From: mithal@laker.enet.dec.com (Sameer Mithal)
Subject: Manufacturing/CIM Workshop
Reply-To: mithal@laker.enet.dec.com (Sameer Mithal)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 21:20:00 GMT


	MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS WORKSHOP: A Vision for the 21st Century

                          March 8, 9, 10, 1993

                Deerfield Beach Resort, Deerfield Beach, FL

                             sponsored by
       Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Digital Equipment Corporation

	An exciting workshop that describes the tools and methods to design, 
build and implement affordable, effective computer-based production systems
that work.  It will be presented by Rensselaer and Digital.  It will cover 
how your company leadership can tie BUSINESS GOALS to PEOPLE through 
TEAM BUILDING and the CREATION of TECHNOLOGY in order to improve operations
and profitability. You will also learn why these approaches are 
important for your current and future manufacturing competitiveness.

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			*	BUSINESS GOALS    *
			*			  *
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	      o		**********x******o*********		    x
	      o	PEOPLE		  x	 o		TECHNOLOGY  x
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	      ooooooooooooooooooooxoxoxoxoxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

	The intensive two-day seminar has been developed by the authors of
"PRODUCTION SOFTWARE THAT WORKS - A Guide to the Concurrent Development of
Real-time Manufacturing Systems", in conjunction with Dr. Robert Graves,
Professor of Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems at Rensselaer.
The workshop will cover proven technologies, effective tools, project strategy
and management, and related issues that spell the difference between successful
production system implementation and failure on the factory floor. The
solutions work because they are focused on the "Business Problem," the 
people, and then the technology.

	Attendees of the workshop will learn how to organize and manage
successful projects, how to structure software development, and how to ensure
that what they really need is what they get from the project effort.  Material
from case studies will provide practical guidance.

			WHO SHOULD ATTEND

	This workshop is designed for senior manufacturing executives,
manufacturing managers, and professionals involved in CIM management,
production process engineering, Total Quality Management, design for
assembly/manufacturing, as well as others who are primarily responsible for
enhancing corporate profits.  The Workshop is not designed just for people 
that write software.

			WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

* How focusing on the Business Vision/Goals will help simplify operations and
    reduce the automation of unnecessary complexity.

* How to make your vision for the 21st century start happening

* How the use of computers continues to change the face of manufacturing

* The value of an architect-guided solution

* How to recognize the barriers that prevent your projects from being
    successful and what to do about them

* How to plan, setup and successfully manage a project

* How to develop the metrics by which to measure the success 
    of a project

			WORKSHOP KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

    Larry Cabrinety, Vice President, Video Image and Print Systems,
		     Digital Equipment Corporation
    Dr. Leon McGinnis, Director CIMS, Georgia Tech


                        WORKSHOP PRESENTERS:

    Dr. Robert Graves, Professor of Decision Sciences,
    Department of Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems, RPI

    The Authors of "Production Systems That Work"
                John Behuniak, Manager Real-time Solutions Business Unit,
                	Digital Equipment Corporation
                Iftikhar Ahmad, Manager Operations and Engineering,
                	Digital Equipment Corporation

    Dr. Leon McGinnis, Director CIMS, Georgia Tech
    Mordechai Halpern, President, Halpern Associates
    Dave Boyer, Smelting Maintenance Superintendent, ALCOA
    Joe Collins, Information Systems Manager, Thompson Professional Publishing
    Ashwin Panchal, Principal Engineer, Digital Equipment Corporation


			PLANNED AGENDA

	MONDAY   MARCH 8, 1993

		6:00 PM TO 9:00 PM  REGISTRATION AND RECEPTION (Cash Bar)

	TUESDAY  MARCH 9, 1993
                               Coffee and juice

                8:00  WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION

                8:15  KEY NOTE SPEAKER, Larry Cabrinety, Digital
                        BUSINESS ISSUES AND BENEFITS

                9:15  What is changing in the 21st Century?
                       * Infusion of Computers and Growth of Computer Technology
                       * Technology that is getting you there or getting
			  in your way
		      Dr. Robert Graves, RPI

                10:00 Break - coffee, juice, pastries

                10:20 The Management Issues:
                       * What will your Business look like in the 21st Century?
                       * Who is in charge? Who has the Ball?
                       * Vision for the 21st Century
                       * Set Direction and Make IT happen
                      John A. Behuniak, Manager Real-time Solutions
			Business Unit, Digital

                11:00 BARRIERS to CIM/ What gets in the way?
                      Dr. Leon McGinnis, Georgia Tech

                11:45 LUNCH - cold buffet

                12:45 Introduction to Solutions
                      Mordechai Halpern, Halpern Associates

                1:30  BREAK OUT SESSIONS

                3:00  Break - fruit, cookies, soda and juice

                3:20  PANEL

                6:00  RECEPTION (cash bar)

                7:00  DINNER - hot buffet with choice of entree


        WEDNESDAY  MARCH 10, 1993

                                Coffee and juice

                8:00  Setting up and Managing Projects, Iftikhar Ahmad, 
							   Digital

		8:45  Sharing a Continuous Process Experience
                      Dave Boyer, ALCOA 
		      Iftikhar Ahmad, Digital

                9:30  Developing Software
                      Mordechai Halpern, Halpern Associates

                10:15 Break - Coffee, juice, and pastries

                10:45 Sharing a Discrete/Job Shop Experience
                      Joe Collins, Thompson Professional Publishing
		      Ashwin Panchal, Digital

                11:45 LUNCH - cold buffet

                1:00            Close



			GENERAL INFORMATION

Enrollment:

	Space is limited to 100 people and the first 100 fully enrolled people
will be accepted.  Full enrollment includes completion of the registration
form and payment of the workshop fee amounting to $495.

	MAIL enrollment form to Dr. Robert Graves, Department of Decision
Sciences and Engineering Systems, 5015 CII, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
Troy, New York 12180-3590.  You should include your check or money order for
the workshop fee MADE PAYABLE to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.  
Your fee of $495 covers course materials, refreshments, lunches and the 
Tuesday dinner.

Cancellation:

	Cancellations received prior to FEBRUARY 5 will be subject to a $50 
cancellation fee.  Cancellations received after FEBRUARY 5 will be subject 
to the full workshop fee.
  
Location:

	The workshop will be held at the beautiful Deerfield Beach Resort
at Deerfield Beach FL. The resort is located along one of the grandest stretches
of beach anywhere in Florida. It is 8 miles north of Ft Lauderdale, convient
to the West Palm Beach and Ft Lauderdale International airports.

	Attendees are responsible for their own lodging and transportation; 
100 suites have been reserved for the workshop, at a special discounted rate.
Reservations must be made prior to February 5, 1993. Reservations can be made
by calling the Deerfield Beach Resort at 1 800 433 4600 or through your travel
agent, note; that you are attending the Manufacturing Solutions Workshop.


Attendee enrollment packages will contain information on lodging, as well as 
maps and directions from the two nearby airports.

Program Information:

	For additional program information, contact either Robert Graves, 
RPI, at (518)276-6955, John Behuniak, Digital, (508)841-2943 or 
Sameer Mithal, Digital, (508) 841-2989 (mithal@laker.enet.dec.com)
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