Southern Fabricators: Gaining Traction Through Leadership Alignment, Accountability, and Continuous Improvement
March 23, 2027 | Polkton, North Carolina
How do you get everyone in your organization pulling in the same direction, strengthen accountability, and ensure that continuous improvement efforts actually stick?
Join OpExChange for a special visit to Southern Fabricators, where Chief Improvement Officer Scott Greene, a former OpExChange Board Chair and current Board member, will share how the company is leveraging Traction and the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) to strengthen execution, improve communication, and drive sustainable results.
The event will feature a special one-hour Lunch & Learn focused on Traction, followed by a manufacturing presentation, plant tour, and interactive knowledge exchange.
What Participants Can Expect to Learn
- Leadership Alignment: How Southern Fabricators aligns its organization around Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People.
- Accountability and Execution: How weekly KPI scorecards, quarterly priorities (Rocks), and structured leadership meetings keep teams focused and accountable.
- Faster Problem-Solving: How EOS’s Identify, Discuss, Solve (IDS) process helps teams address issues and make better decisions.
- Sustaining Continuous Improvement: How Traction supports Lean, 5S, Toyota Kata, and other improvement initiatives.
- Technology-Enabled Execution: How the Ninety.io platform helps manage priorities, scorecards, improvement projects, and strategic initiatives.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: How Sales, Engineering, Purchasing, Production, Quality, and Shipping work together toward shared objectives.
The OpExChange Ripple Effect in Action
Scott is not only applying these practices within Southern Fabricators. He has also been mentoring another OpExChange member company as it explores implementing Traction, demonstrating how knowledge shared through the OpExChange can create lasting benefits across multiple organizations.
Participants will leave with practical ideas for strengthening their own management systems, improving accountability, and connecting strategic priorities to daily execution.
Event Agenda
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 11:45 AM–12:00 PM | Arrival and Registration |
| 12:00–1:00 PM | Traction Lunch & Learn |
| 1:00–1:15 PM | Welcome and Introductions |
| 1:15–2:00 PM | Southern Fabricators Presentation |
| 2:00–3:00 PM | Manufacturing Plant Tour |
| 3:00–3:45 PM | Plus/Delta, Q&A, Feedback and Closing |
Event Details
Location: Southern Fabricators
8188 US-72 W
Polkton, NC 28135
Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2027
Attendance: Limited to 20 participants
PPE Requirements: Closed-toe shoes. Safety glasses and hearing protection will be provided.
Space is limited. Register early to secure your participation in this special OpExChange learning opportunity!
Enrollment opens on February 5 by 8:00 am
March 23, 2027
1:00 pm - 3:45 PM
Southern Fabricators/Polkton
8188 US-72 W Polkton, NC 28135