/24-7PressRelease.com/ - February 23, 2005 - Sam Bayer, PHD, President, Datacraft Solutions will address APICS, Association for Operations Management on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 in Asheville, North Carolina.
Bayer is the nation's leading authority on Rapid Application Development, having authored several books and served as frequent national public speaker. A graduate of Capella University's School of Management, Bayer specializes in e-Business, Strategic Marketing, and IT Project Management.
Sam Bayer, Ph.D., has been President of Datacraft Solutions since June of 2004.
He was Founder and CEO of MarketAcuity, LLC, a management consulting firm specializing in Lean Product Development and Commercialization of Technology.
Bayer has over 22 years experience in the application and commercialization of Science and Technology, with a particular focus on application software and services. In 1986, after a six-year career with IBM as a laboratory scientist and product planner, Sam co-founded Axiom Systems Inc. He led the operations of Axiom Systems' marketing, sales and services organizations through its initial venture funding rounds and product launches, through its IPO and international market expansion three years later.
Throughout the course of the 1990's, Bayer held a variety of management positions at AGFA, Amdahl, Sapiens and Haht Commerce. During that time, he was responsible for developing organizations, delivering products, and implementing projects that catered to the: Graphics Arts, Insurance, Finance, Academic, Transportation, Manufacturing and Process related industries. Most recently, his focus has been on eCommerce, eLearning and Supply Chain Execution applications.
Lean Kanban will be the focus of Bayer's remarks for this APICS event which will begin promptly at 6pm. Program details:
• Discussing Kanban's contribution to the lean journey
• Keeping the introduction of Kanban lean
• How a Lean transformation ensures a company's survival Management's critical support role in supporting JIT execution and Kanban
• The 3 types of Kanban systems and their major benefits and strategies for how and when to best implement
• How Kanban reveals additional sources of waste
APICS—The Educational Society for Resource Management is the recognized global leader in professional certifications, educational programs, and publications for manufacturing and service industry professionals across the entire supply chain. Founded in 1957, the society supports nearly 60,000 members in 20,000 companies worldwide. To learn more, visit the APICS community at http://www.apics.org.
Contact: Reba Cheek@ reba.cheek@sonopress.com to reserve seating or go to http://www.datacraftsolutions.com for information about Bayer and Lean Kanban.
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