2025 MRM Summit Agenda

Graduate Presentations

Steve Citty – Maximizing Maintenance Efficiency Through Proactive Training
James Dalton – Root Cause Analysis: Preventing Costly Gearbox Failures
Clifton Thompson – Warehouse Inventory Management

Agenda 2020

2020 MRM Summit Agenda
Tuesday, November 3 (Evening)
7-8 p.m.	Online Evening Reception

Wednesday, November 4
9-9:30 a.m.	Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:30-10 a.m.	Introductions (facilitators, presenters, participants)
10-11 a.m.	Educational Session 1: *The widening skills gap in America: Who will keep our automation running?* Greg Folts, Marshall Institute
11-11:05 a.m.	break
11:05-11:35 a.m.	Breakout Discussion: Skills Gap and Automation
11:35-11:50 a.m.	break
11:50 a.m. - 12:50 p.m.	Graduate Session 1: Practical Tips for Leaders to Create Followship in the Shop Angela Wall, Butterball Foods
12:50-12:55 p.m.	break
12:55 - 1:25 p.m.	Breakout Discussion: Leadership on the Shop Floor
1:25-2:25 p.m.	Lunch
2:25-3:25 p.m.	Graduate Session 2: *Develop a Winning PdM Partnership* Chuck Gaskins, Plymouth Tube
3:25-3:30 p.m.	break
3:30-4 p.m.	Breakout Discussion: PdM Partnership
4-4:15 p.m.	break
4:15-4:45 p.m.	Feedback Session and Closing Remarks
4:45-5:15 p.m.	Afternoon Reception and Networking

Thursday, November 5
9-9:30 a.m.	Log on and Welcome
9:30-10:30 a.m.	Educational Session 2: *The Many layers of Optimizing PM’s* Steve Gowan, Marshall Institute
10:30-10:35 a.m.	break
10:35-11:05 a.m.	Breakout Discussion: Optimizing PM's
11:05-11:20 a.m.	break
11:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.	Graduate Session 3: *Inventory Optimization in Medical Manufacturing* Chad Sandquist, Medical Manufacturing
12:20-12:25 p.m.	break
12:25-12:55 p.m.	Breakout Discussion: Optimizing Inventory
12:55-1:55 p.m.	Lunch
1:55-2:55 p.m.	Graduate Session 4: *Using Metrics to Drive Maintenance Process Improvements* Mark Robertson, Land O' Lakes
2:55-3 p.m.	break
3-3:30 p.m.	Breakout Discussion: Metrics to Drive Improvement
3:30-4 p.m.	Feedback Session and Closing Remarks

Agenda 2019

2019 MRM Summit Presenters

Educational Sessions

Asset Management – John Ross, Senior Facilitator, Marshall Institute

Reliability Foundations - Steve Gowan, Senior Manager, Marshall Institute

Digital Transformation - Greg Folts, President, Marshall Institute

Graduate Presentations

Eliminating Future Failures Through PMO - Tony Leombruno, TPM Champion, Ardagh Group

Building Your Maintenance Organization to Deliver Reliability - Chuck Gaskins, Senior Maintenance Manager, Plymouth Tube Corporation

Using Systems Thinking to Optimize Maintenance Performance - Tracy Strawn, Strategic Advisor, Marshall Institute

2019 Breakout Topics

1. Hiring and developing technical trade skills

2. Ensuring the storeroom has the right parts, at the right time, and in the right quantity

3. Applying root cause analysis to eliminate future failures

4. Optimizing your preventive maintenance program

5. Keeping your CMMS clean to make great decisions

2019 MRM Summit Agenda
Wednesday, September 18
6-7:30 p.m.	Check-in and evening reception

Thursday, September 19
7-8 a.m.	Check-in and breakfast
8-8:30 a.m.	Welcome and opening remarks by the founder of MRM
8:30-8:35 a.m.	Break
8:35-9:20 a.m.	Educational Session: Asset Management: An Asset's Life Cycle Cost vs. Value *John Ross, Marshall Institute*
9:20-9:30 a.m.	Break
9:30-11 a.m.	Problem Solving Breakout: Keeping your CMMS clean to make great decisions
11-11:10 a.m.	Break
11:10 a.m. to noon	Graduate Presentation: Eliminating Future Failures Through PMO *Tony Leombruno, Ardagh Group*
noon to 12:45 p.m.	Lunch
12:45-1 p.m.	Open mic Q&A break
1-2:30 p.m.	Problem Solving Breakout: Optimizing your preventive maintenance program
2:30-2:40 p.m.	Break
2:40-3:25 p.m.	Graduate Presentation: Building Your Maintenance Organization to Deliver Reliability *Chuck Gaskins, Plymouth Tube Corporation*
3:25-3:35 p.m.	Break
3:35-5:05 p.m.	Problem Solving Breakout: Hiring and developing technical trade skills
5:05-6:05 p.m.	Evening reception with appetizers and drinks

Friday, September 20
7-7:30 a.m.	Breakfast
7:30-8:15 a.m.	Educational Session: Reliability Foundations: Why Most People Stumble Out of the Starting Blocks and Never Recover *Steve Gowan, Marshall Institute*
8:15-8:25 a.m.	Break
8:25-9:55 a.m.	Problem Solving Breakout: Applying root cause analysis to eliminate future failures
9:55-10:05 a.m.	Break
10:05-11 a.m.	Educational Session: Using Systems Thinking to Optimize Maintenance Performance *Tracy Strawn, Marshall Institute*
11-11:45 a.m.	Lunch
11:45 a.m. to noon	Open mic Q&A break
noon to 1:30 p.m.	Problem Solving Breakout: Ensuring the storeroom has the right parts, at the right time, and in the right quantity
1:30-1:40 p.m.	Break
1:40-2:25 p.m.	Educational Session: Digital Transformation: Digitalization of Maintenance Management and Real Time Solutions *Greg Folts, Marshall Institute*
2:25-3:30 p.m.	Feedback session and closing remarks

2023 MRM Summit Agenda
Tuesday, September 12
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.	Check-in and Breakfast
9:00 - 9:30 a.m.	Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.	Chris Fivecoat, Marshall Institute — 10 Pitfalls and Success Factors for your CMMS Master Data and PM Development
	Break — 10 minutes
10:40 - 11:10 a.m.	Problem Solving Breakout Discussion
	Break — 10 minutes
11:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.	Patrick Harrelson, International Paper — Ambassadors for Reliability: The Importance of Operations and Maintenance Partnership
	Break — 10 minutes
12:30 - 1:00 p.m.	Problem Solving Breakout Discussion
	Lunch — 60 minutes
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.	Ryan McKee, Simmons Foods — Leading Maintenance in Tough Cultures
	Break — 10 minutes
3:10 - 3:40 p.m.	Problem Solving Breakout Discussion
	Break — 10 minutes
3:50 - 4:50 p.m.	Presenter Panel Q&A
4:50 - 6:00 p.m.	Afternoon Reception and Networking

Wednesday, September 13
8:00 - 8:30 a.m.	Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.	Greg Folts and Alan Warmack, Marshall Institute — The Widening Skills Gap in America: Who Will Keep Our Automations Running?
	Break — 10 minutes
9:40 - 10:10 a.m.	Problem Solving Breakout Discussion
	Break — 10 minutes
10:20 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.	William "Chuck" Gaskins, ADM — Want Reliability? Get Your Processes Right!
	Break — 10 minutes
11:30 - 12:00 p.m.	Problem Solving Breakout Discussion
	Lunch — 60 minutes
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.	Dan Shady, Grande Cheese Company — Using Maintenance KPI's to Drive Data-based Business Decisions
	Break — 10 minutes
2:10 - 2:40 p.m.	Problem Solving Breakout Discussion
2:40 - 3:00 p.m.	Open Q&A
3:00 - 3:30 p.m.	Feedback Session and Closing Remarks

AGENDA

Graduate Presentations