CMUC 2009 Constraints Management User Conference May 6-8, 2009 San Antonio, Texas Pre-Conference Sessions Keynote Address Companies to Speak Breakout Sessions Schedule Hotel and Travel Information Registration Information Brochure Download

Constraints Management Group, LLC invites you to attend this year’s Constraints Management User Conference. This year’s conference will have an emphasis on not only surviving but thriving in the current economic climate. Through 25 different sessions & workshops including 3 company case studies, 5 pre-conference events, 6 update sessions and a special keynote address you can discover and/or share in a solution to these challenging times that allows you to concentrate effort and investment while reducing waste, conserving cash and improving service levels throughout your organization and supply chain.

The Beyond MRP Workshop
Carol Ptak and Chad Smith, authors of the white paper, Beyond MRP, will offer an in-depth exploration of the logic behind the solution known as Actively Synchronized Replenishment (ASR). A year in the making, this day-long workshop is designed to give the participant a deep understanding about the problems and shortcomings associated with MRP systems in the modern manufacturing and supply chain landscape and then reveal the full Actively Synchronized Replenishment modeling, planning and execution solution. Case Studies will be included. This is a one of a kind opportunity! There is a $400 charge per person to attend this day long session. You do not have to attend the CMUC in order to attend this Pre-Conference event. Highlights include:

• Why MRP is particularly devastating in down economies
• The fundamental flaws of MRP and MRP implementations
• The necessary sequence to begin to address the materials synchronization and shortage challenge
• The critical differences between ASR planning and MRP
• The amazing cash, service and sales oriented benefits of ASR
• How ASR supports, simplifies and enhances Lean-Six Sigma implementations

Throughput Improvement Simulation™
This experiential simulation helps managers and employees learn about throughput improvement techniques and then allow them to experience the results by applying these methods in a simulated manufacturing plant and supply chain. By the end of the TIS attendees will have experienced the implementation of practical and effective throughput improvement techniques. One major highlight of the TIS is that participants will actually see and experience the difference between a LEAN manufacturing implementation and Drum-Buffer-Rope implementation and will have an insight on how to apply both without compromise. Attendees who enroll in this workshop must attend the full session running from 8:00-5:00 on Wednesday. Pre-enrollment is required, see registration form. Registration is limited to 18 participants per session and is on a first come, first served basis. There is a $300 charge per person to attend the TIS.

Measurement Nightmare by Debra Smith
Recently, an executive of a major corporation said, “you can’t explain your way out of a situation that you behaved yourself into”. Every company has to remember that if you want the right behaviors throughout your organization then you must have the right measures throughout your organization. When measures conflict, behaviors conflict and when behaviors conflict waste is generated. Learn a process for exposing conflicting policies, measures and work practices and how to generate win-win solutions for both the organization and its individuals. Learn how to utilize the right measurements as real-time feedback of the health of any system or sub-system and answer the five key questions to direct individual action. Leave with an innovative, yet practical, business solution for maximizing the ROI equation in your company. This session is a must for senior leaders. There is a $300 charge per person to attend this day long session.

DBR+™ User Forum
This Pre-Conference session is open to existing DBR+™ users only. Users can learn about new and planned enhancements, share their experiences with the products and make feature requests. This session will run from 8 – 12 noon.

R+® User Forum
This session is open to existing Replenishment+® users only. Users can learn about new and planned enhancements, share their experiences with the products and make feature requests. This session will run from 1 PM – 5 PM.

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Keynote Address by Carol Ptak,
"Surviving and Thriving in a Down Economy"
Carol Ptak, former software executive at Peoplesoft, former CEO and President of APICS and author/co-author of several MRP and TOC related books will bring the audience through the typical mistakes companies make when facing a downturn as well as lay out a blueprint for your company to not only survive the downturn but create growth and be prepared for the upswing. If your company is being impacted by the current global financial crisis you cannot afford to miss Carol’s presentation.

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Case Study: LeTourneau Technologies, Inc. – Component Supply
With over 900 employees LTI Component Supply manufactures, assembles and fabricates components of all shapes and sizes for the various LTI markets. Component Supply is the heart of the vertically integrated LTI system. Hear how the focused application of DBR and systemic application of ASR have created huge benefits in sales, inventory, cash and RACE levels.



Case Study: 9Wood, Inc.
9Wood fabricates custom suspended wood ceilings out of their facility in Springfield, OR. This engineer to order company has combined elements of CCPM, DBR and Justin Roff Marsh’s Sales Process to create a highly unique delivery model.



Case Study: M.C. Gill Corporation
The M.C. Gill Corporation is the world's largest manufacturer of honeycomb, high performance floor panels, cargo compartment liners and original equipment for passenger and freighter aircraft. See how this company is using DBR and ASR to dramatically compress lead times and focus improvement.



Update Sessions
Hear how companies that have formerly presented case studies at the CMUC have continued on their journey with constraints management. Six companies, Oregon Freeze Dry, Rex Materials Group, LeTourneau Technologies (Offshore Products), Royal Plastics, Midwesco Filter Resources and Bowden Manufacturing have agreed to make brief presentations and take questions about their continuing experience with constraints management.



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Introduction to Drum-Buffer-Rope
In 1984, the book The Goal introduced a common sense, but unconventional way to look at maximizing the performance of a manufacturing environment through a scheduling process called Drum-Buffer- Rope. If your organization has difficulty producing a responsive, stable, and realistic schedule that maximizes total production throughput, minimizes WIP and expedite related expenses this session is a must. You will also see how DBR can be particularly effective in down economies.

Introduction to Critical Chain Project Management
Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) is the newest and most effective way to synchronize and maximize the use of resources in project environments. Attendees will learn a revolutionary technique for planning and executing in a single or multi project environment. If your company has a limitation in project management or engineering CCPM is a good place to start with constraints management methodology.

Introduction to Critical Measurements
Recently, an executive of a major corporation said, “you can’t explain your way out of a situation that you behaved yourself into”. Every company has to remember that if you want the right behaviors throughout your organization then you must have the right measures throughout your organization. When measures conflict, behaviors conflict and when behaviors conflict waste is generated. That waste can take many forms including excess inventories, unnecessary expedites and overtime, poor capital decisions and poor service performance. Today more than ever having the right measures make the difference between your organization behaving its way out of existence or thriving in a hostile environment. This session is a greatly condensed version of the Measurement Nightmare pre-conference session.

Beyond MRP –
Actively Synchronized Replenishment (ASR)
Is your company living the "MRP Conflict?" Does your company work within its MRP system or outside of its MRP system? Does it do both? When Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) software was introduced it revolutionized the manufacturing landscape. Businesses immediately rushed to implement and harness its power. Today, most companies have some form of MRP system in charge of demand forecasting, plant scheduling and materials management and procurement. Despite this proliferation, almost every company is dissatisfied with its MRP system's ability to properly synchronize and manage between actual demand, capacity and incoming supply. Learn simple solutions for the critical shortcomings of MRP assumptions in the new world of PULL based planning and execution. See why this kind of economic climate actually represents a real opportunity through the use of ASR!

Replenishment+®
Replenishment+® is a uniquely powerful solution to the compromises and ineffectiveness of MRP in today’s manufacturing environment. It effectively facilitates pull-based materials and supply chain management throughout a manufacturing enterprise (Purchasing, Bill of Materials, and Fulfillment/Distribution) while simultaneously compressing lead times and cash requirements. This session includes an introduction to the concept known as Actively Synchronized Replenishment (ASR).

DBR+™
DBR+™ is a powerful tool to bring the methodology into real-time reality. Through proprietary design, DBR+™ allows users to easily MODEL, SCHEDULE and then easily EXECUTE through a real-time, user friendly web-based format. Additionally, reporting formats easily facilitate multiple types of CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT activities.

Constraints Management and Lean
In the last 10 years there has been a tremendous amount of convergence between these two pull-based philosophies. Companies that have successfully integrated the two approaches have found a new level of performance well above and beyond what the methodologies bring on their own. Combining the systemic focusing mechanisms of constraints management with robust drill down tools of Lean provides a robust pull-based system with a blue print for continuous improvement activities and decisions. If this breakout interests you then also consider attending the Throughput Improvement Simulation pre-conference workshop.

Combining LEAN & CCPM in Pull-Based Project Delivery Systems
Hear how LEAN’s focus on cycle time and waste reduction are being used in concert with the powerful planning, scheduling and execution methodologies of CCPM to create a fully sufficient project delivery system for major manufacturing and engineering enterprises.

Multi-Level Integrated Capacity and Materials Scheduling
Manufacturers are acutely aware that in order to get product out the door both capacity and materials constraints must be effectively managed. The more complex the product and capacity structure the more complicated the puzzle becomes. Cash, Capital and service levels are directly affected by this puzzle. DBR has proven to effectively deal with capacity constraints and ASR has proven to effectively deal with materials constraints. So, what happens when you combine the powerful pull-based concepts of DBR and ASR across a complex product and capacity structure? You get Multi-Level Integrated Capacity and Materials Scheduling. In this session participants will see the leading edge of production and materials planning, scheduling and execution approaches.

Sales Offer Templates
In today’s economy finding the right offer for the market is crucial. Released by Dr. Eli Goldratt at the TOCICO Conference in Barcelona in November of 2005, experience these amazingly concise and effective blueprints for attacking and leveraging capability into markets. Two sessions will be offered.

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Wednesday, May 6th 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Pre-Conference Workshop Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM: DBR+™ User Forum 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM: R+® User Forum 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Measurement Nightmare Workshop 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM The Beyond MRP Workshop 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Throughput Improvement Simulation™ (TIS) Workshop 7:00 PM Cocktail Reception for All CMUC 2009 Attendees

Thursday, May 7th 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:00 AM – 10:15 AM General Session Opening Remarks Keynote Address by Carol Ptak Presentation by Berlin Pacific Case Study – LeTourneau Technologies (Component Supply) 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Break 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Break Out Flight 1 Introduction to Critical Chain Project Management Beyond MRP  Constraints Management and Lean Multi-Level Integrated Capacity and Materials Scheduling 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM General Session Update Sessions: Rex Materials Group Oregon Freeze Dry Midwesco Filter Resources Bowden Manufacturing 2:20 PM – 2:30 PM Break 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Break Out Flight 2 Introduction to Drum-Buffer-Rope Scheduling and Execution  Combining Lean & CCPM in Pull-Based Project Delivery Systems Replenishment+® Sales Offer Templates 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM Break 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM General Session Case Study – Romac Industries 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM CMUC Dinner

Friday, May 8th 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM General Session Case Study – M.C. Gill Corporation Case Study – 9Wood 9:15 AM – 9:30 AM Break 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM Break Out Flight Introduction to Critical Measurements DBR+™ Multi-Level Integrated Capacity and Materials Scheduling Sales Offer Templates 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM Break 11:20 AM General Session Update Sessions: LeTourneau Technologies (Offshore Products) Royal Plastics 12:00 PM Conference Adjourns

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Hotel
Omni La Mansion Del Rio
112 College St.
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210)518-1000
http://www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/SanAntonioLaMansionDelRio.aspx
Special Conference Rate of $189 per night, must book by Sunday, April 12th

Transportation
Airport – Airport Code is (SAT) San Antonio International Airport, approximately 8 miles or 15 minutes from the hotel.
Taxi - $17.00 (one way/average fare)
Driving Directions Check website for specific directions from your location at http://www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/SanAntonioLaMansionDelRio/MapAndDirections.aspx.

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Pricing:
Conference Rates (for Thursday and Friday Sessions)

• $950 per person for 1-2 people
• $850 per person for teams of 3 or more
• $100 discount for past CMUC attendance

Pre-Conference Rates (for events held on Wednesday)

• Beyond MRP - Meeting the Current Materials Synchronization Challenge with ASR - $400 per person
• Throughput Improvement Simulation™ - $300 per person
• Measurement Nightmare - $300 per person
• DBR+ and R+ User Forum – free, but limited to those companies with a current license.

To register online click here. Or to register via fax, download the manual form here.

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