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January Member Conference
Keynote Speaker Rob Gillette, Honeywell
Aerospace CEO
Todd Cooper, Vice
President for Global Sourcing, Honeywell
Aerospace, welcomes
Conference participants
SEA Certified consultant Daniel Feiman facilitates
a Pyramid building “standard work”
simulation
Conference attendees work
through Pyramid building standard work
simulation
Robert Glegg, CEO of
2Source Manufacturing, presents
results his company gained by
implementing the SEA Lean Enterprise
System
Attendees interact with
Industry Panel of executives from primes and supplier
companies
Thomas Plungis (left)
receives acknowledgement for his service as SEA’s 2007
President from SEA Chairman Michael Beason
Photo Etch Company CEO,
Randy Fry presents results his company gained through implementation of
the SEA Lean Enterprise System
SEA Board member, Cristi Cristich, President of Cristek Interconnects, discusses
how to prepare a company for SEA Certification
Industry Panelists Thomas
Plungis (Lockheed Martin), Frank Thompson (Parker Aerospace), Herb Sizemore
(Torotel Products), Randy Fry (Photo Etch Company), William Hayden (Honeywell
Aerospace), and Brad Hart (Roberts Tool Company) respond to questions from
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January
’08 SEA Supplier Conference draws well over 500 attendees!
A superb venue provided by host Honeywell Aerospace, an energy-packed agenda of activities, impressive supplier presentations, and an inspiring Keynote address by Honeywell CEO, Rob Gillette, highlighted the January 24, 2008 SEA Conference. It was attended by industry executives from supplier organizations as well as prime and tier-one contractors.
SEA
Certification now available for supplier organizations
The
new SEA Certification is endorsed by virtually all major prime and tier-one
contractors as the preferred approach to continuous improvement and process
management. This voluntary
Certification is based on the SEA Roadmap, the infrastructure that
helps supplier organizations systematically build a lean enterprise –
an organization focused on the elimination of waste throughout the value
stream. more
The
SEA Certification is now available for scheduling. Contact jeff.Hawley@l5.ps.com
as early as possible to schedule your audit. The 2008 Roadmap and Criteria will be available in late
March and in subsequent years will be published prior to January of each
year. SEA members may schedule a free “Guided On-Line Self-Assessment”
anytime to prepare your organization for its audit. Nominations
Now Open! Nominations
for the Second Annual SEA 2008 Aerospace & Defense Supply Chain Awards. The SEA Awards are the only industry
awards that acknowledge the performance achievements of our industry supply
chain. Those wishing to submit a
self-nomination or nominate your suppliers or customers should go to the SEA
website, http://www.seaonline.org/Awards, for complete
details. Don’t miss this tremendous opportunity to be recognized and to
join us at the awards ceremony gala and conference in Indian Wells (Palm
Springs), California on November 12, 2008. more
– UPCOMING EVENTS – April 22, 2008 - The SEA &
Boeing Aerospace & Defense CEO Summit
Hosted by The Boeing Company in Seattle, WARegister
now for this special SEA Conference scheduled for April 22, 2008 in Seattle,
Washington, with an Opening Reception on the evening of April 21, hosted by
Kennametal. The
agenda will feature an impressive line up of industry experts as speakers,
including: John
Bishop, Vice
President, Prototyping Operations and Supplier Management, Advance Systems
for Boeing Integrated Defense Systems will share why and how Boeing is
transforming into a Lead Systems Integrator (LSI) on new programs, how LSI
impacts suppliers, why supply chain performance is more critical than ever to
Boeing, and why it’s important for all suppliers in the value chain to
improve.
William
C. Greenwalt, Deputy
Undersecretary of Defense will discuss the future of defense industrial
policy, with a focus on acquisition and technology.
William
H. Alderman, Founder
and President of Alderman & Company Capital will demonstrate how a
supplier organization can build shareholder value and market value by
investing in process improvement.
Also featured on the
information-packed agenda will be insightful presentations by three supplier
CEOs on the results they have experienced from implementation of the SEA Roadmap,
the industry standard for continuous improvement and integrated supply chain
solutions. SEA Certification
will also be reviewed along with a breakout educational session presented by
Kennemetal. The unique, fast-paced
forum, SEA SPEEDCONNECT™ will help connect everyone at the conference that wishes to
meet fellow attendees, including other supplier CEOs, SEA Supplier Advisory
Council members, SEA Board members, and SEA Sponsors. To register,
please click RSVP 2008 SEA Calendar of Events May (date to be announced) – SEA National Supplier Video
Conference & Web Cast
June 18 –
SEA Supplier Conference hosted
by The Cessna Aircraft Company, Wichita, KS September 11
– SEA Supplier Conference hosted by Lockheed Martin Corporation, Chicago, IL November 11
– SEA Golf Event The
Hyatt Grand Champions Resort, Villas and Spa, Indian Wells (Palm Springs),
California
November 12
– SEA Supplier Conference The
Hyatt Grand Champions Resort, Villas and Spa, Indian Wells (Palm Springs),
California November 12
– SEA Awards Gala The
Hyatt Grand Champions Resort, Villas and Spa, Indian Wells (Palm Springs),
California
Two new executives join SEA Board of Directors Albert Moran, Vice President, Strategic Supply Chain Initiatives for DRS Technologies and Kevin Myers, Senior Director, Enterprise Procurement for Rockwell Collins now represent their respective organizations on the SEA Board of Directors. more – ABOUT SEA – Did you know…? Prime empowered and
supplier led, SEA is the non-profit alliance of leading aerospace, defense
and space prime and tier-one contractors and leading sub-tier suppliers. SEA is the leading voice and guiding
force in creating a unified vision and collaborative industry approach to
accelerating supply chain performance and producing breakthrough supply chain
solutions.
SEA Sustaining and Regular member
companies include The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman
Company, United Technologies, Parker Aerospace, Rockwell Collins, Cessna
Aircraft Company, Honeywell, Hitco Carbon Composites, Firth Rixson,
Dresser-Rand, Roberts Tool Company, Cristek Interconnects, Photo Etch
Company, Bodycote Thermal Processing, DRS Technologies and Bombardier. SEA sponsors
include Mori Seiki and Kennametals.
SEA
partners and alliances include Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME),
International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG), Society of British Aerospace
Companies (SBAC), California Council for Excellence, California Employment
Training Panel, California Space Authority, UAW-Labor Employment and Training
Corporation, and ASG Renaissance. partners Contact Information For further
information and answers to your questions about SEA, please contact: Headquarters:
2062
Business Center Drive, Suite 225, Irvine, CA 92612
SEA
Website:
http://www.seaonline.org
Main
telephone: (949)
476-1144 Ext 339
Executive
Director: Mickey
Wiebe, Ext 307 <mickey@seaonline.org> Director,
Supplier Outreach: Barry Neighbors, Ext 304 <barry.neighbors@seaonline.org>
Director,
Operations: Hilda Pacheco-Taylor, Ext 316 <hilda@seaonline.org>
Director,
Small Business Group: David Blanco Ext 334 <david@seaonline.org> Director,
Communication: Paul Roelofs 831-626-2777 <paul@seaonline.org>
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