John Costanza, pioneer of the Demand Flow Technology management strategy that has revolutionized the manufacturing industry, will present a seminar for faculty and graduate students at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø on Monday, Nov. 30.
Costanza will discuss competitiveness in the global marketplace in a 90-minute seminar titled, "The Thirst for Working Capital Manufacturing in 1999 and Beyond," starting at 1:30 p.m. in the Clark Conference Room at the College of Engineering and Applied Science. The first-floor conference room is located in the dean's offices of the Engineering Center, at the corner of Regent Drive and Colorado Avenue in Â鶹¹ÙÍø.
The seminar is free and open to the public. Reservations should be made by calling Janet Kieffer at (303) 492-2570.
The seminar is sponsored by the Lockheed Martin Engineering Management Program and the department of mechanical engineering, both part of the engineering college.
Costanza is president and CEO of the John Costanza Institute of Technology in Englewood, which has provided educational courses, consulting services and software products to 70,000 individuals at 3,000 companies in 53 countries since 1984. Demand Flow Technology provides companies with a way to manage the manufacturing pipeline based on actual customer demand rather than anticipated forecasts, increasing profitability and shortening the manufacturing process and customer response time.
Costanza was an engineer at Hewlett-Packard when he developed the DFT strategy and also is the author of the international best-seller, "The Quantum Leap . . . In Speed-to-Market," which has been translated into five languages.
The Lockheed Martin Engineering Management Program offers a master's degree and professional certification in engineering management for working professionals preparing for early management assignments. The program is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and is currently serving more than 120 active graduate students.
The mechanical engineering department enrolls about 350 undergraduate and 100 graduate students.