Jun 25 | 8:30am-2:30pm
The MINT at Michigan First Conference CTR

Minitab Novi Exchange Event

Manufacturing doesn’t slow down, and neither should your ability to act on data. Join us in Novi for a focused, half-day session where you’ll work through the real operational challenges behind downtime, variation, and quality loss. You’ll leave with methods you can use the next day, and new connections in your city.

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Inside our Novi Exchange Event

Here’s what you’ll learn and why it’s valuable

You'll learn how to calculate what unplanned downtime and hidden capacity loss are actually costing your plant so you can make the case for change.

We'll cover how real-time process monitoring can catch variation before it becomes scrap, rework, or a warranty claim—and how to set that up.

You’ll explore how to use root cause analysis to find the true drivers of process performance. This is how you turn all those one-off fixes into repeatable, scalable wins.
 This is a chance to network with manufacturing professionals and statistical experts. We’re all tackling the same challenges, and insight-sharing is how we’ll build the future of industry. 
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Deepen your knowledge before the Exchange Event

How to find bottlenecks before you buy more capacity

This resource covers process simulation with real-time manufacturing data and how you can boost throughput by pinpointing root causes.

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How to improve downtime and improve shop floor visibility

This resource dives into bringing machine performance, downtime, measurement data, and process signals into the same systems—so you really know what’s happening on the shop floor.

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How to stabilize process quality before defects scale

This resource breaks down how you can move from reactive quality management to live process control by connecting shop floor data to alerts.

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AGENDA

8:30am - 8:45am

Welcome & Opening Remarks

8:45am - 9:15am

OEE: Insights, Blind Spots and Better Decisions

OEE is one of the most widely used metrics in manufacturing, but it often oversimplifies complex production realities. You’ll learn how to interpret OEE correctly, recognize its blind spots, and use it alongside other data to drive better decisions.

9:15am - 10:00am

Unplanned Downtime & Capacity Loss

Unplanned downtime and small disruptions quietly drain capacity and inflate costs—yet most plants underestimate how much output they’re already losing. You’ll learn how to make downtime visible, structure it to drive action, and recover hidden capacity without new equipment.

10:00am - 10:30am

Interactive Networking Break

10:30am - 11:15am

Process Variation – The Silent Profit Killer

Process variation doesn’t just create scrap—it leads to rework, delays, and warranty risk long before defects are detected. This session shows how real-time monitoring allows teams to catch issues early and act immediately instead of reacting after the fact.

11:15am - 11:45am

Root Cause & Process Optimization

More data doesn’t automatically lead to better decisions. You’ll learn how to identify the true drivers of process performance, validate improvements with statistical confidence, and turn one-off fixes into repeatable, sustainable solutions.

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Networking Lunch

1:00pm - 2:00pm

(Optional) Designing Better Processes:
Proactive Quality and Process Flow

For those responsible for designing better. Learn how organizations model their processes, experiment with unlimited scenarios, and make smarter decisions with simulation. Includes design of experiments, predictive modeling, and simulation to find optimal settings faster and build quality in from the start.

 2:30 PM  

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