Industry 4.0 Experience

Schedule

• Day One:
  Tuesday
  August 13
  2024

  Industry 4.0 Forum

  1:00 p.m.
  One Version of the Truth: Developing a Digital Transformation Strategy
  Matt Shamblin, Senior Manager, Plante Moran
  

  1:00 p.m.

  One Version of the Truth: Developing a Digital Transformation Strategy

  Developing a digital transformation strategy requires careful attention to production control, engineering and process control. Shamblin presents here best practices for capturing and storing parameters from the shop floor and turning it into usable data, providing leadership with one version of the truth.

  1:45 p.m.
  Machine Integration Best Practices
  Josh McDonald, Senior Business Analyst, Plante Moran
  

  1:45 p.m.

  Machine Integration Best Practices

  Calling on his years as a business analyst focused on helping manufacturers increase operational efficient and productivity, McDonald will discuss the virtues of machine integration, and provide a roadmap metal formers and fabricators can use to gather data from several sources and digest it into usable formats.

  2:30 p.m.
  Break

  2:45 p.m.
  Decoding Business Software Selection: Strategies for Maximizing Value and Minimizing Risk
  Brett Polglaze, Principal, Wipfli
  Mo Abuali, Director, Digital Strategy, Wipfli
  

  2:45 p.m.

  Decoding Business Software Selection: Strategies for Maximizing Value and Minimizing Risk

  Abuali will explain to attendees how small to midsized manufacturers should go about thoroughly assessing their needs and objectives before conducting comprehensive research on available ERP options. Factors to be considered: scalability, vendor reputation and user feedback.

  3:30 p.m.
  Increasing Overall Equipment Effectiveness Starts with Change Management
  Eric Kimberling, CEO and Founder, Third Stage Consulting Group, and Technology-Agnostic Digital Transformation Expert
  

  3:30 p.m.

  Increasing Overall Equipment Effectiveness Starts with Change Management

  Learn how to connect your ERP software from the shop floor to the front office, and how to get managers to use the data gathered on a daily basis. It all starts with a diligent approach to change management, Sapot says, and ingraining data analysis into the workplace culture.

  4:15 p.m.
  Break

  4:30 p.m.
  Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing Systems
  Steve Levesque, Director of AIMS Lab, Ohio State University Center for Design and MFG Excellence
  

  4:30 p.m.

  Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing Systems

  Coming soon.

  5:15 p.m.
  Open Forum/Discussion with ERP Company Representatives
  Eric Kimberling, CEO and Founder, Third Stage Consulting Group, and Technology-Agnostic Digital Transformation Expert

  5:15 p.m.

  Open Forum/Discussion with ERP Company Representatives

  Abstract To Come …

  6:00 p.m.
  Networking Reception
  Ends at 7:00 p.m.
  

  6:00 p.m.

  Networking Reception

  Abstract To Come …

• Day Two:
  Wednesday
  August 14
  2024

  ERP Shootout

  8:00 a.m.
  Breakfast

  8:30 a.m.
  ERP Boot Camp—Managing Change, and Planning the Next ERP Implementation Project
  Eric Kimberling, CEO and Founder, Third Stage Consulting Group, and Technology-Agnostic Digital Transformation Expert

  8:30 a.m.

  ERP Boot Camp—Managing Change, and Planning the Next ERP Implementation Project

  Coming soon.

  10:15 a.m.
  Break

  10:30 a.m.
  Shootout Session 1
  

  10:30 a.m.

  Shootout Session 1

  Coming soon.

  11:15 p.m.
  Break

  11:30 a.m.
  Shootout Session 2
  

  11:30 a.m.

  Shootout Session 2

  Coming soon.

  12:15 p.m.
  Lunch

  1:00 p.m.
  Shootout Session 3
  

  1:00 p.m.

  Shootout Session 3

  Coming soon.

  1:45 p.m.
  Break

  2:00 p.m.
  Shootout Session 4
  

  2:00 p.m.

  Shootout Session 4

  Coming soon.

  2:45 p.m.
  Adjourn