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Manufacturing Vice Presidents of Engineering & Technology Group
December 4 & 5, 2008
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

OVERVIEW
MEETING AGENDA
 
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION TOPICS
  • Toyota Product Development System

    • How can you develop your knowledge owners and chief engineers in this process?
    • What are the benefits of creating a set based design and how can you easily implement it?
    • Effective ways to change the culture and structure of how you develop the product.

  • What is the Most Efficient Engineering Documentation Storage System?

    • What systems are others using to store their key documents? What are the costs involved?
    • What are the benefits of going paperless? Is it even feasible?
    • How can you ensure your most important documents are safe and accessible?

  • Best Practices for Training and Mentoring Technical Engineers

    • How can you get your technical engineers to assume increased leadership roles in the company?
    • What are the best practices for improving the efficiency and outcome from each of your technical engineers on their current projects?
    • Career development and planning - where can you send your key engineers to do this?

  • Process Engineering vs. Design Engineering Resource Allocation

    • What percent of time and effort should you allocate for each?
    • How can you create a continuous revenue stream from both areas?
    • How to ensure optimization of effort in both areas.
ADVISORY BOARD SESSION
(EX-OFFICIO BOARD SESSION©)

In this session each member presents their most pressing business challenge to the other members in their Senior VP group. From this “ex-officio” board of directors, members obtain constructive advice from other Senior VPs who have successfully tackled similar issues. 

The net result is a significant reduction of the “Senior VP Learning Curve” on the issues that are critical to the growth and profitability of your company.

 

 

 
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