Manufacturing Videos From IndustryWeek
In today's dynamic and ultra-competitive global marketplace, it is critical to be connected to new trends, tools and innovations. Here at IndustryWeek, we have made it our goal to keep you informed and aware of new developments as they happen. The videos below detail some of the challenges 21st century manufacturers are facing.
| Managing Through the Economic Downturn |
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Wilbert W. (Wil) James Jr., President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing,
Kentucky, Inc.
A sluggish economy has affected businesses not only in the United States, but in
many other countries as well. Coupled with last year's recall issues, Toyota has
faced many challenges in keeping its plants running efficiently. Wil James is
president of Toyota's Kentucky plant, one of the largest in the world, and one
of the most recognized plants by J.D. Power & Associates. In this keynote session at the 2011 IW Best Plants
Conference, James discuss how Toyota maintains and adapts to market conditions through the use
of its flexible Toyota Production System and how it continues to engage its most
valuable resource -- its team members.
Watch the entire session including the question and answer session.
Filmed at the 2011 IW Best Plants Conference in Atlanta, April 6, 2011.
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| Take the Value-Stream Walk |
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James P. Womack, Founder and Senior Advisor, Lean Enterprise Institute
In this keynote session at the 2011 IW Best Plants
Conference, hear James Womack talk about purpose, process, and people as the keys to implementing and sustaining a true lean management system and as the essential metrics for evaluating lean efforts. He will note that the best lean tool a manager can have is a good pair of shoes for walking his or her value streams. The reason: Managers and executives must learn to think "horizontally" across functions in order to understand and improve the flow of value to customers. This means un-learning the traditional "vertical" thought process based on organizational charts and optimizing departments. A good practical way to learn horizontal thinking is to take a walk -- a value-stream walk -- on a regular basis. Womack will provide practical tips and a framework, based on his years of learning by walking real-world value streams, for what managers and executives should do when they take value-stream walks.
Watch the entire session including the question and answer session.
Filmed at the 2011 IW Best Plants Conference in Atlanta, April 5, 2011.
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| The Importance of Strengthening U.S. Manufacturing |
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Gregory S. Babe, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bayer Corp. and Bayer MaterialScience LLC
In this keynote session at the 2011 IW Best Plants
Conference, Bayer's Gregory Babe discusses the importance of strengthening U.S. manufacturing and what the country must do to regain its leadership in this area. Innovation, sustainability, R&D, world-class operations and new technology development in this country will play key roles in creating a more robust manufacturing sector. However, to have a stronger job market in the United States and to compete in a global environment, it will also be important for the United States to re-examine public-policy priorities and look for ways to expand the economy to support manufacturing.
Watch the entire session including the question and answer session.
Filmed at the 2011 IW Best Plants Conference in Atlanta, April 5, 2011.
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| Leadership in Tough Times |
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| Igniting Creativity -- Your Most Important Competitive Advantage |
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Josh Linkner, CEO and Managing Partner, Detroit Venture Partners, Chairman and Founder, ePrize, Chairman and Founder, The Institute for Applied Creativity, The Institute for Applied Creativity
Linkner jolts organizations and people worldwide, helping them recharge their
creativity to reawaken companies and careers. A successful five-time
entrepreneur and well-respected jazz musician, he bridges the gap between the
arts and business to help audiences maximize their creative potential. Linkner
teaches, inspires, and entertains. He is on a mission to make the world a more
creative planet by providing powerful, fun, and practical techniques that push
all levels of the business world to jumpstart their creative energies. In this keynote session
"Igniting Creativity -- Your Most Important Competitive Advantage" at the
2011 IW Best Plants Conference, Linkner discusses his proprietary system, Disciplined Dreaming. You will unleash hidden creativity and fresh thinking in
every setting -- from your weekly staff meeting to major innovation sessions to
new product breakthroughs. You will tap into a deep well of inspiration and new
ideas, any one of which could dramatically alter your company, career, or your
life. You will come alive with supercharged wonder and curiosity, improving
your leadership, performance, and overall enjoyment of life.
Watch the entire session including the question and answer session.
Filmed at the 2011 IW Best Plants Conference in Atlanta, April 6, 2011.
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| Companies at the IW 2011 Best Plants Conference |
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See short interviews with sponsors at the 2011 IW Best Plants Conference in Atlanta on Apr. 4, 2011.
Become a sponsor of the IW Best Plants Conference
2012 and bolster your company's thought leadership position among senior
manufacturing executives. You'll receive nearly 7 million impressions in
pre-event publicity and have valuable in-person opportunities to demonstrate how
your company is a leader in providing the products and services that can put
manufacturing companies ahead of the game. Click here to contact an IW sales rep
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| The Awesome Power of Employee Engagement |
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Eric Kulikowski, Director of North American Operations, Philips Respironics
In his session at the 2010 IW Best Plants Conference Eric Kulikowski, Director of North American Operations for Philips Respironics presents the employee engagement programs launched and the results achieved
at their two western Pennsylvania manufacturing sites over the most recent three
years. A people-centric culture has been established and is built on the three
pillars of Pride & Passion, Sense of Family and Pursuit of Excellence.
Learn about multiple ways to engage all employees in an
organization resulting in everyone being a competent and motivated problem
solver. The presentation uses real world examples to display the
approach and results to date. All of the tools used are designed to be
implemented at the grassroots level and are simple and visual in nature. And the
use of these tools has improved performance dramatically -- 48% decrease in
human errors, 26% increase in productivity, 46% drop in backorders and a 53%
increase in morale all just in the past 12 months. Continuous improvement has
become woven into the fabric of the culture at Philips Respironics.
Watch the entire session including the question and answer session.
Filmed at the 2010 IW Best Plants Conference in Cleveland, April 21, 2010.
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| Considerations for Lean Material Flow Success at Ford |
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| Best Practices in Supplier Management |
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| Companies at IW 2010 Best Plants |
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2010 IW Best Plants Conference Penton Manufacturing & Supply Chain Group Solutions Hall
See short interviews with Sponsors and Exhibitors at the 2010 IW Best Plants Conference Penton Manufacturing & Supply Chain Group Solutions Hall in Cleveland, Apr. 19, 2010.
Become a sponsor of the IW Best Plants Conference
2011 and bolster your company's thought leadership position among senior
manufacturing executives. You'll receive nearly 7 million impressions in
pre-event publicity and have valuable in-person opportunities to demonstrate how
your company is a leader in providing the products and services that can put
manufacturing companies ahead of the game. Click here to learn more and contact an IW sales rep.
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| The Role of Leadership in a LEAN Environment |
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Ronald W. Draper, Vice President, ISC, E-Z-GO
In this session at the 2010 IW Best Plants Conference, you realize that
Lean manufacturing has more to do with leadership and basic management than it has to do with the
application of lean tools. Many companies overly focus on the application of lean tools and forget
about the most important and basic aspects of lean. The power and results of lean cultural
transformation is achieved thru improved leadership from frontline supervisors and back.
This presentation talks about E-Z-GO's journey from a poor performing plant to a 2009
IndustryWeek Best Plant and a 2009 recipient of the Shingo Prize.
Watch the entire session including the question and answer session.
Filmed at the 2010 IW Best Plants Conference in Cleveland, April 20, 2010.
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| Winning with Green |
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Gale Tedhams, Director, Sustainability, Green Products and Communications, Owens Corning
In this session at the 2010 IW Best Plants Conference,
explore sustainability. Sustainability -- you have heard of it, but not really sure how it applies to your business? Is it another fad?
Will it cost more? Is it just another headache? Do you have to be a tree hugger? Here is your opportunity to
find out more, ask any question you want and unravel the mysteries of Sustainability. You might find
you are already doing it! Explore what it means and what it could mean for your business in the presentation below by Gale Tedhams, Director, Sustainability, Green Products and Communications, Owens Corning.
Watch the entire session including the question and answer session.
Filmed at the 2010 IW Best Plants Conference in Cleveland, April 21, 2010.
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| Video Interview on Manufacturers' Financial Landscape |
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Deloitte Vice Chairman Interviewed by IW on Finance Trends Within Industry
IndustryWeek Chief Editor Steve Minter sat down recently with Tim Hanley, vice chairman and U.S. Process & Industrial Products Leader for Deloitte, to discuss some of the factors separating high-performing companies from their industry peers. Hanley, who is in direct contact with many manufacturing CFOs, will share insights on the many challenges facing finance leaders today.
Watch the video now.
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| Reshaping The Timken Company:
2010 Best Plants Keynote James W. Griffith |
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James W. Griffith, President and CEO, The Timken Company
In this keynote session at the 2010 IW Best Plants Conference,
Timken Co. CEO James Griffith said globalization has become a bad word perpetuated by the media and politicians
seeking protectionist policies that ultimately stifle innovation and hurt
domestic industrial strength.
Hear how The Timken
Company has reshaped its portfolio for profitable growth. In recent years the
company has accelerated a strategy to pursue a more diversified mix of
industrial markets, focusing on demanding customer applications where it can
bring the most value in improving energy efficiency, reliability and safety.
Through its bearings and power transmission business and steel business, the
company has expanded into new products, markets and geographies and is poised to
emerge from this economic recession stronger than ever.
Watch the entire keynote speech including the question and answer session.
Filmed at the 2010 IW Best Plants Conference in Cleveland, April 20, 2010.
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| It's Time to Saddle Up:
2010 Best Plants Keynote John Ferriola |
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John Ferriola, Chief Operating Officer, Nucor Corporation
In this keynote session at the 2010
IW Best Plants Conference, take a look at American manufacturing in the wake
of the recent recession. John Ferriola, Chief Operating Officer, Nucor
Corporation, examines where America's manufacturers are today, how we got here,
what this recovery is going to look like, and how we can restore our place in
the world as a nation that makes and builds things. He also takes questions from
the audience.
Watch the entire keynote speech including the question and answer session. Also included is a special opening welcome from Cleveland Mayor Frank
Jackson.
Watch the video now.
Filmed at the 2010 IW Best Plants Conference in Cleveland, April 20, 2010.
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| Parker Hannifin's Lean Journey:
2010 Best Plants Keynote Kathy Miller |
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Kathy Miller, Vice President, Lean Enterprise & Quality, Parker Hannifin
Corporation
In this keynote session at the 2010
IW Best Plants Conference, Kathy Miller, vice president, lean enterprise and
quality, will discuss Cleveland-based Parker Hannifin's lean journey in a highly
decentralized global organization. She will detail the impact of a comprehensive
lean implementation on the company performance and reputation.
With annual sales exceeding $10 billion, Parker Hannifin is the world's
leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems,
providing precision engineered solutions for a wide variety of mobile,
industrial and aerospace markets. The company's products are vital to virtually
everything that moves or requires control, including the manufacture and
processing of raw materials, durable goods, infrastructure development and all
forms of transport. Traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "PH,"
Parker is strategically diversified, value-driven and well positioned for global
growth as the industry consolidator and supplier of choice.
Watch the entire keynote speech, including the question and answer session, now.
Filmed at the 2010 IW Best Plants Conference in Cleveland, Wednesday, April 21, 2010.
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See IW's latest slideshows on a variety of manufacturing topics:
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| Implementing TPS: A Cultural Transition to Success |
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Jim Hauss, Manager, Quality Assurance and Warranty Administration, The
Raymond Corporation
Jim Hauss, Manager, Quality Assurance and Warranty Administration, The
Raymond Corporation discusses what you can learn from the lessons the Raymond Corporation learned on
its way to fully embracing TPS. Raymond is well into its TPS journey and is
continuously working to make improvements that will better the company. The
presentation offers other companies the opportunity to learn from Raymond's
TPS implementation as they implement TPS in their own facilities.
Watch the video now.
Filmed at the 2009 IW Best Plants Conference in Nashville, Tuesday, April 28, 2009.
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| Safety First: Getting the Point Across to Your Workforce |
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Ken Vandenberghe, OTR/L, CIPS, CEES, Corporate EHS, Rea Magnet Wire
An operation's most
valuable resource is its workers, and keeping them safe is a top priority. In this session at the 2009 IW Best Plants Conference,
Ken Vandenberghe from Rea Magnet Wire helps you to understand best practice essential elements in eliminating
injuries, claims, and associated workers' compensation costs to make safety a
team effort and build awareness to create safer, more productive plants. It
also examines risk factors and effective abatement recommendations utilizing
practical cost effective solutions without disrupting the integrity of
manufacturing's operational processes.
Watch the video now.
Filmed at the 2009 IW Best Plants Conference in Nashville, Tuesday, April 28, 2009.
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| Hoshin Planning: Vision-driven Leadership for Breakthrough Improvement |
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Wes Waldo, Vice President for the Manufacturing Practice,
Breakthrough Management Group
In this session at the 2009 IW Best
Plants Conference, Wes Waldo, Vice President for the Manufacturing Practice,
Breakthrough Management Group, provides you with a basic understanding of what
Hoshin Planning is and how it can significantly improve your business. You see
real world examples of how aligning your business infrastructure towards a
common set of goals will reinvigorate your entire organization.
Watch the video now.
Filmed at the 2009 IW Best Plants Conference in Nashville, Wednesday, April 29, 2009.
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| Lessons Learned from 2008 IW Best Plants Winner Lockheed Martin Corp. MS2 Tactical Systems -- Clearwater Operations |
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David Brantley, Business Development Manager, Lockheed Martin MS2 Tactical Systems - Clearwater Operations
In this session at the 2009 IW Best Plants
Conference, David Brantley relates Lockheed Martin's journey to world-class manufacturing and the various methods
this manufacturing facility employed to get to where it is today. This 2008 IndustryWeek Best Plants
winner has worked hard to put the right people, the right programs and the right processes in place to
succeed in a challenging and ever-changing environment. Hear how it happened.
Watch the video now.
Filmed at the 2009 IW Best Plants Conference in Nashville, Wednesday, April 29, 2009.
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| Using Throughput Analysis to Increase Efficiency |
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Mathew Rynard, Chief Technology Officer, Activplant
In this session at the 2009 IW Best Plants
Conference, Mathew Rynard, Chief Technology Officer, Activplant proposes an
alternate approach to downtime -- throughput analysis -- as a more modern and
effective method for acquiring objective data about the causes of plant
inefficiency. Analyzing the flow of product through the plant, identifying
chronic constraints of all types and sequentially attacking those that will have
the maximum impact on plant performance can dramatically improve manufacturing
efficiency. Get out of the downtime dilemma and look beyond your downtime list
to solve your inefficiency problems with throughput analysis.
Watch the video now.
Filmed at the 2009 IW Best Plants Conference in Nashville, Tuesday, April 28, 2009.
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| Lean Quality: A Holistic
Approach: 2009 Best Plants Keynote Eddie Wilkinson |
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Eddie Wilkinson, vice president of quality and product safety, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
Learn from Eddie Wilkinson how to drive breakthrough levels of quality and
productivity while developing a culture focused on product safety and
reliability. Wilkinson, a certified lean manufacturing expert and Bendix
Commercial Vehicle Systems' Vice President of Quality and Product Safety, shares
his proven continuous improvement strategies for attaining operational
excellence. He discusses how to increase your operation's competitive edge by
implementing ongoing employee development and educational programming,
increasing community support activities and ongoing facility investment.
Watch the video now.
Filmed at the 2009 IW Best Plants Conference in Nashville, Wednesday, April 29, 2009.
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| Developing People with A3 Thinking |
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Jamie Flinchbaugh, Founder and Partner, Lean Learning Center
"A3 thinking" has become popular within the lean community, but not
necessarily for all the right reasons. A3 Reports are simply a waste-free way
for report writing and communication, but the basic building blocks of the A3
report provide a nice template for good thinking. In this session, Jamie
Flinchbaugh provides a basic primer on A3, outlining its use as a method to
structure, capture, communicate and coach. He discusses each of its components
in greater depth, beginning with how to develop the problem statement and
continuing through to verification and action. Learn tips and tricks to make the
A3 a more effective learning tool in their own continuous improvement efforts.
Watch the video now.
Filmed at the 2009 IW Best Plants Conference in Nashville, Tuesday, April 28, 2009.
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| Union and Management Partnerships Driving Manufacturing Excellence |
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Mike Fisher, Production Plant Manager, Harley-Davidson Motor Company;
Al Hahn, USW Union President -- Local 760, Harley-Davidson Motor Company;
Tony Wilson, IAM Union President -- Local Lodge #176, Harley-Davidson Motor Company
This session looks at the essential role Unions can play in launching and shaping continuous improvement initiatives and the benefits inherent to contributed ideas and strategies.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company, in conjunction with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) and the United Steel Workers (USW), created a High Performance Work Organization (HPWO) that has proven effective for the past eleven years. The presentation describes a combined hourly and salaried leadership structure that utilizes scorecard-driven performance for natural work groups, negotiates a single labor agreement that does not delineate jurisdiction between IAMAW and USW work, and defines a distinct organizational decision making process.
Watch the video now.
Filmed at the 2009 IW Best Plants Conference in Nashville, Wednesday, April 29, 2009.
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| 5S |
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Alan Mauer, Sr. Project Engineer, Stryker Instruments
Alan Mauer delivers a straightforward look at what 5S was
designed for, what its benefits are and how to use its tools for maximum effect.
You see examples of 5S audit sheets, Visual Standards and Action Item maintenance.
Mauer also discussed how "Plan Do Check Act" applies to 5S.
Watch the video now.
Filmed at the 2009 IW Best Plants Conference in Nashville, Tuesday, April 28, 2009.
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| Managing To Learn -- The Roles of Lean Management and Lean Leadership |
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| Companies at IW 2009 Best Plants |
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2009 IW Best Plants Conference New
Equipment Digest Solutions Hall
See short interviews with Sponsors and Exhibitors at at the 2009 IW Best Plants Conference New
Equipment Digest Solutions Hall in Nashville, Apr. 27, 2009.
Become a sponsor of the IW Best Plants Conference
2010 and bolster your company's thought leadership position among senior
manufacturing executives. You'll receive nearly 7 million impressions in
pre-event publicity and have valuable in-person opportunities to demonstrate how
your company is a leader in providing the products and services that can put
manufacturing companies ahead of the game. Click here to contact an IW sales rep.
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| How and Why to be an IW Best Plants Winner |
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All about the IW Best Plants Program
IndustryWeek Best Plants awards coordinator Jill Jusko, discusses the
benefits of being an IW Best Plant and walks you through the IW
Best Plants application, highlighting key questions and providing insights into
performances achieved by past participants.
Watch the video now.
Filmed at the 2008 IW Best Plants Conference in Milwaukee, Apr. 2, 2008.
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| IW 2008 Best Plants Conference Videos |
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The following videos were filmed at the 2008 IW Best Plants Conference, April 1-3, 2008, Midwest Airlines Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- The Continuous Improvement Journey at Harley-Davidson
James McCaslin, President and COO of Harley-Davidson Motor Co.
- Competitiveness in the 21st Century Economy
William G. Sutton, CAE, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Assistant Secretary
Manufacturing and Services, International Trade Administration, U.S. Commerce
Department
- Miller Brewing Co. – Milwaukee Brewery: Plant Tour
- Party Harley Style
- Best Plants Winners Interview -- Cargill Corn Milling-Team Wahpeton
- Best Plants Winners Interview -- Rieter Automotive Canada Carpet
- Best Plants Winners Interview -- Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control at Orlando
- Performance Metrics that Matter
Peter G. Martin, Ph.D., VP and GM of Performance Management, Invensys Process Systems
- Everybody Everyday: Managing for Daily Improvement
Jamie Flinchbaugh, Founder and Partner, Lean Learning Center
- Energy Efficiency as a Competitive Advantage
Clay Nesler, VP, Global Energy and Sustainability and Kevin Shelton, Director of Facilities from Johnson Controls
2008 IW Best Plants Conference New
Equipment Digest Solutions Hall
See short interviews with Sponsors and Exhibitors at at the 2008 IW Best Plants Conference New
Equipment Digest Solutions Hall in Milwaukee, Apr. 1, 2008.
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