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TWI Summit Agenda
 

Optional Pre-Summit Workshops
Monday
, May 5

8:00AM – 12:00PM

Half-day Pre-Summit Workshop - TWI 101: Overview of TWI and the "J" Programs

Fee: $350 includes lunch after workshop

1:00PM – 5:00PM

Half-day Pre-Summit Workshop - TWI 201: How to Deploy TWI and Lean

Fee: $350 includes lunch prior to workshop

   
Summit Day 1
Tuesday, May 6
       
 

TRACK 1
TWI Case Studies

TRACK 2
TWI and the Lean Enterprise

TRACK 3
The People and Culture
Side of Lean

7:00 – 8:00AM

Networking breakfast and registration

8:00 – 9:15AM


Morning Keynote...
David Meier

9:15 – 9:30AM

Break

9:30 – 10:40AM
BREAKOUT #1

TWI at
Albany International

Scott Curtis

Standardized work requires a radical shift in thinking
Bryan Lund

10:40 – 10:55AM

Break

10:55 – 12:05PM
BREAKOUT #2

We Just Completed our Job Instruction Training…Now What?
Lessons Learned Implementing TWI in Difficult Environments

Michael Martyn

WORK FROM THIS OUTLINE -- DON'T TRUST TO MEMORY:
Is the TWI supervisor training approach still valid today?

Richard Abercrombie

Sustaining TWI:  Problem
Solving and the Check Process at IBM Microelectronics

Jeff Maling

12:05 – 12:15PM

Break

12:15 – 1:40PM

Art Smalley  Photo
Lunch Keynote...
Art Smalley

1:40 – 1:50PM

Break

1:50 – 3:00PM
BREAKOUT #3

JI in a Custom-Made to
Order Business

Denny Hall and
Dav
e Sondgeroth,
Marvin Windows and
Doors of Tennessee

Job Instruction
Demonstration

Patrick Graupp

Integrating TWI into the
company’s business strategy, your Lean Initiative, Leadership and Skills Development: How
it all fits together

Brian Heymans

3:00 – 3:20PM

Break

3:20 – 4:30PM
BREAKOUT #4

ABB's Journey: The Pitfalls
and Successes

Rob Southworth and
Pam Schnobrich

TWI – To Change or
Not To Change?

Don Dinero

Establishing a TWI Program
from the Ground Up

Maureen Conway

4:40 – 5:10PM

Special Session:  Lean Town Hall Meeting with David Meier, Art Smalley, and John Shook

5:10 – 7:00PM

Summit Reception:  Dinner hors d'oeuvres, cash bar, prizes, and more!

7:00 – ?

Free time! Relax at the pool or lounge, visit one of the Magic Kingdom Parks,
or dine at one of the many world-class restaurants that Disney has to offer.


Summit Day 2
Wednesday, May 7

 

TRACK 1
TWI Case Studies

TRACK 2
TWI and the Lean Enterprise

TRACK 3
The People and Culture
Side of Lean

7:00 – 8:00AM

Networking breakfast

8:00 – 9:15AM

Morning Keynote...
Dr. Alan Robinson
The TWI Engine of Improvement: Front-line Employee Ideas

9:15 – 9:30AM

Break

9:30 – 10:40AM
BREAKOUT #5

It’s Not Enough to Just
Think It’s Good

Christine Aultman,
Basic American Foods

Job Relations
Demonstration

Richard Abercrombie

JI for Professional Work: Learning from Lean
Construction Experiments

Hal Macomber

 

10:40 – 10:55AM

Break

10:55 – 12:05PM
BREAKOUT #6

Using TWI to Shift Culture:
A Case Study With BTD Manufacturing of

Detroit Lakes, Minnesota

Jodee Bock

Job Methods
Demonstration

Patrick Graupp

Special Session
for MEP Centers

Bob Wrona

12:05PM

Travel home or vacation with your family!

 

Optional Post-Summit Training
Wednesday
, May 7

3:30PM – 5:30PM

Only 1 Spot
Remain for JI

REGISTER TODAY!

"Job Instruction" Program Training: Session #1

Donald Dinero
Training Within Industry, Institute Conductor

Author of
Training Within Industry:
The Foundation of Lean

Fee:
$595 for the Full
2-1/2 day, 10-hour Session

Only 1 Spot
Remain for JR

REGISTER TODAY!

"Job Relations"
Program Training Presented by the TWI Institute:  Session #1

Mike Braml
TWI Institute Master Trainer

Fee:
$595 for the Full
2-1/2 day, 10-hour Session

 
 

Optional Post-Summit Training
Thursday, May 8

   
10:30AM – 12:30PM

"Job Instruction" Program Training Session #2 (cont.)

Donald Dinero

"Job Relations" Program Training Session #2 (cont.)
Mike Braml

 
3:00PM – 5:00PM

"Job Instruction" Program Training Session #3 (cont.)

Donald Dinero

"Job Relations" Program Training Session #3 (cont.)
Mike Braml

 
 

Optional Post-Summit Training
Friday
, May 9

   
10:30AM – 12:30PM

"Job Instruction" Program Training Session #4 (cont.)

Donald Dinero

"Job Relations" Program Training Session #4 (cont.)
Mike Braml

 
3:00PM – 5:00PM

"Job Instruction" Program Training Session #5 (cont.)

Donald Dinero

"Job Relations" Program Training Session #5 (cont.)
Mike Braml