Making computer technology work for you TREthird annual Foodland Ontario Retailer Awards were presented recently by Ontario Minis- ter of Agriculture and Food David Ramsay (right). Winner of the chaiu store award for the Oshawa area was Miracle Food Mart, Dundas St. W., Whitby, represented by produce manager Harold Strutt (left) and store manager Trevor Barden (centre). Daryl Marietto-OMAF photographer Campeu wins award The Oshawa Centre was one of nine centres to, win a marketing award at the Canadian International Council of Shopping Centre Awards banquet* held at the Metropolitan Toronto Convention Centre on March 7. The Oshawa Centre received an award of menit for its ' The Sale That'll Knock Your Sock Off' promotion. Held in April, 1989 te promote the spring footwear clearance sale, the event involved the donation of 36,000 socks from MacGregor Hosiery which in turn were stapled te, 36,000 cards reading, 'TheSale That'll Knock Your Sock Off.' Upon return of the mateless sock te, the Oshawa Centre, customers received a reduction in price on a pair of MacGregor Socks. Campeau Canada, owner of the Oshawa Centre, also won a MAXI award for the innovative expansion of Galleria London in London, Ont. CORPORATION 0F 1THE TOWN 0F WHITBY REQUIRES A STOCK BUYER The Corporation of the Town of Whitby is currently seeking qualif ied applicants for the above position in our Pubilo Works Department. QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Grade 12 Education; experience in the automotive parts industry with respect ta inventory control; knowledge of generai purchasing principles; and, Up to two (2) years directly related experience. POSITION SUMMARY Responsible to the Manager of Operations for the acquisition of goods and services required by the Operations Section of the Public Works Department, including maintaining the stock room and the inventory of supplies and matenials. HOURS 0F WORK 7:30 arn. ta 4 p.m. SALARY START RATE: JOB RATE: $14.961 hour $15..l1/hour Please forward a detailed resume indicating education, expenience, references, etc. prior ta Friday, March, 23, 1990 ta: Personnel Department The Corporation of the Town ai Whtby 575 Rossland Raad East WHITBY, Ontario LUN 2M8 NOTE: We thank ail thase persans wha advise acknowledgement will forwarded ta thase applicanits wha for an interview. apply, but only be are invited In today's. highly competitive business world, the computer offers your firm significant gains in accuracy, fleibility, eliniination or repetitive tasks, and improved information flow. The good news is that the cost of computing power is decreasing as its usefuiness increases. Manufacturers are at last beginning te, design their machines according te agreed upon industry standards. Instead of being locked into one vendor, you can increasingly link together products from different manufacturera and create a "niixn'match" system tailored te, suit your. needs. This lets you project your future computing needs and perioclicafly add new hardware or software in a building-block, incremental fashion. This way, your system will grow comfortably with your company. P'inding, a solution that fits your needs shouldn't be difficuit, particularly if you're a manufacturer. There is a wide range of proven, affordable computer-baed technologies available. 0f these, computer-aided design and computer-aided rnanufacturing (CAD/CAM), and roboties probably offer the most significant gains. "More powerful CA]) systems can store a complete mathematical description of your product," says Tony Spoore, business development manager at the Ontario Center for Advanced Manufacturirng. «'Thallt information can be used te, produce a control programn that allows numerically-controlled machine tools to, create your product. The information captured in any CA]) database can also be used in many other downstream areas of your operation, such as process, inventory and manufacturing requirements planning,,as -well as shipment scheduling." *Financial Statements Your first instailment is due MARCH 15, 1990 965 Dundas St. W., Suite 205 West Lynde Plaza (Dundas &Jeffery Sis.> 430-116'6 v "I thought this new syslemn was supposed ta give us more accuracy, flexl.billty and better information flow. It keeps telling me, 'Try again, better Iuck next timel"' According te a study quoted in the Ontario government's. recently published 'State of Small Business' 1988 report, amail "pick and place" robots and other more elaborate versions are being used by about 35 par cent of the manufacturing firms surveyed, usually for feeding and removing parts from automated processes. The report aise shows that arnaller compamies spend a higher percentage of their incarne on R&D than do larger firms. But they are lagging behind large business in almost ail areas Of applying advanced technology, except in the Case Of numerical and computer nmnerical- control machines. Most are concentrating- on automating single machines. Yet, by iking these islands of automation, they stand te make major gains. In another survey, only 23 -par cent of amail firma are using CA]) but nxany plan te add numericai contrai maeffines,' CAD, arld- robots over the next five years. The most frequently cited reasoôns' for this slow rate of adoption are lack of a satisfactory, method o. parforming cost-beneifit analyss and a shortage Of trained operators To help' offset this skills,, shortage,the Ontario Ministry of~ Skills Development has set up the Technicians and Techrologists Sills Updating ýproam ii prograin f&'ùses on trxnng in." new and emerging technologies, including CM) and automated manufacturing. The cost is fully- borne by the province. For more information, calI the1 Traiinug Hotline at 1-800-387-5656. The tochnology assistance are there. there's no-reason for left behind. andthe Se 'eply CITICAPITAL Lendingcoempany opens shop i1*n W.itbyr:' The recent building boom in Durhamn Region has prompted a Toronto-based lending company ta open shop in Whitby. Citicapitallias been operating out of a Brock St. N. office since January. mnae Tony Motuzas, «We've been doing a lot. of business in this area 50 we decided to open an office dloser te our custemers." P'oun- ded 10 years ago, Citicapital offers «liard-to-place» mortgaçe and specializes in construction financing and mortgages. As Mot-uzas explained, a liard- te-place mortgage is the termn given te a mortgage that does not come froin the traditional sources sucli as a bank or trust company. "When the banks and financial' institutions turu them. dowi they come te us and we fin4, private money from, other. sources.: «A lot of other mortgage brok- ers also approach us because we have access te a large source of fu2nds.»' Citicapital has provided fund- ing forshopin plazas, con- domiuium developmeuts and high-rise office towers. .Motuzas said four recent con- struction projecta in Whitby have been built with Citicapital funda, but lie dedlined te name them. «Contractors don't want it known where they get their money.». Citicapital has a wealth of exeinc at its dis posai. Partners Fýrancis Blau and Bb Andrews both hold positions with the Ontario Mortgage Brokern' Association. Blau is president of the organi- zation whule Andrews is chair- man of the ethica committee. Citicapital's Whitby office is cuirrently staffed by two emplôyees but Motuzas hopes te, add another four by summer. "But if business continues the way it has, we might need them E .mneur. 14 whiatby business YOUR BUSINE F