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SAP-Centric EAM 2008

Conference Schedule

Monday    Tuesday    Wednesday (Workshops)

Sunday, March 30, 2008 — Arrival Day
4:15pm - 6:30pm
Jumpstart Session      Don't miss this Jumpstart Session
6:30pm - 8:30pm

Conference Registration & Welcome Reception

 

Monday, March 31, 2008 — Conference Day 1
  TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4 TRACK 5
  Maintenance Effectiveness
& Reliability
EAM Process Efficiency Improvement
Usability, Access to Information
& ROI
Vendor
Track
SAP
Track
7:30 Breakfast
8:30 Opening Address & Welcome
Keynote Presentation: High Performance Assets, Marty Etzel, SAP Labs
10:15 Morning Break & Exhibition
10:45
Process Safety Management — Integration with SAP
Norm Poynter, Nexen Inc.
[Intermediate]
Best Practices for Effective Capital Project Execution
Nick Cutsumbis, FirstEnergy
[Intermediate]

Screen Simplifications Using GuiXT
Patrick Reed, Essroc Cement
[Beginner]
Mobile Inspection Management (MIM) for SAP
John Renick, Meridium
& Francois Louw, Vesta Partners

[Expert]
SAP GRC — A Solution to Manage Risks
Walter Kienle,
SAP AG

[Intermediate]
11:55
Improving Fleet Preventative Maintenance through RFID
Natalie Christensen,
City of Abbotsford

[Intermediate]
Project System for Large Capital Projects, by Facilities Owner
Petr Chmelar, Dow Corning
[Intermediate]

"Correct Change Required" — Culture Change and Implementation
Mike Hays,
Tyson Foods, Inc.
[Beginner/
Intermediate]

Implementations: Do's & Don'ts for Customer & Consultant
Tom Buckley, Pacific Gas & Electric Company & Rob Felix, New Dimension Solutions
[Intermediate]
Customizing the Maintenance Technician Portal Role
Len Harms,
SAP America
[Intermediate]
12:55 Lunch & Exhibition
2:00
Using Measurement Points to Capture History of Equipment
Stephen Erslon, ConocoPhillips
[Beginner]
Implementing Plant Maintenance in a Non-Manufacturing Environment
Romero San Agustin,
Port of San Diego
[Beginner]
Realizing the Value of an SAP-GIS Integration
Mark Fois, Aquarion Water Company
& John Lucas, Impress Software

[Intermediate]

Integrated Maintenance Program — How to Achieve Your Business Goals
Greg Toomey, SKF Reliability Systems
(content in part provided by Italo Freitas, AES Corporation)

[Intermediate]

New and Enhanced Functionality for EAM with SAP ERP 6.0
Dean Fitt,
SAP AG
[Intermediate]
3:10

Driving Greater Service with MRS at Hovensa
William Tabbert & Joe Hazi, Hovensa
[Intermediate]

Calibration Solution in SAP Improves Productivity
Félix Vélez, Johnson & Johnson
& Sammy Seifeddine,
ABB Reliability Services

[Intermediate]

GuiXT-SAP Your Way for Your Company
Janet Paris,
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
& Thomas Ewe, Synactive

[Intermediate]

Covering All the Bases for Sustainable Asset Performance
Berk Borrett, Catalyst Paper Corporation & Eric Wegscheider, Ivara
[Intermediate]

CU Implementation Guidance
Ronald Miller,
SAP America
[Intermediate]

4:10 Afternoon Break & Exhibition
4:40
Keynote Presentation: Managing Master Data for Improved Performance, Mark Scott,
Procter & Gamble

Panel Discussion: Master Data Management, Facilitated by Kahn Ellis, Vesta Partners
6:10 Exhibition, Drinks, & Dinner Under the Stars!

 

Tuesday, April 1, 2008 — Conference Day 2
  TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4 TRACK 5
 

Maintenance Effectiveness
& Reliability

EAM Process Efficiency Improvement
Usability, Access to Information
& ROI
Vendor
Track
SAP
Track
7:30 Breakfast
8:30

Opening Comments
Keynote Presentation:
The Ingredients Necessary for SAP Success, Michael Harding,
Anheuser-Busch Packaging Group

9:35 Morning Break & Exhibition
10:05
How Structured Process Assessments Improve
EAM Results

Harry Collis,
P&H Mining Equipment
& Mark Bennett,
New Dimension Solutions

[Intermediate]
Leveraging Your Rental Equipment in SAP
Bob Pennington,
CITGO Petroleum

[Intermediate]

Standardized Metrics Reporting in SAP
Dick Olver,
Agrium

[Intermediate]
Streamlining SAP / Primavera Interoperability
Dean Edmundson, Primavera
& Martin Stenzig,
Vesta Partners

[Intermediate]
The Pursuit of the Perfect Plant
HaJo Lockermann,
SAP Labs

[Intermediate]
11:15
Functional Approach to Planning & Scheduling with SAP Basics
Paul Simmons, ConocoPhillips
[Intermediate]
A Mobile Solution Delivers EAM Improvements
George Muller,
Conectiv Energy

[Intermediate]

Master Data Made Easy
Ron Torrance
& Ken Schmalz,
Kimberly-Clark
[Intermediate]

Best Practices / Lessons Learned from SAP and GIS Integration
Bryan Dickerson,
Woolpert Inc.
[Intermediate]
Configuration Control
& Change Management

Hemant Rathod,
SAP Asia
[Expert]
12:15

Lunch & Exhibition

12:20 - 2:20
Roundtable Sessions:

Sign-up required

1)

Fleet Mgmt.

2) Asset Mgmt. & Sustainability for Gov. Org.

3) Mobility

4) Planning & Scheduling

1:20

Scheduling in SAP
Ed Robinson,
EMG - Midwest Generation
& Gus McIntosh,
Vesta Partners

[Intermediate]

CPS Energy’s Utilization of Mobile Asset Management for Coal Yard
Jimmy Mendoza,
CPS Energy

[Intermediate]
Interactive Equipment Catalogs, DMS & Inventory Management
Dan Stuebe
& David Foley, Philip Morris USA

[Intermediate]

Creative Solutions to Using SAP in the Factory Maintenance Business
Todd Fouts, Advanced Technology Services
& Mike Maiolo, Vesta Partners
[Intermediate]

2:30

BOM Teams — An Equipment Commodity, Reliability Approach
Derek Astrike,
Dow Corning

[Beginner]

Drawing Management at SaskPower with SAP DMS
Sue Oakley-Paul, SaskPower
[Intermediate]
Improving SAP Plant Maintenance Usability
in the Mining Industry

Pete Schonaerts,
formerly of Peabody Energy
& Bart Lorang, Dimension Technology Solutions

[Intermediate]

Engineering Data Handover and Collaborative Asset Master Data Management
Jeff Bonnell,
NRX Global
& HaJo Lockermann,
SAP Labs
[Intermediate]

Energy Management in Maintenance Processing
John Harrison,
SAP Canada
& Hitesh Patel,
TechniData America
[Beginner]
3:30 Afternoon Break & Exhibition
4:00 Keynote Presentation: Is Your EAM Really EAM?, Terry Wireman, Vesta Partners
Track Chair Panel Discussion & Closing Address
6:00 Downtown Austin Excursion

 

Wednesday, April 2, 2008 — Workshops
Choose from ten workshops (separately bookable for additional fee)
Includes Breakfast & Lunch
Half Day — 8:00am - 11:30am and 12:30pm - 4:00pm
Workshop 1 Scheduling Day to Day with MRS
Workshop 2 Planning Maintenance Work in EAM
Workshop 3 Enhancing the EAM Functionality of SAP without Modification
Full Day — 8:00am - 4:00pm
Workshop 4 Capital and Shutdown Project Life-Cycle Management
Workshop 5 Your Asset Data Foundation for Operations & Maintenance
Workshop 6 The Business of Reliability: Reliability Best Practices
Workshop 7 Mobile Technology and Applications
Workshop 8 EAM System Utilization
Workshop 9 Calibration for Instrumentation, Metrology and Test Equipment in SAP
Workshop 10 Maintenance Plans

 

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