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From Kepner-Tregoe Inc

Live Webcast Outpacing Manufacturing Competitors While on the Road to Recovery

LIVE Webcast, free of charge. This webcast will discuss how organizations can marshal resources and lead the charge through economic recovery by identifying when step changes, not just incremental improvement are needed. We will demonstrate why CI programs (e. g. Six Sigma, Lean, TQM, etc.) may not be enough to create the dramatic improvements desired. more...

From Requirements Solutions Group

How to Analyze and Improve Business Processes

Business process analysis is one of the most critical business analyst skills. It is the activity that uses business process models for improving business processes without putting your project a or your organization a at risk. This online business analyst workshop assumes you know how to create business process models (context, data flow, activity, and swimlane diagrams) and builds on that more...

From Black Box Consulting

Xilinx FPGA Academy III - Advanced

This 5 day course is targeted towards designers with a good few projects under their belts. It discusses advanced features, options and techniques. From User Constraints syntax, source and system sycnhronous IO timing contraints, TCL scripting, FPGA Editor. There are 2 days indepth training on using Plan ahead for Timing closure, area constraints, IP reuse, compression and run time more...

From Global Innovative Campus

Design and Manufacture of Machine Elements Refresher Workshop 36 PDHs ...ment engineers who are working on design modification and improvement. Finally, design and manufacturing specialists and other technical personnel who need to upgrade/ refresh their current knowledge in mechanical system design and manufacturing. Course Objectives: The overall course objective is to acquire certain level of mechanical engineering skills to design and analyze basic more...

From Manufacturing Executive Institute

Better Methods To Control Tools Fixtures in Production ...o people, machines, materials and methods. And while most improvement initiatives focus on production methods and material availability, it is often the tools and fixtures that cause manufacturing disruptions, sometimes leading to shipping delays and customer dissatisfaction. How many times have you been ready to produce, only to discover the tool was missing or non-usable? In this 1-hour more...

How to Dramatically Improve the Quality of Your Shipment ForecastsTechniques to Improve Forecast Inputs ...ntha ™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 magnitude of customer shipments. 3. more...

Understanding Improving Yields Scrap Rework ...nd individually) is an important component of any process improvement initiative. If these values get comingled in the measurement procedures, underlying 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. more...

How to Conduct an Effective Monthly Variance Review Meeting It has been said that difference between a GOOD plant manager and a GREAT plant manager is often in how operating variances are routinely addressed and how corrective actions are routinely executed. Great plant managers always conduct a routine a Variance Review Meetinga each month, challenging their direct reports to explain all significant variances from plan. These variances are usually, more...

Better Methods for Maintaining Accurate Operation Standards The Manufacturing Executive Institute is pleased to bring you this LIVE & FULLY interactive "Virtual Classroom" workshop on Tuesday, May 10 at 10: 00 AM PDT. Participate in this virtual training event from the comfort of your office or home computer. Learn from an expert instructor AND your industry peers! Manufacturing professionals ALWAYS worry that production operation standards are more...

Constructing a Component Criticality Matrix A Better Way to Identify Important Components ...rpose of this montha ™s 3rd Thursday - a Operations Improvement webinar is to present a mechanism for identifying the parts that are most critical so that added planning and procurement attention can be applied. The Component Criticality Matrix is a tangible analytic tool that helps all Purchasing professionals to quantifiably determine how critical a part is to the overall more...

How to Achieve Maintain ERP Systems Master File Data Integrity ...itutea ™s May 19th 2011 3rd Thursday - a Operations Improvement Series FREE webinar, How to Achieve & Maintain ERP Systems Master File Data Integrity. Contrary to the popular belief that modern, fully-integrated information systems provide executives with the tools to make more effective and efficient decisions, there is increasing evidence that this promise has not been fully more...

Integrative Activity Based Costing Leadership An Overview of Bottom Up Cost Accounting ...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 based on activities instead of labor more...

A Case for Routine Use of Statistical Process Control SPC in Manufacturing ...a ™s FREE February 2011 3rd Thursday - a Operations Improvement webinar, A Case for Routine Use of Statistical Process Control (SPC) in Manufacturing. Statistical Process Control is a term that describes a process for predicting failures and methodically determining the underlying cause(s) before the predicted failures can manifest into real failures. SPC represents a progressive set more...

Demystifying the Calculations of Efficiency Utilization and Productivity ...itutea ™s November 2010 3rd Thursday - a Operations Improvement Series FREE webinar, Demystifying the Calculations of Efficiency, Utilization & Productivity. Given enough time, important terms always seem to morph and get used interchangeably. This is true with many daily terms we use in business. Worse, when important terms morph, the original (and correct) use of the term gets more...

How to Calculate the Impact on Total Factory Costs from a One Percent Change in Planned Load ...stitutea ™s September 2010 3rd Thursday - Operations Improvement Series FREE webinar, How to Calculate the Impact on Total Factory Costs From a 1% Change in Planned Load. The largest cost driver in most manufacturing companies, outside of the cost of direct material, is underutilization of semi-fixed and fixed costs. These costs are the aggregated expenditures on plant, property, 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...

A Better Method for Cross Training Production Personnel ... Institutea ™s August 2009 3rd Thursday - Operations Improvement Series FREE webinar, A Better Method for Cross-Training Production Personnel. Companies that take cross training of production personnel seriously report as much as a 30% fewer direct labor employees than exact peer companies. They also report faster cycle times, higher fill rates and lower customersa ™ backorders. more...

Operations Improvements Monthly Webinar each month on the 3rd Thursday, this Webinar series addresses one or more SPECIFIC issues facing OPERATIONS professionals in the maufacturing and distribution industries. more...

From GlobalCompliancePanel

Documenting Performance and Administrating Progressive Discipline - Webinar By TrainHR This webinar will cover discipline policies, standards of conduct, and the process of documenting performance and administrating progressive discipline, up to and including termination. It will also cover the objectives of discipline, the reasons for substandard performance, investigating circumstances and documenting discipline, the difference between counseling and coaching, when you can more...

Design Planning and Conducting Effective Audits - Webinars by gcp Internal quality system audits should be viewed as an improvement tool. Too often due they have a negative connotation and are viewed as a necessary evil. Effective audits can comply with the regulations and also be a source of improvement. more...

Design Planning and Conducting Effective Audits by gcp Internal quality system audits should be viewed as an improvement tool. Too often due they have a negative connotation and are viewed as a necessary evil. Effective audits can comply with the regulations and also be a source of improvement. more...

Preventing Food Safety Problems BY GCP Most industries have become reasonably sophisticated in terms of applying the principals and tools involved in quality control and improvement. more...

Breakthrough Performance Management that is Practical Effective and User-Friendly ...o grow professionally. The focus is always on performance improvement, not on the past--which cannot be changed. Traditional appraisals spend too much time and energy looking backwards, which is counter productive. Why should you attend: Most employees hate appraisals and managers tend to dislike them even more. The annual bloodletting ritual called evaluations is designed to find one's more...

Failure Mode Effects Analysis FMEA - The Tool of Choice to Improve Product and Process Reliability and Efficiency While Reducin ...ndustry and in all stages of product development, process improvement projects. It helps to increase customer satisfaction, by proactively addressing failures that keep us from meeting critical customer requirements in processes or products. It reduces product development costs operational risk. Join Dr. Anthony Tarantino, a Six Sigma Master Black Belt for an interactive session to learn how more...

Requirements of the Master Production Record - Webinar By GlobalCompliancePanel ... a consistent, compliant approach and maintain continuous improvement in the area of production records. With the information gained from this presentation, your company's policy or standard for MPR's will comply with the regulations and you can be assured that you will be working within the intent of and meeting these regulatory requirements. Most importantly, by complying with these more...

Developing the Risk Management Plan - Webinar By GlobalCompliancePanel ...ities required for product development, manufacturing and improvement. The plan also documents the responsibilities for various groups and positions in the manufacturer's organization. If the plan is not established, it is possible the activities required by the standard may not be executed or documented as required to be in compliance with the standard. Areas Covered in the Session: more...

Effective Corrective and Preventive Actions CAPA 10 Steps to Success - GlobalCompliancePanel Virtual Seminar - Webinar By Global ...or corrective actions, for most optimal definition of the improvement, for preventive actions o Visual representation of the tools and examples where and when to use them o Importance of proper assignment of a CAPA o Examples are provided when it might be a good thing to assign a CAPA to a team o Examples when would be a good thing to assign a CAPA to more...

Food Safety Management Systems - ISO 220002005 - Webinar By GlobalCompliancePanel ...oducts * Recalls * Verification, Validation and Improvement of Food Safety Management Systems * Improvement * Automation of Management Systems for management of Food Safety. Who Will Benefit: * Presidents/ Vice Presidents/ CEOs * Top Managers * Quality, environmental, or health and safety managers interested in understanding requirements for the ISO more...

Internal Audits Maintaining your Quality Systems at the Ready - Webinar By GlobalCompliancePanel ...ten found to present the greatest area of opportunity for improvement in the food safety chain. Lack of control of parts and condition of equipment often contributes foreign material to the product resulting in costly product recoveries. Untimely repairs affect productivity as well as customer order fulfillment. A systematic approach to maintenance is critical to operations, quality and more...

Preventive and Corrective Maintenance Protect your assets Protect your consumers - Webinar By GlobalCompliancePanel ...ten found to present the greatest area of opportunity for improvement in the food safety chain. Lack of control of parts and condition of equipment often contributes foreign material to the product resulting in costly product recoveries. Untimely repairs affect productivity as well as customer order fulfillment. A systematic approach to maintenance is critical to operations, quality and more...

The Process Approach to Auditing - Webinar By GlobalCompliancepanel Overview: The structure of ISO 9001: 2000 provides a focus on the processes that comprise the quality management system (QMS). Also, the general requirements laid out in Clause 4. 1, the foundation for auditing a process-based system, are taken up for discussion at this webinar. There are eight basic processes that an organization must have to function effectively. These are: * more...

The Advantages of Linking Management Systems - Webinar by GlobalCompliancePanel Overview: It's important to improve the dialogue between financial, quality, IT and environmental management systems. Members of these management systems need to understand what the others do. Quality and environmental managers need to understand the language of finance and the effect of operations on the bottom line, while financial managers need to know how quality, environmental and IT more...

Full Day Virtual Seminar - Reduce Software Validation Costs and Pass the New 21 CFR Part 11 Inspections - Webinar by GlobalCompl This interactive one-day seminar details how to reduce costs associated with implementing, using, and maintaining computer systems in regulated environments. Nearly every computerized system used in laboratory, clinical, manufacturing and the quality process has to be validated. Participants will learn the latest techniques for complying with 21 CFR Part 11 that greatly reduce software more...

How to Prevent Food Safety Problems Using Your Current Quality System - Webinar by GlobalCompliancePanel ... the principals and tools involved in quality control and improvement. Unfortunately, food supply chain members have lived outside of the quality world and have not invested the time, training or money to learn and apply the disciplines needed to bring quality into preventive levels of control. Visual inspection in many industries has long ago been rejected as a means of quality improvement more...

Value-Adding Internal Auditing Learn how to get your Internal Audit System to promote improvements and add real value to your or ... and teaching methods. This course will contribute to the improvement of auditor performance within a regulated industry. Participants will learn how to prepare for more effective audits, conduct audits, formulate and ask good questions, properly evaluate and report audit findings and provide recommendations for corrective actions. Other topics addressed in this course are auditor roles and more...

Using SLAs to Facilitate Enterprise and IT Governance Risk Management and Compliance GRC - Webinar by GlobalCompliancePanel ...t have SLAs for GRC reap these benefits: * Ongoing improvements in their ability to identify, assess and prioritize risks * facilitates business owners involvement in risk management and GRC programs that affect them * Better communication on risks to stakeholders * Measurement criteria on GRC actions and a basis for ongoing improvement What You will Learn from the more...

From XA Systems

ITIL Foundation Bridge Virtual Classroom Take the ITIL ® v3 Foundation Bridge course Virtual Classroom is set up in the same manner as the physical classroom however altered to optimize the virtual learning experience without the hassle of travel. The virtual classroom delivery option is ideal for training geographically dispersed teams. This 2-day course introduces learners to the lifecycle of managing IT services to deliver to more...

ITIL v3 Foundation Virtual Classroom Take the ITIL ® v3 Foundation course Virtual Classroom is set up in the same manner as the physical classroom however altered to optimize the virtual learning experience without the hassle of travel. The virtual classroom delivery option is ideal for training geographically dispersed teams. This exciting and dynamic 3-day course introduces learners to the lifecycle of managing IT services more...

From GlobalCompliancePanel

Design Planning and conducting Effective audits GlobalCompliancePanel brings a new webinar on the topic of Design, Planning and conducting Effective audits. Webinar will be on March 23, 2010. Webinar will be presented by Mark Roberts. Internal quality system audits should be viewed as an improvement tool. Too often due they have a negative connotation and are viewed as a necessary evil. Effective audits can comply with the regulations and more...

Business, Project and Compliance Risk GlobalCompliancePanel brings a new webinar on the topic of Business, Project and Compliance Risk. Webinar will be on March 2, 2010. Webinar will be presented by Edwin L Bills. Mr. Bills has held a number of quality and regulatory affairs positions. Mr. Bills is ASQ Certified as Quality Engineer, Quality Auditor, and as Manager of Quality/ Organizational Improvement. more...

From Performance Systems Development

Multifamily Building Modeling for Weatherization ...ved audit tools. It will include a systematic approach to improvement-driven modeling in multifamily buildings - with plenty of opportunity to get all your questions answered by some of the leading experts in the industry. Performance Systems has extensive experience in multifamily housing, including the improvement of over 10, 000 units of housing over the past 15 years. As a New York State more...

From University of Kansas Continuing Education

Manufacturing Optimization Online Certificate Program ...nufacturing process. The program includes basic concepts, improvement opportunity identification techniques, implementation strategies, risk identification and avoidance methodologies, and extensive use of practical examples in all three modules. The instructor, Joseph Berk, has 30 years of experience helping organizations improve their engineering, manufacturing and process capabilities, with more...

From Organize it,

Goal settingor not

We know it's important to set goals, but many of us still don't seem to find the time to do this. And if we do, we frequently abandoned what at one time seemed like a good idea. But without goals, time management is a challenge. more...

From Accent Pro Institute

Accent, Pronunciation and Acculturated Speech Training

Serious candidates determined to minimize their accent and dramatically improve pronunciation skill while speaking English learn through intensive and highly tailored classes. Such compact programs include: Visuals on exactly how to pronounce North American or Canadian English sounds. Customized diagrams for you to take home of the face - mouth, teeth, tongue, throat, lips, and so more...

From Organize it,

Organizing for the Creative Person

You've used traditional systems to get organized, but for some reason they don't work. You know how important productivity is, but you seem to have trouble become and remaining 'uncluttered'. more...

Delegating Dilemmas

Learning to delegate is one of the biggest secrets in learning to use your time more efficiently. But many supervisors aren't sure how to do this effectively and end up micromanaging. more...

Priority potholes Meetings and email You know you work priorities, but things keep getting in the way. And some of those things are ineffective meetings and interruptions. We call them priority 'potholes' and there are tips and techniques you can use to minimize their effect. more...

Procrastination is a Choice

Most of us procrastinate about something at sometime. But when it comes to your job performance and productivity, it's a deal breaker. The good news is that it's a habit and if you have the information you need, you can make a change. more...

Time Management Tactics

Have trouble getting to your priorities? Plenty of interruptions? Feel like you never have enough time to do the 'fun' things in life? Working in a 24/ 7 environment takes its toll. But it's not about time management...it's about self-management. more...

From International Contact Center Academy

FIRST CALL RESOLUTION HOW TO DEFINE AND MEASURE First call resolution (one and done) is the #1 driver for customer satisfaction with best practices reported at 86%. However, this means that 14% of your customers are contacting you more than once (or twice) to resolve their issues! Repeat calls are costly not only to operations and the bottom line, but they negatively impact customer satisfaction. 34% of customers who didna ™t get their more...

From Business901

Lean Marketing - The Value Stream Approach

Business901 will introduce the Value Stream Marketing Concept and develop a Marketing Kanban Program. We want our participants to learn how to utilize a Sales and Marketing Value Stream which is an entire different procedure than your typical Marketing Funnel. Dager says, "This not another system building approach but rather an action orientated program that organizes and develops your more...

From International Contact Center Academy

Contact Centre Group 2010 Webinars Lean Six Sigma Demystified Practical Easy to Implement Ideas A Handy Guide for Managers Su ...nificant ways. Yet, in the midst of all these performance improvement programs and initiatives most managers agree that the single greatest asset of the organization a the contact center is being underutilized. By applying Lean Six Sigma methods to current contact center quality assurance and training programs, managers have a tremendous opportunity to rapidly identify the root cause of and more...

From DHRIM Consulting International

How to Develop My Prosperity Beneficiaries of this workshop will gain the required knowledge and the necessary basic skills to develop prosperity in different aspects of life (family, relationships, health, work and/ or business, with oneself, etc.). At the end of this elearning workshop, participants will be able to: * Identify the probable reasons for the lack of prosperity in certain aspects of life. * more...

From iGallant Solutions

ITIL V3 Foundation ...TIL ® Service Operation ITIL ® Continual Service Improvement (CSI) ITIL ® Glossary publications ITIL ® Qualification Scheme and Awareness Our Special Features ITIL ® Exam Passing Warranty Online Live Instructor Training Self Paced e-Learning Mock Exams Mock Exam Mock Exam is designed similar to actual ITIL ® exam pattern. a 40 more...

Six Sigma Green Belt SSGB ... to successfully participate in Problem Solving and DMAIC improvement projects in a manufacturing or transactional environment. These tools will be introduced by a mix of up-front teaching, and group exercises to ensure learning and knowledge retention. Training material is supplied in hard copy format for delegate use.. A certificate of Green Belt (certificate) will be awarded upon more...

From Global BioPharmaceutical Resources, Inc. (GBPR, Inc.)

COTS Software Validation 10 Easy Steps This webinar describes efficient techniques for performing COTS validation. The 10-step risk-based approach to COTS software validation makes documentation more manageable and understandable. Learn how to increase productivity and minimize resources, usually saving two-thirds of the time and costs. Ensuring compliance of new and upgraded computer systems. Learn how to use risk management to more...

From Business Expert Webinars

Survive and Thrive In Economic Turbulence ...ergy leaks, financial drains, and areas to prioritize for improvement. Learn to draw out the highest contribution from your staff members Understand what creates a lean, high-performance team..and the fastest way to whip your team into shape. Begin to define a new paradigm for these more turbulent times Rhoberta Shaler, PhD, is a woman on the move with a mission. She believes more...

A Seat at the Table ...Sogistics Corporation. Sogistics is a sales productivity improvement company, specializing in providing strategies and solutions that better sustain profitable growth. Marc is the author of the best-selling book, Selling is Dead (John Wiley and Sons) and now his latest book released in May 2009, A Seat at the Table. The Sogistics client list includes Genentech, Trimble, Nokia, Wolters-Kluwer, more...

Measuring the Value of Your Trade Show Program Over 73% of CFOs cite ROI as a critical factor in their evaluation of trade shows Yet, only a small handful of them have the metrics to justify their investment. Marketing programs that don't demonstrate a financial return for the investment are in danger of being cut from the budget. Who is accountable in your company for demonstrating the return on investment (ROI) from your trade show more...