VISUAL User Group Conference - Release 6.53


Personal Invitation


Date:            November 15, 2007
Time:  
         8:30 AM– 1:00 PM
Location:     
Coast Terrace Inn
                     4440 Gateway Blvd.
                     Edmonton, AB




On November 15th, Shop 9000 will host our twelfth annual Visual Manufacturing User Group Meeting for our Canadian customers. This year’s theme will be the upcoming Visual 6.53 release as well as the use of new .net Microsoft tools to show innovative new releases of Quality, CRM, Online Training Material, Project Management, Management Reporting and Dashboards.

In addition, we are offering training on Visual 6.53, Month and Financial Year End Processes, Advanced Material Planning techniques, Technology review, Best Practices for your implementation and future upgrades, and Management Reporting. 

The User Group Meeting is sponsored by Shop 9000 and is free to all Alberta based Visual Manufacturing Customers.



Conference Session Overview


8:00 - 8:30
- Registration and Presentations of Visual 6.53

8:30 - 9:30 - General Session

  • Presentation of key features and enhancements of Visual 6.53
  • Review of Visual Manufacturing long term product roadmap
  • The presentation of new products to handle your needs for quality, CRM, Project Management, document management, Online training, and Management Reporting.
  • What’s new with the Infor support group
  • Customer presentations on how they achieved outstanding company performance using Visual Manufacturing

Concurrent Educational Sessions

|  9:45- 10:45 AM  |
 
Session # 1

CRM to RM  - The Evolution of Customer Relationship Management to Relationship Management
Today we need to track and improve out communications with each of our major partners (our customers, suppliers, staff, and between and within departments).  Have a look at the 3 levels of Relationship Management (RM) that are now available with Visual Manufacturing.


Session # 2

The Next Generation of Management Reporting
Shop Reports II has arrived.  The combination of 40 standard drill down reports, user defined reporting capability with an easy to use interface, built in security, download to Microsoft Excel, Scoreboarding and Dashboarding with user tailored roles and screens.



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|  11:00- 12:00  |

Session # 1

6.53 Deep Dive  -  40 Customer inspired enhancements
A hands on presentation where each new feature will be presented and discussed from the 6.53 release.  In addition, we will review all enhancements for the last 5 years from version 6.13 to today.  There will also be a brief presentation on Visual 2008 and beyond.

Session # 2

Technology  - Covering the technical topics that we get asked about every day
This is a two part presentation.  During the first half hour, we will review the keys to ensuring a healthy, secure and optimized computing environment for your Visual Manufacturing installation.  The second half of the presentation will review the new tools and technology (SharePoint, SSRS, Microsoft Stack .net tools) at the foundation of Visual Manufacturing in 2007 and beyond.


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|  12:00- 1:30  |

Cocktail Party/Lunch and “hands on labs” for many new products
This session gives you the opportunity to share your experiences with both the Shop 9000 and more importantly your fellow Visual Manufacturing Software users.  The room is filled with an extraordinary collection of technical talent, super users of Visual Manufacturing and business expertise across a broad spectrum of industries.

I urge you to attend this last session of the day and I look forward to talking with you throughout the day.                                                                                                

Kerry Wiebe

Registration

To register online for this event:
http://www.shop9000.com/support/reg_UGM_2007.asp?id=771

Or for more information please contact Sue Bellevue at:
Susan Bellevue
National UGM Coordinator
VOX Wireless, Inc. and Shop9000

Phone: 905.635.2391
susan@voxwireless.com