Lean Manufacturing for the Printing Industry to Be Discussed in WhatTheyThink Webinar Sponsored by HP

Provocative Session Will Challenge Thinking on Efficient Print Production

October 7, 2008 -- Lexington, Kentucky USA -- WhatTheyThink.com today announced the opportunity for industry professionals to attend a free printing industry educational webinar. Lean Manufacturing: A Key to Profitability, which will be led by industry expert Barbara A. Pellow, Group Director of Production Services for research firm InfoTrends.  Sponsored by the HP Capture Business Success Program, the event will be held Wednesday, October 22^nd, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm EDT (-4 GMT).

No-charge registration is available here.

“Lean manufacturing strategies focus on avoiding and eliminating the seven wastes—defective products, overproduction, excessive work-in-process inventory, over-processing, unnecessary movement of people, unnecessary movement of products, and waiting,” said Pellow.  “Our aim in this session is to provide a primer on lean manufacturing for the printing industry, backed up by significant expertise and hands-on experience that will provide actionable information our attendees can put to use right away.”

Pellow will be joined by Jerry McCormick, a well-known consultant and printing industry expert in Lean Manufacturing; and Bob Radzis, CEO of RT Associates, a McCormick client who has significantly benefited from deploying lean manufacturing strategies in his business.

“As we head into an increasingly confused economic environment, it is more critical than ever before for printing businesses of all sizes to closely examine their manufacturing processes to ensure the utmost efficiency,” said Randy Davidson, President, WhatTheyThink. “This session will not only define what is meant by Lean Manufacturing, but will provide real-world advice and guidance on how to get started in your own business.  We appreciate the fact that HP’s Capture Business Success Program is sponsoring this important session, allowing us to make it available at no charge.”

Attendees will be able to participate in a live question and answer session to get the most from the experience and will be able to view and listen to the presentation using a standard Internet browser with audio streamed via computer.

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About WhatTheyThink.com

WhatTheyThink.com is the printing and publishing industry's leading online media organization; offering a wide range of publications delivering unbiased, real-time market intelligence, industry news, economic and trend analysis, peer-to-peer communication, and special reports on emerging technology and critical events. Serving a membership base of more than 50,000, WhatTheyThink.com also hosts webinars and live events as well as providing content through a syndication program, which delivers content directly to related websites and through RSS.

About Barbara Pellow

Barbara Pellow recently assumed responsibility for the development and delivery of two new services at InfoTrends specifically focused on the evolution of the Graphic Communications Market – The Business Development Service and Custom Communications Service. Pellow has served in a number of roles including the Chief Marketing Officer of Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group. In the role of Chief Marketing Officer, Pellow was responsible for all marketing activities for the division, including marketing communications, public relations, marketing intelligence and advertising strategy. She was an active participant in developing business strategy and helping define the group’s go-to-market organizational structure.

Prior to joining Kodak, Pellow was the Gannett chair in integrated publishing sciences in Rochester Institute of Technology’s (RIT) School of Printing Management and Sciences (SPMS). She has also held senior marketing roles at IKON Office Solutions, InfoTrends, Xerox and IBM.

Pellow can be reached at barb_pellow@infotrends.com.

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