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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 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...

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...

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...