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On Tuesday October 18, KCOE held its 8th annual North American Operational Excellence Summit at Saint Vincent College. The topic of this year’s conference was “The Spark: Igniting an Excellent Culture.” The Summit began with its traditional Pre-Summit Dinner which was held the evening before and featured Eric Kulikowski of Philips Respironics. Tuesday’s keynote presentations featured Scott Becker, the CEO of Conemaugh Health System and Dany Paradis, the VP of Change Management and Supply Chain at Fibrek. Breakout speakers at the Summit included Brian Wilmoth and Dewey Ice...
Date: 01 Oct, 2011
Posted by: Steven Leuschel in: Community | KCOE News | Leadership | Operational Excellence
Community Leadership Award The Saint Vincent College Center for Operational Excellence Community Leadership Award recognizes an individual whose leadership has made a significant impact in his / her community. The mission of KCOE is engaging organizations to help them achieve world-class performance. Our core values are: 1. People matter, a lot (mutual trust and respect, all around) 2. Make it better than you found it (constant improvement is part of my job). Boniface Wimmer To whom is the Community Leadership Award awarded? The award is for an individual who exudes mutual trust and respect...
Date: 14 Sep, 2011
Posted by: Dan Niemiec in: Client Updates | Community | Institute | KCOE News | Operational Excellence
Dany Paradis Vice President, Change Management and Supply Chain As Vice President, Change Management and Supply Chain, Mr. Paradis has corporate responsibility for supply chain, human resources, information technology, communications and public affairs, as well as for the implementation of Fibrek’s operational excellence program. Mr. Paradis has held senior positions in human resources for over ten years, including that of Vice President, Human Resources at Domtar, and Vice President, Human Resources and Continuous Improvement at Reebok/CCM (a subsidiary of Adidas). He has also...
Date: 13 Sep, 2011
Posted by: Sarah Beadling in: Community | Institute | KCOE News | Operational Excellence
As in previous years, this year’s Summit will conclude with a discussion forum in which there will be a panel of speakers to address the personalized questions of audience members. This forum will give attendees the opportunity to ask any questions they might have regarding the theme of the Summit, The Spark: Igniting an Excellent Culture. This year’s discussion panel will include four speakers. The panel members include Scott Becker, CEO of Conemaugh Health System; Dany Paradis, Vice President, Change Management and Supply Chain of Fibrek; Rodger B. Lewis, Executive in Residence of the Saint...
Date: 13 Sep, 2011
Posted by: Sarah Beadling in: Community | Institute | KCOE News | Operational Excellence
The theme of this year’s North American Operational Excellence Summit is entitled The Spark: Igniting an Excellent Culture. As leaders, it is our responsibility to develop the vision of our organization and create a strategic plan to arrive at that vision. The future and sustainable growth of an organization depends on the ability to see the long-term and guide employees thusly. When discussing the implementation of Operational Excellence and the theories of continuous improvement within an organization, the topic of culture change inescapably surfaces every time. In order to successfully implement...
Date: 09 Sep, 2011
Posted by: Dan Niemiec in: Community | Institute | KCOE News | Operational Excellence
What is KCOE’s Institute? KCOE has developed the Institute as a partnership between organizations and individual members led by KCOE to learn, expand, and share ideas, beliefs, and tools of the Operational Excellence system. Members of the Institute learn more about Operational Excellence and become lean thinkers through events like the Summit. What is the KCOE Summit? The North American Operational Excellence Summit is the main Institute event for the year, focused on a deeper learning of cultural change to sustain continuous improvement. The Summit will showcase keynote presentations as...
Critical Elements | Medrad’s Major Improvements I attended MEDRAD’s annual Performance Excellence Committee’s presentations made by continuous improvement implementers from around the MEDRAD organization. Shawn Simpson, one of the winners from 2009, was in attendance for the presentation. After catching up with Shawn, he was excited to share with me that his project had been published. You can find a link to Shawn’s “Critical Elements” write up here. Critical Elements Medrad
Deep Learning Forum Topic: Organizational Strategy On Wednesday, December 8, 2010 KCOE hosted a Deep Learning Forum featuring KCOE’s Executive-in-Residence Rodger B. Lewis and KCOE’s Executive Director, David Adams. About KCOE’s Deep Learning Forum: Deep Learning Forums are designed for those who are implementing operational excellence or individuals who wish to meet with both other implementers and the KCOE coaches. Our deep learning forums provide the medium for learners of continuous improvement and the OE system to gather and learn the next steps. Deep Learning Forum Key...
SME Chapter 8 Meeting Announcement for Dec 16th, 2010 The meeting will be a Lecture and Tour of the Kennametal Headquarters Facility in Latrobe, PA Location: 1600 Technology Way Latrode PA 15650. Tel# 724-539-5486 Directions: Take Route 30 to the Arnold Palmer Airport Exit, proceed towards the Airport and Kennametal will be on your Left. Agenda: The meeting will include a presentation of the Kennametal Value Business System (KVBS). KVBS includes strategic planning, Product Development, Portfolio Management, Customer Excellence, Talent Development, and building a LEAN enterprise. For more information,...
