7/Now, It’s All About
Imagination

By Paul Tate

U.S. entrepreneur Dean Kamen believes that advanced technologies, a new generation of inspired scientists, and greater cooperation between small-scale developers and large corporations can transform the future of industrial innovation.

36/Eliminating the
9th Form of Waste

By James Clevenger

Ineffectively managed interactions among people generate enormous waste that can sabotage other lean initiatives.

ROUNDTABLE

42/Driving to the Next
Manufacturing Milestone

Edited by Jeff Moad

Ford’s new manufacturing leader says delivering real-time production data to decision-makers on the plant floor will bring about an industry transformation of historic proportions.

50/Achieving the Real
Real-Time Supply Chain

By David Ginsberg

The manufacturing world is moving beyond real-time exception management and into real-time execution of the supply chain.

COUNCIL FORUM

58/Finding the
Courage to be Bold

Himanshu Parikh, Vice President of
Manufacturing Operations at Roche Tissue
Diagnostics, says manufacturing leaders
must think globally, act locally, and
embrace the Internet of Things

PLAN T TOUR

61/At Avnet, Lean
Thrives in M4.0 Era

EDITOR’S LETTER

4/The Growing
Challenge of Cybersecurity

By David R. Brousell

5 / Calendar

Important dates for Council Critical Issue Roundtable calls, Decision Compass group meetings, Journal issues, research, and live events.

6 / Resources

Information on ML research reports, the ML Awards program, the ML Council, ML social media, and ML websites.

59 / The Council

Meet fellow members of the Manufacturing Leadership Council.

62 / Member Organizations

The Manufacturing Leadership Council reflects the broad ecosystem of the global industry.

64 / Board of Governors

Meet the members of the Manufacturing Leadership Council’s Board of Governors.

63 / About ML/
Frost & Sullivan
65 / Stats

Projections, prognostications, and possibilities from industry trends.

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