Special Track on Operational Excellence
A special track on Operational Excellence provides how to achieve enterprise level operational excellence.
Track Chair
Joseph F Paris, Jr.
Chairman – XONITEK Group of Companies
Owner of the Operational Excellence LinkedIn Group
ParisJF@xonitek.com, 212.672.1625 x 727 (phone), 607.765.6634 (Mobile)
Operational Excellence Program
March 3, 2015 (Tuesday): Operational Excellence in Manufacturing & Logistics
07:00 – 17:00 Registration
08:00 Â Conference Welcome
08:30 Â Opening Conference Keynote: Dr. G. Don Taylor, Charles O. Gordon Professor and Department Head, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA and Past IIE President
09:30Â Break
0945Â Â Â Opening Remarks / OpEx-ERM
1030Â Â Â Session-D1/1; OpEx Enterprise Readiness Model
11:15 Â Break
1130Â Â Â Session-D1/2
1245Â Â Â Session-D1/3
13:00 Â Lunch Keynote:Â ARAMCO Executive (Box Lunch Provided)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
1400Â Â Â Session-D1/4
1445Â Â Â Session-D1/5
15:30 Â Break
1545Â Â Â D1/Panel Discussion; Paris Moderates
1430Â Â Â D1/Panel Discussion; Panelists – Days Session Speakers
18:00 – 20:00 POSTER SESSION
March 4, 2015 (Wednesday): Operational Excellence in Oil & Gas
07:00 – 17:00 Registration
08:30 Â Morning Conference Keynote: Chris Smith; Vice President & Managing Director of Boeing Saudi Arabia
09:30 Â Break
0945Â Â Â Opening Remarks – OpEx (Paris)
1030Â Â Â Session-D2/1
11:15 Â Â Break
1130Â Â Â Session-D2/2
1245Â Â Â Session-D2/3
13:00Â Â Lunch Keynote: Dr. Chris Backhouse, Professor of Product Innovation, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK (Box Lunch Provided)
1400Â Â Â Session-D2/4
1445Â Â Â Session-D2/5
15:30 Â Break
1545Â Â Â D2/Panel Discussion; Paris Moderates
1430Â Â Â D2/Panel Discussion; Panelists – Days Session Speakers
19:00 – 22:00 CONFERENCE AWARD DINNER
Award Keynote:Â Hulas King, Director GO PLM & Global Community Relations, SIEMENS Â Â Â Â Â Â
March 5, 2015 (Thursday): Operational Excellence in Services Sector (government, finance, etc..)
07:00 – 15:00 Registration
08:30 Â Morning Conference Keynote: Syed Mohammed Aumir, Senior Executive Vice President of Siemens Middle East
09:30  Break            Â
0945Â Â Â Opening Remarks – OpEx (Paris)
1030Â Â Â Session-D3/1
11:15 Â Â Break
1130Â Â Â Session-D3/2
1245Â Â Â Session-D3/3
13:00 Â Lunch Keynote: Dr. Leland Blank, Professor and Dean of Engineering, American University of Sharjah, UAE and Past IIE President (Box Lunch Provided)
1400Â Â Â Session-D3/4
1445Â Â Â Session-D3/5
15:30 Â Break
1545Â Â Â D3/Panel Discussion; Paris Moderates
1430Â Â Â D3/Panel Discussion; Panelists – Days Session Speakers
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