Lumber Quality & Process Control
September 22-23, 2008

Invest in the future
There is no better investment you can make for the long-term health of your mill than to increase the quality and process control skills of your people.

These programs have earned the reputation for providing practical, mill-tested information that has been applied by producers to make millions of dollars in increased revenues. Most companies who send personnel to these training programs do so year after year. Managers look to them as effective tools for educating supervisors from all areas of the sawmill.

Who should attend?

- Quality Control Supervisors
& Technicians
- Production Supervisors
- Filing & Maintenance Personnel
- Key Operators

Workshop objectives

1. Insure that production and quality control
   is in balance so that both recovery and production increase.
2. Recognize and eliminate costly mistakes that rob a company of its maximum profitability.
3. Fine tune or improve an existing quality and process control program.
4. Understand how changes in kerf, target, price, wane allowance, etc. interact to influence profitability.
5. Maintain an effective lumber size-control program.
6. Learn about new developments in automated size control.
7. Maintain an effective lumber drying program focused on reducing moisture variability and drying degrade.
   

Lumber Quality Leadership
September 24-25, 2008

This program describes new concepts in quality control and management. Attendees will have the opportunity to go beyond the basics and focus on concepts and ideas that will propel their QC programs to achieve consistently solid results.

What to expect...
There are several key activities that must be accomplished for a Lumber QC program to be successful: managing the quality function, involving employees in problem solving, and finding long-term solutions to problems. Each of these activities support a QC program's basic goal of meeting customer requirements while maximizing the value, recovery, and lumber production.

Attendees will have an opportunity to work with topics that address these key activities. These topics are listed on the program below.

All topics will be taught by Terry Brown unless otherwise noted.

Registration Options

Registration made easy! Please choose from the following registration options:

• Register Online Now!
• Call OSU Conference Services to register 541-737-6439 or Toll Free 800-678-6311
• Download the full program and mail your completed registration form with payment by September 10, 2008 to:

  OSU Conference Services
  Lumber Quality Institute Workshop 2008
  200 LaSells Stewart Center
  Corvallis, OR 97331-3103

Conference registration fee includes all course materials and refreshments throughout the day(s).


Conference Fees & Cancellation Policy

• Lumber Quality & Process Control, September 22-23, 2008 - $695
• Lumber Quality Leadership, September 24-25, 2008 - $850

Those who cancel their reservations at five business days prior to the start of the workshop will be entitled to a full refund. Thereafter, a late cancellation charge will be made. Substitutions are acceptable.

The College of Forestry reserves the right to cancel courses due to low enrollment.

Lodging & Directions

Lodging
Attendees are responsible for all hotel reservations.

Hilton Garden Inn-Corvallis
Reservations may be made online or by contacting the Hilton Garden Inn-Corvallis directly at (541) 752-5000.

Many other area accommodations can be found by browsing the Corvallis Tourism site.


Getting to OSU
All workshop sessions will be held in Richardson Hall, room 107 - Oregon State University Campus

Free parking is available on-campus in designated students lots only. Guests staying at the Hilton Garden Inn also have access to free parking on hotel property.

Location and On-Site Registration
Lumber Quality Process and Control , Richardson Hall 107, Oregon State University
Monday, September 22 - 7:15am Registration, 8:00am Introductions and Welcome

Lumber Quality Leadership, Richardson Hall 107, Oregon State University
Wednesday, September 24 - 7:30am Registration, 8:00am Introductions and Welcome