From Sunday, April 1st until Wednesday, April 4th, 2012, this year’s Continuous Improvement Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch, 315 Chestnut Street, St. Louis, Missouri. Now in its 23rd year, sponsored by Printing Industries of America, focuses on helping print franchises achieve excellence in operation by using various and unique concepts that will assist executives and managers with new alternatives and methods for cost reduction while improving performance.
Speakers at this conference include Mike Rother, author of Toyota Kata, Michael Bremer, author of Escape the Improvement Trap, and Bob Chapman, speaker on leadership and Barry-Welmiller Company’s CEO. This speaker is well-known by most printing industry leaders.
At this conference, you will learn how to lay out a business plan to ensure your company’s survival, implementation for improvement strategies, how to use lean manufacturing tools and concepts within the printing industry, examine case studies by printing franchises and companies to understand advancements in cost cutting and increased productivity, be provided with inspirational advice from renowned authorities, and participate in round table discussions to understand how peers handle the challenges.
At this conference, you will come to learn that your business’ greatest asset is a knowledgeable staff. It is only then that your company will operate efficiently and provide outstanding customer service. If you are involved in any graphic franchise or a printing franchise, you will learn much from this conference. Workshops for this event cost $195.00 for non-members, and dress is business casual.
To register for this event, or for additional information, please call 1-800-910-4283, Extension 770.