Trio of workshops lead off Texas cabinet conference.DALLAS -- A trio of full-day educational workshops kicks off the national Cabinet Conference March 7-9, 2007. Each of the workshops is led by an industry expert, including: * Tom Dossenbach, wood products consultant and columnist of Wood & Wood Products. He will present a comprehensive overview of 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 workshop will include a case study of the lean manufacturing and continuous improvement program performed by Twin Oaks Twin Oaks may refer to any of the following:
* Tony Noel, wood products consultant and columnist of Custom Woodworking Business. He will lead a wide-ranging discussion on managing a custom cabinet shop, including hiring and training, sales and marketing, project analysis and time management. * Anthony Perno, managing partner of Casework case·work n. Social work devoted to the needs of individual clients or cases. case  work Technologies Ltd. of
Albuquerque, NM. He will conduct the popular cost estimating workshop,
presented in special cooperation with the Architectural Woodwork
Institute National Standards-setting Trade Association - Monday; April 24, 2006The Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI),founded in 1953, is a professional trade association. . Days two and three of the Cabinet Conference will feature concurrent one-hour sessions covering a variety of topics. They include nested-based manufacturing, computer integration and managing for growth. The educational sessions will be held at the Dallas Renaissance Hotel, adjacent to Dallas Market Hall, where the seventh biennial biennial, plant requiring two years to complete its life cycle, as distinguished from an annual or a perennial. In the first year a biennial usually produces a rosette of leaves (e.g., the cabbage) and a fleshy root, which acts as a food reserve over the winter. Texas Woodworking Show takes place March 8-9. The three-day conference, geared for cabinet manufacturing executives and production supervisors, has the backing of the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Assn., the AWI AWI Armstrong World Industries, Inc (Lancaster, PA) AWI Australian Wool Innovation Limited AWI Agency for Workforce Innovation (Florida) AWI Animal Welfare Institute AWI American War of Independence , the Cabinet Makers Assn., the Wood Component Manufacturers Assn. and the Association of Closet and Storage Professionals. For information on attending the conference or exhibition and sponsorship opportunities, visit www.texaswoodworkingshow.com. |
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