{"587152":{"#nid":"587152","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Hear Porsche\u0027s Firchau on Monday, Feb 13 on Operational Excellence","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPresentation:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0026quot;Operational Excellence\u0026quot; with Norman Firchau, Porsche Consulting\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENo matter what your products are, striving for Operational Excellence along the entire value chain is key to success and leads to competitive advantage.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPorsche has been tackling Operational Excellence through continuous improvement for more than 20 years. The journey began with manufacturing but did not stop there. The proportion of added\u0026ndash;value activities was not increased by boosting performance but by eliminating waste in all direct and indirect processes. Porsche transformed its business from the inside-out.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPorsche Consulting shares lessons learned from Porsche and has provided companies in a variety of industries with proven methods and tools to achieve Operational Excellence.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe approach is to improve the performance of all processes, not only increasing delivery service and quality but also reducing cost and complexity. Simple and fast procedures support clients successfully on their path to becoming a lean and flexible company that outperforms itself.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the GTMI Manufacturing Luncheon Seminars\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWho:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EAll students, industry partners, faculty and staff are invited. Registration is not required. A light lunch will be served. Free.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhen\/Where: \u003C\/strong\u003ESession begins at 12 p.m. at the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute, Room 114\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENorman Firchau, Porsche Consulting, will present \u0026quot;Operational Excellence\u0026quot; on Monday, February 13 from\u0026nbsp;12 to 1 p.m. in Room 114 of the GTMI building.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Norman Firchau to Present on Monday, February 13 at Manufacturing Luncheon"}],"uid":"28069","created_gmt":"2017-02-08 17:20:17","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:12:56","author":"Laura Day","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2017-02-13T12:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2017-02-13T13:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2017-02-13T13:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2017-02-13 17:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2017-02-13 18:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2017-02-13 18:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":["free_food"],"groups":[{"id":"155831","name":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"101631","name":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI); Ben Wang; MaRC; ISyE; Manufacturing; Economic Development"},{"id":"215","name":"manufacturing"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETina Guldberg\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector, Strategic Partnerships\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tina.guldberg@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Etina.guldberg@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404-385-4950\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}