The Buker, Inc. organization, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois is an international management education and consulting firm that works with manufacturing and distribution companies
Buker, Inc. offers a Visual Factory Course for companies on their Lean Manufacturing journey. The Visual Factory Course is a one day event that defines the basic visual factory blueprint of best in class Lean Manufacturing factories. The course focuses on the visual tools being utilized in Lean factories to drive continuous process improvement. The Visual Factory Course focuses on:
5 Pillars of Workplace Organization
The Value Stream’s Territory
Visual Production Control
Visual Quality Control
Communication and Visible Progress
Michael Tincher, President of Buker, Inc., stated, “Many companies are engaged in Lean Manufacturing implementation, but most of them stop after some type of initial factory re-arrangement. The Visual Factory Course is designed to help these companies implement the visual factory characteristics that are paramount to driving continuous process improvements.”
The Buker organization, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is an international management education and consulting firm that works with manufacturing and distribution companies. Since 1979 Buker, Inc. has worked with the best manufacturing and distribution enterprises in the areas of Lean Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Six Sigma. Past and current clients include Rust-Oleum Corporation, Siemens Building Technologies, YKK-AP America, Inc., Thermo Fisher Scientific, PerkinElmer, Highway Technologies, Inc., Hu-Friedy Manufacturing Company and many others.
For more information go to the Buker, Inc. website, www.Buker.com for free assistance to manufacturing questions (Ask The Expert) and a free download of the Lean Manufacturing Assessment.
Contact:
Michael Tincher, President
Buker, Inc.
800 Main St.
Antioch IL 60002
www.buker.com
847-395-3050
Monday, January 31, 2011
Buker, Inc. Offers The Visual Factory Course
Thursday, January 20, 2011
One To Grow On Bedtime Stories Help Parents And Grandparents Connect With Kids Through Audio Books And Short Stories
Today many grandparents feel out of touch with their grandchildren. In the past, storytime, especially bedtime stories, allowed grandparents to pass on core values and life experiences. This is difficult in an age of cellphone and computer technology. One company, however, is using technology to help grandparents connect with grandchildren
In the modern age of technology, many grandparents feel left behind, unable to connect in a meaningful way with their grandchildren. Bedtime stories, fairy tales and books were once a core activity in regards to connecting with grandchildren, but much of that has been lost as technology has taken center stage. Trenna Daniels believes that technology can actually enhance communication. She has created a full line of bedtime stories available for download in electronic format.
These award winning bedtimes stories form a series of highly entertaining adventures, filled with engaging music and sound effects, that help children cope with growing up. The ideals and values imparted are time-tested, and the stories are delivered in a way that children get the message.
"I know I don’t stand alone," stated Ms. Daniells, "in the outlook that our children are becoming ever more connected through TV, videos, cell phones they are being more disconnected. Unfortunately many of the values that children are formulating today are not providing them with the foundation they need to become functioning, well-adjusted, responsibly independent adults. As parents and grandparents we need to actively instill good values and promote strong family bonds. I think we all remember the wonder, magic and value of bedtime stories. By sharing stories in which characters survive and prosper while facing adversity and challenges, it helps children to understand that they will survive too. By sharing these stories in a format in which children have a natural affinity, we not only open the channel of communication and reconnect, we allow young minds to engage their creative imaginations! Sounds like a good old fashioned storybook to me."
"As our lifestyles change," she continued, "and more families have both parents working outside the home, grandparents are more actively involved in rearing grand kids. It becomes incredibly important to reinforce and reestablish strong family ties. We must approach our child-rearing with a new and different spirit. We must create a family atmosphere that doesn’t center on passive activities such as watching videos, TV and playing video games. I can’t overly stress the importance of building this kind of foundation and it is never too early or too late to start. Stories open a door of communication where children are more comfortable to talk about situations in which they are having difficulty coping. Audio stories open that magical world where we can realize we all create our own life's story.
The One To Grow On Audio Series has won numerous awards and has been recognized by some of the country's most prestigious childrens organizations. The series was awarded the Seal of Approval by the National Parenting Center. Creative Child Magazine gave the series the 2010 CD of the Year award. The series was named among the best in family-friendly media, products and serves by the Mom's Choice Awards. 'Exercising Good Relationships' received Dr. Toy's Best Children's Vacation Products Award in 2010.
More information including a no-charge kid's audio bedtime story and numerous samples are available at the company's website. Trenna Daniells is available for media interview and can be reached using the information below or by email at trenna@kids-audio-stories.com.
Profile:
Trenna Daniell’s formal education was in art and music. A life-long student of philosophy and metaphysics, she won a national reputation as a Human Potential Seminar trainer and lecturer. She has appeared on more than a hundred radio and television programs throughout the United States, including Good Morning America. Braille International of Stuart, Florida translated many of Trenna’s stories into Braille books and cassette stories for the blind.
When not writing children’s books, Trenna uses her education at Mt. Hood College and the UCLA Design School in California to express her art. Among her credits: a series of greeting cards for Island Heritage. Her work has appeared in Aloha Airlines Magazine and Artists of Hawaii, and in the Collectors Galleries on Maui and Kauai. The Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas commissioned Trenna to produce southwestern pastels for its hotel. Her work also hangs in numerous resorts around the world, including Sandals Resort on Negril Beach in Jamaica. She currently shows in galleries in both Vail and Aspen, Colorado. More information regarding her artwork is available at www.TrennaDaniells.com.
Contact:
Trenna Daniells
Web: http://www.KidsAudioStories.com
Email: trenna@kids-audio-stories.com
Phone 800-514-6820
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Author Saverio Monachino Champions The Cause Of Traumatic Brain Injury Sufferers, Announces Speaking Tour
A former scientist, Monachino suffers from a traumatic brain injury. Nonetheless he has managed to overcome the challenges he has faced and has gone on to become a successful author. He has announced a speaking tour in support of sufferers of traumatic brain injury and hopes to help others by demonstrating what can be accomplished
For some people, a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be an ending. For Dr. Saverio Monachino, TBI has been the catalyst for a transition. Dr. Monachino holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia and a Doctorate in biological sciences from Georgetown University. His work experience includes many years in the bio-pharmaceutical arena including drug discovery and development along with technology innovation and implementation. The traumatic brain injury he suffered, the result of an automobile accident, led to a major change in his life. However, the change he experienced also was responsible for a new world opening up before him - the world of writing.
While Saverio has undergone the life altering experiences TBI induces, he now uses his writing talent as a departure point in his life’s new adventure. Why become a writer? Simply put, Saverio has a lot to talk about now, and he finds it fun to delve into various perspectives on the meaning of life, the universe and pretty much everything else. With his special experience Saverio thinks adding his two cents to these topics is the right thing to do. He hopes to help others do the same and has announced a speaking tour that will begin early in 2011.
“So many parts of one’s brain," stated Dr. Monachino, "are altered by the TBI experience. Some are closed down or severely handicapped, others open up and lead to enhanced comprehension in new arenas. While still capable, I want to explore this new world and in my books relate what I see to others. Different is different, not necessarily worse, maybe better. I want to be a reminder of sorts, that recovery is slow, but it is real.”
Saverio Monachino's writing style has been termed 'Kurt Vonnegut meets Mark Twain'. Dr. Monachino describes it as 'comic fiction noir'. Regardless of the terms used, his attempt is to use humor to open the door to serious discussion about very important human issues.
Dr. Monachino's speaking tour will begin early in 2011. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
1. How to survive without remembering
2. Relearning to translate thoughts to words
3. Experiences in rehabilitation
4. What it is like to have a 3 Dimensional world torn away and then reformed (cognitive nodes disconnect and reconnect).
5. How incoming and outgoing messages are processed without filters
6. Things essential to help re-integrate a TBI survivor into society.
7. What is dreaming?
8. Learning to live with memory loss
Many of these topics are highlighted in his serious efforts to write about his recovery process (http://mytraumaticbraininjury.blogspot.com). The entry dated November 4, 2010 is most interesting.
Details and booking information are available by contacting Dr. Monachino at r1234f56r@yahoo.com. Information on his books is available at his website. Dr. Monachino is available for media interview and can be contacted using the information below.
"I am happy to be here," asserts Dr. Monachino, "and this is what I tell everyone who asks about the accident. Lucky to be here is more apt. Fortunate too, because so many people I do not know and most likely will never meet, helped. That list is enormous and it starts with whoever called 911, and progresses to the man who jumped in the car to check on my condition, the helicopter pilot, the nurses and doctors in the surgical suite and all of those who worked in ICU. With this list I have only gotten started because I was transferred to a rehabilitation hospital and later, as an outpatient, continued therapy. It is only in the outpatient program that my memory begins to reconnect so that I can identify some of those to whom I am grateful. Altogether there are so many people who lent a hand and without their efforts I would not be here. This is why I want to begin to repay. But in all honesty the best way for me to do this is to reach out to those in the rehabilitation process. And this is what I want to do."
Profile:
Dr. Saverio Monachino has one book published (By Any Means) and three more completed manuscripts waiting for the right opportunity. Saverio, when describing himself, simply states “I’m a scientist, or at least I was”. While by trade he was a very accomplished scientist, life changes, and challenges with a twist of fate have come to play and this has allowed him to follow his true passion: revel creatively in the complexities of the human condition, i.e., be a writer. Of course the artistic interpretation of life only points out the problems he observes while the other side of Saverio’s brain is always searching for answers. He believes that the concepts of right and wrong, like truth and beauty, seem to lie in the eyes of the beholder, and the only way to get people to question their interpretation is to make them laugh first, and then think.
Dr. Monachino was born and raised in Virginia the son of immigrant parents. He has a bachelor degree from the University of Virginia and a Doctorate in biological sciences from Georgetown University. Saverio has spent time working in the biopharmaceutical arena including drug discovery and development along with technology innovation and implementation. When not in workaholic mode Saverio spends time exploring various states in this country and provinces of Canada. He uses this exposure to regional idiosyncrasies as a source for the interesting characters populating his stories.
Contact:
Saverio Monachino
3 Brown Court,
Annandale, NJ 08801
908-399-4606
www.ComicFictionNoir.com
r1234f56r@yahoo.com
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Gina Van Luven, Author Of 'I'd Rather Scrub Toilets Than Cook!' To Host Event In Park City UT
Get Healthy - Stay Healthy is the theme of this six-week interactive program. It will be a journey to learn more about how food and lifestyle affects each individual and to learn to apply new concepts that can help one become healthier and happier
Gina Van Luven, author of 'I'd Rather Scrub Toilets Than Cook' will be hosting 'Get Healthy - Stay Healthy', a six week program beginning February 1, 2011, at Park City Yoga Studio in Park City UT. The program will be held from 7 pm to 8 pm on February 1, February 8, February 14, March 1, March 8 and March 15, 2011.
Participants in the program will learn:
* Which foods and lifestyle are best for your unique self
* To create healthy habits that are long-lasting
* How to increase energy levels “naturally”
* How lifestyle can affect digestion and metabolism
* How to reduce or eliminate cravings for processed foods
* To apply stress-reduction techniques
* How to improve your overall health and vitality
Participants in the workshop will receive a copy of her book 'I'd Rather Scrub Toilets Than Cook!'.
After counseling many clients on health and nutrition and providing them with so many simple, easy and delicious recipes, Van Luven realized she had enough recipes to create a cookbook. However, she did not want to create an ordinary cookbook. Instead, she wanted to help people “learn” to create healthy meals in their own kitchens, versus eating out. 'I’d Rather Scrub Toilets than Cook!' is a summary of Van Luven’s own struggles in the kitchen and how to overcome them.
"This book," stated Ms. Van Luven, "came from my own frustrations in the kitchen. I thought that if I could overcome my issues in the kitchen, I should put everything I learned into a book to help others. My book is the first gift I give to my clients when they start working with me. I refer to it quite a bit in my own life and in helping my clients adopt healthier eating habits."
Gina Van Luven is the founder of YOUniqueNutrition.com and its outreach program, 'The YOUnique Community'. YOUniqueNutrition.com offers individual and group health and nutrition counseling. Services also include the candida cleanse and a total body detoxification program. Products include books and nutritional supplements. Health news, healths report and health information can be accessed on the site, as well. Information is available on topics such as diet, pregnancy, nutrition, diabetic diet, constipation, diabetes, weight loss, health, depression, psoriasis, yeast infection and on many more important health topics.
The YOUnique Community puts forth the message that nutrition is more than food; it offers resources to help members in their relationships, careers, spirituality, physical activity and much more.
"Anyone," continued Van Luven, "can benefit greatly from reading my book. It was written for anyone who is 1) time-challenged, 2) doesn’t like to cook, 3) doesn’t know how to cook or 4) just wants some great, healthy recipes. Readers will also get tips about how to make their meals healthier – something many households are lacking these days. With this book, I hope to make people laugh a little and inspire their inner chef."
One thing the book does not offer, however, is a customized program for individuals. This is what Van Luven will be focusing on in the upcoming workshop.
Admission to the Park City workshop is $89. Attendees may register at www.YOUniqueNutrition.com/events.htm or by calling 435-565-2062. Couples in the same household can attend 2-for-1 with an additional $25 fee for materials.
Gina Van Luven is available for media interview and can be reached using the information below or by email at gvanluven@youniquenutrition.com. 'I'd Rather Scrub Toilets Than Cook!' is available at her website and through Ingram Publishing and Amazon. More information, including details on the YOUnique Community is available at the company website.
Profile:
Gina Van Luven is certified with the American Association of Drugless Practitioners and is the author of “I’d Rather Scrub Toilets than Cook” and founder of YOUnique Nutrition™ and Healthy Habits Wellness Center. She practices in Park City, Utah counseling clients on how to reach their health goals using a 'whole body' approach (diet, lifestyle and environment). She presents workshops and lectures to a variety of organizations on living a healthy, balanced life.
Contact:
Gina Van Luven
Health & Nutrition Counselor
www.YOUniqueNutrition.com
gvanluven@youniquenutrition.com
(435) 565-2062
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Class A Distribution Resource Planning (DRP) Awarded to Saudi Logistics Division of Banaja Holdings, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The Buker, Inc. organization, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois is an international management education and consulting firm that works with manufacturing and distribution companies
[Antioch IL, January 15, 2011] Distribution Resource Planning Class A Certification has been awarded to Saudi Logistics Division of Banaja Holdings, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Buker, Inc. Class A Distribution Resource Planning is a recognized standard awarded to distribution companies that demonstrate best in class operating performance in their operations.
Saudi Logistics Division of Banaja Holdings supplies pharmacies, hospitals, consumers, and is a third party logistics and distributor of health care products throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Logistics Division of Banaja Holdings has been certified Class A since November 2002 and is the only logistics and distribution company certified in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The Buker organization, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is an international management education and consulting firm that works with manufacturing and distribution companies. Since 1979 Buker, Inc. has worked with the best manufacturing and distribution enterprises in the areas of Lean Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Six Sigma. Past and current clients include Rust-Oleum Corporation, Siemens Building Technologies, YKK-AP America, Inc., Thermo Fisher Scientific, PerkinElmer, Highway Technologies, Inc., Hu-Friedy Manufacturing Company and many others.
For more information go to the Buker, Inc. website, www.Buker.com for free assistance to manufacturing questions (Ask The Expert) and free downloads of white papers on Lean Manufacturing, Class A Enterprise Resource Planning and other World Class Manufacturing topics.
Contact:
Michael Tincher, President
Buker, Inc.
800 Main St.
Antioch IL 60002
www.buker.com
847-395-3050
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Book Marketing, The 'Authors Marketing Powerhouse', Announces The Authors Show Lineup For The Week Of January 10, 2011
Book Marketing, The Authors Marketing Powerhouse, serves as a community of authors and allows authors to actively engage in promotion and publicity for marketing purposes. Authors can upload author photos, bios, book covers, video and book trailers. It also offers discussion forums, segmented groups and events listings. Facebook and Twitter integration are available
[January 9, 2011 Wilmington NC] Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson of eBroadcastMedia.com, founders of Book Marketing, announced today The Authors Show radio and TV weekly broadcast schedule.
Book Marketing, branded as 'The Authors Marketing Powerhouse', allows authors and publishers the opportunity to upload photos, bios, book covers, video and book trailers. The site also offers discussion forums, segmented special interest groups and allows for event listings. Each author can develop a personalized page. In addition the site allows for integration with Facebook and Twitter. The site is a joint collaboration, developed by Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson, CEO of eBroadcastMedia.com.
"We believe this site offers a real opportunity for authors and publishers," stated Mr. McCauley, "as the site offers so many options, opportunities and possibilities. It can be treated as a place to create awareness of one's work while, at the same time, the site allows the author to network with like-minded individuals. The segmented groups allow for the exchange of book marketing ideas, while the discussion forums can serve as an educational resource for those who may have a need to increase their own knowledge in regards to creating marketing and publicity plans that produce real results. All of this can be integrated with social networking technologies. The site can serve as a centralized hub for book marketing activity, education and networking."
Group discussions include website design and search engine optimization, marketing and publicity, audio and video, writing fiction and writing non-fiction. There are segmented group discussion for children's authors and Christian authors. Forum discussions include book marketing strategies and website optimization strategies. Groups and discussions can be created by participants, subject to moderator approval. Help A Publisher Publish You (HAPPY), offered through eBroadcastMedia.com, is a weekly listing of publishers and agents sent to participants of the list service.
Appearances on The Authors Show, Internet radio and tv versions, are produced by Danielle Hampson of eBroadcastMedia.com. The shows offer professionally produced radio and TV interviews that are broadcast worldwide. This upcoming scheduled radio lineups include:
J. C. Bottensek
Diane Gilbert Madsen
Charlene Wilson
Ron Barak
Dr. Charles Glassman
Robin A. Holstein (Business)
John A. DiCicco (Business)
Richard Libin (Business)
Kita Szpak (Children)
Doreen Ingram (Children)
Michaelbrent Collings (Children)
Cindy Mallin (Christian)
Elaine Marie Cooper (Christian)
Dennis Ray (Christian)
Frankie Picasso (Wellness)
James Twyman (Wellness)
Susan C. Beer (Wellness)
Week January 10 On The TV Version
Alysa Braceau
A. Colin Wright
Janice Weinheimer
"Our goal with this site," said Ms. Hampson, "is to create a one stop resource that covers all the bases in regards to creating success for authors in an Internet marketing environment. The collaboration between us allows authors to take advantage of getting the word out through Book Marketing, while participating in networking resources, group discussions, publisher information listings, full service audio and video production, publicity and marketing resources and much more, all found at one centralized location. As the site grows and evolves, the value of this resource will only increase."
Profile:
Don McCauley is the facilitator of the Free Publicity Focus Group, a marketing and publicity firm. He also serves as the host of The Authors Show Radio. Danielle Hampson is the Executive Producer of The Authors Show radio group of programs, The Authors Show TV version and is the CEO of eBroadcastMedia.com.
More information is available by visiting the Book Marketing site at www.TheAuthorsMarketingPowerhouse.com. Questions about Book Marketing can be addressed to Don McCauley by email at don (at) FreePublicityGroup.com. Questions about The Authors Show, radio and tv versions can be addressed to Danielle Hampson at danielle (at)TheAuthorsShow.com.
Contact:
Don McCauley
Free Publicity Focus Group
don@freepublicitygroup.com
Danielle Hampson
TheAuthorsShow.com
danielle@TheAuthorsShow.com
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