Tuesday, February 13

8:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.

Keynote Address
LTG N. Ross Thompson III
Military Deputy ASA(ALT)/AAE

9:15 A.M. – 10:15 A.M.
Special Breakout Session with Doug Montgomery, Ph.D. and Bradley Jones (E1)

Becoming a Process Oriented Organization (E2)
Harvey Dershin, Rath & Strong

Tom Thomson, Rath & Strong

Using Value Stream Mapping to Create Business Growth (E3)
Mark Nash, Argent Global Services

Sheila Poling, Pinnacle Partners, Inc.

Statistical Tools for Multivariate Six Sigma (E4)
Dr. Neil Polhemus, StatPoint

10:15 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.
Networking break with sponsors, exhibitors and attendees

11:00 A.M. – Noon
Newport Army Chemical Depot Uses Lean Six Sigma (F1)
Patrick O'Hearn, GP Deltapoint
Scott S. Haraburda, PhD, PE, CSSBB, Newport Chemical Depot, US Army

Facilitating Productive Six Sigma Project Meetings (F2)
Tammy Adams, Chaosity LLC

Jan Means, Resource Advantage, Inc.

Innovation & Next Generation Six Sigma (F3)
David Silverstein, Breakthrough Management Group

Time Series Analysis for Process Understanding (F4)
Matthew L. Barrows, Monsanto Company

Noon – 1:15 P.M.
Networking Lunch with Exhibitors and Sponsors

1:30 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.
Winning New Business with DFSS (G1)
Matt Pallaver, Axiomatic Designs

Strategic Six Sigma is All About Value Gaps (G2)
Dr. Eric Reidenbach, Market Value Solutions

Dr. Reginald Goeke, Market Value Solutions

Integration of Theory of Constraints (TOC) with Lean Six Sigma, Enterprise-Wide (G3)
Dr. Bahadir Inozu, Novaces, LLC

Mark Holt, Dynamics Research Group

Hugh Cole, Goldratt Institute

Poisson Distribution Inventory Calculations (G4)
Matthew L. Barrows, Monsanto Company

2:45 P.M. – 3:45 P.M.
How Should Lean and Six Sigma Best Be Integrated? (H1)
Dr. Roger Hoerl, GE Global Research

Ronald Snee, Ph.D., Tunnell Consulting

Applying Six Sigma to an RFID Manufacturing Plant (H2)
Paul Frost, PJ Frost Associates

Creating Work Cultures That Support Six Sigma (H3)
Lizz Pellett, EMERGE International

4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
General Session Address
Gregory Watson
President, Business Systems Solutions International, Inc.