Meeting

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Speaker: Keith Stewart - Operations Manager for Raytheon

Topic: Raytheon’s path to the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence

We will have an interesting and informative evening as we learn about Raytheon’s path to the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence.

“The mission of The Shingo Prize is to build Operational Excellence in organizations through the promotion of “True North” principles of Lean, Lean systems of management and the wise application of Lean tools and techniques across the entire organizational enterprise.”

We look forward to seeing you there and appreciate your support for the Falls Cities Chapter of APICS. Please mark your calendars for September 25th:

Place: Masterson’s Restaurant -- Louisville, Kentucky
Registration/Social: 5:00 - 5:45 PM
Cost: $20.00 Members & Non-members $5.00 Students (ID Required)
Business: 5:45 - 6:00 PM
Dinner: 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Speaker: 7:00 - 8:00 PM

Please RSVP early to Dick Scherrer, 502-722-5626, or Email:
dscherrer@itsgooo-od.com

The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence is named for Japanese industrial engineer Shigeo Shingo who distinguished himself as one of the world’s leading experts in improving manufacturing processes. Dr. Shingo has been described as an “engineering genius” who helped create and write about many aspects of the revolutionary manufacturing practices which comprise the renowned Toyota Production System.

The Prize was established in 1988 to promote awareness of Lean manufacturing concepts and recognize companies in the United States, Canada, and Mexico that achieve world-class manufacturing status. The Shingo Prize philosophy is that world-class business performance may be achieved through focused improvements in core manufacturing and business processes.