Topic Guideline No. THE "MUST KNOWS" OF TRUSS MANUFACTURE (PART 1) 8 THE "MUST KNOWS" OF TRUSS MANUFACTURE (PART 2) 12 EVALUATING NEW EQUIPMENT PURCHASES 16 HOW EFFICIENT IS YOUR BUSINESS 20 Y2K BUG - WHAT TRUSS PLANTS NEED TO DO 24 G.S.T. THE NEXT CHALLENGE 32 DO YOU KNOW YOUR REAL COSTS? 39 TRUSS PLANT STUDIES - A SIMPLE APPROACH 52 SMOOTH MACHINE MOVES 61 IF I ONLY KNEW THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW 67 INFORMED DECISIONS 102 WALL FRAME PRODUCTION UNITS 123 TACKLING THE SHORTAGE 125 SUFFICIENT ALLOWANCE 129 TRAINING FOR THE FUTURE 136 KEEPING A CLOSE WATCH 145 VALUE ADDING 146 SAFETY OF GANTRY TABLE PRESS ROLLER WALKWAYS 176 USING DATA FOR MACHINERY SELECTION 190 MATERIALS HANDLING EFFICIENCY 206 IS WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT THE NEXT STEP 236 CONSTRAINT MODELLING FOR CONSISTANT RESULTS 244 THANKS TO EARLY ADOPTERS 253