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New Savvy Workshop!
The Chief Engineer
The Savvy Consortium engineering managers will present the nine function methodology used in the chief engineer led product development project. The practices used by the chief engineer in organizations like Toyota to get the new product designed, developed and launched will be taught using visual materials. Workshop exercises will prepare the attendees to integrate the practices in their current tasks as product developers.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Cost: $800
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Durward K. Sobek II, Ph.D.Associate Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator of Industrial and Management Engineering
Durward K. Sobek II is an Associate Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Montana State University. He holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan, and an A.B. degree in Engineering Sciences from Dartmouth College.
Dr. Sobek’s research focuses on how organizations can increase their performance capacity through the application of lean principles. His current focus areas include new product development, engineering design education, and health care delivery systems. Dr. Sobek has presented his research in numerous venues, and published numerous articles in publications such as Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, and IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. Dr. Sobek collaborated with Jim Jacobs and the Savvy Consortium during 2006 and delivered the opening address at the Savvy Conference on November 14, 2006.