This course is intended for production managers, production planners, schedulers, estimators and CSRs who need to better understand the planning and production of print jobs. Eight evening sessions. In this course we will discuss how to lay out a scheduling plan, who has the authority to make changes in schedules, how estimators help determine schedules, where the scheduling process begins, how to handle conflicts when several jobs compete for completion, how to achieve maximum efficiency, when to schedule maintenance and how to deal with customer proofs. Recommended for Print Buyers, Brokers, Sales Reps, Estimators, CSRs, and Preflight and Prepress Technicians. Two evening sessions.
Many supervisors struggle with their role, caught between management objectives and employee issues.
These discussions will approach supervision from a practical, common sense and success-oriented point of view. Learn how to increase your chances to be a successful supervisor. Four evening sessions. This will be the last chance to participate in Steve Goldstein's highly valued workshop. Steve is retiring as an institute instructor after more than a decade of service.