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Full Programme
Tuesday, 10 July 2007
| 09.25 – 10.10 |
Keynote Address
Keith Copeland
Supplier Improvement Engineer and Engineering Fellow
Nissan, UK |
| 10.10– 10.45 |
Refreshments |
| 10.45 – 12.00 |
Session 3: Social and Human Aspects
Chair: Dr Graham Coates
Durham University, UK
Flexible Manufacturing Systems Need Flexible People – But How Do You Recruit, Manage and Develop Them?
A Parker, S Vanson
The Performance Solution Ltd, UK
Empirical Management of Engineering Projects: A Common Sense Approach to Agility
E Green, AMD, Singapore
Examining the Relationships Between Manufacturing Agility and Cooperation, Competition and Conflict
C Yauch, Milwaukee School of Engineering, USA
D Navaresse, Oklahoma State University, USA
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| 12.00 – 13.00 |
Lunch |
| 13.00 – 14.15 |
Session 4: Agile Supply Chain
Chair: Professor Hans Andersin
Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
An Analysis of Frameworks for Measuring Supply Chain Agility
H Zsifkovits, C Engelhardt-Nowitzki
University of Leoben, Austria
Supply Chain Agility – Managing the Consequences of Increased Vulnerability
J Hammant, LCP Consulting, UK
A Braithwaite, LCP Consulting/Cranfield University, UK
Manufacturers’ Preparedness for Agile Construction
J Gosling, M Naim
Cardiff Business School, UK
N Fowler, Centre for Performance Improvement/Denne Construction, UK
A Fearne, Kent Business School, UK
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| 14.15 – 14.45 |
Refreshments |
| 14.45 - 16.50 |
Session 5: Product Flow
Chair: Dr Charlene Yauch
Milwaukee School of Engineering, USA
Integrated Unit Load and Transport System Design in Manufacturing
J Oser, Graz University of Technology, Institute of Material Handling and Logistic Systems, Austria
Using Discrete Element Simulation to Design and Evolve Agile Manufacturing Systems in an SME
T Patterson, K Dalgarno
University of Leeds, UK
Insights into Lean Manufacturing from Complex Systems Measures
N Scott, Linx Printing Technologies, UK
G Frizelle, University of Cambridge, UK
J Johnson, Open University, UK
Value Stream Mapping for Jobshop
D Glew, Eltherington Aluminium Ltd, UK
R Chitturi, A Paulls
University of Hull, UK |
| 16.50 |
Close |
| 19.30 |
Pre- Dinner Drinks
Durham Castle |
| 20.00 |
Conference Dinner
Durham Castle |
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