Proceedings: 2007 APICS International Conference & Expo
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Program Code:
C-3
Date:
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Time:
2:15 PM to 3:30 PM
EST
SPEAKER
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Matt Cahall, Vice President of Operations,
Lindsay Manufacturing
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Matt Cahall is currently the vice president of operations at Lindsay Manufacturing. Cahall's previous positions include operations manager and manager of operations support engineering for Ingersoll-Rand and manager of manufacturing engineering at Cooper Industries. He held several engineering positions at General Electric. Matt holds a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from the University of Connecticut.
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David Mowrey has more than 15 of years experience as a consultant in the field of operations management and currently serves as principal of the PIM Group, a consulting firm started in 1991. Mowrey’s past positions include materials, operations, and general manager. He has worked in several metal-working environments, as well as in the aerospace and medical device industries. Mowrey held past APICS positions of president of the APICS Orange County Chapter and Region 7 vice president.
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Description
Companies implement manufacturing pull systems to reduce costs. But there's no one-size-fits-all pull system solution; each one is designed to meet the unique needs of a company's manufacturing environment. David Mowrey, founder of The PIM Group, and Matt Cahall, vice president of operations at Lindsay Manufacturing, share the process of designing and implementing a manufacturing pull system for bulk parts. Their case study on Lindsay Manufacturing, a leading manufacturer of farm irrigation systems, shows the importance of customization in pull system development.