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The Cutting Edge April 2005

Manufacturing Strategies

Reminder: Registration Deadline is April 20
For the following Continuous Improvement Workshops
Sponsored by WMMA's Manufacturing Strategies Committee

Introduction to Continuous Improvement (CI)
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Greensboro Marriott Downtown
304 North Greene Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
(11 miles from Greensboro airport)

AND

5S: Workplace Organization, Laying the Foundation for Improvement, an In-Plant Workshop
Friday, May 13, 2005
JLT Clamps, a WMMA member
2949 Lee's Chapel Road
Brown's Summit, NC 27214
(10 miles from the Greensboro Marriott Downtown - Directions provided at time of registration)

Two workshops geared to members of the woodworking industry
Attend either one or attend both at a discount


Cost: WMMA has negotiated a group workshop rate and is passing on the savings to all WMMA members and their guests. The cost to members is only $200.00 for one workshop or $300.00 for the two. All workshops include lunch and a continental breakfast.

WMMA members: Bring a client and he/she participates at the WMMA rate.

Lean manufacturing is helping manufacturers survive. However, their continued survival may depend on their ability to extend their newfound competitiveness to the way they take their products to market, through the supply chain and ultimately to the customer. Often, this means an extension of CI initiatives. CI is now more than an initiative - it's a way of doing business. Bring your customers and seek means to not only survive but thrive in 2005!


ACCOMMODATIONS:

WMMA has negotiated a room rate of $99.00 at:
Greensboro Marriott Downtown
304 North Greene Street
Greensboro, NC 27401

The hotel, also the site of the Introduction to Continuous Improvement Workshop, is located 10 miles from JLT Clamps and 11 miles from the Greensboro Airport. We will provide directions for those registering.

HOW TO REGISTER FOR THE WORKSHOP(S): CLICK HERE for the Workshop/Hotel Registration form; complete and return it with payment to:

Ms. Karen Boyle
WMMA, Administrative Director
100 N. 20th Street, 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Fax: 215 963 9785
Email: kboyle@fernley.com

NOTE: Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis, up to 20 people, with a cut-off date of Wednesday April 20, so you must act quickly. Payment will not be processed until we have a minimum of 8 persons registered. If we do not meet our minimum of 8 registrants 21 days prior to the first workshop (April 20) registration fees will be refunded in full. WMMA reserves the right to cancel the workshops without recourse up to 21 days prior to the event.

HOW TO MAKE YOUR HOTEL RESERVATION: If you wish to stay at the Greensboro Marriott Downtown, complete the attached Workshop/Hotel Reservation Form and return it no later than April 20 to:

Ms. Karen Boyle
WMMA, Administrative Director
100 N. 20th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Fax: 215 963 9785
Email: kboyle@fernley.com
For further information on the workshop series contact:
Harold Zassenhaus
Manufacturing Strategies Committee Coordinator
Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America
100 North 20th Street, 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel: 215 564 3484
Fax: 215 963 9785
Email: hzassenhaus@fernley.com

Table of Contents
What's Happening in the Secondary Wood Products Industry?
Domestic Manufacturers
International Buyer Program: Reminder: 1st Deadline is April 19!
2005 International Trade Opportunities
May 2005 Continuous Improvement Workshops - Deadline April 20th!

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