MBN was on the road to Traverse City, MI for the 9th Annual Michigan Lean Consortium Conference (MLC).
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Jeffrey Mosher sits in for TLE hostess Debra Levantrosser who was facilitating the 8th Annual Michigan Lean Consortium Conference.
He gathered excerpts from a morning session, afternoon breakout educational sessions and the afternoon keynote. There are 25 segments shared below so be sure to checkout highlights of what went on in Traverse City, Michigan, Wednesday August 8, 2018.
Hostess Debra Levantrosser catches up with LEAN experts at the 8th Annual Michigan Lean Consortium Conference.
Her guests range from the incoming president of the Michigan Lean Consortium, an eight year attendee of the conference, a keynoter from the first afternoon, and a frequent guest of 'The Leaning Edge'.
Minjun Zhao is a first-year masters' student major in Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan. She was co-founder now serving as co-president of the student chapter of the Michigan Lean Consortium.
During her past work experiences, Minjun had successfully led manufacturing teams to accomplish process improvement projects using Lean principles and tools.
On this episode of The Leaning Edge is Kelly Ball Gas Pipeline Operations and Maintenance Director and Leak Process Owner for Pacific Gas and Electric Company in California. He is currently working with his organization to install lean principles and accelerate the culture change to embrace a new way of working.
Dakota Hawkins from the University of Michigan chapter of MLC -- Financial Chair and Consulting Team Member joins The Leaning Edge on this episode.
Dakota Hawkins is a Sophomore studying Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan. He is on the Executive Board of the student chapter of the Michigan Lean Consortium where he acts as Online Operations Chair and Project Team Leader.
On this segment of the Leaning Edge is Dr. Bill Edwards; PhD, PE, PMP. Dr. Edwards started his career at Ford Engine Design where he won one of Ford’s Highest Honors, The Ford Customer-Driven Quality Award for Warranty Reduction.
Dr. Edwards also worked at Chrysler Engine Design on a global engine program - winning one ofWard’s AutoWorld Ten (10) Best Engines. He led change in Chrysler’s Advance Manufacturing Engineering. There, Dr. Edwards’s Lean Manufacturing SWAT teams quickly identified manufacturing issues & implement solutions across North America.
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