Dear friends:

The Industrial Engineering, Operation Analysis and Logistics working party (5.04.13) AT IUFRO is glad to announce a series of webinars scheduled for Spring 2018. Please MARK YOUR CALENDAR! 

The goal of this webinar series is to present latest updates on technology and operations management practices impacting the forest products industry. The webinars are free and do not require a registration. If for some reason you cannot participate, a recording of each webinar will be uploaded to the working party web site. The schedule is as follows:

·       Wood procurement. March 20, 2018. 4 pm -5 pm Central European Time (GMT +01:00). WebEx session number 310 080 448 

·       Statistical Process Control (SPC) – A Time-Tested Tool for Process Control and Improvement.  April 10, 2018.  7 am-8 am Pacific Time (GMT -08:00). WebEx session number 311 570 056

·       Production Management in Forest based industries. May 15, 2018. 4-5pm Central European Time (GMT +01:00). WebEx session number 318 558 152

·       Tooling Issues in Wood-Based Manufacturing. -June 12, 2018. 10 pm-11pm Malaysia Time (GMT+08:00). WebEx session number 648 885 702

Instructions to access WebEx

1.     Go to https://virginiatech.webex.com

2.     Enter the WebEx session number (see above)

3.     If this is your first time using WebEx, the platform will ask you to install the WebEx client. It will take a couple of minutes

4.     Once you are logged-in, please adjust your microphone and speakers preferences.


Past webinars

·       Lean Logistics. Value Stream Mapping Applied to the Wood Fiber Supply Chain. February 6, 2018. A video this seminar can be accessed at https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-5/50000/50400/50413/publications/

Webinars Details

See attachment for more details and speakers information.