Category: Events

NWHPEC is holding its second Kata Practitioner Day! The purpose of a Kata Practitioner Day is to: *  Provide a forum to learn from your fellow NWHPEC Kata practitioners, *  Introduce the Improvement Kata and Coaching Kata to those new to this improvement and skill building approach, and *  Hear how the Improvement Kata and Coaching Kata is being applied in all aspects of an organization, such as administration, new product development, deploying Challenges, and etc. Here are the event details: Date:   Tuesday, March 2nd   Time:   8:00am – 11:30am Loc:     LAM Research, 11355 SW Leveton Dr., Tualatin, OR  97062  Cost:   $15.00 per person  Session Overview:  You will see four 25 minute presentations from your peers using a variety of mediums, such as walking through storyboards, observing a Coaching Cycle, and traditional PowerPoint, to show how…

Video Promo:  https://youtu.be/j2H18eRG9_w  Click on this link to view a short promotional ad featuring Bryan and Kyle discussing what they will share in this Leadership Session. Date:   Wednesday, September 28th Time:   8:00am – 9:30am (arrival and networking between 7:15 – 7:50am) Loc:     Montgomery Park, Banquet Room, 2701 NW Vaughn St, Portland, OR 97210 Cost:    $100 per person Intended Audience:  CEO’s, President’s, Vice President’s, Directors, Sr. Managers and those they invite to join them and/or represent them at this session. Other: Continental breakfast will be served.  Dress code is business casual. Session Discussion Points: Bryan Goodman, VP of Operations and President of the Contract Manufacturing Services Division at Columbia Machine and current NWHPEC Board President will discuss: How having an overall strategy of having executives engaged in improving their business in…

Date:   Wednesday, February 24th Time:   10:00am – 3:00pm Loc:     XPO (formerly Con-way Enterprise Services), Ballroom, 2055 NW Savier St., Portland, OR Cost:    $250 per person Other: Lunch will be served.  Dress code is business casual. Session Description:  Companies around the world boast about the results they have achieved from their lean programs. Yet despite all the lean projects that have been implemented over the past two decades, no company in any industry in the world has attained the same level of consistent operational excellence in its field as Toyota. What are these companies missing? The answer is leadership with the right skills and knowledge to teach and coach others to use a disciplined approach to process improvement. The disciplined approach is the scientific mindset based on Plan-Do-Check-Act. This Executive Forum overview…

Date:  Wednesday, November 18th Time:  8:00am - 12:00pm Cost:  $75 per person Facilitators:  Dan Miller & Sarah Peyton Agenda:  Click on the event title to view the link to the agenda.  NWHPEC-SpecialSession-Change&Transition_11 18 15 Event is Full

Date:  Tuesday, October 27th Time:  8:00am - 5:00pm Cost:  $75 per person Location:  Montgomery Park, Banquet Room:  2701 NW Vaughn St., Portland Agenda:  Click on the title, "Toyota Katya Overview Session" to go to the day's agenda link.  NWHPEC_TK_OS&Class_EventFlyer_10 27-29 15 Event is Full

Host Company:  Milwaukee Electronics, Canby:  1140 NW 3rd Ave., Canby, OR Date:  October 13, 2015 Time:  7:30am - 3:45pm Agenda:  Attached.  Please click on this link title, "Learning Tour at Milwaukee Electronics" to go to the agenda link.  Milwaukee Electronics_LearningTourAgenda_2015

Date:  Tuesday, September 29th Time:  7:30am - 3:45pm Location:  Oracle America (3295 NW 211th Terrace Hillsboro, OR 97124) Agenda: Available.  Click on this event title "Learning Tour" to view the agenda. 2015 Oracle Learning Tour Agenda