1-hour Web-based Seminars

Measuring Performance of Your Global Procurement Organization How to Shape Behaviours in Global Purchasing ...in Global Purchasing.a This montha ™s powerful 1-hour webinar has 2 important objectives: 1. Define the best alternatives for structuring a modern Procurement function in a global supply-chain world. 2. Define the best metrics for measuring the global Procurement functiona ™s performance and shaping appropriate cost-reducing behaviors. Specific performance measurement  more...

Better Methods To Control Tools Fixtures in Production ... discover the tool was missing or non-usable? In this 1-hour FREE webinar, we will explore some specific techniques for better managing the quality and availability of tools and fixtures. We will review tool and fixture maintenance requirements, including an innovative technique for scheduling and integrating tool and fixture preventive maintenance activities into production processes. We  more...

How to Dramatically Improve the Quality of Your Shipment ForecastsTechniques to Improve Forecast Inputs ...sented on January 19, 2012. This montha ™s powerful 1-hour 3rd Thursday - a Operations Improvement Seriesa Webinar has five important objectives: 1. Learn how to organize for improved forecasting, including the role of the a Chief Forecaster.a 2. Understand the importance of equally considering past, present and future data in order to understand the direction and projected  more...

Understanding Improving Yields Scrap Rework ...g root cause analysis is certain to result. This FREE 1-hour webinar presents the CORRECT definitions of yield, scrap and rework. The proper use of these terms as well as how each is calculated and monitored will be demonstrated. Specifically, we will address: - How to PROPERLY measure yieldsa why is a yielda different from scrap? - How to PROPERLY measure and account for  more...

How to Conduct an Effective Monthly Variance Review Meeting ...e Time & Throughput Variances + Yield Variances This 1-hour FREE webinar will address how great plant managers prepare for and conduct their variance review meetings and what information they bring to the meetings. Further, we will present ideas for engaging all participants in these meetings as well as how to set expectations for follow-up activities. This webinar is one of our most  more...

Constructing a Component Criticality Matrix A Better Way to Identify Important Components ...act on customer service. This montha ™s powerful 1-hour FREE 3rd Thursday - a Operations Improvement webinar has three important objectives: 1. To learn what a Component Criticality Matrix is and how to construct one. 2. To learn how to interpret the results of a Component Criticality Matrix and how to connect interpretations with planning and ordering actions. 3. To  more...

Integrative Activity Based Costing Leadership An Overview of Bottom Up Cost Accounting ...1-hour FREE 3rd Thursday - a Operations Improvement webinar has 3 important objectives: 1. To demonstrate how a bottom-up version of ABCA can be used to better allocate support costs. With some commonly used value engineering tools, a new perspective of product cost can be developed. 2. To demonstrate how any standard cost accounting system can be made to calculate allocations  more...

Demystifying the Calculations of Efficiency Utilization and Productivity ...terchanged especialy efficiency and productivity. This 1-hour FREE webinar will address these three terms, demonstrate how to calculate each and describe where they are used in a manufacturing enterprise. With the demonstration of the formulas, we will explain how values derived from the formulas can be altered and how companies can benefit from the CORRECT understand of these terms. We  more...

Better Methods for Calculating Safety Stock Service Levels ...1-hour webinar addresses some techniques for reducing safety stock and still meeting target customer service levels. Specifically, this program will present some new ideas in safety stock and service level management by utilizing a unique modeling instrument that simulates safety stock, service levels, stock-outs and inventory investment from a random stream of demand over multiple simulated  more...

How to Calculate the Impact on Total Factory Costs from a One Percent Change in Planned Load ...ization and incremental fixed costs is essential. This 1-hour FREE webinar will present some interesting thoughts and techniques, specifically focusing on how your company can come to an understanding of what a 1% change in planned load means to profitability and enterprise value. We will discuss: a How to calculate the impact on profits derived from a 1% change in annual planned  more...

Keeping Work Order and Purchase Order Due Dates Accurate - A Key to Production Planning Success Does your company, at this very moment, have past due work orders or purchase orders? Does your company utilize a priority planning system (MRP, KanBan, etc.) to manage the flow of materials through the factory? Does your company have a materials management organization that responds to expedite activity more than to planned activity? This FREE 1-hour webinar will present some new thoughts and  more...

Three New Segmented P and Ls That Will Shake Your Understanding of Product Cost This 1-hour FREE webinar presents three new profit and loss statements that are the direct result of rethinking manufacturing cost accounting. These new formats are sure to forever change your thinking about how value is created... and destroyed... in a manufacturing enterprise.  more...

Building a Cost Reduction Curve to Estimate Future Raw Material Prices Annual raw material spend is usually the largest cost reduction opportunity in most manufacturing companies. By reducing the price of raw material items, a company is immediately reducing its cash outflow and increasing it liquidity. Further, reducing annual spend improves gross margins and allows for a more competitive finished goods pricing strategy if needed. The trick to systematically  more...

A Better Method for Cross Training Production Personnel ... without significant capital investment required. This 1-hour FREE webinar will present several ideas for building a cross-training process in your manufacturing organization. Specifically, this webinar will address: a How to construct a cross-training program in operations building a successful program with little or no involvement from HR. a How to identify the Job  more...

Good Documentation Practices for GMP Operations - Webinar By GlobalCompliancePanel ... aware of the consequences of non-compliance. During this 1-hour webinar, we will review the Good Documentation Practices plus demonstrate examples of these practices (both good and bad!) as they apply to the pharmaceutical arena. Why you should attend: The Learning Objectives of this presentation include: * Discover what the regulations say about documentation practices * Learn  more...

Good Documentation Practices in a Regulated Environment - Webinar by GlobalCompliancePanel ... aware of the consequences of non-compliance. During this 1-hour webinar, we will review the applicable US and EU expectations of documentation plus demonstrate examples of these practices (both good and bad!) as they apply to the pharmaceutical arena. According to the FDA, if it isn't written down, it didn't happen. As well, if it isna ™t written down clearly, it didna ™t happen  more...