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Plant Management Seminar Print E-mail

Don’t miss this occasion to go One on One with Plant Guru Dr Mike Vorster.Dr. Mike Vorster

Use this opportunity to get your executives, directors and senior managers to listen to Mike - getting back to basics, and focusing on specific aspects of Plant Management.

How much more can your organization achieve, if only your team spoke the same language and rallied behind the same drivers? No two fleets are managed in exactly the same manner, but all successful operations include six key functions. In this 2 day seminar, Mike Vorster covers many of the key aspects of successfully managing large fleets, including

· OrganizationalAspects Power versus accountability?
· Accounting & Finance Key concepts that must be understood by all.
· Acquisition and DisposalWhat to buy and how long to keep it?
· Owning and Operating Costs Maintain, Repair, Rebuild or Replace?
· Fleet Maintenance The concept of Zero-Shift failures.
· Bench Marking How to measure relative performance.

Dr Mike Vorster holds a BS in Civil Engineering, an MBA from the University of Cape Town, and a h.D. in Engineering from the University of Stellenbosch. Mike is a member of the National Academy of Construction and the Virginia Tech Academy of Teaching Excellence. He is the recipient of the South African Institution of Civil Engineers Basil Reid Gold Medal for contributions o construction, the Virginia Tech Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching and the State Council if Higher Education for Virginia, Outstanding Faculty Award.

Plant Management

This 2-day seminar is aimed specifically at senior Plant and Operations Managers, Directors and Executives that are required talk and
understand a common language in order to successfully manage a Capital intensive business. Decisions made now regarding capital and operational expenditures will not only impact the current bottom line but will influence the company’s ability to compete in the long term. Dr Mike Vorster uses simple language to describe business and financial concepts and methodology that allows even the most stubborn and toughest personalities to resolve often deep rooted conflicts between plant and operations.

About the Presenter

Mike Vorster is the David H Burrows Professor of Construction Engineering and Associate Director of the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech where he has taught in the Construction Engineering & Management Program since 1986. His teaching and research interests focus on construction equipment, contract administration, and contract dispute resolution. He is a consultant to various companies in these areas and is the academic advisor to the Association of Construction Equipment Managers for whom he has presented a number of seminars and short courses focusing on the management aspects of Construction Equipment. He holds a BS in Civil Engineering and an MBA from the University of Cape Town and a Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Stellenbosch. Mike is a member of the National Academy of Construction and the Virginia Tech Academy of Teaching Excellence. He is the recipient of the South African Institution of Civil Engineers Basil Reid Gold Medal for contributions to construction, the Virginia Tech Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, Outstanding Faculty Award.

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