DESIGN FOR VARIETY SYMPOSIUM

Sponsored by the Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum


Center for Integrated Studies (Map: Quadrants E4-E5)

Thursday, October 10, 1996, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.

8:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

CIS Breezeway (Map: Quadrants E4-E5)

8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks
8:45 a.m.

VARIETY CHALLENGES IN THE COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY

Lynne Flint

Boeing

9:30 a.m.

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING OF AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENT VARIETY

Mick Mizuno

Denso

10:15 a.m. Morning Break
10:45 a.m.

PROVIDING VARIETY IN A HIGH-MIX, LOW-VOLUME ENVIRONMENT

Michael Parker

Hewlett-Packard

11:30 a.m.

PRODUCT VARIETY ACROSS GENERATIONS

Michael Raffetto

Seagate

12:15 p.m.

Lunch

Rodin Sculpture Garden (Map: Quadrant D6)

1:30 p.m.

DFV TOOLS WITHIN THE APPLIANCE INDUSTRY

Kos Ishii

Stanford University

2:15 p.m.

DESIGNING FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES TO HANDLE VARIETY

Dr. Russell Ford

Raychem

3:00 p.m. Afternoon Break
3:15 p.m.

DESIGN FOR VARIETY: A METHODOLOGY FOR UNDERSTANDING THE COSTS OF PRODUCT PROLIFERATION

Mark Martin

Stanford University

4:00 p.m. Panel Session
4:45 p.m. Concluding Remarks
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Reception

Gibbons Grove