The presentation will take a look at how IT systems support lean manufacturing operations. Our presenter today is Dr Owen Lewis, who also lays claim to a black belt in Six Sigma.

Dr Owen Lewis, has tucked a decade’s of practical experience at the holy grail of lean manufacturing, Toyota where he worked across sales, marketing and manufacturing functions.

Owen is currently President of the NSW chapter of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence, and is an Associate Director at KPMG in Sydney.

He speaks on the following topics:

• Over arching trends and developments?
• e-retailing
• Once the social and economic issues are understood and accepted we can look for solutions
• How to move forward
• Watch out for new technologies