EFFICIENCY IN WOODWORKING

EFFICIENCY IN WOODWORKING -One of the most comprehensive programs ever developed for the wood products industry - 18 video taped lessons. Lectures are presented by NCSU faculty and invited guest lecturers who typically are wood industry consultants, managers and engineers. The course package includes videos, handout materials and homework assignments (to be reviewed and corrected by your in-plant coordinator, or used for personal, "self examination" applications). The course is designed for engineers and supervisors who wish to sharpen their technical and management skills and are willing to put forth some extra effort.

Individual lectures are available for purchase, as is the entire course.
The course is available only in English.

Subjects addressed include: (ENGLISH ONLY)
Lecture 1. APPROACHES TO COST REDUCTION (69 min.) Order Video
E1. $69.95
- Labor cost reduction
- Material cost reduction
- Overhead cost reduction
- Concept of return on investment

Lectures 2. & 3. PROPERTIES OF WOOD (198 min.) Order Videos (2 Videos in Set) E2. $129.00
- Wood structure and properties
- Wood and water
- Warpage, and other defects
- Grain and machining characteristics

Lecture 4. LUMBER GRADES AND COST RELATIONSHIPS (142 min.) Order Video E4. $69.95

- Lumber purchasing considerations

Lecture 5. LUMBER YARD AND DRY OPERATION (105 min.) Order Video E5. $69.95

Lecture 6. ROUGH MILL OPERATIONS(105 min.) Order Video E6. $69.95
- Types of rough mills
- How to improve lumber yield

Lecture 7. PURCHASING (60 MIN.) Order Video E7. $69.95
- How to save other materials
by smart purchasing

Lectures 8, 9 & 10. LABOR EFFICIENCY (309 MIN.) Order Videos E8.
(3 Videos in Set), $149.00
- Labor performance
- Incentive systems
- Methods improvement
- Work sampling
- Industrial examples

Lectures 11. & 12. PRODUCT ENGINEERING (115 MIN.) Order Videos
(2 Videos in Set), E11. $129.00
- The complete procedure: designs, bills of materials, route sheets, etc.

Lecture 13. ECONOMICS OF MACHINE
SELECTION ( 47 min.) Order Video E13. $69.95
- A "cookbook" procedure for evaluating potential investments.
- Presented by a leading wood industry consultant

Lecture 14. & 15. PLANT LAYOUT ( 104 min.) Order Videos E14. (2 Videos in Set), $129.00
- Types of layouts
- Important considerations in woodworking plant design

Lecture 16. ECONOMICS OF TOOLING ( 68 min.) Order Video E16. $69.95
- Discussion of tooling alternatives
and their impact on the general cost and quality of manufactured wood products.

Lecture 17. QUALITY CONTROL (39 min.) Order Video E17. $69.95
- Discussion of various quality control procedures by a head of
quality control for a major furniture manufacturer

Lecture 18. PRODUCTION CONTROL (59 min.) Order Video E18. $69.95
- Review of scheduling and control procedures commonly used in the wood industry

ORDER THE ENTIRE COURSE (ENGLISH ONLY) 18 LESSONS. Order EIW.
ON VIDEO WITH HANDOUTS (18 VIDEOS IN SET), $495.00

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