Beginning March 28th, PIMA and CPBIS will offer a series of three interactive skill development Webcasts on the well known premise that problems prevented are easier to handle, save time effort and money and avoid injuries.

Why don’t organizations approach problem prevention with the same rigor and discipline as troubleshooting? The easy answer is that problem solving is more rewarding – the hero saving the day has a more rewarding personal return than performing routine analytical evaluations. However a disciplined approach to problem prevention, along with opportunity management, pays larger dividends for manufacturing operations.

This three-session Webcast will describe the critical thinking and operational improvement skills of Problem Prevention-Risk Analysis (PP-RA), Opportunity-Benefit Analysis (O-BA) and the art of documenting actions and processes. 

Who Should Attend: Mill Managers, Operations Managers, Engineering & Maintenance Managers, Maintenance Managers, Engineering Managers, Reliability Managers, and/or PM Supervisors

When: Webcast sessions will be held on alternating Wednesdays – March 28th April 11th, and April 25th . Each session will begin at 11:00AM (EST) and last approximately one hour to an hour and fifteen minutes. Digital recording of each session will be available after each event – for those from an attending site who were either unable to attend or wish to review the presentation at a later time.

Cost: $500 per session/site. Discounted pricing of $300 per session/site is available for members of PIMA, CPBIS, TAPPI or PAPTAC. [A discounted Program rate /site is available – when subscribing to all for three sessions.]

To Participate in the Webcast Sessions Reserve a meeting room at your site and invite as many colleagues as you like to attend. You will also need a PC operating Windows XP, having a sound card and speakers (a microphone is useful but not required) and a 56kbs or higher Internet connection. You may also wish to connect an LCD projector to the PC to project the Webcasts on a large screen if you have several people attending from your location.

To Register Select the Webcast(s) in which you are interested by clicking the links below:

1. The Steps to Problem Prevention - Risk Analysis
   March 28th, 2007
   11:00 A.M. (EST)
   
   

   Exploring what PROBLEM PREVENTION – RISK ANALYSIS is and where it came from.

   Topics will include:

   • PROBLEM PREVENTION – RISK ANALYSIS history
   • PROBLEM PREVENTION – RISK ANALYSIS process steps:
   • Identify the critical step(s) in a project, plan, action
   • List the specific potential problems – what could go wrong?
   • List all the causes of the potential problems
   • Identify proactive, preventive actions to eliminate the causes of the potential problems
   • Identify contingent actions to mitigate the seriousness of the potential problem should it occur
   • Update the project/plan/action plan with the preventive & contingent actions
   • A Case Study Model
   • How does PROBLEM PREVENTION – RISK ANALYSIS fit in the Maintenance Process Model?
   
   
   
2. Opportunity - Benefit Analysis
   April 11th, 2007
   11:00 A.M. (EST)
   
   

   Developing an understanding of Opportunity-Benefit analysis.

   Topics will include:

   • What is opportunity management
   • What is OPPORTUNITY-BENEFIT ANALYSIS and how is it performed; OPPORTUNITY-BENEFIT ANALYSIS process steps:
   • Identify the critical step(s) in a project, plan, action
   • List specific potential opportunities – where might we do better than plan?
   • List all the probable causes of the potential opportunities
   • Take enabling actions to promote the probable causes of the potential opportunities
   • Identify optimizing actions to implement to take full advantage of the potential opportunity should it occur
   • Update the project/plan/action with the optimizing and enabling actions
   • An OPPORTUNITY-BENEFIT ANALYSIS Case Study Model
   
   
   
3. Documenting Processes, Decisions, and Results
   April 25th, 2007
   11:00 A.M. (EST)
   
   

   Knowledge management – the process and value proposition.

   Topics will include:

   • Value of a centralized knowledge base - why knowledge management is essential in the paper industry today
   • What information to collect
   • Process steps for collecting information
   • How to convert data to information to knowledge
   • How to make knowledge available where and when needed to resolve issues
   • A Case Study example

For More Information: On how to register for this interactive Webcast series contact Bob Patterson (bob.patterson@cpbis.gatech.edu or call 770-855-0232)