BOLD IDEAS FOR A BETTER FUTURE
DECEMBER 2016 VOLUME
7, NUMBER
6
DIALOGUE
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.
› Join the conversations at www.
ManufacturingLeadershipCommunity.
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