Conference Program

Monday, June 17, 2024

6:00 PM - Welcome Reception - Alfred's Lounge

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

7:45 AM - Registration and Continental Buffet - Plaza Foyer

8:30 AM - DFMA Approaches & Software - Plaza Ballroom I

Concurrent Engineering and DFMA: The Path to Innovation and Competitiveness

Chris Tsai
Boothroyd Dewhurst, Inc.

DFMA in 10 slides

Bill Devenish

10:00 AM - Break - Plaza Ballroom II

10:30 AM - Innovation & Transformation - Plaza Ballroom I

GHSP's DFMA Transformation

Nathan Taylor

Extending the Impact of DFMA Beyond Product Development to Capital Investment Projects

Dantar Oosterwal

12:00 PM - Lunch - Plaza Ballroom II

1:00 PM - Cost Reduction and Efficiency - Plaza Ballroom I

Navigating a Cost Reduction of Design

Tom Kriska

Dynamic Costing

Brian Rapoza
Boothroyd Dewhurst, Inc.

2:30 PM - Break - Plaza Ballroom II

3:00 PM - Historical & Methodological Analysis - Plaza Ballroom I

The Proven Way of DFMA in Europe

Bernd Haussmann

Design for Manufacturing & Assembly Across Three Industrial Revolutions

Bradford Goldense

5:00 PM - Lobster Bake Dinner - Atrium

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

7:45 AM - Registration and Continental Buffet - Plaza Foyer

8:30 AM - Product Development & Simplification - Plaza Ballroom I

Proactive Design Simplification – Integrating DFMA in New Product Development

Michael Donoghue

Cost-Effective New Product Development: Boothroyd Dewhurst's Software DFA Approach to Tractor Cooling Design

Michael Freisleben

10:00 AM - Break - Plaza Ballroom II

10:30 AM - Global Perspectives & Strategies - Plaza Ballroom I

There and Back Again: What Has Changed in 20 Years and Does China Still Make Sense?

David Meeker

With DFMA…the Song Remains the Same

Matthew Miles

12:00 PM - Final Lunch - Plaza Ballroom II