PORKSHOP.2006: TAKE TIME TO THINK AHEAD
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| Manage your margins through the windshield, not the rearview mirror. |
Simply emulating industry
practices or relying on traditional historical reports are not sustainable
strategies in today's dynamic pork environment.
The 14th Annual PORKSHOP seminar, sponsored by CPA firm Latta,
Harris, Hanon & Penningroth, LLP and FBS Systems, Inc. will prepare you
for the opportunities and challenges on the road ahead. First,
you'll hear how you and your lender can prepare for the coming cycle
low, explore the next horizon of swine production: using
real-time data to manage the growth process. Next, you'll
pinpoint your competitive position through cost benchmarks
and discover how to supplement traditional "backward" views (closeouts
and financial statements) with interactive production cost modeling
and executive "dashboards." Finally, you'll be able
to choose between a forward-looking financial session on estate planning
or technical breakout sessions on the latest concepts in information
management.
The seminar runs from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm on Wednesday, June 7th and features these speakers:
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| Lending
Strategies Coming into Cycle Lows |
Lee Fuchs,
Vice President, Capital Markets for Farm Credit Services of Missouri |
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| Managing
the Growth Process Using Real-Time Data |
Michael
Brumm, PhD., Professor of Animal Science at the University of
Nebraska |
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| Key Factors
Leading to High Levels of Profitability and 2005 Financial Benchmarks |
Mark Penningroth,
CPA, Latta, Harris, Hanon & Penningroth, L.L.P., Tipton, Iowa |
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John McNutt,
MBA, LLHP |
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| Real-Time
Sales Cost Monitoring and KPI Executive Reporting |
Norm Brown,
President, FBS Systems, Aledo, Illinois |
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| The Seven
Deadly Sins of Estate Planning (and Why You've Committed More than
One of Them) |
C. Christy
Barton, J.D., The Barton Law Firm, L.L.C., Columbia, Missouri |
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| FBS
Technical Sessions |
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Maintaining
an executive "dashboard" |
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"Worst-case
scenario" budgeting |
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Managerial
accounting topics |
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New closeout
report possibilities |
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Which is best: local
or hosted software? |
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The next wave
of real-time data collection |
PORKSHOP.2006
will be held at the Renaissance Savery Hotel in Des Moines, Iowa, on June
7th, one day prior to the World Pork Expo. Register by Friday,
June 2nd, for substantial savings. To download a seminar brochure,
click here.
To register, click here
or call 800.437.7638 /Extension 1.
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JUST AROUND THE BEND... USER CONFERENCE.2006
Attention
all ag computer users: Prepare for a great adventure on August 23rd and
24th, 2006, at the River's Bend Conference Center, overlooking the majestic
Mississippi River in Moline, Illinois. Hold those dates and watch your
mail and this newsletter for more details.
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SOFTWARE Q&A
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Send
us your questions/problems–be they short, long, simple or downright
frustratin'!–about SeRVware
and we'll handle them right "on the air" for the benefit of all.
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How
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A
new feature in FBS 7.7 is the ability to automatically check
for updated files. You cannot update files between
versions (i.e. from 7.6 or older versions to 7.7) and you
can no longer go to the FBS website and click on updates to
get new program files (with the exception of Payroll). To
check for and get updates: |
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If you are running a network version, make sure that everyone else is logged off of FBS. |
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Go to
Utilities/Check for Updates. You will be
asked if you want to connect to the FBS website to get the
latest program changes. Click on Yes. |
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You will see a list of program files with Current and New dates. The files highlighted in green are the ones that will be updated. |
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The first time you go to update files you must click on the Edit Company button on the right and fill out the form. The information is saved so you only need to do this once (unless your e-mail address changes). |
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At the bottom of the screen you can determine the number of days until you are prompted to check for updates again. We recommend that you update at least once a month. Also notice the number of files to update. |
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After
you have saved the company information then click on the Update
button. |
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The message "Update Complete, Click OK to Continue" will be displayed when the download is complete.
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The time
to download depends on the number of files and the speed of
your Internet connection. You should notice an
hourglass. If nothing happens when you click on
the Update button check to see that your company information
is saved through the Edit Company button. If the information
is ok, you may need to temporarily disable your anti-virus
software or change your Internet setting to allow updates
from our website. |
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After
clicking OK to continue you will be taken back to the
Select Company screen. (If you are running on a network, you
will need to log on.) |
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If you
get an error during the download or installation, just click
OK and try the process again. (Check to make sure
that no one else is currently running FBS.) If
you continue to get errors please contact our support department
by e-mail support@fbssystems.com
or phone 800-437-7638 ext 2. |
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Call in your questions (800.437.7638) or e-mail them
to support@fbssystems.com.
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