Welcome
Welcome to the Virginia Manufacturing “Be Lean, Go Green and Ensure Security” Summit. Join us for lunch and a short series of workshops on the most relavent topics regarding business process improvements for Virginia manufacturers. This free event is designed to showcase solutions and ideas that will make Virginia’s manufacturers more productive.
The event is scheduled for a half day, with lunch provided, and the afternoon open for continued discussions and demonstrations upon request. The morning session will feature speakers that are focusing on what going lean can do for your business. The afternoon sessions will spotlight technologies that can help to facilitate your lean initiatives.
The day will begin with breakfast and registration at 8:00 AM. The first sessions will begin at 8:45 AM.
The event is being held in Richmond; at the offices of Virginia Business Systems. Their address is:
Virginia Business Systems
9899 Mayland Drive
Richmond, VA 23233
Tel. (804) 270-7003
Keynote Address
Our keynote address will be given during lunch. The address will given by Joe Croce, Senior Vice President of the Virginia Manufacturers Association. He will address the state of manufacturing in Virginia and what lies ahead in the next session of General Assembly.
Summit Agenda
8:00 - 8:30 AM Registration and Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45 AM Welcome from VBS President Jim Dotter
8:45 - 9:15 AM Session 1: Lean Enterprise Solutions
- Virginia’s Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Aimee McCarthy
Session 2: Document Management
- Docuclass, Melissa Rosenbeck
9:30 - 10:00 AM Session 1: Lean Maintenance
- Technology Management Solutions, Troy Grissom
Session 2: Benefits of Wide Format Technologies
- Virginia Business Systems, Gene Alley
10:15 – 10:45 AM Session 1: Lean Implementation Lessons
- TBD, APICS Richmond Chapter
Session 2: Document Security
- KonicaMinolta, Dan Furnald
11:15 – 11:30 AM Session 1: Disaster Recovery & Planning
- Sklar Technology, Rob Timmons
Session 2: Green Initiative
- Virginia Business Systems, Stephanie Smith
11:45 – 12:15 PM Session 1: PrintPlus: Managed Print Services
- Virginia Business Systems, Chris Wheeler
Session 2: Lean CAD
- Advanced Solutions, Don VanCott
12:15 - 1:15 PM Lunch & Keynote Address
- Joe Croce, Sr. Vice President, Virginia Manufacturers Association
1:30 - 3:30 PM Product demonstrations on request