TRSA’s Production Summit & Plant Tours bring attendees up to speed on the latest process improvements for better throughput and increased profitability in plant operations. General sessions and market-specific breakouts provide powerful and immediate take-home value, updating participants on industry developments and refining their management and production skills. Market areas to be covered:
Healthcare
Industrial
Linen
Network with Industry’s Most Successful Operators
Attendees evaluate processes and management techniques, guided by plant technology and operations experts. Meeting and reuniting at subsequent Summits maximizes access to these experienced professionals from TRSA member companies, the industry’s most productive and profitable organizations.
Who Should Attend
General, Plant and Production Managers
Attendees of EMI, MMI and PMI
Engineering, maintenance personnel
Others responsible for production supervision, inventory control and product quality
Dress Code
Business casual attire for all sessions & plant tours.
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Production Summit & Plant Tours – April 11 – 12, 2019
Thurs., April 11
Session/Event
7 am
Registration Opens
6 – 8 am
Embassy Suites Cook-to-Order Breakfast
8 – 10 am
Welcome Remarks and Keynote Workshop: Onboarding and Retention: Employee Engagement Strategies Kevin Ames, Director of Speaking and Training, O.C. Tanner
10 – 10:15 am
Networking
10:15 – 11:15 am
Successful Productivity Improvements Peter Brown, Business Development, Mickey’s Linen, Tyler Burke, Executive Vice President, Loop Linen Service Inc. and Rich Kramer, Chief Operating Officer, City Uniform and Linen
Moderator: Don Maida, TBR
11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Enhance Business with Smart Phone Apps David Bernstein, President, Lapauw USA
12:15 – 1:15 pm
Lunch
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
1:15 – 2:15 pm
Simplify: 5S Methodology in Your Plant Don Maida, Senior Consultant, TBR Associates
“Old School” Production Tools Meet the Future Speaker: Michael Dodge, Sales Director, Gotli Labs
Managing Quality Control J.R. Ryan, President & COO, Meese
3:30 – 3:45 pm
Networking
3:45 – 4:45 pm
Minimizing Workplace Negativity to Boost Production Nancy Roberts, Owner, The DISC Wizard
5 – 6:30 pm
TRSA Networking Reception
Fri.,April 12
7:00 am
Registration Opens
6:00 – 7:45 am
Embassy Suites Cook-to-Order Breakfast
7:30 am
Begin Loading Buses for Plant Tours Attendees MUST ride bus to attend tours
7:30 am – 1 pm
Plant Tours
Brim Laundry Machinery
North Texas Healthcare Laundry
(Q&A/Debrief Sessions will take place at the plants after each tour)
1 pm
Summit Adjourns
Embassy Suites Dallas Park Central
13131 N Central Expy, Dallas, TX 75243
Attendees can book hotel rooms by either clicking this link or calling The Embassy Suites Dallas Park Central at (972) 234-3300. All individual reservations must be guaranteed with a major credit card at time of reservation. After the due date of March 25, 2019, if a guaranteed room is not canceled 72 hours prior to arrival, payment for the full rate on that room will be charged.
Room Rate/Group Code
Use the code “TEX” to get the TRSA room rate of $145 before March 25, 2019. Limited availability. After the March 25, 2019 deadline, regular room rates will apply.
Location/Airport
The Embassy Suites Dallas Park Central is located about 12 miles from Dallas Love Field (DAL) and 22 miles from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).
