News for alumni & friends
July 2019
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As always at Tauber, it's been an invigorating summer. I met with student teams, faculty advisors, and project champions at Boeing, DTE Energy, General Motors, and Stanley Black & Decker, and am eager to hear their final presentations at the
SPOTLIGHT! Team Project
Showcase on September 13.
Ross MBA orientation is next week! We are excited to greet the class of 2021. We hope all new Tauber MBA students - and also any incoming Tauber Engineers who are in Ann Arbor - will join us for a Tauber welcome reception on August 5.
Go Blue! - Damian
Damian Beil, Business Co-Director
Tauber Institute for Global Operations
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Tauber student teams are busy collecting data, meeting with stakeholders, finalizing their recommendations, and compiling their team project results. Don't miss their presentations at the 2019
SPOTLIGHT! Team Project Showcase and Scholarship Competition, September 13 at the Ann Arbor Sheraton.
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Seattle area alumni make an impact
Tauber Institute benefactor Joel Tauber recently visited Seattle to meet with Tauber alumni who are influencing operations in an array of industries. Alumni gatherings included representatives from Amazon, Avanade, Boeing, Blue Origin, Fortive, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Meddle, Microsoft, Retail Velocity, Shape Tech Group, Zillow, and Zirconia.
More about the Seattle alumni events >
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We got married in May and traded a big party for a long trip. We made this decision to get to know new cultures, to meet new people, and to bring more experiences to the MBA."
Our incoming class of MBA and Engineering graduate students bring a wide breadth of experience to the Tauber Institute.
We asked a few new students to tell us what they have been doing this summer to prepare for Tauber (both personally and professionally), what they are most looking forward to in the Fall, and what they would like the Tauber community to know about them.
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Join us at the 2019 MLC Annual Conference
Join the Tauber Institute at the 2019 Michigan Lean Consortium Annual Conference, August 7-8 in Traverse City. Whether you're an executive, analyst, manager, researcher, data scientist, or modeler, this year's conference will provide you with lean inspiration, knowledge, and practical tools. Come share ideas, network, and learn about a range of current topics.
More info & registration >
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Future Leadership admissions events
This August, Tauber Program Manager Laura Turner is leading multischool Future Leadership MBA + Engineering events in New York, Boston & Chicago. Tell your colleagues interested in the Ross MBA program with the Tauber Institute overlay!
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Assembly webinar with Gene Goodson
Join a live webinar with Tauber Executive-in-Residence Emeritus Gene Goodson, Lean expert and creator of the Rapid Plant Assessment method, detailed in his book Rate Lean: Fast. Assembly magazine hosts Goodson's webinar on Wednesday, September 11 at 2pm ET.
Webinar info & registration >
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2018 Tauber Team General Motors: Zachary Cavazos (EGL BSE-CS/MSE-IOE), Gustavo Acosta (MBA) & Oleksandr Martynenko (MBA)
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Tauber Solutions:
General Motors Manufacturing Data Integration Strategy
The Challenge:
Keeping General Motors' production lines perpetually running requires plant workers to be agile when responding to machine errors. However, data that is pertinent to machine maintenance is often spread throughout different systems, slowing repair time. The Tauber team was tasked with developing a digital platform that consolidates key data for rapid repairs, and in turn, increases overall throughput.
The Solution:
The Tauber team's recommendations specified how tablets can be optimally integrated into maintenance processes and provided a structured framework for that can be applied at any GM plant. The team's mobile solution would create a flow of data previously unseen in GM's manufacturing operations, achieving immediate and long-term benefits for an array of stakeholders throughout the organization. If implemented throughout all manufacturing in GM North America, the team estimated the company would save over $90 million annually in increased labor and production efficiencies.
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Be a Tauber Victor
Your generous support ensures we continue to be the Leaders & Best in Operations.
Thank you
to all our alumni and friends for your gifts throughout the year.
Every gift matters. Give now >
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Tauber Institute: Theory. Practice. Impact.
Tauber Institute for Global Operations has partnered with industry for over 25 years to prepare new operations leaders to make a lasting impact. Share this 25th anniversary video featuring the 2018 Ford, GM, and Stoneridge project teams, as well as many others you may recognize!
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Tauber projects inspire case studies
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Show your spirit!
You can purchase official Tauber Institute gear directly from The M Den.
Gear up! >
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