Corrugated Boards & RSC Box Cost Estimating Workshop

Over 120 companies have sent more than 240 participants todate!!!
This workshop can become an integral part of your employees training program!

This is a practical workshop for non-technical persons in sales, brand
management, finance, marketing, small & medium scale industry managers,
logistics and purchasing buyers. 

It is a refresher course for Q.C./Q.A./C.O.C. practitioners.

Course Outline:
1.   Choosing Paper Raw Materials
     a. Fiber sources & Industry Norms
     b.	Virgin Fibers & Recycled Fibers - (what is the quality difference?)
     c.	Standard Paper Specification - (how to specify and buy paper?)
     d.	Virgin Kraftliner & Testliner - (should we use local or imported or
        virgin or test?)
2.   RSC Box & Box Measurement - Specification Standard
     a.	Standard tolerance & allowance - (why the products will not fit?  
        Loose packs?)
     b.	Inside dimension - score-to-score dimension
     c.	Bursting strength conversion - (old rule 41 - is it still useful?)
3.   BOX COMPRESSION (STACKING HEIGHT)
     a.	Factors affecting box compression - (how many boxes high can I stack
        up?)
     b.	Ring crush or E.C.T.. test basis
     c.	McKee?s equation - box compression factor computation
4.   CORRUGATED BOARD COST ESTIMATING
     a.	Price per pound - price per kilo - price per sq. Meter - 
        (negotiating techniques)
     b.	Pricing formula  - (excel-based formula)
     c.	Cost effective alternatives / savings


In-House  Workshop
(4-hours only at your office or plant)

In-House rate:
1 person - 5,000 pesos
2 persons - 3,000 pesos each
3 persons - 2,500 pesos each
4 persons - 2,000 pesos each
5 persons - 1,500 pesos each
6-30 persons - 1,250 pesos each

For companies located beyond the 50 km radius - Transport cost will be for client's account.
Venue, extra copies of handouts, overhead projector, food and 
accomodation (if required) - for client's account.

RESERVATION REQUEST:
email to:  varpack@info.com.ph   or
Fax to: (2) 890-1221
Tel. (2) 888-5621

Preferred Date of In-House Workshop:
Date:___________________
Time:___________________


ALTERNATIVELY:


General Public Workshop

29th Cobox workshop on 30 October 2002 at Mandarin Hotel, Paseo de Roxas corner Makati Avenue, Makati City - 1:00 -5:00 p.m.

General Public Workshop Fee:
_____ Solo (1) participant - Pesos 5,000.00
_____ Two (2) participants from the same company - Pesos 2,500 each

_____ Continuous Training Program (CTP) - Pesos 1,250 each 
(CTP applies only to companies who sent participants to the previous
Cobox workshops 1st - 28th).

Payment:	
By cash or company check, will be appreciated at the venue,
in favor of: VAR COVERS & PACKAGING, INC.

- Fee includes snacks and handouts. 
- Fee quoted + EVAT (where applicable).

Please bring a tape measure and calculator.

Workshop Moderator - Lecturers:
Mr. Lorimer A. Obsina - Trainer - Consultant, shall moderate the workshop
assisted by Mr. Lopez and other industry experts.  

RESERVATION REQUEST: email to:  varpack@info.com.ph or
PLEASE FAX TO VARPACK AT (63-2) 890-1221
or call:  (2) 888-5621

VARPACK 
(Var Covers & Packaging, Inc.)
(value added resource covering the packaging industry)

May we suggest that you highlight this announcement and then paste it on to a 
document file which you may then print as well as save for future use.

Thank you very much for referring this workshop to your suppliers and 
customers and friends!!!