NCMS is a supporting organization for Management Roundtable’s fall conference, Profiting from Lean Product Development: Toyota Methods and Beyond, to be held October 14 – 15, 2008 in Chicago, IL. This brand new event will bring together leading thought leaders and advanced practitioners to discuss multiple approaches for incorporating lean concepts into product development to achieve breakthrough improvements and a competitive advantage in product development performance. NCMS Executive Director Lean Product Development Initiative Michael Gnam will lead a half-day workshop on Product Development for the Lean Enterprise.
The event features keynote presenters including James Luckman, Partner, Lean Transformations Group, LLC; Dr. James Morgan, Director, Body Exteriors & Stamping Business Unit Engineering, Ford Motor Company; Don Reinertsen, President, Reinertsen & Associates and author of Managing the Design Factory and case presentations from Steelcase, Microsoft, Abbott Diagnostics, Pfizer, Caterpillar, GE Healthcare and more.
Also, please note that NCMS members receive a special discount of $200 off the conference registration fee (*discount may not be combined with other discounts).
