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Better Margins - 21 June (Reading), 23 June (Birmingham), 29 June (Wakefield)

Date: Mon 09 May 2011

In 2009,Vision in Print ran a series of three regional 'Cash and Cost Reduction' seminars. Their purpose was to assist printers prepare for the pressures of the recession, by addressing topics such as effective cash management, operational efficiencies, reducing staff costs, finding funding. They were very popular and we had had frequent requests to run them again, albeit with updated topics.

So we are. This year they are called "Better Margins" and timed to help with the dreadful trading conditions that hilariously pass as 'the UK economic recovery'.

What will the seminars cover?


Material Waste Reduction
  • How material waste impacts profit
  • Calculating your own lost opportunity with the ViP waste value calculator
  • Tackling waste reduction at each stage in production including root cause analysis
  • Promoting waste reduction to your workforce

    Operational Performance Improvement using KPI's

  • Identifying the correct few KPI's to collect
  • Setting up your shop floor data collection and MIS to best effect
  • Analysing key measures - availability, performance, quality using the ViP OEE calculator
  • Engaging the workforce to use data to drive improvement programmes

    Gaining a Lean Workflow

  • Establishing your strategic objectives
  • Devising a systems strategy in the context of your existing admin. and workflow processes
  • Linking with your MIS to maximize automation
  • Ensuring your web-to-print delivers genuine benefits to you and your customers


    Who is it for?

    Managing directors or Chief executives, Operations or Production Directors/Managers, IT or System Directors/Managers, Commercial or Customer Service Directors/Managers, Continuous Improvement or Lean Champions/Managers

    Being a ViP event, there will be a fair amount of audience participation, as you know we believe in 'learning by doing'. For all three topics, our presentations will be rounded off by a case study to demonstrate this is not just idle talk but can be implemented for real.

    Dates, Locations and Pricing

    The events are being held in conjunction with Kodak and Optimus and held in Reading, Birmingham and Wakefield on 21st, 23rd and 29th June respectively from 1000-1530hrs. Places are £100 per delegate for BPIF members, otherwise £120 with 15% discounts for second and further delegates from a single site.

    Further details from Ryan O'Neal on 020 7915 8322 or www.britishprint.com or visioninprint.co.uk

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