A significant part of the Norwegian manufacturing industry produces customized capital goods and equipment for maritime purposes. Especially within innovative, highly customized segments, Norway has long had a world-wide leading role. However, emerging economies are increasingly entering these segments, and they compete with significantly lower prices. In order for Norwegian manufacturers to stay competitive, there is an urgent need to reduce costs and lead times while maintaining high levels of flexibility and innovativeness.

 

Presentations:

• Welcome and introduction, Jan Ola Strandhagen and Marco Semini, NTNU.
• The Last Planner System of Production Planning & Control, Glenn Ballard, University of California, Berkeley.
• Project execution at Kværner, Thomas Chr. Dahl, Kværner Contractors Norway. Cancelled due to sickness.
• The role of set-based design in successful shipbuilding project execution. Experiences from Umoe, Nere G. Skomedal, Umoe Mandal.
• Supply chain strategies for engineering-to-order: Lessons from manufacturing and construction, Mohammed Naim and Jonathan Gosling, Cardiff Business School.
• Lean and mean in Ulstein - continual efforts to retain competitiveness, Runar Arne Toftesund, Ulstein Yard. Confidential.

The detailed programme of the seminar can be downloaded here.

 Practical information:

Location	Department of Production and Quality Engineering, NTNU Valgrinda, S.P. Andersens veg 5, Trondheim
Date&Time	21. Mai 2014, 0800 – 1600.
Admission fee	Free seminar. Lunch will be served.
Registration	Within 18. Mai 2014, e-mail to tonje.hamnes@ntnu.no.