5th Annual Utah Manufacturers Association Best Practices Expo

The Fifth Annual Utah Manufacturers Association Best Practices Expo was held on Thursday, August 20th at Weber State University. The Expo was a huge success with many companies showcasing and sharing best practices as well as a record number of companies attending the event.

This year’s EXPO included the following:

EXPO Exhibitors:
Albion, ATK, Barnes Aerospace, Elkay, Leanwerks, Martin Door, MEP, Ogden Weber ATC, The Shingo Prize, Weber State University, Westinghouse Electric Company-Western Zirconium Plant

EXPO Presentations:
Cerrowire – Ops Manager Workshop
Elkay – A-3 Lead Time Reduction
Futura – Continuous Improvement and Strategic Marketing in a Slow Economy
Kimberly Clark – 4 Step Problem Solving
Leanwerks – Open Book Management
Levelor – U Shaped Cells
Setpoint – Lean Automation
Volocron – Designing for Plastics

EXPO Sponsors:
American Express
IFI Training
Lime Energy
Resource Manufacturing

The expo ended with a delicious chuck wagon barbeque lunch and keynote speakers Mary Cardon and Mike O’Malley discussing SBIR and USTAR.

Thank you to all who participated in the EXPO. We look forward to another successful EXPO in 2010.