Presentation abstract AME conference 2015_final
- 1. 6048A-2 0915 Presentation abstract For: Association for Manufacturing Excellence International Conference 2015 Cincinnati, OH October 19-23, 2015 Employee engagement through lean-driven innovation Highlights CREATIVELY IMPROVE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND SAFETY Implement a creative strategy for strengthening a culture of innovation; hear about effective change management to overcome the challenge of employee ergonomic injuries and also contribute to better overall quality and yield; leadership’s key role in supporting innovative solutions and building employee engagement Overview Learn how Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (Ventana) fosters a dynamic, forward-thinking culture throughout the organization, including manufacturing. See how this embedded culture drives employee engagement and safety. Hear about a Ventana collaboration with a Roche engineering team in Mannheim, Germany to overcome the challenge of employee ergonomic injuries in the building and testing of dispensers (precise fluid delivery systems). Get details on the company’s related improvement process: dividing the project into two phases (build and test), bringing automation to the test phase and achieving a reduction in injuries as well as improved overall quality and yield. This approach, incorporating Jidoka principles (part of the Toyota Production System), was recognized with the Roche Innovation Award. Gain an understanding of leadership’s key attribute, change management: explaining why the solution was proposed and how it would not negatively impact business or compliance/deliverables from the project/return on investment (ROI) and also assuring that no jobs would be lost as a result of the improvements. Company Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. ("VMSI") (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX:RHHBY), a member of the Roche Group, innovates and manufactures instruments and reagents that automate tissue processing and slide staining for cancer diagnostics. VENTANA products are used in clinical histology and drug development research laboratories worldwide. The company's intuitive, integrated staining, workflow management platforms, and digital pathology solutions optimize laboratory efficiencies to help reduce errors, support diagnosis and enable informed treatment decisions by anatomic pathology professionals. Together with Roche, VMSI is driving Personalized Healthcare through accelerated drug discovery and the development of companion diagnostics to identify the patients most likely to respond favorably to specific therapies. Speaker: Himanshu Parikh
- 2. 6048A-2 0915 Himanshu Parikh is the vice president of manufacturing operations at Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. in Tucson, AZ. He is responsible for overall manufacturing of instruments, reagents, service parts and supply chain. He manages a team of 350 people and previously worked at Digene Corporation, PerkinElmer Life Sciences and Beckton & Dickinson. Parikh earned a Ph.D. in microbiology from M.S. University in India and an MBA degree from the University of Maryland. Parikh is a certified six sigma black belt.