Event Details
Dantar will share lessons from his learning journey as he tells his story of applying lean principles in a corporate environment that did not want to change. He will explore the complexities, challenges, and pitfalls associated with creating organizational change to improve the innovation process. He will also discuss key principles of "Knowledge-based product development" and how you can utilize it to improve revenue-growth and profitability.
Dantar Oosterwal has a passion for innovation and an enthusiasm for the improvement of business systems. At the intersection of these two interests, Dantar is a leader in the application of lean methods in new product development creating dramatic improvements in effectiveness and efficiency.
As the Director of Product Development for Harley-Davidson Motor Company, lean efforts resulted in 50% reduction in time to market and a four-fold increase in throughput while maintaining a quality level of 98% repurchase intent. Later as the Vice President of Innovation for Sara Lee, Dantar once again applied these principles in leading the creation and implementation of Sara Lee’s global Innovation process resulting in 35% improvement in R&D efficiency and a five-fold increase in revenue from new products. He has written a book describing his experiences at Harley-Davidson titled The Lean Machine. You can learn more at http://theleanmachine.org/
Program
6:00 PM-6:30 PM: Registration
6:30 PM-7:45 PM: Presentation and Q&A
7:45 PM-9:00 PM: Midway Club
Speaker Profiles
Dantar Oosterwal (Speaker)
http://theleanmachine.org/
Dantar holds a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Michigan and a Masters degree in Management from the Sloan School of Management at MIT.