Michael Uziel of Headwater Engineered Systems — Rapid PDCA Events (Eight-Step Problem-Solving)

10/17/23 • 14 min

At the 2023 edition of the long-running and successful North American Manufacturing Excellence Summit in Fort Worth, Texas, we sat down with Michael Uziel, the Manager of Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement at Headwater Engineered Systems, to talk about a themed lunch discussion he had hosted for a group of manufacturing executives all interested in improving their Plan-Do-Check-Act problem-solving and troubleshooting processes. These small-group interactive sessions are among the most popular features of Executive Platforms' agendas, but by their very nature only a handful of attendees can participate. In this conversation, Michael generously shares some of the key takeaways his themed lunch discussion produced. Give it a listen!
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Michael Uziel has 20+ years of manufacturing experience with expertise in process development, production workflow improvement, and machine operation, along with fluency in educating Lean Six Sigma Green and Black belts, Kaizen, A3, 5S methodologies, and Toyota Kata. Michael is skilled at creating site strategy and improvement roadmap, value streams, productivity project funnel, and plant-wide engagement. An Analytical leader, Michael is known for proactive management approach in implementing production activities, defining key initiatives, as well as leading and coordinating with a team of managers, engineers, and associates toward the achievement of operational goals.

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EHS and Sustainability — A Conversation with Stephen Molen of Cority

At the 2023 edition of the North American Sustainability & Responsibility Summit series we sat down with Stephen Molen, the Chief Revenue Officer of Cority, to talk about how more and more Environmental Health and Safety professionals have seen their company's Sustainability performance become part of their role. Why is that a natural fit for so many organizations? How does it change the existing EHS function? What should business leaders understand about this trend to help their EHS people better gather, document, and report on ESG performance? How is technology helping these people broaden and deepen their capabilities and skillsets? We discuss all this and more. Give this episode a listen!
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Stephen Molen has held several progressively senior Sales leadership positions with Navex Global, Clinicient, and Viewpoint. Stephen was a key part of the team at Navex Global that grew the company to $200 M in revenues. Stephen’s original company, EthicsPoint, was acquired by Navex Global along with three other companies. Stephen was a key part of the team that integrated the sales teams and companies. During Stephen’s 2+ years at Viewpoint, they grew revenues from $100 M to $200 M, growing EBITDA margin from 30% to 50%. Stephen’s sales team grew net new sales bookings from $6 M to $30 M, at which point Viewpoint was acquired by strategic investor, Trimble. Stephen has worked with Private Equity firms Vista, Riverside, Catalyst, and Bain Capital and with his companies’ Boards of Directors.
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Cority is the global enterprise EHS software provider that develops industry leading technology. We make it easy to harness the power of our software to create higher levels of operational and sustainable performance and help organizations ensure their data is accurate and auditable. Our global enterprise platform unites the full spectrum of powerful solutions to empower healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable outcomes that fulfill today’s business imperative—creating a better enterprise for tomorrow.

Cority has the industry’s highest levels of client satisfaction and has received many awards for its strong employee culture and outstanding business performance.
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Managing Shipping Costs in a World Where Everything Costs More — A Conversation with Derek Bealby of AFMS

At the 2023 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit series we sat down with Derek Bealby, a Vice President of AFMS, LLC about how supply chain leaders can work with their partners to control shipping costs in a world of inflation, rising labor costs, rising fuel costs, and frequent disruptions. Many 3PLs are under intense pressure to pass their costs on to their customers, and negotiating contracts can be a complicated business. How should supply chain executives best approach this situation with both long-term business partners, and also new shippers as they optimize their footprint and build resiliency into their operations? Where can they get the information they need to have the right conversations the right way? Listen to this interview for more.

For 30 years AFMS has helped over 3,000 companies reduce their shipping costs by 15-25%. Specializing in transportation benchmarking, carrier contract negotiations, full RFP and RFQ support for carrier optimization & invoice auditing, for all modes of transportation. Our expert team of former carrier pricing executives and strategists from UPS, FedEx, DHL, USPS, Hyundai, US lines, Panalpina, Topocean and the major LTL carriers has over 500 years of combined industry experience. AFMS will provide a NO Charge full shipping analysis and profile of where you stand in the market today.

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