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Tuesday October 5, 2010

Savvy Seminar I: The 21st Century Product Development System: Agile, Flexible, and Waste Free

This half day seminar introduces the essential elements of the 21st Century product development system which product development organizations in the manufacturing sector are adapting. More recently referred to as “agile product development,” some call it flexible product development while a few call it “lean” product development. Fundamentally, this is a system in which skilled, technical knowledge workers generate product designs, develop the designs for timely manufacture and launch to satisfy 21st Century customer demands for high quality/performance.

Deliverables include ten large visuals of the system and its key components. A glossary of terms and a leader’s reference plan are included with instruction how to introduce the system to colleagues.

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MORNING SESSION

TIME: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

COST: $249

Savvy Seminar II: A3 Thinking/Practice Tools

Cost: gratis (underwritten by The Toro Company)

This seminar presents A3 thinking and tools in current use with product design teams . The problem solving A3 , design intent A3, knowledge brief A3 will be presented along with twelve other variants. The use of A3 in a phased and gated process will be highlighted. The impact of A3 thinking/practice on product design, people performance, process improvement and project waste reduction will be included.
Deliverables include A3 formats and samples.

AFTERNOON SESSION
TIME: 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

COST: FREE

Savvy Consortium

Lean Product Development Conference VI

Savvy Consortium Events March 17 - 18, 2009 Chicago


Tuesday March 17, 2009
Wednesday March 18, 2009
Savvy Seminar: "Introduction to Knowledge Based Lean Product Development System and Tools"
MORNING SESSION

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Savvy Conference VI - Chicago
Savvy Lean Product Development "Knowledge Wins in Economic Downturn" Keynote Speaker – Toyota Engineering Manager
Featured Speaker Medtronic Design Engineer
Lean Product Development “Knowledge Wins”
Five product development engineering leaders present their “lived experiences” implementing Knowledge Wins” lean product development systems.
Seagate
Goodyear
Ingersoll Rand Thermo King
Hoffman
Toyota R&D “Story of the Prius”
FULL DAY

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TIME: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
TIME: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
COST: $375
COST: $850
Savvy Symposium: "Innovate Out of the Economic Downturn"
Product Development Engineering Leaders
Panel topics:
Manage innovation with tight budgets
-cost reduction practices
-development teams must do more with less
-engineers motivation and productivity
-transforming to knowledge centered development
AFTERNOON SESSION

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TIME: 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
COST: $275
LOCATION: Courtyard by Marriott
370 N Route 83 Elmhurst, IL 60126
630-941-9444
LOCATION: Courtyard by Marriott
370 N Route 83 Elmhurst, IL 60126
630-941-9444