Medina County Manufacturers’ Forum

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 8:00 am to 10:00 am

MTD Corporate Lodge

5965 Grafton Rd., Valley City, OH 44280

* This program is FREE. Complimentary continental breakfast beginning at 7:30 am *

Please register on or before Wednesday, October 12, by contacting

Bob Meyer, WINOC, at 330-725-4885 or BobMeyer@winoc.org

"Lean Applications for Performance Excellence"

Whether you are a small, medium or large company, a major customer, or a small supplier, LEAN techniques apply to you. Learn how LEAN can help you to meet your customers’ continuous requests to cut costs and improve delivery by finding and eliminating waste throughout the entire organization.

Featured Speakers

Lean Enterprise – What’s in it for your Customer?

Dr. Hira Fotedar

Lean Six Sigma l Quality/Supply Chain Management

Dr. Fotedar is Chairman of WINOC and President of Fotedar Associates, LLC. As former Vice President of Quality and Operational Excellence at Eaton Corporation, Hira led the creation, implementation and assessment of the Eaton Lean Systems and Eaton Business Systems.

Lean Enterprise – What’s in it for you?

Dr. E. F. (Bud) Gookins

Quality Systems l Product Liability l Prevention and Safety

Dr. Gookins is President and Managing Partner of Strategic Quality Consulting, a quality systems and business management consulting company. Bud is also co-owner of three manufacturing companies and sits on the Board of Directors of several organizations.

The Lean Journey at MTD

Walt Willis

MTD, Vice President of Continuous Improvement

Mr. Willis will discuss MTD’s Lean journey during the past seven years. He will explore the various options that MTD tried and why they were…or were not…successful.

Following the presentations, attendees will have an opportunity to roundtable with other area manufacturers to discuss their own roadblocks and successes in lean.

Hosted by MTD Corporation.  Sponsored by: Medina County Economic Development Corporation,

WINOC – Work in Northeast Ohio Council and The University of Akron, Dept. of Continuing Education