Plant
Tour: Raytheon Integrated Air Defense Center (IADC)
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Raytheon
Integrated Air Defense Center (IADC) -- Andover, MA
The Integrated Air Defense Center (IADC) is a "multidiscipline" center with
4,200 employees, annual revenues of $800 million and offices for engineering,
program management, integrated supply chain, operations and other support
functions as well serving as the largest manufacturing center for Raytheon
Integrated Defense Systems.
Employees at the IADC manufacture and integrate parts for more than 50 Raytheon
programs. In addition to state-of-the-art capabilities in Circuit Card
Assembly, the center houses a 21st-century metal fabrication facility, a
foundry for the manufacture of compound semiconductor millimeter and microwave
integrated circuits, and a core competency in power system design and
manufacturing. The IADC is also the large system integrator for Patriot Missile
program and the world's most advanced radar systems.
As an industry leader in defense electronics manufacturing and systems
integration, the employees at the IADC have received numerous awards and
recognitions; Including 2009 American Society for Manufacturing Excellence in
Productivity, 2009 OSHA's Volunteer Protection Plan's Merit award, the 2008
North American Shingo Prize Silver Medallion, 2008 CMMi Level 5 Recognition,
and 2008 Navy Best Practices for Excellence awards.
What
You Will See on the Tour:
The foundation of our Continuous Improvement philosophy is connecting every
employee to the business through Total Employee Engagement (TEE). A workforce
that understands expectations, coupled with a leadership team that listens and
responds, creates a culture for TEE, which defines our employee empowerment
philosophy. This approach has been recognized five times by the Shingo Prize
Organization. During 2008 & 2009 alone, 36,000 employee-driven ideas have been
implemented. Each idea implemented not only eliminates waste in our process,
but breeds additional successes through a continuous pull of improvement ideas.
Guests participating in the tour will hear first hand from Raytheon employees
who have embraced the concepts of Total Employee Engagement (TEE) and
Operational Excellence in all areas of operations to effect continuous
improvements in set-up reduction, workplace organization, Andon and visual
controls, value stream mapping and lean cell design.
Participants will take away the enthusiasm of a workforce that has embraced
Total Employee Engagement -- with the focus by the team on implementing Lean
demonstrating our Raytheon Lean principle of 90% people and 10% tools in a
competition-driven manufacturing environment.
Tour
Departure Location:
Hotel to be determined, confirmed participants will receive an email
with information as it becomes available.
Schedule:
Attendees will choose one of the following schedules at time of registration:
AM Tour
6:00am-7:15am
Breakfast/Check In for Plant Tour at Hotel
7:15am Board Motor Coach for Raytheon
8:00am Arrive at Raytheon and Assemble for Plant Tour
8:00am-12:00pm Company Overview, Plant Tour, Question & Answer
12:00pm Lunch at Raytheon
12:30pm Board Motor Coach for Hotel
1:15pm Arrive at Hotel and Depart
PM Tour
10:00am-11:15am Check In for Plant Tour at Hotel
11:15am Board Motor Coach for Raytheon
12:00pm Arrive at Raytheon and have Lunch
12:45pm-4:45pm Company Overview, Plant Tour, Question & Answer
4:45pm Board Motor Coach for Hotel
5:30pm Arrive at Hotel and Depart
Registration
Fee: $225
Registration is closed
For registration issues please contact Erika Bailey at (216) 931-9512 or ebailey@industryweek.com
Tour
Guidelines:
All tour participants must be pre-registered. Last minute substitutes will not be admitted.
U.S. citizenship and government-issued photo identification required.
Competitors to Raytheon will be excluded at Raytheon's discretion.
No cameras, recording devices or open toe/open back shoes will be allowed in the facility.
Accommodations:
Hotel to be determined, confirmed participants will receive an email with
information as it becomes available.
Preclusion statement: IW
may be required to preclude attendees from taking part in your selected plant
tour. This step will be taken solely by IW at the request of our host plant
based upon the proprietary nature of information that is to be presented. The
host plants' decisions are final and will be communicated to attendees in
advance. If this occurs, attendee will be refunded the full registration fee.
Some participants on the tour may be asked to complete a Non Disclosure
Agreement (NDA).
Registration
Contact Information:
Erika Bailey, Director of Marketing & Events,
ebailey@industryweek.com, 216-931-9512
The Integrated Air Defense Center (IADC) is a "multidiscipline" center with
4,200 employees, annual revenues of $800 million and offices for engineering,
program management, integrated supply chain, operations and other support
functions as well serving as the largest manufacturing center for Raytheon
Integrated Defense Systems.
The foundation of our Continuous Improvement philosophy is connecting every
employee to the business through Total Employee Engagement (TEE). A workforce
that understands expectations, coupled with a leadership team that listens and
responds, creates a culture for TEE, which defines our employee empowerment
philosophy. This approach has been recognized five times by the Shingo Prize
Organization. During 2008 & 2009 alone, 36,000 employee-driven ideas have been
implemented. Each idea implemented not only eliminates waste in our process,
but breeds additional successes through a continuous pull of improvement ideas.