Supplier Excellence Alliance Member Conference Set For June 14, 2007
Irvine, California, May 17, 2007 – The next Supplier Excellence Alliance (SEA) Member
Conference will take place on June 14, 2007 in Wichita, Kansas. Cessna Aircraft Company will
host the conference, including an opening Reception on the evening of June 13, 2007.
SEA is non-profit alliance of aerospace and defense industry prime contractors, tier-one suppliers
and other leading supplier organizations, SEA’s purpose is to accelerate supply chain
performance. SEA Member Conferences are educational forums designed to keep supplier
company senior executives up to date on key industry changes, trends, and business
opportunities.
Benoit Brossoit, Vice President of Operations for Pratt & Whitney, Canada, will be the Keynote
Speaker. Mr. Brossoit will share his insights on how Pratt & Whitney completely revamped and
innovated its engine build process to meet the needs of its customers.
The Member Conference agenda also includes a dynamic simulation that will highlight the need
for fundamental collaboration. It will be facilitated by SEA Industry Practice Leader for
Leadership & Culture, Karen Trisko.
The Member Conference will also feature presentations by three supplier company executives on
each firm has expanded its capabilities and improved its performance through implementation of
the SEA Lean Enterprise System (LES). The LES is the continuous improvement system
designed by the industry to accelerate supply chain performance. The LES leverages lean
production techniques across a supplier’s entire enterprise, provides a clear Roadmap for
improvement, and common terminology.
A special feature of the Conference will be its focus on integrated supply chains, including
examples of integrated supply chains at work, the levels of performance needed for suppliers to
participate, and the opportunities for new top-line business.
SEA is non-profit alliance of industry prime contractors, tier-one suppliers and other
leading supplier organizations, SEA’s purpose is to accelerate supply chain
performance. SEA Member Companies include BAE Systems, The Boeing Company,
Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman Company, United Technologies, Parker
Aerospace, Rockwell Collins, Pratt & Whitney, Hamilton Sundstrand, Sikorsky Aircraft,
Textron, Cessna Aircraft, Honeywell, TW Metals, Bombardier, Hitco Carbon Composites,
Firth Rixson, Dresser-Rand, Roberts Tool Company, Cristek Interconnects, Smiths
Aerospace and Bodycote Thermal Processing.
SEA Member Conference Registration
To register to attend the SEA Member Conference, please RSVP to Ms. Hilda Pacheco-Taylor at (949) 476-1144, extension 316 or via email at Hilda@seaonline.org. To learn the dates and locations of future SEA Member Conferences, please visit our Calendar of Events. |
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