May 2008: EPICS Version 8.10 released with numerous enhancements.

See the September newsletter for details.

    

Description

EPICS webinars are one-hour on-line training sessions that "spotlight" a specific EPICS feature. This is a convenient and very low-cost method for training personnel on specific tasks.

If there is a topic that you would like to see included in a future webinar series, please send let us know at help@foyinc.com or by calling us at 972-782-7282.

Registration

Send an email to help@foyinc.com indicating the class in which you would like to participate, or give us a call at 972-782-7282.

To join a webinar session, you will need...

  • high-speed internet access
  • a telephone to join the conference call

Fees

$50 per login. So, gather a group around a large monitor and a speaker phone. Or better yet, use a video projector in a conference room.

Schedule

    No topics scheduled at this time. A new webinar series will be coming soon.

Date/Time
(Central Time)
Topic
Description

Thursday
September 18
1:00 PM
My local time?

This session is repeated on October 16

Downstream Department Scheduling

A scheduling screen for downstream production departments was added in update 8.9. The same scheduling capability for scheduling the press in now available to other departments.

In this session, learn how to schedule your bottle-neck departments and how production departments can view and post production directly from an on-screen schedule.

Thursday
September 25
1:00 PM
My local time?

This session is repeated on November 6

Everything Pricing
 One of the most popular webinar topics. This session explains the many features and options of the EPICS Pricing module, the Discounts and Surcharges screen, and how to modify prices en masse. In short, it is everything pricing.
Thursday
October 2
1:00 PM
My local time?
Physical Inventory
 The Physical Inventory feature in EPICS is a method for verifying the physical count of in-process goods, finished goods, and billet inventory. A permanent history of the inventory is recorded.

In this session learn how to implement a plant-wide physical inventory using data you already have in EPICS.

Thursday
October 9
1:00 PM
My local time?

This session is repeated on November 13
Customer Service

This session will focus on enhancements included in EPICS update 8.9, including the new "Pack/Ship/Invoice" tab on the QBE Items screen and the enhanced Maintain Manifest screen. Also included in this topic...

  • New customer activity log
  • Order inquiry methods
  • CSV data import for rapid entry of customer-initiated orders and large, repeat orders
Thursday
October 16
1:00 PM
My local time?
Downstream Department Scheduling
 A scheduling screen for downstream production departments was added in update 8.9. The same scheduling capability for scheduling the press in now available to other departments.

In this session, learn how to schedule your bottle-neck departments and how production departments can view and post production directly from an on-screen schedule.
Thursday
October 30
1:00 PM
My local time?
Die Maintenance and Nitriding Planning

This session explores the many enhancements for dies and die copies added to EPICS within the past few updates, including...

  • Nitriding planning, scheduling and posting
  • New fields in the Die Copies screen
    • Front and Rear scrap
    • Min and Max Runout
    • Min and Max Billet
    • MultiBillets
    • Coring %
  • Configuration settings
Thursday
November 6
1:00 PM
My local time?
Everything Pricing
 One of the most popular webinar topics. This session explains the many features and options of the EPICS Pricing module, the Discounts and Surcharges screen, and how to modify prices en masse. In short, it is everything pricing.
Thursday
November 13
1:00 PM
My local time?
Customer Service

This session will focus on enhancements included in EPICS update 8.9, including the new "Pack/Ship/Invoice" tab on the QBE Items screen and the enhanced Maintain Manifest screen. Also included in this topic...

  • New customer activity log
  • Order inquiry methods
  • CSV data import for rapid entry of customer-initiated orders and large, repeat orders
Thursday
November 20
1:00 PM
My local time?
Stock Inventory

Everything related to maintaining stock inventory

  • Methods for putting metal into stock
  • Methods for pulling metal from stock
  • Using "stock parts"
  • Create new orders for stock replacement

 

  
   
 
 
 
 

Post 2008 Conference Slides Available

 
 
 
 

January 2008: EPICS Version 8.9 released with numerous enhancements.

See the May newsletter for details.
 
 
 
 
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May 2007: EPICS Version 8.6 released with numerous enhancements.

See the May newsletter for details.
 
 
 
 
 
 

September 2006: EPICS Version 8.4 released with numerous enhancements.

See the September newsletter for details.