Presentations, Speaking Engagements, Website Updates and News & Events

PROACTION can furnish top-quality, experienced speakers for your conference or meeting.  Contact us for details and to discuss your objectives.  As you can see from the list below, we have delivered talks on a wide variety of topics.  Our most recent topic has been Understanding and Generating Best Practices, which has wide applicability to many business and professional groups.

 

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 ·    July 3, 2007 - Download for free our well-received PowerPoint presentation. Right-click, save-as:  "China & Best Practices: Reality or Myth"  (PPT)

 ·    June 20, 2007 - San Diego, "China & Best Practices - Reality or Myth?" (Paul Deis)  Key topics include lesser-known facts about China, how political factors influence business, Chinese business practices vs. best practices, and key steps to insure success with China-based production.

 ·    June 4, 2007 - Best Practices Courses has been revised.  Courses available for sale as PDF for PPT files, and delivered either by e-mail or on CD-ROM.

 ·    May 8, 2007 - Free White Papers can be translated into 7 languages.

 ·    May 3, 2007 - The Home page and Best Practices page have been revised to include more detailed information. The Free White Papers page now lists white papers by 'category' to improve navigation.

 ·    May 2, 2007 - The latest PROACTION Newsletter Article is now available in Podcast form. Download it here.

 ·    April 28, 2007 - Best Practice Courses - prices cut in half!

 ·    April 27, 2007 - View the latest entry on the Best Practices Blog.

 ·    April 26, 2007 - Resources & Links page has been updated and slightly revised, and now includes more RSS reader options, etc.

 ·    April 24, 2007 - Each and every Best Practice Courses page has been revised and updated with clearer information and thumbnails of the sample pages.

 ·    April 18, 2007 - This week's PROACTION Newsletter concludes the Lean Management series with Part 3. Download the Podcast.

 ·    April 13, 2007 - Explore continuously updated Best Practices Blog.

 ·    April 12, 2007 - PROACTION now sells and has added more books now available for sale in the E-Store. View the Books page.

 ·    April 4, 2007 - The latest PROACTION Newsletter Article is now available in Podcast form. Download it here.

 ·    March 20, 2007 - "Get Started - Understanding & Generating Best Practices" is now available to everyone as a free Podcast download.

 ·    March 7, 2007 - The latest PROACTION Newsletter Article is now available in Podcast form. Download it here.

 ·    January 26, 2007 - Our new partner, Technology Managers Forum, has weekly web radio shows. Paul Deis was a featured guest speaker on the show. Download the show in mp3 format (Podcast).

 ·    January 19, 2007 - Added 2 new booklets from Michael Lodato, "Management as a Process" and "Market Definition is a Multi-Dimensional Thing" which can be found on our Featured BPs page.

 ·    December 20, 2006 - The "Best Practices" page has been redesigned with new information and additional focus points.

 ·    November 22, 2006 - A new category, "Integrates Sales Process Management," was added to our website, including publications.

 ·    November 8, 2006 - PROACTION Newsletter "Best Practices - China & Elsewhere" sent out to subscribers. To become a subscriber, visit the newsletter page. For past issues, visit the newsletter archive.

 ·    September 20, 2006 - PROACTION Newsletter "Continuous Improvement Processes" sent out to subscribers.

 ·    September 13, 2006 - PROACTION Newsletter "Effective Enterprise Systems & Processes" sent out to subscribers.

 ·    September 7, 2006 - PROACTION Newsletter "Path to Best Practices" sent out to subscribers.

 ·    August 24, 2006 - PROACTION announces start of on-line Get-Started Webinar Series, "Understanding & Generating Best Practices."

 ·    August 8, 2006 - APICS, Ventura County. "Power Up Your Lean Team" (Heidi Katz)

 ·    May, 2006 - PROACTION launches on-line sale of its Best Practice Courses and introduces complete revision of the website.

 ·    March 14, 2006 - APICS, Ventura County. "Understanding and Generating Best Practices" (Paul Deis)

 ·    September 21, 2005 - APICS, San Gabriel Valley. "How To Improve Almost Any Process" (Paul Deis and George J. Miller)

 ·    September, 2005 - Paul Deis acquires PROACTION from its founder, George Miller.

 ·     July 12, 2005 - APICS, Ventura. "How To Improve Almost Any Process". (George J. Miller)

 ·     October 20, 2004 - APICS, Orange County, Capacity Requirements Planning & MRP – What To Do About It. (Paul Deis)

 ·     September 23, 2004 - National Contract Management Association, Inland Empire Chapter, (presented in associated with California Consulting Group). (Paul Deis)

 ·     June 16, 2004 - APICS, San Diego Chapter, Capacity Requirements   Planning & MRP – What To Do About It, Windham Hotel. (Paul Deis)

 ·     March 22-24, 2004 - WESTEC, Society of Manufacturing Engineers.

 ·     February 12, 2004 - Lean & ERP: Are They Compatible? APICS San Diego, Windham Hotel.

 ·     October 22, 2003 - Inventory Reduction & Vendor-Managed Inventory, LAPICS, Holiday Inn Long Beach, CA.

 ·     September 10, 2003 - Vendor-Managed Inventory, APICS Ventura, Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA.

 ·     May 13, 2003 - APICS, Ventura County Chapter, Amgen Conference Center, Thousand Oaks, Capacity Requirements Planning and MRP – What To Do About It. (Paul Deis)

 ·     April 9, 2003 - APICS, Los Angles Chapter, Capacity requirements Planning & MRP – What To Do About IT, Holiday Inn, Long Beach. (Paul Deis)

 

 

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