LeanOperationsPlayshop:ASeriesofInteractiveExercisesDemonstratingLeanBenefits

SpeakerBio:MichaelD.Ford-CFPIM,CSCP,CLTD,CQA,CRE,CQE,ACPF,CPSM,CSSGB

MichaelD.FordisaSupplyChainExpertwithTQMWorksConsulting.Heprovidesinnovativesolutions,basedon30yearsofexperienceinretail,distribution,manufacturing,andconsulting.His work history includes software implementation, business planning, inventory control,distributionplanning,andcorporatetraining. This includesabroadrangeofexperiencefromETO (Engineer to Order) to MTS (Make to Stock), as well as non-profits, service, andDepartmentofDefense.

Hehaspresentedatover320 industryevents throughout theU.S.,Canada,Nigeria, S.AfricaandAustralia,andhasprovidedover5,000hoursof classroomtraining,averaging4.5/5.0onevaluations.

Michael D. Ford is a 2016 graduate of BinghamtonUniversity, earning aM.S. in Industrial&SystemsEngineering. Fordcombineshis technicalexpertisewithpersonalskills, todevelopaunique “outside the box” approach to life’s challenges. He is a charismatic speaker whospecializesindeliveringtrainingthatis“edu-taining.”

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