CMUC 2008 Constraints Management User Conference April 30 – May 2, 2008 Portland, Oregon Pre-Conference Sessions Keynote Address Companies to Speak Breakout Sessions Schedule Hotel and Travel Information Registration Information Download a Brochure

Plant Tours
For the first time, the conference will feature TWO local company tours. Oregon Freeze Dry (www.ofd.com) and Tube Forgings of America (www.tubeforgings.com) have agreed to host these tours and show participants how they have used Constraints Management methodology and tools to make bottom line impacts to their businesses. For safety considerations, participation is limited to two groups of 20 (total of 40). Furthermore, participation will be limited to 2 attendees per organization. Participants should be prepared for a long day. Lunch will be provided. There is a $100 per person charge to attend the tour.



Reengineering the Sales Process, A Full Day Workshop for Executive Teams
Today most companies’ sales “processes” look like a manufacturing process would have looked 200 years ago. The modern salesperson is effectively an artisan: a person responsible for the entire end-to-end sales (and customer-service) function. Justin Roff-Marsh — author of Reengineering the Sales Process and editor of Adverb — will show your team how to apply lessons from the recent history of manufacturing to multiply the effectiveness of the sales process and, in so doing, how to eliminate a perennial conflict that limits sales output in almost every organization. The workshop will show how to apply division-of-labor to the sales process to significantly increase throughput. More importantly, participants will learn how to protect process integrity using standardization, centralized scheduling and even statistical process control. The result is a formal process that ‘manufactures’ sales; the essential characteristic of which is salespeople who consistently perform four appointments a day, five days a week. This session is open to executive teams of up to 8. The price per team is $2,500. Space is limited to 8 teams.

Throughput Improvement Simulation™
This experiential simulation helps managers and employees learn about throughput improvement techniques and then allows 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 additional charge per person for conference attendees to attend the TIS.

Measurement Nightmare by Debra Smith
Debra Smith will lead attendees through her groundbreaking work in field of constraints management. Attendees will be provided with an explanation of the evolution of TOC from the initial production solution to a series of solution sets dealing with distribution, project management external constraints and strategic decision making. Participants will learn about the Throughput World and how this approach often results in a chronic conflict with traditional Cost World systems and beliefs. 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. Leave with an innovative, yet practical, business solution for maximizing the ROI equation in your company. This session is a must for senior leaders. Registration is limited to 40 people. There is a $300 additional charge per person for conference attendees 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,
"Keys to Operational Effectiveness in Today's Manufacturing Landscape"
Carol Ptak, former CEO and President of APICS and author of MRP and Beyond and ERP, Tools, Techniques and Applications for Integrating the Supply Chain as well as co-author of Necessary But Not Sufficient,will explore the key factors to the erosion of operational effectiveness inside modern manufacturing operations, which conventional tools are failing to adequately address those factors and where the missing pieces of the puzzle can be found.

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Siegwerk Case Study
With 4,000 employees in 37 countries and annual sales of over $1 Billion (USD), Siegwerk is a world-leading independent ink manufacturer. Hear how the NAFTA division is using Drum-Buffer-Rope and Replenishment across its sites and through the supply chain to increase throughput and service levels while controlling inventory related expenses and waste.



Midwesco Filter Case Study
The Midwesco Filter Group is a global player in the industrial air-filtration market with operations in the US, Europe and Africa. Hear how this company has used constraints management methodology to not only remain competitive but return to profitability and growth in a cut-throat and highly commoditized global market.



Tube Forgings of America Case Study
Description of Tube Forgings of America Case Study - Tube Forgings of America, Inc. (TFA) has been manufacturing steel pipe fittings since 1955 for the oil refining, chemical and petro-chemical processing, gas transmission, power generation, shipbuilding and commercial construction industries. You will hear how TFA has dramatically expanded it use of constraints management methodology and tools while under pressure from unprecedented market demand.



Royal Plastics Case Study
Royal Plastic Mfg., Inc. designs and manufactures advanced composites, primarily in high performance applications for aircraft, defense, and microwave applications. Hear how the implementation of Drum-Buffer-Rope has dramatically changed the operational performance of this fast growing company.



Astro Manufacturing and Design Case Study
Astro Manufacturing and Design, Inc. provides manufacturing services for the medical, aerospace, commercial, industrial, automotive and other industries. Astro Manufacturing and Design recently took first place for medium size firms in the competitiveness challenge sponsored by MAGNET. The winning strategy is based on a visual replenishment system through constraints management. Astro balanced inventory levels, streamlined ordering, and created a more time-efficient and cost effective manufacturing system.



Update Sessions
Have you ever wondered how companies that have formerly presented case studies at the CMUC have continued on their journey with constraints management? Five companies, Oregon Freeze Dry, Rex Materials Group, Romac Industries, LeTourneau Technologies and Erickson Air-Crane have agreed to make brief presentations and take questions about the continuing experience with constraints management.



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Justin Roff-Marsh Breakout
Justin Roff-Marsh is the founder and managing director of Ballistix — a management consultancy with operations in Australia and (of late) the USA. He's the author of Reengineering the Sales Process and the editor of AdVerb. Justin’s contrarian approach to the design and management of sales environments is based on process-engineering principles, including (of course) TOC. In short, he shows managers how to shift their focus from maximizing conversion (win: loss ratios) to maximizing throughput. While this approach is counter-intuitive (particularly in complex-sales environments), Justin argues convincingly that a focus on throughput leads to increased sales effectiveness, reduced sales cycle-times and improved customer service. Justin will pay special attention to complex-sales environments — suggesting that the integration of sales and production is critical to these firms, and showing how incredibly tight-integration can readily be accomplished with his approach.

Beyond MRP
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.

Intro to DBR
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 and then executing a stable, realistic and reliable schedule that is responsive to the market, this session is a must.

Why Strategic Plans Fail; How to Really Implement Strategy
Join Dr. James R. Holt, an Associate Professor Engineering & Technology Management at Washington State University in this presentation. Studies shows that 90% of Fortune 500 Companies do not implement their corporate strategy well. The main block is the CEO’s inability to resolve operational conflict at lower levels of the company. The Theory of Constraints shows not only how to remove the embedded conflicts but to accelerate the strategy of the firm. Learn how to make a 'Happy CEO'.

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).

Intro to CCPM
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.

The TOC Thinking Processes
Learn the basic tools at the strategic and tactical level that TOC uses to tackle various logic and policy based constraints throughout an enterprise.

Newest Supply Chain Lessons
Join Debra and Chad Smith for a review of the newest lessons learned in applying TOC across supply chains including the four basic lead time compression strategies for large scale and vertically integrated manufacturers.

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.

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.

Flying Logic
The Thinking Processes of the Theory of Constraints are incredibly powerful. Until now, users had to force fit some of the unique constructs into traditional diagramming or flow-charting programs. Robert McNally from Sciral will demonstrate how a new program called Flying Logic will facilitate faster and better use of the Thinking Processes. If you are a Jonah or a frequent user of the Thinking Processes you will not want to miss this session.

TOC and its Implications for Accounting
Ask any company that has had long and sustainable progress with constraints management and they will tell you that support from finance and accounting is absolutely crucial. But how to buy them in when manufacturing and accounting personnel seem to speak two different languages? Fortunately, there is a simple and effective case to find common ground and a consistent operating and financial policy when using constraints management. Accountants, CFOs and Controllers are encouraged to attend this session.

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Wednesday, April 30th 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM Pre-Conference Workshop Registration and Continental Breakfast 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM Plant Tour 8:00 AM – 12 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 Reengineering the Sales Process 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Throughput Improvement Simulation™ (TIS) Workshop 7:00 PM Cocktail Reception for All CMUC 2008 Attendees

Thursday, May 1st 6:30 AM – 8:00 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM General Session Opening Remarks Keynote Address by Carol Ptak 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Break 9:15 AM General Session Case Study Presentations by Midwesco Filter and Siegwerk 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Break 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Break Out Flight Introduction to Drum-Buffer-Rope Scheduling Dr. James Holt Beyond MRP Reengineering the Sales Process 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch 1:30 PM General Session Case Study Presentations by Astro Manufacturing and Design and Royal Plastics 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Break 3:15 PM – 4:45 PM Break Out Flight Introduction to Critical Chain Project Management R+™ (Includes Intro to Replenishment) The TOC Thinking Processes Newest Supply Chain Lessons 5:15 PM – 9:00 PM Offsite Dinner

Friday, May 2nd 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast 8:00 AM General Session Update Sessions by Rex Materials Romac Industries and LeTourneau Technologies 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Break 9:15 AM – 11:45 AM Break Out Flight Flying Logic DBR+™ TOC and Its Implications for Accounting Combining LEAN & CCPM in Pull-Based Project Delivery Systems 11:00 AM General Session Case Study Presentation by Tube Forgings of America Update Sessions by Erickson Air-Crane and Oregon Freeze Dry 12:30 PM Conference Adjourns

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Hotel
Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront
1401 SW Naito Parkway
Portland, OR 97201
503-226-7600
(800) 546-9513
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/pdxor-portland-marriott-downtown-waterfront/
Discount Conference Room Rate – $161 (per night plus tax) if reservations are made before April 4th, 2008

Transportation
Airport – Airport (PDX) Portland International Airport, approximately 9 miles from the hotel.
Driving Directions - Take Airport Way East to I-205 South. Then take I-84 West to the City Center (City Center/Oregon City) exit, continue to follow signs to City Center. Cross Morrison Bridge and take Naito Parkway Exit and turn right. Hotel is 1/2 mile on right. //Northbound on I-5: Take City Center/Naito Parkway Exit. Go through 2 stoplights; hotel is directly on right.
Other Transportation:

• Blue Star Bus Shuttle http://bluestarbus.com/
• Taxi from airport: Rate estimated at $30 one way
• Subway Station: MAX Light Rail - Yamhill .5 mi. N
• Parking: On-Site parking fee $26 daily.

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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)

• Plant Tours - $100 per person (to cover expenses related to the tours)
• Throughput Improvement Simulation™ - $300 per person
• Measurement Nightmare - $300 per person
• Reengineering the Sales Process, A Full Day Workshop for Executive Teams - $2,500 per team
• 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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