Please join us for the:
Spring 2025 Dinner Event: Introduction to Bottleneck Analysis in Manufacturing presented by Dr. Herman Tang
Date: Monday, March 24, 2025
Time: 5:30 pm Social Hour: Fellowship and Networking
6:00 pm Dinner
6:45 pm Presentation by Social Sponsor
7:00 pm Main Presentation
8:20 pm Questions & Comments
Location: Trestle Stop 3366 M-40 Hamilton, MI 49419
Cost: All attendees welcome.
Members and Non-members $35.00
Students and unemployed $20.00
Payment: Check or cash at the door.
Sorry, we are unable to take credit or debit cards.
RESERVATIONS: DaAliya@itothen.com
You MUST sign up by Wednesday, March 17, at NOON.
Social Sponsorship spot is available! Please let Debbie Aliya know if you would like to promote your business.
SPEAKER BIO:
Dr. Herman Tang is a distinguished professor at Eastern Michigan University. Prior to joining EMU, he served as a lead engineering specialist at Chrysler (now Stellantis), where he spent 16.5 years contributing to manufacturing system development and launch support for five vehicle programs. He also led a specialist team in evaluating, analyzing, and improving the production system performance and capabilities of two vehicle programs.
Dr. Tang is the author of five technical books, including two published by SAE and three published by Wiley. He holds a doctorate from the University of Michigan and an MBA in industrial management from Baker College. Dr. Tang is an active member of SAE, SME, and ASQ, and serves as an associate editor and reviewer for several scholarly journals and professional conferences.
PRESENTATION DETAILS:
Topic: Introduction to Bottleneck Analysis in Manufacturing
Achieving manufacturing throughput excellence is essential for profitability across various industry sectors. This presentation addresses the critical challenge of optimizing manufacturing throughput performance by introducing a data-driven methodology centered on system bottlenecks.
The presentation explores three key aspects of bottleneck analysis:
1. Understanding of Bottleneck
2. Classification of Bottleneck
3. Bottleneck Identification
Bottleneck analysis is an integral part of continuous improvement and root cause analysis in production. The methods presented, including the use of various metrics and Key Performance Indices (KPIs), offer actionable insights for managing manufacturing lines and optimizing performance.
This bottleneck-focused methodology is grounded in Dr. Tang’s industrial hands-on experience and research work. While the discussion is mainly on mass production processes, the principles are broadly applicable to a range of real-world manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations.
Menu: Family Style Meal including:
Fried Mushrooms and Onion Rings, Salad, Rolls, Fried Chicken, Roast Pork, Redskin Potatoes, Green Beans, Coffee, Tea, or Lemonade.