Knight, Tom (Invistics)
Contact Information
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Tom Knight Invistics 5445 Triangle Parkway, Suite 300 Norcross, GA 30092 » Phone: 770-559-6386 » Fax: 770-582-9298 » info@invistics.com » Website |
Topics:
Implementing Lean Manufacturing in High Mix Environments
Manufacturing companies implementing lean manufacturing in non-automotive environments need to adapt traditional lean tools for handle their high-mix issues and process complexity. This talk describes the seven ways to adapt lean manufacturing to high-mix environments, and includes case studies from several companies that have adopted these techniques to improve inventory, cycle time, throughput, and customer service. (Elementary)
Optimizing Inventory and Capacity in Manufacturing
What is the optimal level of inventory in your manufacturing plant? What is the best capacity utilization? This talk will describe how to use operations research techniques to answer these questions. The talk will include real-world examples from companies like Bristol-Myers Squibb and DuPont to show how your plants can optimize inventory and capacity in the face of both supply and demand variability. (Intermediate)
Real-World Factory Physics
Factory Physics (r) is a systematic description of the underlying behavior of manufacturing system. Its operations research techniques have helped dozens of plants improve manufacturing performance. This talk will describe how your plants can benefit from Factory Physics, and will include real-world case studies from Alcoa, Siemens, and other companies that have benefited from Factory Physics. (Intermediate)
Background:
- BS Mechanical Engineering - MIT
- MS Mechanical Engineering - MIT
- MBA - MIT
Tom Knight is the founder of Invistics. Invistics provides software to help high-mix manufacturing companies implement lean manufacturing. A pioneer in implementing lean manufacturing concepts in high-mix manufacturing environments, Tom is a frequent speaker at industry events. Prior to founding Invistics, Tom spent 10 years improving supply chains as a manufacturing executive at Alcoa and Siemens, and received 3 degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Tom has authored numerous articles on improving manufacturing performance and serves on the National Science Foundation’s Small Business Innovation Research Advisory Committee.