New Standard Institute - Maintenance Seminars, planning and scheduling, shutdowns turnarounds & outages, storerooms

New Standard Institute's maintenance seminars are held in various locations throughout the year. Click on any session below for the seminar outline. Click on the "Sign Up Now" button for instant, easy, on-line registration. Information on discounted hotel rooms will be sent upon registration. Please note: These seminars are also available for on-site presentation.

— Discounts, Rebates, and Special Features: —

Early Registration Save $100 - $300 when registering prior to July 17, 2009.
Discounted sleeping rooms at the Hard Rock Hotel, if registering prior to 7/17/09.
10% rebate when 3 or more participants from a company attend the same session.
Networking opportunities at our daily "plated" gourmet lunch for all seminar attendees, or at the comfortable and busy hotel lounge for after-session discussions.

For sleeping room reservations, phone the hotel directly at (312) 334-6767 and mention the New Standard Institute room block code NEWS12022008 when booking. Sleeping Room Rates: US$199.00 (single or double occupancy)
Tax: 15.4% per night Check In: 3:00 pm / Check Out: 12:00 noon
Rooms are available from August 15 – August 22, 2009 if reserved prior to July 17, 2009. This is a firm deadline for Early Registration discounts as well. After 7/17/09, rooms will be provided on an “as available” basis at full rate. Please inform the hotel if you need parking reservations.

The seminar registration fee covers the cost of all training materials, including an extensive reference manual, handouts, books, and supplies. Continental breakfast and Afternoon refreshments are provided daily. The Consultants of New Standard Institute invite you to be their guest at a delicious three course lunch every day you attend a seminar. If you have dietary restrictions, please inform our office at least two weeks before the session to order a special meal.

Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Chicago, Illinois August 17 - 19, 2009	$1,175.00
As part of New Standard Institute's MegaWeek of Maintenance Management seminars, this seminar is the classic starting point for any maintenance improvement effort. This session will be led by Michael V. Brown, President of New Standard and author of "Managing Maintenance Planning and Scheduling". Click here for outline. Early registration: $1,175.00 (deadline 7/17/09) Regular registration: $1,475.00

Preventive and Predictive Maintenance (PPM) Chicago, Illinois August 17, 2009	$675.00
Not to be missed! This seminar is the first of a series of sessions presented this week by well-known Consultant Joel D. Levitt. Whether you maintain factories, buildings or fleets, the PM system can be the core of your maintenance effort. This course will, in a short time, bring attendees to a deeper understanding of how to make PM and PdM more effective. One-Day Super Session Click here for outline. Early registration: $675.00 (deadline 7/17/09) Regular registration: $775.00

Microsoft® Project for Maintenance Chicago, Illinois August 17 - 19, 2009	$1,795.00
The course is the foundation for using Microsoft Project as part of your planning and scheduling process. As an adjunct to other programs, or as a stand-alone tool, this is a valuable program to know. - Call for discount if you bring your own laptop. Click here for outline. Early registration: $1,795.00 (deadline 7/17/09) Regular registration: $1,995.00

TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) Chicago, Illinois August 18, 2009	$675.00
TPM draws in the entire workforce and has a powerful impact on the complete output of the facility. The key to a successful TPM program is to keep it going after the initial roll-out. At this seminar the participants will gain a complete understanding of what to do, why to do it and what’s in it for the worker. This is a Joel Levitt One-Day Super Session Click here for outline. Early registration: $675.00 (deadline 7/17/09) Regular registration: $775.00

Lean Maintenance Chicago, Illinois August 19, 2009	$675.00
Hot Topic! Featuring consultant Joel D. Levitt's latest book, this course teaches specific techniques for locating and attacking waste and reducing costs of operation. Lean Maintenance will show participants not only how to uncover waste at their facility, but how to design projects to address that waste. One-Day Super Session Click here for outline. Early registration: $675.00 (deadline 7/17/09) Regular registration: $775.00

Shutdowns, Turnarounds, and Outages Chicago, Illinois August 20 - 21, 2009	$975.00
This two-day seminar will be held on Thursday and Friday, immediately following our seminars on Maintenance Planning & Scheduling and Microsoft Project for Maintenance, as well as the other sessions in our Chicago Maintenance Mega Week! Click here for outline. Early registration: $975.00 (deadline 7/17/09) Regular registration: $1,175.00

Leadership Skills for Maintenance Chicago, Illinois August 20 - 21, 2009	$975.00
After attending one or more of the one-day sessions held by Consultant Joel D. Levitt, or as a stand-alone seminar, this workshop can assist participants in their approach to managing and working with others in the industrial environment. You do not lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership. ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower Click here for outline. Early registration: $975.00 (deadline 7/17/09) Regular registration: $1,175.00

Advanced! Microsoft® Project for Maintenance Chicago, Illinois August 20 - 21, 2009	$1,175.00
How to go "one step beyond" when using Microsoft Project to plan shutdowns, turnarounds or outages. This session pushes the user and the program to control all aspects of the next project. Taught by an expert who has Been There. - Call for discount if you bring your own laptop. Click here for outline. Early registration: $1,175.00 (deadline 7/17/09) Regular registration: $1,475.00

Maintenance Storerooms
Upcoming dates to be announced.
Modern business requirements offer many new challenges for Materials Managers and Maintenance Storekeepers. MRO supplies must be available on demand while keeping inventory values to an absolute minimum. These seemingly contradictory goals are achievable through good materials management. This seminar couples the fundamentals with cutting edge methods to help bring credibility back.
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Maintenance Process Management
Upcoming dates to be announced.
Modern organizations must move toward improving the maintenance process. Preserving assets while fulfilling the overall mission of the company is key to any maintenance effort. This seminar is presented by Joel D. Levitt and features his acclaimed book "The Handbook of Maintenance Management."
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