The Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center at Purdue University
The Center of Forest Products Business at Virginia Tech
The Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University
Workshop Description:
Supply Chain Management (SCM) has been critical to ensure that manufacturing companies deliver their products at the right time and location. A supply chain of operations can be divided into three sections: suppliers, internal operations, and distribution section. The first section of the supply chain oversees all activities related to the procurement of the raw materials with special emphasis on supplier development, supplier relationships, and supplier reliability. The middle part of the supply chain focuses on the transformation of raw materials into added-value products. Internal operations such as inventory stocking and material handling are carefully designed and planned in this section. The last section of the supply chain concentrates on the distribution of those goods to the firm’s customers. The goal of the last section is to make sure the firm’s goods are delivered on time, at the right price and without any mechanical damage. As expected, managing the whole supply chain of operations of any company is a critical task that consumes a great portion of the firm’s resources, therefore only by understanding the internal and external elements that affects the supply chain can a company compete in today’s market place.
Presented by the Institute of Critical Technologies and Applied Science (ICTAS) at Virginia Tech
Workshop Description:
The Oslo Manual defines innovation as “is the implementation of a new or significantly improved product (good or service), or process, a new marketing method, or a new organizational method in business practices, workplace organization or external relations.” This definition makes clear that innovation is not just the creation of a new product but also the strategic improvement of internal processeses such as manufacturing. This workshop will give you an understanding of why innovation based manufacturing is critical to achieve economic development and how it can be pursued.
The morning session of the workshop will expose participants the basic concepts of innovation based manufacturing and how current developments in policy, economic development, and open innovation relate to the practice of innovation in manufacturing. The afternoon session will focus on innovation tools and how these tools can be used to developed innovative manufacturing solutions.
The workshop will also serve as the presentation of the recently established Center for Innovation Based Manufacturing (CIbM) at Virginia Tech.
Workshop Outline (subject to changes):
Opening remarks. Dr. Jaime Camelio, Director of CIbM at Virginia Tech. 8:30 am-8:45 am
Innovation Based Manufacturing. Dr. Roop Majahan, Director of ICTAS at VA Tech. 8:45 am-9:15 am
Innovation Policy. Dr. Julia Lane, National Science Foundation. 9:15 am- 9:45 am
Break. 9:45 am-10:05 am
Innovation and Economic Development. Dr. Darrene Hackler. 10:05 am-10:45 am
Innovation practices in Action. Dr. Antje Lembcke. Director Gas Turbine Engineering at Siemens. 10:45 am-11:20 am
Panel discussion. Dr. Jaime Camelio, Director of CIbM at Virginia Tech. 11:20 am-12:00 pm
Lunch. 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Innovation Lab, Part 1.Dr. Jose M. Vicente-Gomila. Polytechnic Institute of Valencia. 1:00 pm-2:30 pm
Break. 2:30 pm-2:50 pm
Innovation Lab, Part 2.Dr. Jose M. Vicente-Gomila. Polytechnic Institute of Valencia. 2:50 pm-4:00 pm
Adjourn. Dr. Jaime Camelio. 4:00 pm-4:10 pm.
Workshop Objectives:
Understand the basics of innovation based manufacturing
Comprehend how innovation policy plays a key role in economic development
Understand the impact of open innovation in manufacturing solutions
Recognize the main aspects of embedding innovation into an organization’s structure
Learn innovation tools to support manufacturing solutions
Who Should Attend:
Anyone who would like to learn about the innovation process and how to use it to increase business competitiveness and achieve long term sustainability.
Entrepreneurs, Investors, Policy Makers, Process and Products Engineers, Plant Managers, Process Improvement Managers, Marketing Managers, General Managers, and Financial Managers.
Location, Date and Registration:
Date: November 11, 2010
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:10 p.m.
Location: The Inn at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Investment: $125. Includes coffee breaks, lunch and workshop materials
Registration:
$125. Please go to http://www.cpe.vt.edu/reg/ibmw/ for online registration. If you wish to pay by check, please let us know to send you a registration form.
Further Information:
Please visit our web page at http://www.cibm.ise.vt.edu/ for more information on the CIbM. Contact Dr. Henry Quesada at quesada@vt.edu or at (540)231-0978 if you have any questions about the workshop.
Strategic frameworks are a set of ideas and guidelines to increase the efficiency of your internal business processes and to raise customer satisfaction levels. Strategic frameworks can be classified into three different categories: process improvement, organizational management, and process automation. Process improvement frameworks focus on the improvement of internal processes in a firm such as manufacturing, procurement, human resources, financial, and distribution. Organizational management frameworks aim to help a firm to better organize the company’s overall strategy. Automation frameworks are related to the implementation of information technology solutions to increase the productivity, communication, and synchronization of all internal business processes with external entities such as customers and suppliers.
The business process improvement framework by the American Productivity and Quality Center (APQC)
Process improvement frameworks such as Lean Thinking, Six Sigma, Supply Chain Management, and Theory of Constraints have been commonly adopted in many manufacturing and service industries. In this workshop, we will give you the basics of each of the most important process improvement frameworks. We will also introduce other strategic frameworks such as Value Chains, Business Process Management and Enterprise Resources Planning to help you develop a strategy to implement your process improvement framework. We have carefully selected a list of speakers that bring academic credibility in combination with industry expertise.
Workshop outline (subject to change)
Strategic Frameworks, Henry Quesada, Operations Research Assistant Professor, Department of Wood Science and Forest Products
Six Sigma, Johanna Madrigal, Six Sigma Green Belt and PhD Candidate, Department of Wood Science and Forest Products
Lean Thinking, Earl Kline, Operations Research Professor, Department of Wood Science and Forest Products
Supply Chain Management, Jaime Camelio, Operations Research Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Systems Engineering
Business Process Management, Henry Quesada
Enterprise Resource Planning, Roberta Rusell, Business and Information Technology Professor, Pamplin School of Business
Roundtable discussion
Workshop Objectives:
Understand the basic concepts of the most important process improvement frameworks.
Learn how to integrate different process improvement frameworks using Business Process Management.
Understand which process improvement framework is a better fit for your own business.
Discover the impact of automation frameworks to increase your internal processes productivity.
Who should attend:
Plant Managers, Quality Engineers, Process Engineers, Procurement Managers, Supplier Chain Managers, Purchasing Managers, Plant Engineers, Small and Medium Enterprise Managers.
Anyone interested in learning the basics of Process Improvement
Unique value of the workshop
Attendants will have the opportunity to understand the main advantages and disadvantages of the most common process improvement frameworks.
Participants will be given details to understand what process improvement framework could best fit their own firm’s business model.
Participants will be given examples and practical applications to better understand the process improvement framework concepts.
Location, date and registration:
Date: October 22, 2010
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Brooks Center, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Investment: $35. Includes coffee breaks and workshop materials.
Supply Chain Management (SCM) has been critical to ensure that manufacturing companies deliver their products at the right time and location. A supply chain of operations can be divided into three sections: suppliers, internal operations, and distribution section. The first section of the supply chain oversees all activities related to the procurement of the raw materials with special emphasis on supplier development, supplier relationships, and supplier reliability. The middle part of the supply chain focuses on the transformation of raw materials into added-value products. Internal operations such as inventory stocking and material handling are carefully designed and planned in this section. The last section of the supply chain concentrates on the distribution of those goods to the firm’s customers. The goal of the last section is to make sure the firm’s goods are delivered on time, at the right price and without any mechanical damage. As expected, managing the whole supply chain of operations of any company is a critical task that consumes a great portion of the firm’s resources, therefore only by understanding the internal and external elements that affects the supply chain can a company compete in today’s market place.
A Supply Chain Management Model
This workshop will focus on the basic concepts of SCM as described earlier. We will begin with a review of SCM definitions and what the new trends and challenges are for today’s firms in regards of the supply chain. After this, attendants will have the opportunity to learn about third party logistic partners, SCM technologies, and global transportation issues related to the supply chain. Also, the participants will know what best practices can be used in order to better manage their supply chain through lean thinking. We have arranged a selection of presenters that combine academic and industry expertise with emphasis on practical applications.
Workshop outline (subject to change)
Supply Chain Management: Trends and Challenges, Jaime Camelio, Assistant Professor at the Department of Industrial Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech
Third Party Logistics and Global Transportation Issues. Harry Sink, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management, North Carolina A & T State University
Lean Supply Chain: Best Practices. Earl Kline, Professor at the Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, Virginia Tech
Supply Chain Management Technology. Henry Quesada, Assistant Professor at the Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, Virginia Tech
SCM and the Wood Products Industry: A Case of Study. Omar Espinosa. Post Doctoral Researcher at the Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, Virginia Tech
Supplier Development. Jaime Camelio.
Final discussion
Workshop Objectives:
Understand the basic concepts of Supply Chain Management, trends and challenges
Learn about how third party logistic partners can help my company
Discover how to apply Lean thinking tools to improve the supply chain
Learn and understand how information technologies can help your firm to improve the performance of your supply chain
Understand basic aspects to develop your suppliers
Who should attend:
Process Engineers, Procurement Managers, Supplier Chain Managers, Purchasing Managers, Plant Engineers, Small and Medium Enterprise Managers.
Anyone interested in learning the basics in Supply Chain Management.
Unique value of the workshop
Workshop will give the trends and challenges to consider when developing high performance supply chains
Best practices in how to combine lean thinking tools with supply chain management will be addressed
Participants will be given examples and practical applications to better understand supply chain management concepts
Location, date and registration:
Date: November 12, 2010
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Institute for Advanced Learning and Research. Danville, VA
Investment: $35. Includes coffee breaks and workshop materials.
REGISTRATION: Click here. Also by phone at (540) 231-0978 or by email at quesada@vt.edu
Further information:
Please contact Dr. Henry Quesada at quesada@vt.edu or at (540) 231-0978 if you have any questions. Download a brouchure in a PDF format SCM brochure
