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Warehouse and Inventory Essentials - A LEAN Approach
July 30-31, 2008

This two day seminar is designed to introduce the new stockroom and warehouse manager, inventory control staff, and the small business owner to the fundamentals of inventory control and how to use the LEAN tools to optimize warehouse layout and operations.

This seminar can help you save money, improve your customer service level, and ultimately improve your bottom line. The Warehouse and Inventory Essentials seminar is about applying the Lean Principles of doing more with fewer resources in warehouse and inventory management. The ultimate goal of this seminar is to present you with immediately usable information in the areas of forecasting, physical control and layout, and problem recognition and resolution.

Benefits of the Program:

• Reduce your cost of inventory obsolescence
• Become truly responsive to your customer’s real needs
• Apply scientific methods to estimate safety stocks
• Apply the techniques of efficient inventory control and cycle counting
• Increase the accuracy of your inventory count
• Recognize and analyze dysfunctions within your own operation
• Cut Inventory Costs
• Optimize your Warehouse Layout and Operations

Who should attend?

• New stockroom staff
• Inventory control staff
• Warehouse staff
• Warehouse team leader
• Warehouse manager
• Small business owner

Additional Benefits of the seminar:

• Buffet Lunch at a nearby hotel
• AM and PM snacks
• Seminar workbook
• CD of presentation materials
• Certificate of attendance
• Free WiFi Internet Connection

Training Methodology:
The seminar uses a lively and fast-paced combination of live-facilitation, lectures, visual presentations, case studies, group discussions and workshops to ensure a comprehensive and yet an easy and fun learning environment.

Seminar Investment:

Early Bird Rate
Php 10,080.00

Registration and Payment must be received one week prior to the seminar.

Regular Rate
Php 11,200.00

Venue:
RMP Training Room, Rm 204 Languages Internationale Bldg, 926 Arnaiz Ave. (formerly Pasay Road), Makati City

Pre-registration is required. Slots are limited. Email   or call Chili, Francis or Raffy at 396-5425 or 372-4563 or text 0918-937-3455 for more information. You can also call the seminar venue 813-7824 on seminar days (usually Wed, Thur and Fri). A registration form can be downloaded from http://www.rmpconsultancy.com.

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Customers on the average saves over $300 when they rent their own truck and use HireAHelper.com’s labor providers.

HireAHelper.com is an Internet-based service provider that connects day laborers with people who need to get work done. Launched in June 2007 HireAHelper.com has drawn over 1,000 registered helpers in all 50 states. With sections for Moving Help, Landscaping Help, Cleaning Help, and General Help / Day Labor HireAHelper.com has you covered. HireAHelper.com is also the endorsed and sole moving labor provider for Realtor.com and Moving.com.

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3. When the work is done hand them an authorization code.
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Most of us would probably own mobile phones right now. Some even own more than one!

Mobile phones have become a necessity nowadays. It has made communication may it be personal or business easier.

People tend to get the same phone models that somebody they know use especially with the availability of more affordable phones. As such some want to set their selves apart from the crowd by peronalizing their mobile phones.

I’ve seen people change the appearance of their phones by getting new cellphone casings/housings. Some would have their phones get custom designs either by airbrush painting or by getting one of those gmasks.

The easiest, and most probably the most affordable, way to customize would be by getting their own ringtones. Any audio file can be turned into your phones’ ringtone. There is a plethora of software and services available in the internet that could convert any audio file into a ringtone format that is compatible with your mobile phone.

You can grab a couple of ringtones from RingtonesFactory.com

Ringtonesfactory.com offers a huge selection of ringtones, graphics, wallpapers, and games for your cell phone. No matter what your cellular provider is, you can have any of the hottest ringtones delivered to your phone within seconds, no credit card or software needed.

You can take ringtones to another level by getting ringback tunes. Ringback tunes are pretty much like ringtones but differ by the fact that the calling party hears the ringtone/ringback tone.

Some would get pouches and mobile phone bags to protect their phones.

So how about you? Do you personalize your mobile phone? How do you personalize your mobile phone?

Ateneo CORD E-Learning Series (ACES)

presents

Marketing That Sells! A Beginner’s Perspective
(Online Course)

Date: July 29 - 19 August 2008 (only 1-2 hours daily over a 3-week period)

The Online Course is part of Ateneo CORD E-Learning Series (ACES). Ateneo Center for Organization Research and Development (Ateneo CORD) and Ateneo Java Wireless Competency Center (AJWCC) are two centers in Ateneo working together to deliver online courses that are designed to respond to the needs of busy individuals who seek to build competencies through further training and learning.

Registration Fee:

P9,950.00 inclusive of online course access, certificate, and taxes.

Early Bird Discount: 10% discount on or before June 25, 2008.

What sells? What doesn’t? Find out about Effective Marketing at ACES!
SIGN UP NOW!

‘Marketing That Sells’ is an online course accessible to anyone with Internet access. Log onto class anytime anywhere! Collaborate with our Experts and fellow participants from all over the country via online chat, forums, and activities. The course has exciting, dynamic aspects, such as podcasts, simulations, animation, online exams, and much more!

Who Should Attend:

Marketing and Sales Practitioners, Professionals with a technical, financial, creative and support background from junior to senior level, who need to gain awareness and understanding of the techniques, tools, and processes involved to make sound marketing decisions.

Target Audience:

Beginners to Intermediate Marketers and Non-Marketers.

Program Content:

Learn the dimensions abounding effective marketing as this course illustrates how the concepts of marketing strengthens your company’s performance. Various case studies are provided to ensure that you can concretely apply the principles you learn to the existing challenges you face.

Learn how best to position their products or services in the market, leading to better sales generation.

Module 1: Understanding the critical role of marketing in organizations and society
- understanding marketing in the modern context
- the 5 elements of marketing process

Module 2: Knowing the customer
- understanding buyer behavior
- market segmentation
- market targeting

Module 3: Basic marketing strategy and the Positioning Statement
- differentiating and positioning

Module 4: The pricing strategy
- setting the price
- responding to price changes

Module 5: Marketing communication
- the communication process
- developing effective communication

Course Instructor:

Noel M. Cortez enjoys the best of both worlds — the corporate and the academe. He has 17 years of corporate experience as Senior Brand Manager of Unilever, Marketing Head of Ramcar, Segment Manager of IBM, and Sales Strategy and Channel Development Head of Globe Telecom Inc. Currently, he is Vice President of Bank of Commerce. He is also the Director of Marketing Distribution Management Program for AIM EXCELL and a Professor for Sales and Marketing for AIM MBA Program. He finished Electrical Engineering from the University of the Philippines and earned his Master in Business Management from AIM.

The Online Course is part of Ateneo CORD E-Learning Series (ACES). Ateneo Center for Organization Research and Development (Ateneo CORD) and Ateneo Java Wireless Competency Center (AJWCC) are two centers in Ateneo working together to deliver online courses that are designed to respond to the needs of busy individuals who seek to build competencies through further training and learning.

For more info:

Fiera De Manila, Inc.
Tel. :  +632-896-0637,  899-6216
Fax.:  +632-896-0637,  890-2101
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Visit Website:  http://www.fmi.com.ph

In this day and age of technology and the internet it is but common sense that if your business is not in the internet it simply shows that you are not in business. Having your business accessible in the internet can simply begin with setting up a website.

But nowadays just about anybody can make their own websites. So you will need to set your self apart from the rest especially if your competitors also have an online presence. As such there is not better way than having an innovatively designed website that is functional, accessible, engaging and informative.

One of the many companies that can do all that for you is PrimeView. They are a 12 year old Arizona website design company that has worked with startups to fortune 500 clients, such as Nissan, National Car Rental and University of Phoenix.

PrimeView focuses on building compelling and innovative websites that convert viewers to customers.

PrimeView does that by integrating website design with Search Engine Marketing to create highly successful websites that rank well for their business key words such as “Arizona SEO”.

You can find more information about PrimeView by going to Google and search for “Arizona web site design”. Do check out their cool before and after gallery to see some of their work.

Are you looking for new furniture for your home? Perhaps you are looking for something that is both a space saver and at the same time will serve you well.

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• Avon
• Triumph
• Amway
• Nu Skin
• Tupperware
• Mary Kay

Looks for individuals (preferably female, good looks optional) who can share their experience and insights on the direct-selling strategies of their respective companies. Must bring their company’s marketing kits/compensation package in order for a meaningful relationship.

Interested individuals are assured of an afternoon of taped conversations, a warm cup of coffee, meaningful business questions and a date with one of the sexiest guys in town.

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Do you have an extra vehicle lying around that you are no longer using? Is it too old or broken that you can’t even sell it?

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