Programme 2021

8-10 November 2021; Berlin (Germany) & Online [All Timings in Central European Time]

11:00 - 12:05

Networking Brunch & 1-2-1 Meetings

12:15 - 13:30

Industry 4.0 & Technology

MESA Workshop: Achieving the Payback from your Digital Transformation

Uwe Küppers, Chairman, EMEA | Manager Consulting Service, EMEA, MESA | Kalypso, a Rockwell Automation Company

Christoph Wust, Manager, Global Distributed Hosting Planning & Implementation, Ford of Europe ITO Operations

David Streit, Chairman, MESA Germany

Damodar Hegde, Director Supply Chain Learning, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Uwe Hoffmann, Program Manager, Industry 4.0, Philips

Join us in this interactive session where through a structured approach we will work through 5 sub sessions to share and gain from your peers where to focus on in your digital transformation through defining the issues, solutions and key takeaways of new capabilities, team empowerment, ways of doing business, reducing cost and measuring payback.

13:35 - 14:05 - Solution Spotlights

Industry 4.0 & Technology

Speeding up your Digital Transformation to Increase Resilience, Now is the Right Time!

Bernard Cubizolles, Senior Global Product Marketing Manager, Manufacturing, GE Digital

  • In these uncertain times, how digital transformation makes you more agile in case of disruption?
  • How digitalization supports your company’s sustainability goals?

Lean & Operational Excellence

How to Unlock Data Value from Manufacturing End-to-End Value Processes

Frank Bignone, Global Director of Digital Transformation (DX) Division, FPT

Pitt Sebens, Director of Customer Relations, FPT Software

  • Paradigm Shift in Manufacturing – How to overcome challenges with Industrial data integration, Integration of new technologies and Industrial data security
  • Dealing with operational cost and supply chain disruption of complex systems
  • Embrace digitalization trends through hyperautomation
  • Uncover value that is stuck in data silos - breaking data silos through digital continuity
  • Smart Factory and Operational Efficiency
  • Digital Kaizen® | Comprehensive approach for digital transformation
  • From idea to MVP to industrialization
  • Case Study: From strategy to concrete action fields and projects
  • Case Study: Digital project portfolio

14:10 - 14:40 - Case Studies

Advanced Production Strategies

Supply Chain Flexibility and Multi-Make Readiness due to Connected IPN

Dr. Markus Junk, Head of International Production Network – Residential Heating, Bosch Thermotechnik GmbH

During COVID, we had several shortages in our plants but we were always able to deliver the products to our customers. This was possible, due to the ability to shift our volume easily between the plants (if one plant was closed, we could deliver from another plant). We have started the initiative of enabling multi-make readiness of our products in several production locations a few years ago and are further increasing the contingency plan.

Industry 4.0 & Technology

Digitization of External Manufacturing Supply Chains

Dr. Stefan Kluge, Senior Director, Supplier Portfolio Management & Operations Enabling, Intel

  • Full session abstract TBC

14:45 - 15:15 - Solution Spotlights

Industry 4.0 & Technology

Secret to Disruptive Manufacturing

Martine Melis, Chief Commercial Officer, ATS Global

  • What's the “one question” manufacturers ask us?
  • Shifting perspectives- Organisations, People/Users
  • "The How" of disruptive manufacturing!

Industry 4.0 & Technology

Distributed & Local vs Centralised & Outsourced

Lutz Feldmann, Channel Manager Central Europe, Markforged

  • The Digital Forge platform delivers parts where and when you need them. The journey starts at a physical part that provides an immediate benefit. But the true value comes from empowering the modern manufacturer with the flexibility of 3D printing to rapidly engineer robust solutions, thereby simplifying logistics and shortening the response time to manufacturing problems
  • Instantly respond to adverse maintenance and repair challenges to increase factory uptime
  • Adapt to changing demand signals with same-day, functional parts that have the accuracy, reliability and strength required for a wide variety of industrial applications
  • Reduce expensive inventory costs and increase flexibility by shifting to digital inventory

15:15 - 16:05

1-2-1 Meetings & Networking

16:05 - 16:35 - Case Studies

Lean & Operational Excellence

The Lean & Operational Excellence Journey of HUGO BOSS İzmir

Sarper Arslan, Senior Head of Corporate Services, HUGO BOSS

  • Full session abstract TBC

Advanced Production Strategies

Manufacture of the AZ / University of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine – an OXB perspective

Simon Simpkins, PhD, VP, Head of Operational Strategy, Oxford Biomedica

  • Introducing a new supply chain, recruiting the workforce, purchasing new equipment, installing the equipment and releasing the facility by the health authorities
  • A journey which embodies how inspirational manufacturing can be

16:40 - 17:10 - Solution Spotlights

Industry 4.0 & Technology

A Long But Essential Road to Success – Implementing the DELMIA Quintiq Supply Chain Planning & Optimisation Solution at Liberty Galati

Dorin George Derebei, Head of Business Process Systems Supply Chain & IT, Liberty Galati

  • The main steps and learnings from a complex implementation
  • Continuous work to sustain and improve an existing implementation
  • The importance of having skilled people and partners

Industry 4.0 & Technology

Digital Transformation Simplified: How to establish a Control Tower

Uwe Küppers, Chairman, EMEA | Manager Consulting Service, EMEA, MESA | Kalypso, a Rockwell Automation Company

  • Using a digital twin to establish the control tower enabling the open loop control environment, moving towards a closed loop environment and a lights out factory
  • Enhance the journey from machine builder to end customer by making machines smarter. That means not only ensuring they are connected and IIoT technology enabled, but also turning their data into actionable insights
  • Sharing Kalypso´s perspective on the challenges and opportunities of the Control tower including change of assets and people management as well as how AI / ML will enable the journey
  • Additional a perspective of integrating the manufacturing control tower into the supply chain will be provided and how a Factory as a service structure can be added

17:15 - 18:00 - Panel Discussion

Lean & Operational Excellence

How can you Improve Productivity Across All of your Facilities?

Simon Hardiman, Head of Human Resources for Engine Control Systems, Collins Aerospace

Sarper Arslan, Senior Head of Corporate Services, HUGO BOSS

Mark Carnaghan, MD, UK & Ireland, Eurofins

Emanuele Quarin, Digital Industrial Operations Director EU, Electrolux

Benthe Klokkerholm, VP Global Operations IR, Johnson Controls

  • With the impact of COVID-19, the most effective methods of productivity improvement and operational excellence are in a state of flux
  • Which are the most effective ways of reviewing your existing workflow (especially in a hybrid working setting)?
  • How can you maintain optimal inventory?
  • What are the best measures to put in place for error-proofing?
  • What can senior management do to train, educate and upskill employees?

18:05 - 19:05

Evening Networking Reception

08:00 - 08:40

1-2-1 Meetings & Networking

08:45 - 09:30 - Panel Discussion

Leadership & Workforce Development

How can you Build a Workforce for the Future?

Luke Kerr, Supply Chain Director, Solent Group

Damodar Hegde, Director Supply Chain Learning, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Alexander Lundin, Head of Strategy – Supply Chain Management, Volvo Cars

Victoria Bryazgina, Independent SCM Consultant | Former Head of SCM Development, OMK Steel (Formerly)

  • What are the emerging demands in terms of your workforce in the coming years?
  • How can you ensure that you are creating a team capable of the technical demands of the future?
  • Do recruitment, training and workforce development strategies need to be updated for Millennials & Gen Z to match their expectations?
  • How can manufacturers attract and train their workforce to avoid the skills gap?
  • What issues have you faced in hiring suitable, potential leaders of the future?

09:35 - 10:05 - Case Studies

Industry 4.0 & Technology

Nail It Scale It Up

Emanuele Quarin, Digital Industrial Operations Director EU, Electrolux

  • How to better connect bottom-up the digital journey and generate solutions ready for scale up?
  • How to improve speed and effectiveness of scalability?
  • How a digital workforce program can enable change management and increase adoption rate?
  • Nail it scale it up is a way of working composed by 4 streams to allow pilots to generate value by creating an open ecosystem towards innovation

Industry 4.0 & Technology

Industrialisation and Industry 4.0 Technologies for the Launcher of the Future – Ariane 6

Dr. Andreas Reim, Industrial Architect, ArianeGroup

Cornelia Lux, Team Leader Industrial Engineering, ArianeGroup

  • ArianeGroup industrial innovation roadmap overview
  • Specific challenges for the Ariane 6 development and manufacturing
  • “First time right”: Industrialisation aspects for Ariane 6
  • Ecological manufacturing processes for the Ariane 6  
  • Ariane Group motivation for implementing Industry 4.0 technologies within the Ariane 6 production

10:10 - 10:40 - Solution Spotlights

Industry 4.0 & Technology

Making Intelligent Manufacturing Happen

Burkhard Schramm, Sales Director, Central Europe, Elisa Smart Factory

  • Market trends are disrupting manufacturing organisations
  • Using data and modular software to optimise manufacturing operations and supply chains
  • Examples how some of our customers are generating real value through digitalisation

10:40 - 11:30

1-2-1 Meetings & Networking

11:30 - 12:00 - Case Studies

Industry 4.0 & Technology

The Digital Journey of the Manufacturing Plant

Mujdat Tiryaki, Director - Plant Manager, Ford Otosan

  • The strategies supporting the vision
  • The enablers including technical competency development and employee engagement
  • In-house automation and digitalisation sample videos
  • Creating a next generation plant

Advanced Production Strategies

Integrated Systems to Connect R&D with Production and Suppliers Located in Different Places during COVID-19

Marco Brighi, Manufacturing Technology Specialist, Tetra Pak

  • Full session abstract TBC

12:05 - 12:35 - Solution Spotlights

Industry 4.0 & Technology

The MES System as the Backbone of the Digitalisation Roadmap

Holger Rietmann, Senior Global Supply Chain Manager, HUBER+SUHNER

"How to get from a manufacturing application landscape which looks like a "trailer park" to a system which supports HUBER+SUHNER in achieving its vision of a single platform for 14 manufacturing sites, globally."

HUBER+SUHNER is a globally active Swiss company that develops and produces components and system solutions for electrical and optical connectivity. The company serves the three main markets Industry, Communication and Transportation with applications from the three technologies of radio frequency, fibre optics and low frequency.

In his presentation, Holger Rietmann, Senior Global Supply Chain Manager, will take us on the journey which HUBER+SUHNER took to find the MES that would be the right fit for the Organisation.

Industry 4.0 & Technology

How AI-Enabled Predictive Insights can Increase Operational Efficiency in Large Manufacturing Facilities

Curt Richtermeyer, Executive Vice President Global Sales, SparkCognition

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming necessary for manufacturing to meet ever-changing demands and stay ahead in an increasingly competitive environment.

Curt Richtermeyer will explain why the time is now for manufacturers to implement AI into their operations, with examples of how AI and machine learning (AI/ML) solutions have resolved operational challenges in large manufacturing facilities. Most organizations possess the available data to leverage predictive insights that enable better strategic decisions and increased operational efficiency. They only need to understand how AI/ML technology can be used to target key business goals and identify previously unknown opportunities hidden within their operational data. Curt will detail how organizations can start their predictive journey on the factory floor, leading to valuable insights and enhanced performance across all areas of their business.

12:35 - 13:35

Networking Lunch & Roundtables

Lunch & Learn Roundtables:

Roundtable led by Buck Consultants International:
Solutions
for Supply Chain and Manufacturing Footprint Optimisation

Moderated by:
René Buck, Chief Executive Officer, Buck Consultants International

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Roundtable led by Logility 
Managing Demand & Supply Variability

Moderated by:
Dario Fishli, VP Sales D/A/CH, Logility
Jonathan Jackman, Vice President, EMEA, Logility

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Roundtable led by FPT Deutschland GmbH:
How to Unlock Data Value from Manufacturing End-to-End Value Processes

Moderated by:
Pitt Sebens
, Director Customer Relations, FPT Deutschland
Anna Pham
, Customer Relations Manager, FPT Deutschland
Chloe Duong
, Customer Relations Manager,
FPT Deutschland

13:35 - 14:05 - Case Studies

Leadership & Workforce Development

Out of the Crisis – A New Beginning

Simon Hardiman, Head of Human Resources for Engine Control Systems, Collins Aerospace

The text books will tell you that one of the key ingredients for sustained change is a ‘crisis’ whether it is self-manufactured or externally created. This presentation will show one factory’s journey through organisational change, Brexit, a global pandemic, and an uncertain future.

From internally driven changes, such as creation of a value stream organisation, to resilience when faced with the external challenge of a global pandemic. Throughout the past 18 months leadership shills have been tested and traditional working methods challenged.

This presentation tells one factory’s story; what happened, the lessons learnt, and what the future could look like for the facility.

Lean & Operational Excellence

Transformational Strategy: Re-Drawing the Landscape we Compete in and what this Means for Operations

Mark Carnaghan, MD, UK & Ireland, Eurofins

  • Reflections on what’s wrong with our current strategies
  • Supercharging your strategy development process to remove barriers and re-define your competitive market
  • What this means for operations and weaponising data

14:10 - 14:40 - Case Studies

Leadership & Workforce Development

Emotional Intelligence in Operations as Driver for a High-Performing Workplace

Hervé Doan, Emotional Intelligence Expert in Operations | Former Head of Quality Transport & Logistics, Airbus (Formerly)

The recent global pandemic showed us that change is the only constant. But with change comes a great need for emotional agility, especially at work. Digitalization and technical transformations can be highly supported by higher emotional intelligence at the workplace. This talk will look into the company-wide initiative in the leading aerospace company known as ‘+ emotional energy@work initiative’ with >3700 followers that has fuelled the organization with new power, way beyond the borders of supply chain, quality and manufacturing. A practical business case of successful Emotional Intelligence (EI) application in manufacturing in Quality Logistics and Transport to overcome the crisis will be presented.

  • How can Emotional Intelligence (EI) be successfully applied within a highly technical and operational environment to foster employee resilience, collective performance, and innovation?
  • What are the main prejudices we have related towards EI in Operations?
  • Which have been the top operational risks we had to mitigate during the COVID crisis in Quality Transport & Logistics ?
  • Which are the practical EI methods and tools we use?
  • Which are the top leadership skills that helped us overcome the crisis?


Please note: This session will be 50 minutes long and it will be followed by a group discussion and Q&A.

Industry 4.0 & Technology

Toward a Zero-Defect Manufacturing: Development of a Holistic Quality Management Platform

Pierluigi Petrali, Manager, Manufacturing Research & Intelligence, Whirlpool

To improve the Quality of your product you need to cross analyze a big amount of different data which are available in many silos of your company. EU H2020 research project QU4LITY provides a solution to build a conceptual framework where all the data fits in a predefined ontology that put Quality perceived from the consumer as the glue to link all the data, allowing faster and easier correlation, data analytics and Autonomous Management of specific processes.

14:40 - 15:30

1-2-1 Meetings & Networking

15:30 - 16:00 - Solution Spotlights

Leadership & Workforce Development

Accelerating Workforce Development & Problem Solving in Support of Manufacturing Excellence

Henrik Widestadh, Director of Customer Acquisition, Poka

The key to excellence in manufacturing is eliminating man and method-related losses. But to effectively develop, empower and engage frontline workers, you need to transform how you manage operational knowledge and facilitate shop floor communication. Join us for this presentation that will feature the story of a global automotive supplier that is leveraging a digital connected worker platform to:

- Build workforce competencies and skills versatility
- Gain visibility into production issues
- Accelerate the time to solve problems
- Turn every problem into an opportunity to learn and improve

Industry 4.0 & Technology

Maximo - Machine Vision in Manufacturing

Sven Strassburg, Solution Architect Lead, Europe, IBM

Cameras are ubiquitous and everywhere. Videos and images have become one of the most interesting data sets for artificial intelligence (AI). Such data sets are extensively used within the manufacturing process and in this session, Sven will show how IBM Maximo Visual Inspection simplifies the exploitation of AI in computer vision.

He will show how his solution can be exploited and where it fits into a digital journey, leveraging his client engagement experience.

16:05 - 16:35 - Case Studies

Industry 4.0 & Technology

Use of Digital Twins to Improve Business

Jesper Toubøl, VP Moulding, LEGO

Learn how LEGO has found new ways to improve business decision by technology/digital twins – and also the business journey and how to get to this point. Story line will contain a demo of the technology and concrete examples of benefits and realisation.

Industry 4.0 & Technology

The Journey from Industrial Digitalisation Value Verification to Value Realisation in Stora Enso

Marko Yli-Pietilä, Head of Smart Operations, Stora Enso

  • The steps of Stora Enso industrial digital
  • Key success factors from piloting to scaling solutions
  • Solution examples

16:40 - 17:25 - Panel Discussion

Strategic Operations

Corporate Social Responsibility in Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management

Billy Ingram, Director of Lean Product Development, Interface

Sydney Badger, CEO & Co-Founder, Public Habit

Simon Hardiman, Head of Human Resources for Engine Control Systems, Collins Aerospace

Hervé Doan, Emotional Intelligence Expert in Operations | Former Head of Quality Transport & Logistics, Airbus (Formerly)

David Cortes, Vice President – Operations, EMEIA, Berry Global, Inc.

  • As consumers have grown more accustomed to the impact of companies around the globe, demand for the better integration of CSR has come to the forefront.
  • Will corporate responsibility become the key to success?
  • How to properly integrate CSR into your manufacturing and supply chain strategies?
  • How to bring your systems and goals into strategic alignment with the right supply chain & manufacturing partners?

17:30 - 18:30

Evening Networking Reception

08:00 - 08:40

1-2-1 Meetings & Networking

08:45 - 09:30 - Panel Discussion

Industry 4.0 & Technology

How has the Role of Industry 4.0 Changed in the Manufacturing and Supply Chain Industries since the Pandemic?

Josef Kriegmair, Project Management, Production, MTU Aero Engines

Jesper Toubøl, VP Moulding, LEGO

Uwe Küppers, Chairman, EMEA | Manager Consulting Service, EMEA, MESA | Kalypso, a Rockwell Automation Company

Dr. Stefan Kluge, Senior Director, Supplier Portfolio Management & Operations Enabling, Intel

  • The global pandemic has revolutionised the way in which businesses operate, and the manufacturing and supply chain industries are no different
  • Has the pandemic accelerated the role of Industry 4.0 in your processes, and if so, how?
  • How have your cross-site communications been impacted in the last 18 months?
  • What has been the biggest challenge to your Industry 4.0 implementation, process or expansion?
  • Are there any long-lasting lessons or changes that you will take forward in your smart manufacturing or supply chain processes?

09:35 - 10:05 - Case Studies

Industry 4.0 & Technology

The Digital Transformation in Production and Logistics within the Volkswagen Group

Frank Göller, Head of Digital Production, Volkswagen AG

  • Volkswagen has embarked on a multi-year collaboration to develop new digital solutions that increase plant efficiency and uptime, improve production flexibility, and increase vehicle quality
  • Key enablers are an open and secure industry platform, community, and marketplace bringing original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), automotive suppliers, and service providers together to scale applications and help optimise operations
  • The Digital Production Platform (DPP), the foundation of the Volkswagen Industrial Cloud (IC), is already enabling the Volkswagen Group, to unlock new insights and accelerate business value through new use cases that improve quality inspection processes, monitor assembly line performance, and optimise logistics fleets
  • A diverse community of partners (contributors and consumers) create the necessary flywheel that allows the marketplace to offer value to all stakeholders
  • Next steps are already planned and will further accelerate our flywheel

Leadership & Workforce Development

Boston Scientific Galway Culture Journey: A Case Study in Mass Engagement

Pádraig Garvey, Production Unit (Operations) Manager, Boston Scientific

  • Background and context
  • Why is a culture of engagement important
  • What might an engaged culture look like
  • How has Boston Scientific Galway built its culture using the Rapid Mass Engagement technique
  • How we measure, sustain and improve our performance

10:10 - 10:40 - Solution Spotlights

Industry 4.0 & Technology

Time-Sensitive Networking: What, Why and Who

Christoph Behler, Business Development Manager, CC-Link Partner Association - Europe

  • Time-Sensitive Networking has moved into the industrial automation sector and shown itself to be a game changing technology
  • Its key benefit lies in how it makes Ethernet deterministic and hence delivers the foundations of convergence. This translates into concrete business benefits for the future of manufacturing
  • Learn how it simplifies network architectures, delivers greater process transparency, increases productivity and provides better integration between OT and IT systems

10:40 - 11:30

1-2-1 Meetings & Networking

11:30 - 12:00 - Case Studies

Leadership & Workforce Development

Despite Industry 4.0, the Workforce has a Huge Impact on the Performance of a Production Line

Josef Kriegmair, Project Management, Production, MTU Aero Engines

  • What mindset is beneficial?
  • What skill are required?
  • Which types of operators are required and what are the tasks of each role?
  • How may the work environment look?
  • What are the impacts?

Lean & Operational Excellence

Lean Production Systems as Lever for Superior Network Performance

Prof. Dr. Thomas Friedli, Director, Institute of Technology Management (University of St. Gallen)

  • Performance of international manufacturing networks can be seen as the sum of sites’ performance or the interplay of the different sites within the network
  • Companies adopted the Toyota Production System to their own company-specific production system and push their sites’ performance with a high penetration rate of their production system in the network
  • Short-term improvements were achieved but long-term and sustainable success fails to show off because Production Systems were seen as tool-kits only
  • Production Systems can play a vital role as a coordination lever for the manufacturing network and thus improve overall network performance

12:05 - 12:35 - Case Studies

Lean & Operational Excellence

How to Drive the Strategic Direction into Daily Activities on the Shop Floor

Benthe Klokkerholm, VP Global Operations IR, Johnson Controls

  • Focusing on methods, tools and leadership

Leadership & Workforce Development

How to Develop a Roadmap for the Factory of the Future?

Christian Haupt, Head of Business Development Technology, STAEDTLER

Evolution and trends for manufacturing/operations management.
  • People & mindset
  • Processes & technologies
  • Value & performance

12:35 - 13:35

Networking Lunch

13:35 - 14:05 - Case Studies

Industry 4.0 & Technology

Space Factory

Fabio Achille Occhioni, Production & Integration Director, Thales Alenia Space

  • How to improve production processes in a Space Factory
  • How to implement a digitalisation and automation in a high mix and low volume production
  • How to exploit the value of data
  • How the people are key in these transformation process

Lean & Operational Excellence

A Small Medium Enterprise’s Journey to Lean & Operational Excellence through Digitisation

Barry Leahey, MBE, Chief Executive Officer, Playdale

  • A case study of our journey to being highly efficient and profitable
  • Examples of the process change and the digital techniques adopted

14:10 - 14:40 - Case Studies

Industry 4.0 & Technology

Semantics-Based Predictive Maintenance: A Case Study on Machine Tools

Prof. Dr. Dimitris Kiritsis, Prof. ICT for Sustainable Manufacturing, EPFL

In the context of the European H2020 project BOOST4.0, we developed a pilot for the manufacturing of spindles of machine tools. This pilot includes an Extract-Transform-Load pipeline to collect data from heterogenous sources, transform it by adding semantics, and store it as linked data, using the latest software development technologies.

It also uses an ontology for the semantical model, in order to standardise data and ensure that data is expressed using one common model all across the factory. The data can then be queried, visualised and also analysed, because it is machine-readable thanks to the semantics, and an algorithm of machine learning runs on it to deliver information for predictive maintenance.

Through this pilot, we demonstrate the possibilities that the combination of ontologies and modern software architectures can offer in terms of asset digitalization, data standardization and data analysis, indicating a path towards Factories 4.0.

Leadership & Workforce Development

The Case for Change: “Aha’s + Now What’s” from a Fortune 15’s Year of Change

Michelle J. White, MBA, Director, Organizational Change Management, Cardinal Health

  • “Aha’s + now what’s” from a Fortune 15’s year of change
  • Business readiness best practices … or getting good at early ‘oh sh*t’ moments
  • Real life recommendations + resources

14:45 - 15:15 - Case Studies

Lean & Operational Excellence

Operator Empowerment Project: The Successes and Failures on Creating a Continuous Improvement Culture

Dr.-Ing. Björn Damm, Head of Production Electronic Center, Vaillant Group

  • Openly talking about failures and fixing them sustainably
  • Constantly challenging our processes we can get better and move towards a true CI-environment and operational excellence
  • Reaching great achievements with collecting approximately 130 ideas for improvements in one year and reducing direct costs as well as improving quality at the same time

Advanced Production Strategies

World Classs Manufactoring Aperam (WCMA)

Erwin Bytebier, CTO - Operational Excellence/WCMAperam/Black Belt, Aperam

  • WCMA is an applied holistic ( WCMA House - business aspects) management method to generate sustainable business improvement.
  • Aperam has a central “WCMA-team” belonging to CTO for governance of the WCMA process and implementation support of the sites (incl. coaching and auditing).
  • Freedom for plants to use also external consultants.
  • The decision for implementation of WCMA is taken at site / department level (pull mode).
  • WCMA improvement program ensures to fulfil main characteristics: Straight = target oriented, Structured, Sustainable, Staff involvement
  • There is a WCMA Award system as recognition for the achievement of specified levels of WCMA deployment.
  • Methodological adjustments to the needs of Aperam will be also steered by the central “WCMA-team”. A good level of consensus within the sites/divisions will be pursued.

15:20 - 15:50 - Case Studies

Industry 4.0 & Technology

Reaching Beyond Operational Excellence with AI

Stéphane Coudurier Curveur, Injection Senior Manager & Senior Expert, Faurecia

  • Faurecia has revised its approach of Industrial Process Excellence
  • It also deeply studied the opportunities offered by the Digital Revolution
  • Launching into a combined approach of Collaborative & Augmented Intelligence
  • Boosting knowledge & productivity
  • Discover this experience

Lean & Operational Excellence

Matching Japanese Lean Thinking to Different Cultures: How to Create the Organisation for Managing a Change of Mindset in a Multi-Site Company

Davide di Blasi, Global Lean and Quality Director, Hilding Anders International AB

  • Virtual travel in Japanese lean thinking
  • Understanding the local culture as a basic point before to start any lean transformation
  • Lessons learned: importance of commitment
  • How to develop lean leadership in the organisation? The train the trainer concept
  • How to boost the system: “external and fresh eyes”, partnership with University and talent management