Travis Prior is an Associate Director of ERP Strategy and Alignment at Collins Aerospace with more than a decade of experience leading operations, manufacturing transformation, and enterprise technology initiatives across the aerospace and defense industry. Throughout his career, he has held leadership roles spanning production operations, operations planning, new product introduction, manufacturing technology, and digital transformation, driving improvements in operational performance and business outcomes across global manufacturing organizations. Travis currently leads a team focused on ERP strategy and alignment, guiding large-scale SAP transformation efforts that standardize processes, improve data integrity, and prepare the organization for future digital capabilities.
To set the tone for the day, spend 5 minutes establishing clear, outcome‑driven goals for your Summit experience. Ensure you leave with practical insights, new connections and a short list of solutions that align with your workforce transformation and operational priorities.
Manufacturers are under pressure to reduce rework, eliminate errors, and improve coordination across operations, yet many still rely on fragmented tools and manual processes that slow teams down. Enterprise work management platforms are emerging as a critical enabler, connecting people, data and workflows so frontline teams can execute with clarity and confidence. This panel explores how leading manufacturers are standardizing work, improving collaboration, and using AI enabled work management to drive consistency, accountability and real operational impact across plants and functions.
• Creating a unified work management backbone that standardizes tasks, handoffs and accountability across operations
• Using AI enabled workflows, digital instructions and real time visibility to reduce human error and improve decision quality
• Strengthening collaboration between operations, maintenance, engineering and quality through connected processes and shared context
• Building adoption and capability so work management tools become part of standard work and deliver measurable performance improvements
Chair's Closing Remarks & Goal Review: As we wrap up today's program, we'll take the final 10 minutes to return to the goals you set during our opening session. Next to your original responses, indicate the progress you've made and whether those goals were met, advanced, or require further action.
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