PFM Production Summer '08 Issue

Weathering the Storm
Jim Parrie, Ph.D., CPF, explores the qualities of leadership that lead to success in difficult times, including providing a vision for the future, creating a plan to accomplish that vision, and arriving there successfully as a company team effort. Discover how effective leaders organize and motivate employees to reach a higher level to realize both personal and company growth. Read this online.

Quick Tips
Learn the secrets of improving production efficiency. Learn about overlooked tools, miter saw cutting areas, and using color to organize facilities. Read this online.

Perspective
Mark Wilkie, vice president of production development and manufacturing for Wizard International, talks about the importance of making all parts of framing manufacturing work together with seamless technology integration and how businesses benefit with overall efficiency and quality. Read this online.

Spring Design Trends
Walk though the High Point Market with Vivian Kistler and see the latest 2008 product introductions, including furnishings, fabrics, and new color trends. Read this online.

Healthcare Facilities: Great Market for Wall Art
Contract framers can learn from Barbara Markoff the best ways to market framed artwork to healthcare facilities like hospitals, clinics, dental and medical offices, therapy centers, and more. Presenting the right art to these clients can lead to new and repeat business. Read this online.

Plan Your Storage for Optimum Material Flow
Jim Burke explains and lays out, with diagrams, different scenarios for setting up storage materials correctly so that production efficiency at framing facilities can be maximized. Read this online.

Choosing the Right Fitting Tools
Patrick Sarver interviews many manufacturers and distributors to help production framers decide which fitting tools—staplers and tab guns—are best to use in different situations. Learn how to choose the right tool for your specific framing jobs. Read this online.

Tips for More Effective E-mail
Advice from David Friedman on the more effective techniques for sending e-mails that get the right response, including practical tips on spell checking, copy writing, subjects lines, and using abbreviations. Read this online.

Maximizing Your Cash Flow
The Biz MD, Mike Hulser, shares effective techniques for managing your financial position, including invoicing, collecting, contracts, and purchasing. Read this online.

New Releases
See the latest releases from art publishers that supply the wall art market. Read this online.

Do the Math!
Jay Goltz discusses the importance of knowing whether or not it pays to replace an under-performing employee. Read this online.

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