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Dr. Bill Kessler (left) of the Georgia Institute of Technology and Mr. Dennis Thompson (right) of DSN Innovations welcomed attendees to the 2009 NCM Forum.
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 Mr. Tom Burbage, executive vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin Company’s Joint Strike Fighter team, gave a keynote presentation entitled Globalizing the Supply Chain in a Network Centric Manufacturing Environment.
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Mr. David Galuska, senior vice president of module centers and operations at Pratt & Whitney, gave a keynote presentation entitled A Life-cycle of Value Stream Risk Management.
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Dr. Susan Smyth, director of the manufacturing research lab for General Motors R&D and chief scientist for manufacturing at GM Corporation, spoke on the challenges in global manufacturing enterprises.
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The first day of the 2009 NCM Forum concluded with a keynote Q&A panel moderated by Dr. Bill Kessler. Attendees were given the opportunity to ask questions. (Keynote speakers from left to right—Mr. William Rouse: Georgia Institute of Technology (Luncheon keynote), Mr. David Galuska: Pratt & Whitney, Dr. Susan Smyth: General Motors Corporation)
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| The first day of the 2009 NCM Forum culminated with a wine and cheese reception sponsored by the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance (PRA).
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| The second day of the 2009 NCM Forum began with a technical session on NCM enterprise strategies. Four organizations presented case studies on the topic and participated in a panel Q&A moderated by Dr. Bill Kessler. (Speakers from left to right—Mr. Robert Reardon: Lockheed Martin Company, Mr. Håkan Kårdén: Eurostep AB, Mr. Stephen Luckowski: U.S. Army ARDEC, Dr. Leon McGinnis: Georgia Institute of Technology)
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| During the second technical session, attendees heard four case study presentations on NCM infrastructure and standards and participated in a Q&A session moderated by Mr. Eric Mittelstadt of the National Association for Advanced Manufacturing (NACFAM). (Speakers from left to right—Mr. Christopher Peters: DSN Innovations, Mr. Robert Morris: Renaissance Services, Inc., Mr. Charles Stirk: CostVision, Inc., Mr. Stephen Luckowski: U.S. Army ARDEC).
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Mr. Dennis Thompson of DSN Innovations introduced the luncheon keynote speaker, Dr. William Rouse, from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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Dr. William Rouse, executive director at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Tennenbaum Institute, spoke on transforming complex enterprises.
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The last technical session focused on NCM processes, tools and skills. Case studies were presented by six organizations and concluded with a panel Q&A session moderated by Mr. Dennis Thompson. (Speakers from left to right—Dr. Kenneth Saban: Duquesne University, Mr. Håkan Kårdén: Eurostep AB, Mr. David Howells: Computer Sciences Corporation, Mr. Joseph Homan: MTS Technologies, Inc., Mr. Thomas Scotton: Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc., Mr. Eric Drick: Aging Aircraft Consulting, LLC) |
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