Registration Costs: tbd.
Sample Itinerary:
Arrival Day - Guests can check in after 3 pm (TPTS will host a “meet and greet reception” from 6 pm to 8 pm)
Day 1 - 8 am-4 pm - We will learn about Quality Management Systems and how they differ from “typical Quality Control Functions”. We will complete a “Process Flow Map” of a basic sawmill and identify where quality based deficiencies are most likely to occur.
Day 2 - 8 am-4 pm - Participants will work together, developing processes and visual audits to eliminate or significantly reduce the identified deficiencies.
Day 3 - 8 am-4 pm - We will explore the use of current technologies readily available throughout the industry to collect the data from these audits / processes for use in regression analysis, supporting capital investments, etc.