Distribution Facilities Benchmarking Group -
 Best Practices Meeting: Torrance, CA, July 24th - 26th, 2006

The Distribution Facilities Best Practices Meeting will be held at the Residence Inn, Los Angeles Torrance/Redondo Beach located at 3701 Torrance Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90503

Registration

Use the form below to register your attendance for the Best Practices Meeting. If you are registering for more than one individual please complete a separate form for each person.

Name:
Company:
Address:
City, State Zipcode:
Country:
Phone number with area code:
Fax number with area code: 
Email:
Fees:
The cost to participate in the Distribution Facilities Best Practices Meeting is $695 per person.
If you chose "Credit Card" please click on our  E Commerce Payment Site and select D2

Room Reservations... 
Facility Issues has reserved a block of rooms at the Residence Inn, Los Angeles Torrance/Redondo Beach located at 3701 Torrance Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90503 for the participants at a group rate of $149. These rates are also offered for three days prior to and three days after the conference. Call (800) 331-3131 or (310) 543-4566 and mention Facility Issues to obtain the group rate. You must call prior to June 30th to obtain the group rate.

We have a limited number of rooms at this rate so make your reservations now. We encourage you to register early and take advantage of the negotiated rate which is a substantial discount from the regular rate.

Check with the hotel for airport ground transportation options.

Note: If you prefer, you may print a copy of this form and mail it or fax it to:
Facility Issues / PO Box 1447 / Flagstaff, AZ 86002-1447     Fax: (800)541-5964. 

For questions please call: (800) 541-7783 or email: Facility Issues. 

Meeting Goals...

Our goal is to identify and understand what those high performing organizations are doing so you can decide if those practices would work in your organization. In other benchmarking groups that we lead, between sixty and eighty percent of the participants in the benchmarking study attend.

Agenda...

Monday July 24th

Check in and Registration  4:30 - 6:00 p.m. 
Group Dinner - Included in registration fee 6:00 p.m. 

 Tuesday July 25th

Breakfast - provided by hotel
 7:30 – 8:00 a.m.
Welcome to “Best Practices”
Keith McClanahan / Facility Issues		 8:00 - 8:15 a.m.
Introductions and Roundtable Discussion - All
  • Personal Introduction
  • Current issues you are facing at your site
  • A problem you would like to share
  • What you will gain from this meeting
 8:15 – 9:30 a.m.
Break 9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Introductions and Roundtable Discussion Continued - All
  • Personal Introduction
  • Current issues you are facing at your site
  • A problem you would like to share
  • What you will gain from this meeting
 9:45 - 10:30 a.m.
Review Preliminary Benchmarking Report
Resolve any definition questions, data entry problems or other issues		 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Best Practices Presentation: 
 		 11:30 - Noon
Lunch at hotel - included in registration fee Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Best Practices Presentations: 
 		 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Site visit to Honda and other locations to be determined 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Group Dinner - Included in registration fee 6:00 p.m. 
 

Wednesday July 26th — 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 
Breakfast - provided by hotel
 7:30 – 8:00 a.m.
Best Practices Presentation: 
Site Visits to Best Performing Organizations - Keith McClanahan, Facility Issues		 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Best Practices Presentation: 
 		 9:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Break
 		9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Best Practices Presentations: 
 		 9:45 - 11:15 a.m.
Other issues and wrap up 11:15 – 11:45 a.m.

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