Tour JCB's world-beating excavator plant at BFA Conference 201528 January 2015

WM and Cranfield School of Management are offering you the exclusive opportunity to tour JCB's world-beating manufacturing centre of excellence in Rocester, Staffordshire at this year's Best Factory Awards (BFA) Conference on 10-11 March.

More than 100 VIP spaces are available to see inside the factory where the world-renowned backhoe loader machine is manufactured. You will get the opportunity to see how the machine is built from the delivery of the sheet steel, profiling, laser cutting, welding, paint shop, assembly and finally the finished product.

As well as a tour of the global manufacturing facilities, you will also have the chance to tour the impressive new 'Story of JCB' exhibition and the JCB shop.

Highlights of the tour will include:

  • Introduction and private presentation in the JCB theatre
  • Learn the history of JCB in a new purpose-built facility
  • Take a production line tour and witness the JCB Production System in action
  • See a famous JCB back hoe loader produced from start to finish
  • Lunch in the JCB on site restaurant

The tour will take place on day two of the BFA Conference at the famous Alton Towers theme park and resort in Staffordshire.

The conference will offer you an unmissable opportunity to hear how the best in the business transformed their factories into world-class performers.

Day one will feature best practice case studies from the 2014 Best Factory Award winners including tips on how to boost OEE performance, reduce downtime, improve efficiency and transform your site through outstanding people development.

The keynote speaker line-up includes Rob Love, site leader at world-class sensor maker City Technology, which won the Best Factory Award 2014. He will offer valuable lessons he's learned about how to create and manage an outstanding factory.

Hurry – spaces for the BFA Conference are limited and demand is expected to be high. Book now here or call 01234 754 505.

Ian Vallely

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