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XONITEK Corporation e-Newsletter October 2008
FEATURED EVENT
Association for Corporate Growth's State of the Capital Markets Seminar
 
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October 15th
11:00am - 8:00pm
 
XONITEK Corporation is proud to participate in the Association for Corporate Growth's State of the Capital Markets Seminar presented by ACG's New York Chapter.  XONITEK's President, Joseph Paris Jr., has been deeply involved in the planning of this event and will participate as a panel moderator. 
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Institute for Industrial Engineers Annual Conference & Expo 2009
Process Industry Track: Call for Speakers
 
Track Chairman: Joseph Paris
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Deadlines:
November 15, 2008: abstract submissions
December 15, 2008: Abstract acceptance notification
March 31, 2009: Powerpoint presentation
April 3, 2009: Speaker registration
 
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LEAN
Is Your Office Lean?
By Robert Clarke 
Lean comicAs Lean continues to gain momentum in North America, more and more businesses are starting to realize that the benefits of Lean are not limited to just the shop floor.  Companies across all industries have applied the concepts of Lean methodologies and, in doing so, they have noted impressive gains in internal efficiencies, customer satisfaction, on-time delivery and new business growth.
 
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BUSINESS STRATEGY
What You Can Learn from the Airline Industry 
By Michael Borzumate
AirplaneRather than a luxurious, enjoyable experience, air travel has become a drudgery.  Unimaginative leadership, a commoditized product, and a weakened service infrastructure have converged to drive the industry deeper into the pit of commoditization.  Michael Borzumate explains three lessons you should apply in your own organization.
 
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How Do You Measure Results?
by Peter Cronk
Tape measureThere are various methods to measure results. Peter Cronk gives a quick review of seven that may be valuable to you.
 

 
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RISK MANAGEMENT
How Well is Your Enterprise Running?
by Dave Chapman
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The promise of Key Performance Indicators as an exciting new opportunity for accurate and complete enterprise metrics, came in with a whirl of excitement and has seemingly lost its momentum.  The why is simple: if an enterprise or an organization has not identified all of the Fundamental Business Activities and implemented them by doing a scan of the activities to develop metrics, they can not possibly be accurate or complete.

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President's Corner

4-Steps
The Eureka Moment
Almost all of us have experienced a "Eureka Moment" - a moment in our lives where we have had a great idea.
 
How might you get yours?

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EVENTS

KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
October 6th-9th, 2008: XI International Industrial Engineering Congress
 
ACG/TMA Distressed Capital Connection
October 2, 2008
 
October 7, 2008

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