Manufacturing Analytics Summit

April 27, 2021, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Free, online event, open to all

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Southeastern Wisconsin and the Fox Valley are home to a vibrant manufacturing sector, one that is quickly adopting analytics to help reduce errors in manufacturing processes and increase efficiencies in supply chains – resulting in lower costs, more product innovation and more satisfied customers.

The Business Analytics program at Marquette University’s College of Business Administration, in collaboration with Rising Tides Analytics, will explore this maturing application of analytics in our first annual Manufacturing Analytics Summit.

Speakers from Johnson Controls, Husco Manufacturing, Charter Steel, Rising Tides Analytics and Marquette University will explore an interactive set of topics, including

  • The business case and rationale for implementing manufacturing analytics at Johnson Controls
  • The intersection of factory floor analytics and digital culture at Husco Manufacturing
  • The state of the art in robotics and industrial automation

Presenters

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  • Chris Lauchner, Executive Director, S&OP and Materials Control (Planning), Johnson Controls
  • Eric Hanson, Global Vice President - Information Technology, and Jasmeet Singh, Director Data, Apps & Cloud, Husco Manufacturing
  • Joseph Schimmels, Robert C. Greenheck Chair in Design and Manufacturing, Director Flexible Assembly Systems Network Advanced Manufacturing Center, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Marquette University

Agenda

8:30 - 9:00 a.m.

Welcome (Tim Hanley, Interim James H. Keyes Dean, College of Business Administration, and Scott Rex, director of Business Analytics program, College of Business Administration, Marquette University); “State of Manufacturing Analytics in Wisconsin,” Jim Donahue, founder, Rising Tides Analytics

9:00 – 9:45

“Johnson Controls’ Journey to Analytics in Manufacturing and the Supply Chain,” Chris Lauchner, Executive Director, S&OP and Materials Control (Planning), Johnson Controls; Scott Puffer, Business Intelligence Manager, Johnson Controls

9:45 – 10:00

Q&A

10:00 – 10:45

“Your Analytics Strategy Drives Your Digital Culture,” Eric Hanson, Global Vice President - Information Technology, and Jasmeet Singh, Director Data, Apps & Cloud, Husco Manufacturing

10:45 - 11:00

Q&A and break

11:00 – 11:30

“Current Needs in Robotics and Industrial Automation: Research, Application, and Education,” Joseph Schimmels, Robert C. Greenheck Chair in Design and Manufacturing, Director Flexible Assembly Systems Network Advanced Manufacturing Center, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Marquette University

11:30 – 11:45

Q&A

11:45 – 12:15 p.m.

Panel discussion, “Emerging Trends & Tips in Implementing and Deploying Manufacturing Analytics,” Tom Kaczmarek, Adjunct Associate Professor, Director, Center for Cybersecurity Awareness and Cyber Defense, Marquette University; John Vrzal, Director of Digital Transformation, Charter Steel; Scott Rex, Marquette University; Jim Donahue, Rising Tides Analytics

12:15 – 12:30

Final comments and wrap-up

For any questions about Manufacturing Analytics Summit 2021, please contact Scott Rex, Marquette University, at scott.rex@marquette.edu or 414-288-8071.

We’re looking forward to seeing you on April 27, and to working with you to help support and grow this event!

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