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Mar 23, 2009 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (Monday)

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Radisson Hotel @ Opryland (map)

2401 Music Valley Drive
Nashville, TN 37214
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Operational Excellence Round-Table!
Presented by XONITEK Corporation
and the University of Tennessee – Knoxville
 
March 23, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee

Radisson Hotel at Opryland
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Bridging private-industry and academia, XONITEK and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville are pleased to host an Operational Excellence Round-Table discussion in Nashville, Tennessee.
The round-table will address leveraging Operational Excellence (Lean, Six-Sigma and Leadership) in driving shareholder value though business optimizations (transformational change), efficiencies (execution), and the pursuit of perfection (continuous improvement).  The afternoon session is open to the public, but space is limited so register today. 

Who Should Attend
Industry Leadership - Private Equity and Finance - Consultancy Firms - Industrial and Systems Engineers - Supply-Chain and Logistics Professionals - Quality Engineers and Continuous Improvement Professionals - Academia - Turnaround Specialists
Take-Away



Understanding the value-proposition


Ascertain how to create a culture for change


Learn of the latest techniques and technologies


Discover why initiatives fail and how to succeed


Realize how to manage the deployment


The effects of OpEx on EBITDA and Free Cash-Flow from Operations


Leveraging OpEx in business turnarounds


Learn how to prevent tripping loan covenants



 "Operational Excellence"... How good can you be? 


Cost to produce down 20-50%


Rework and Scrap down 25-90%


Lead-time decreased by 50-90%


Overall cycle-time decreased by 60%+


Inventory and WIP reduced 50%+


Floor space reduced by 30%-70%


Purchasing costs reduced by 5-10% EVERY year


On-time performance TO PROMISE 99%+


On-time performance TO REQUEST 90%+


Customer satisfaction delivered across the board


Additional dimension of "knowledge" to traditional business transactions


Changes in corporate/customer perspectives from a logistical (reactive) to a strategic (pro-active) orientation


Increase velocity and quality throughout the process


Involve the entirety of the value-chain


Reduce direct, indirect, and g&a costs


Enables management from a "holistic" view of the enterprise whilst facilitating access to details


Eliminate from the process anything that does not add value to the end product in the eyes of the customer


"Wisdom... The Sum of All Applied Knowledge"
Contact Trinity DeMars at DeMarsTK@xonitek.com for additional information

The discussions will address leveraging Operational Excellence (Lean, Six-Sigma and Leadership) in driving stakeholder value though business optimizations (transformational organization change), efficiencies (execution and realization), and the pursuit of perfection (continuous improvement).




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TICKET TYPE:  Single Attendee
PRICE            : $ 25.00






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