Plant Engineering Show

By Staff -- Industrial Distribution, 2/1/1998

8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

*How to Design an Optimum Worldwide Supply Chain

*How to Install a Simple, Effective, Reliability-Centered Maintenance Program

*You're Not Using Lasers, but You Could

*(Energy) Deregulation: Are You Ready?

9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

*Material Management for the 21st Century

*The Free Factory: Cutting Cycle Time and Gaining Output

*Java in the Manufacturing Enterprise

*Negotiating Power Costs

*Measuring and Managing Equipment Effectiveness

10:30 a.m. to noon

*Synchronous Manufacturing and ERP

*Making Money with Data Warehousing

*Power Quality Investigations - Case Histories

*Zero Downtime Manufacturing: How to Get There

1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

*Creative Problem Solving: Root Cause Failure Analysis

*The Realities of Computerized Maintenance Information Management Systems

*Reduce Your Energy Costs: Explore Emerging Technologies in Power Monitoring Systems

*Productivity Enhancements Through Electronic Parts Imaging Systems

3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

*Reliability and Maintainability Through Process Improvement

*Proven Energy Conservation Strategies for Plant Engineers

*Successfully Implementing Total Productive Maintenance

Tuesday, March 17

8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

* Improving Inventory Performance and Bottom-Line Profits

* A Practical Guide to Document Imaging Systems and Services

*Increasing Uptime: DuPont's Success Story

*Understanding the Link Between Gasket Tightness and Fugitive Emission Leak Definition

9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

*Using the Web to Manage Your Supply Chain

Management Strategies for Maintenance Process Improvement

*Benchmarking Your Product Development Process

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon

*New Relationships in Supply Chain Management Yield Excellent Results

*Professional Competency and Marketability: Preparing for Your Future

*Ultimate Capacity and Peak Utilization: How to Achieve, How to Measure

1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

*Internet in Plant Automation

4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

*Electronic Commerce: Impact on the Distribution Channel

Wednesday, March 18

8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

*Managing a Corporation's Other Value Asset: Knowledge

*Fundamentals of Effective Product Engineering

9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

*The 21st Century Manufacturer: Capital and Personnel Deployment Technology

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon

*Global Business and Engineering Opportunities

*Project Management That Works

1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

*Maintenance Teams: A Way of Conducting Business

3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

*Benchmarking: Curse or Cure?

*Benefits of Implementing Activity Based Costing in Your Company

Thursday, March 19

8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

* Non Traditional Thinking for the Year 2000

9:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

* Strategic Outsourcing: Challenges & Successes