FMA and JustMetalsERP Announce Webcast Series to Promote Best Practice Education Within the Metal Forming and Fabricating Industry.ROCKFORD, Ill. -- Monthly Series Begins with a Webcast on Practical and Industry Specific Approaches to Lean Manufacturing Lean manufacturing is the production of goods using less of everything compared to mass production: less human effort, less manufacturing space, less investment in tools, and less engineering time to develop a new product. The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl. (FMA FMA Full Metal Alchemist (gaming) FMA Federal Marriage Amendment FMA Financial Market Authority (Austrian: Österreichische Finanzmarktaufsicht) FMA Financial Management Association ), a professional organization providing education to more than 1,400 members, and JustMetalsERP, a leading Microsoft partner providing software solutions for the metals industry, is pleased to announce the availability of a Webcast series designed to educate executives on key topics facing the metals industry. The first of the Webcasts, scheduled for Sept. 22, 11 a.m. ET, will feature industry expert Dick Kallage speaking on implementing a practical approach to Lean Manufacturing. "This Webcast series is an initiative that contributes to FMA's mandate of member education. Webcasts are a way to provide brief, timely information to our very busy members," offers Jerry Shankel, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of FMA. "We are pleased to work with JustMetalsERP and Microsoft to bring the best of technology and business practices to our members." October features a Webcast on Minimizing Downtime: Improving Your Production Scheduling and Control. November's Webcast discusses the hot topic of China as an opportunity or threat to the domestic market. To learn more about the Webcast series, including event registration, visit http://www.fmanet.org, or http://www.justmetalsERP.com. About FMA The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl. (FMA), is a professional organization with more than 1,400 individual and company members working together to improve the metal forming Metal forming Manufacturing processes by which parts or components are fabricated from metal stock. In the specific technical sense, metal forming involves changing the shape of a piece of metal. and fabricating industry. Founded in 1970, FMA brings metal fabricators and manufacturers together through technology councils, educational programs, networking events, and the annual FABTECH(R) International/AWS Welding Show. FMA's official publications include The FABRICATOR fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: (R), TPJ TPJ The Perl Journal TPJ Tube & Pipe Journal TPJ Temporoparietal Junction -The Tube & Pipe Journal(R), STAMPING Journal(R), and Practical Welding Today(R). About JustMetalsERP JustMetalsERP, an Axentia company, provides a complete software and services package designed specifically for the fabricated metals industry. Powered by one of the world's leading ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. products, Microsoft Navision, JustMetalsERP provides industry specific requirements coupled with a significant product development roadmap. |
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