The Glovia International User Group: Creating Payback Together

By Ken McAninch, President - Glovia International User Group

2004 Glovia International User Group Conference
Have you marked the date for the annual Glovia International User Group Conference at the Walt Disney World® Resort Hilton in Orlando, Florida May 23rd - 27th? With your detailed feedback from last year in mind, we have designed an information-packed program that will provide you with more value than ever before.

Learn more about our 2004 conference and even register on-line.

Sign up before February 29, 2004 and save $200 with an Early Bird Registration!

Lean Simulation Training Sessions
Related to this issue's theme of Lean Manufacturing, we have a very exciting presentation happening at this year's conference: Avery Dennison will be conducting hands-on Lean Supply Chain Simulation Training workshops with related best practices sessions to follow to further increase your knowledge. Space in the hands-on sessions is very limited so be sure to register early.

The purpose of this training is to demonstrate various Lean Supply Chain Management techniques, concepts, and principles using a hands-on, working module that simulates the functionality of a multi-tiered supply network. These principles include just-in-time supply, lean production, network optimization, third-party logistics (3PL), waste identification and reduction, and value stream management. At the completion of this workshop, participants will have acquired a general overview of: supply chain management; extended supply chain value stream; push, pull, and optimized supply chain concepts; continuous improvement techniques; and network waste identification.

Calling All Presentations
User presentations are the cornerstone of every Glovia International User Group Conference. They represent the hard-won successes and experience of glovia.com users like you and are invaluable to attendees.

We are accepting user presentations for all three 2004 conference tracks:

• Operational — show how you overcame a challenge or improved your
      business with glovia.com.
• Application — demonstrate how to get the most out of glovia.com's capabilities.
• Technical — inform your peers on how to make glovia.com a key piece of
      their technology strategy.

If you are interested in presenting at the 2004 Conference, please contact Scott Minter, Glovia User Group Technical Manager, at scott@florida-pneumatic.com. If you have had special success with Glovia recently, please do consider "showing off" at the conference! User presentations make the conference a much better experience for everyone. We all win when we share our success and best practices.

Please feel free to contact me at any time with questions about the Glovia User Group. I look forward to seeing you at the 2004 conference!

Sincerely,

Ken McAninch

About The Glovia User Group
The Glovia International User Group is an independent, not-for-profit organization for glovia.com users around the world. If you have not participated in any of our activities before, please consider starting now!

The User Group is an extremely valuable way for you to get the most from your Glovia solutions as well as network with and learn from your fellow manufacturers. As with any organization, the User Group always becomes stronger and more successful when others participate.

If you are interested in learning more about the Glovia International User Group, visit our web site at www.gloviausergroup.com.