Engineering Lean & Six Sigma Conference 2013 Sessions Matrix
Legends for levels B=Basic; I=Intermediate; A= Advance; All = Open to all
Tuesday, Sept. 24
7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. / Registration7 – 8:30 a.m. / Coffee Service
8 – 9 a.m. / Opening Session and Keynote
9 – 9:15 a.m. / Break and Exhibit
Room
Track / Teaching LSS / Manufacturing / Healthcare / Energy
9:15 – 10 a.m. / Electronic Medical Records: Post-Implementation Process Improvement #15 (All)
Sarah Bonzo, Rochester General Health System / Harnessing Poke-Yoke for Process Control and Product Quality #37 (B)
Merwan Mehta, East Carolina University / Improving On Time Appointment Starts – A Retrospective Overview #6 (B)
Grace Bourke, Sutter Health / Lean Applications to Enhance Shale Oil Production #53 (I)
Alfred D'Ambrosio, Hess Corporation
10:05 – 10:50 a.m. / Team Member Learning in a Lean Environment #16 (All)
M. Abbot Maginnis, University of Kentucky / Lean-Six Sigma in low Volume-high Diversity Manufacturing Environment #22 (All)
Raquel Reif, Curt G. Joa, Inc. / Engaging Frontline Employees in Problem Solving to Provided Ideal Care #13 (B)
Isaac Mitchell,
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital / Lean Implementation in Energy Sector #67 (I)
Rajitha Nakka, University of Southern Mississippi
10:50 – 11:05a.m. / Beverage Break with Exhibitors –
Room
Track / Legal / Manufacturing / Healthcare / Case Studies
11:05 – 11:50 a.m.
(One 45-minute or Two 20-minute sessions) / Lean Six Sigma to Reduce Lead Times in Legal Business Processes #44 (I)
Ertunga Ozelkan, University of N. Carolina at Charlotte
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Lean Six Sigma to Enhance Incentives Plan in Law Offices #45 (I)
Ertunga Ozelkan, University of N. Carolina at Charlotte / New Engineer Onboarding: How Lean Can Reduce Costs and Accelerate Competency #27 (All)
Todd Hudson, Maverick Institute, LLC / Simplifying Process Improvement/Lean/Six Sigma Programs for Healthcare #25 (All)
Craig Stevens, HCA Physician Services / Lean Six Sigma Approaches to Improve Automobile Technician Productivity #63 (I)
Telford Locklear, East Carolina University
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Analysis of Risk in a Supply Chain System with Damage Costs #64 (I)
Samir Alsobhi, Wichita State University
Tuesday, Sept .24 - Continued
Noon – 1:15 p.m. / Lunch and Keynote Speaker1:15 – 1:45 p.m. / Dedicated Exhibit Time
Room
Track / Sustaining / IE & LSS / Health / Panel Session
1:45– 2:30 p.m. / The 9th Muda: Failure to Sustain. Processes Need Maintenance Too! #2 (All)
Michael McCarthy, Quality Leadership / Tools and Technique to Improve Company Bottom-line: Clients Needs and Services #10 (I)
Foad Hosseinkhanli, Amor Health Services, Inc. / Mayo Clinic's Lean Journey to Manage to Medicare's Reimbursement Rates #71 (I)
Tony Chihak, Mayo Clinic / Performance Metrics Panel Discussion #48 (All)
Ken McClymonds, OpEx Solutions, Inc.
2:35 – 3:20 p.m.
(One 45-minute or Two 20-minute sessions) / Lean Six Sigma Mentor- Best Practices, Tools and Techniques #12 (I)
D. Junell Scheeres, Headquarters, National Guard Bureau / Work Measurement in Low-Volume, High-Mix Manufacturing #7 (All)
Haleh Byrne, NCSU-Industrial Extension Service / A Modified Six Sigma Roadmap for Multiple Sclerosis Patients on Hand Assessment #19 (I)
Venkata Marella, University of Tennessee
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Improving Patient Care With Lean #68 (I)
Rajitha Nakka, University of Southern Mississippi / Performance Metrics Panel Discussion - Continued
3:20 – 3:35 p.m. / Break
Tuesday, Sept .24 - Continued
RoomTrack / Sustaining / Teaching Lean Six Sigma / Case Studies
3:35 – 4:20 p.m.
(One 45-minute or Two 20-minute sessions) / Supporting and Sustaining your Efforts #33 (B)
Christopher Sweem, Minnetronix / Deploying Lean Six Sigma to Transform University Administration Services #8 (I)
Kay Tan, National University of Singapore
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University Printing: Looking Inward and Outward to Achieve Self-Sufficiency #55 (B)
Dan Lewis, University of West Georgia / Process for Defining Specifications and Tolerances of a Consumer Product #66 (B)
Jesus Gonzalo Palacios, JGPV Operations Mgt. Consulting
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Cultural and Expertise Impacts on Lean Six Sigma Teamwork # 18 (All)
Enrique Macias de Anda, University of Tennessee
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. / Welcome Reception (TBD)
Wednesday – Sept. 25
7:15 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. / Registration7 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. / Coffee Service
Room
Track / Case Studies / Manufacturing / Healthcare / Panel Discussion
8:15 – 9 a.m.
(One 45-minute or Two 20-minute sessions) / Mitigation of Sentinel Errors in Healthcare#39 (I)
Jesus Gonzalez, United States Military Hospital
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Analysis Techniques to Estimate the Energy Use for Industrial Facilities and Case Studies#20 (B)
Khaled Bawaneh, Southeast Missouri University / Optimization of Assembly Workstation Design #40 (All)
Madina Joshi, Raytheon / Hard-wiring Lean Improvement in the VA #57 (I)
Tom Rust, Veterans Health Administration / Future of Lean (All)
Rapinder S. Sawhney, University of Tennessee
Room
Track / Case Studies / Manufacturing / Healthcare / Panel Discussion
9:05-9:50 a.m.
(One 45-minute or Two 20-minute sessions) / Six Sigma Implementation at Cumberland County Landfill #62 (I)
Brittany Ryan, East Carolina University ______
Life Cycle Lean Six Sigma Solution#30 (All)
Jianjun Carl, Jiangxi University of Science & Technology / John Deere Company / Improving Patient Transport Services Using Lean Six Sigma#61 (I)
Du Meyer, Tampa General Hospital / Future of Lean Panel Discussion - Continued
9:50-10:05 a.m. / Beverage Break with Exhibitors
Wednesday, Sept .25 - Continued
RoomTrack / Industry Practices / Supply Chain / Healthcare / Case Studies
10:05-10:50 a.m.
(One 45-minute or Two 20-minute sessions) / If It Is Not Broke, Don’t Fix It: A Lean Failure #4 (All)
Craig Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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A Knowledge Management Based Approach to Quality Management #5 (All)
Andreas Garstenauer, George Washington University / Implementing a “Connected Flow” Supply Chain #42 (I)
Earl Chapman, ThermoFisher Scientific / Using Lean Six Sigma to Enhance the New Physician Experience #50 (B)
Marque Macon, Loyola University Health System / Lean Communication: Building/Sustaining a Culture to Support Quality #35 (All)
Judith Pauley, Process Communications, Inc
Track / Industry Practices / Supply Chain / Healthcare / Case Studies
10:55-11:40 a.m.
(One 45-minute or Two 20-minute sessions) / Lean Enterprise at Medivators#14 (B)
David Bazinet, Medivators, A Cantel Company
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Impact of Six Sigma on BPR In SMEs in Manufacturing Industries#24 (All)
Joseph Adebayo, Joseph Adebayo Limited / A Systems Approach to Change – Understanding Successful or Not #28 (All)
Craig Stevens, HCA Physician Services / Lean Contributing to Variation in Healthcare#60 (All)
Tom Rust, Veterans Health Administration / Warriors Bring 5-S to the Fight - and Win!#9(All)
Alexander McLemore, GA Army National Guard
11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. / Lunch and Keynote Speaker
1-1:30 p.m. / Dedicated Exhibit Time
Wednesday, Sept .25 - Continued
RoomTrack / Measurement / Manufacturing / Industry Practices / Case Studies
1:30-2:15 p.m.
(One 45-minute or Two 20-minute sessions) / Addressing the MSA Repeatability Dilemma #17 (I)
Victor Kane, Kennesaw State University
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A Six Sigma Approach to Optimize Measurement System Capability #11 (All)
Rogerio Santana Peruchi, University of Tennessee / Use of Component Search Method in Root Cause Analysis#34 (I)
Christopher Sweem, Minnetronix / Strategy Linked to Mission and Vision is Key to Significant Gains#49 (All)
Martin Nazareth, OpEx Solutions / A 100+ year Old Manufacturing Company Begins a Lean Journey#52 (All)
David Lippert, Hamilton Caster & Mfg. Co.
2:15-2:30 p.m. / Break
Room
Track / Manufacturing / Healthcare / Future of Lean
2:30-3:15 p.m.
(One 45-minute or Two 20-minute sessions) / Reliability - The Often Overlooked LSS Tool#23 (B)
Mark Nestle, Praxair, Inc. / Critical Success Factors for Six Sigma Projects Implementation in Hospitals#26 (I)
Roberto Ramirez, Calidad Total Empresarial
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Application of Lean Sigma to Healthcare Quality Improvement#36 (All)
Wolday Abrha, University of Tennessee / Six Sigma to Improve Estimates for Fabrication/Construction Jobs#58 (I)
Brady Beckham, Thermal Engineering Int'l, Inc.
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