Best-in-Class Tooling Management
Margaret Baxter, OESA
On
Jan. 19, 2012, OESA and Harbour Results, Inc. will take an in-depth look at the
state of tooling. The meeting will
feature Laurie Harbour, president, Harbour Results, Inc., who will draw
from more than 20 years of experience as an automotive industry analyst and
operational insider to discuss current tooling practices that drive cost,
complexity and extended product development.
She will emphasize the solutions required to significantly cut these
costs in order to drive value through the supply chain. To illustrate the upside of “change”
ingrained in the automotive culture, Harbour will discuss best-in-class
tooling management, from cradle to grave.
Harbour will be joined by Dan
King, COO, Riviera Tool, Erin Hoffmann, president, ITS
Manufacturing Solutions, and Brendan Wenzlik, president, Prospect
Mold, who will provide case studies highlighting innovations in the tool making
process, the drive toward a lean organization, behaviors that the OEM, Tier 1
and toolmaker can adopt to drive cost out of the tooling process, and best
practices in low-cost country sourcing.
The
meeting will take place at the MSU Management Education Center in Troy,
Mich. Full meeting details will be sent
to OESA members in early December. For
more information, contact Margaret Baxter at 248.952.6401 ext. 223 or
mbaxter@oesa.org.