kaizen Way

Earl Storm &
Patrick Graupp

The TWI Connection with
Problem Solving

Sam Wagner

Beyond the Ten Hours – Implementation and Sustainment of the TWI Programs

Don Dinero

4:05 – 5:00PM

Town Hall Session: This is a popular session each year where you get a chance to ask questions of this elite panel of lean and TWI experts in this freewheeling, interactive session!

David Meier Dean Schroeder Bryan Lund

5:00 – 6:00PM

Summit Reception Join your peers by the pool for an informal gathering to end the day.
A cash bar will be available.

6:00 – 8:00PM

Optional Session: Late Night with Mark and Bryan

Can't get enough TWI? Join TWI champions Mark Warren and Bryan Lund as they share just some of their findings from their years of research in the U.S. National Archives. Lund will share some discoveries regarding Job Instruction not found in the standard JI manual. Warren will walk through a session titled, "Exploring TWI Installations: The Difference Taichi Ohno Made." Warren and Lund are two of the planets most researched TWI proponents, spending weeks in the National Archives uncovering TWI's rich history.

Summit Day 2
Wednesday, May 12