Description: Come learn how product wheels provide a powerful way to manage the scheduling of manufacturing lines that must produce several or many product types. The most obvious benefit of wheel scheduling is the increased throughput achieved through fewer and simpler product changeovers. A more subtle benefit is the improvement in quality by better grouping of products (organic, gluten free or allergen containing products, for example). The wheel concept will be described, with examples of several successful applications

Presenter: Peter King, President Lean Dynamics, LLC has over 30 years experience in a Fortune 100 Chemical company with assignments in R & D, manufacturing automation, system analysis, lean manufacturing and supply chain improvement. King has a BSEE from Virginia Tech, graduating Cum Laude. He is Six Sigma Green Belt Certified (2001) and Lean Manufacturing Certified (University of Michigan, 2002). He is certified as a supply chain professional (CSCP) by APICS - the Association for Operations Management.