  
Professional Development Dinner
Lean Thinking
Monday, November 9, 2009 at Golden Corral, 2113 Veterans
Blvd, Dublin, GA
6:00 PM-Dinner
7:00 PM-Announcements
7:15 PM-Lean Thinking Presentation
Presenter-Alan Barfoot of Georgia Tech
Alan Barfoot is the
Georgia Tech’s Region Manager over 28 counties in Central Ga.
He provides
engineering services to
manufacturers and economic development organizations. His manufacturing areas of
expertise include lean manufacturing, set-up reduction, Kaizen blitz, plant
layout and general problem-solving. He has additional expertise in manufacturing
control systems such as production and inventory control, costing, capacity
analysis and manufacturing management. Prior to his work at Georgia Tech,
Barfoot worked at Scientific Atlanta and led the conversion of large-batch
process to lean manufacturing. Barfoot has an industrial engineering degree from
the Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA from the University of South
Carolina. He is a past APICS Fellow level, CQE, and RAB ISO 9000 Lead Auditor.
Alan is originally from Dublin, Georgia. He has been married for 32 years, 3
children and one grandchild
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