R3MEMCON Agenda
Lehigh University
Neville Hall

East Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18015

10-11 October 2003



Friday, October 10, 2003
 
8.30 Registration opens (Lobby) Coffee, light refreshments
 
9.30-10.20 Welcome/ Keynote (Neville 1) Keith Gardiner, Lehigh University
"Threats and Challenges for the New Century"  (featured on cover and in "Manufacturing Engineering," July 2003) Richard Morley, R. Morley, Inc.,
 
10.20-10.35                 BREAK  --  Coffee, light refreshments
 
10.35-12.15 Parallel Sessions - Three TracksPaTD>
 
A/ Neville 1Industry and Manufacturing Futures Jacqueline Griffin, Lehigh University
1. "Black's Blueprint" JT Black, Auburn University
2. "Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes Necessary to
       Become Globally Competent"
William Hunter, Lehigh University
3. "Future Directions for Manufacturing" Keith Gardiner, Lehigh University
 
B/ Neville 2 Manufacturing Strategies Marshall Reichert, Region 3 chair-elect
1. "An Integrated Organizational Model to Facilitate a
       High Performance Product Development
       Organization - Managing the Cognitive Gap"
David Booth, Alcon Manufacturing, Ltd.
2. "A Dynamic Model for Assessing Capital Project
       Performance and Lean Manufacturing for
       Small Companies"
Richard Suhar, Christine Associates
3. "The State of Manufacturing in Maryland:
       Challenges and Opportunities"
Keith Hargrove, Morgan State University
 
C/ Neville 3 Human Resource Issues Sammy Munuswamy, Grove Worldwide
1. "Employee Involvement for Manufacturing Engineers
       at Boeing"
George Scamby, Boeing
2. "Barriers to Effective Team Performance: Comparing
       Workplace and Classroom Teams
"
Roy Herrenkohl, Lehigh University
3. "Cultural Diversity in the Workplace" Joselito Gonzalez, Merck
 
12.15-1-15                 LUNCH  --  Lobby Neville Hall, & Iacocca Sculpture Garden
 
1.15-2.55 Parallel Sessions  --  Three Tracks
 
A/ Neville 1 Design and Manufacturing Kevin Lyons, NIST
1. "Design for Production: Concepts and Applications" Jeffrey Herman
2. "Design of a Linear Piezoelectric Motor of
       Nanometer Resolution and High Stiffness"
Zheng Zhu
3. "The Classification of Surgical Knife Performance
       by the Integration of Sensory Inputs"
David Booth, Alcon Manufacturing, Ltd.
4. "Numerical Simulation of a Multi-Cavity Mold
       Utilizing Specific Control of Melt Flow During
       Injection Molding Processes"
Gregory Layser, et al, Lehigh University
 
B/ Neville 2 Trends in Industry I Richard Suhar, Christine Associates
1. "Productivity and Scheduling Improvements of
       Packaging Operations through Short Interval Scheduling"
Peter Christian et al, Lehigh University, Enterprise Systems Center
2. "DVT and Vision" Speaker to be determined (Chapter 83)
3. "Manufacturing Resource Center" Speaker to be announced
 
C/ Neville 3 Seminar/Workshop - "Enterprise Wide Systems" Barbara Jenkins, Region 3 Exec.
"ERP as a Catalyst & Manufacturing Togetherness" Donald Frank, D. N. Frank Associates
 
2.55-3.20                 BREAK   --   Soda, light refreshments
 
3.20-5.00 Parallel Sessions   --   Three Tracks
 
A/ Neville 1 Manufacturing Enterprise Integration and Associated Topics James Brecker, Brecker Associates Inc.
"Research at Penn State" - Student presentations Vittal Prabhu, Penn State University
 
B/ Neville 2 Trends in Industry II David Booth, Alcon Manufacturing, Ltd.
1. "Communication Technology/Protocols" Kenneth Vogel, Delta Technical Systems
2. "Adaptive Displays for Lean Manufacturing" Steven Arnold
3. "Surface Mount Technologies" Robert Volk, Binney & Smith
 
C/ Neville 3 Simulation in Manufacturing Keith Hargrove, Morgan State University
Joseph Gianitti, ProModel Solutions
 
5.00 Conference adjourns  --  Assemble for Awards Banquet at different location at 6.30
 

Saturday, October 11, 2003
 
8.30 Registration opens (Lobby)  --  Coffee, light refreshments
 
9.00-10.00 Welcome/ Keynote (Neville 1) Keith Gardiner, Lehigh University
"And the World Came to See …"
(Editor-in-Chief; Journals of Manufacturing Systems, and
       Manufacturing Processes)
JT Black, Auburn University
 
10.00-10.15                BREAK  --  Coffee, light refreshments
 
10.15-12.00 Parallel Sessions  --  Three Tracks
 
A/ Neville 1 Seminar/Workshop Richard Suhar, Christine Associates
"Lean Manufacturing" James Brecker, Brecker Associates Inc.
 
B/ Neville 2 Aspects of Sustainable Systems Design David Kilman, Boeing
1. "Sustainability Overview" Keith Gardiner, Lehigh University
2. "Rail Transit and the Track to a Sustainable Future" Debra Waltemyer, Lehigh University
3. "Air Transportation Industry: Plant and Equipment" George Geanotes, Lehigh University
4. "Sustainable Surface Transportation and Bus Systems Role" Joselito Gonzalez, Merck
 
C/ Neville 3 (10.15-12.30) - The Membership Engagement Initiative SME HQ Staff
Membership Consultant Orientation - A brief information and
training session for members interested in becoming
"Membership Consultants."
 
12.00                 Conference closure  --  lunch on own
 
2:00 The Annual Meeting / COC begins. Don't be late!



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