Newsletter
– August
2007
In This Issue:
- President's Message
- Shoreline APICS PDM Calendar
for 2007/2008
- Survey Results
- Board of Directors
Meeting Schedule for 2007/2008
- 2007/2008 CPIM Review
Course Schedule
·
Board of Directors 2007/2008
Fellow APICS Members
Welcome to the 2007-2008-program year. I hope that you all have had a wondrous and
enjoyable summer. This year promises to be exciting and challenging all around
with new opportunities abounding.
Please welcome our new board members for this year. Dave Wargin, Joy Thiers and Alice Ward have all joined our already
experienced board and should provide new insights and give existing board
members opportunity to explore other roles and provide even more value to our
chapter.
The President’s role is going to be a challenge for the next
few years as I have signed on to a project for Manitowoc Cranes that will take
up a lot of my time and take me to the far reaches of the galaxy. Well, maybe
just this planet. Manitowoc Cranes is
going to be implementing a new ERP system that will link together the 21
different business units of the Manitowoc Crane Group. These business units are located in 23
different countries speaking 13 different languages and currently using 26
different business systems. The scope
includes 11 manufacturing plants employing over 5,000 people, over 100
different crane models and nearly 2 million parts. While technology will allow me to be in
communication with the board members, I will be out of the country or out of
the state for most if not all of our meetings.
On the other hand I hope to bring some very useful insights to the
chapter regarding an implementation of this magnitude.
Fortunately our past President, Bruce Balthazor
has generously agreed to help carry the ball and serve as Co-President for an
undetermined time period in addition to his position as VP Certification and
Education.
All in all it promises to be a very good year with many
excellent speakers and PDM locations.
Please check out the schedule and mark your calendars.
Thank you all for your continued support of the Shoreline
Chapter of APICS. We look forward to
bringing you the best speakers, tools, and information that we can offer to
help you continue to grow in the field of operations management.
Sincerely,
James Prellwitz, CPIM
President: Shoreline-APICS
Shoreline
APICS PDM Calendar for 2007/2008
|
Date |
Location |
|
9/18/07 |
Millhome Supper
Club, Kiel |
|
10/17/07 |
Black Wolf Run, Kohler – Kohler
Tour |
|
11/13/07 |
River City Streets, Sheboygan |
|
1/10/07 |
Knox’s Silver Valley Supper
Club, Manitowoc |
|
2/13/07 |
Nino’s Restaurant, Sheboygan |
|
3/12/07 |
Time Out
Sports Bar & Grill, Manitowoc – Student Night |
|
4/15/07 |
Richards
Restaurant, Sheboygan Falls – Top Management Night |
|
|
|
Please note
that all PDM dates and locations are subject to change. Check our website for the latest
information. More information on the
Sept PDM will follow in the Sept newsletter.
Time:
Cocktails:
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Dinner:
6:00 PM to 6:45 PM
Chapter
Business: 6:45 PM to 7:00 PM
Speaker:
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Cost:
Member:
$20.00
Guest:
$25.00
Student:
$15.00
Location: Millhome
Supper Club, 16524 Lax Chapel Rd
Kiel,
WI 53042
Survey Results: We will
publish the results of the survey from last May in the monthly
newsletters. We had a 21% response rate
from the general membership on the survey.
1. Please
indicate if you are a: 21 Member 10 Non-member
2. Let us know which of the following
APICS events/services are most important to you.
(Check all that
apply)
24 Monthly
Professional Development Meetings (PDM’s)
2 Certification
review courses
14 Monthly newsletter
0 APICS
Bookstore
3 Chapter website: www.shorelineapics.org
5 ½ day local seminar on advanced topics
45 1-day
local seminar on advanced topics
8 Job
performance enhancement
16 Professional
contacts and networking
Other: _Magazine________________________________________________
3. Do you hold a certification? (Check all that apply.)
CPIM - 14 CIRM - 0
CFPIM - 0 CSCP - 0 Other -
1
4. If not
certified, do you plan to become certified in the near future? (Check all that
apply.)
Yes:
CPIM – 4 Yes: CIRM - 0 Yes: CFPIM - 0 Yes: CSCP - 1
Board of Directors Meeting Schedule for 2007/2008
|
8/7/07 |
9/4/07 |
10/2/07
|
11/6/07
|
1/8/08
|
2/5/08
|
3/4/08
|
4/4/08 |
|
The Board of Directors meets on the first Tuesday of
every month at Lakeshore Technical College at 6:00 PM. There will be a special meeting of the
board, in May, to review the program year and plan for the next year. All members are welcome to attend any board
meeting. Please contact a board member
if you're interested in attending a meeting and/or joining the Board.
2007/2008 CPIM Review
Course Schedule
|
COURSE TITLE |
MODULE DATES |
|
Basics of Supply Chain
Management (BSCM) |
Sept 20, 27, Oct 4, 11, 18 |
|
Master Planning of Resources
(MPR) |
Nov 1, 8, 15, 29, Dec 6
|
|
Detailed Scheduling and Planning
(DSP) |
Jan 17, 24, 31, Feb 7, 14 |
|
Execution and Control of
Operations (ECO) |
Feb 28, March 6, 13, 27, April 3 |
|
Strategic Management of
Resources (SMR) |
April 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15 |
Location / Fees
The
classes will be held at The Bemis Company Plant N. Sheboygan Falls. The course fees are $250 for APICS members
and $325 for nonmembers, APICS Membership can be applied for through the APICS
website: www.apics.org. The course fees include participant
guides/workbooks. Checks for fees should be made out
to Shoreline APICS Chapter, and should be sent to PO Box 1351
Manitowoc, WI 54221-1351prior
to the beginning of class. The class
sizes are limited to 20 students.
Note: Sessions may be cancelled should there not be enough
participants.
For questions or if you wish to registration please call or
email:
Bruce G. Balthazor, CPM, CPIM
Senior
Buyer
DRS Power
& Control Technologies, Inc.
4265 North
30th Street
Milwaukee,
WI 53216
Phone (414)
875-4772
Fax (414)
875-4712
Directions to Bemis Plant N in Sheboygan Falls
1. Head
West on WI-23 - go 2.6 mi.
2. Take the
CR-Y exit towards Kohler - go .4 mi.
3. Continue
on Highland Dr. - go .8 mi. you will pass Woodlake Market
4. Turn
Right on Greenfield Dr. - go 1.2 mi. this is known as upper Falls
Road. It takes you past the cemetery located on the right.
5. Turn
Right on Range Line Rd. - go .3 mi.
6. Turn
left on Forest Avenue - go about 1 block. Bemis Plant N is on the left
side
7. Turn
left at the Bemis plant
The parking
area is on the side or in the front. Please use the front door and sign in at
the desk upon arrival.
INSTRUCTOR HONORARIUMS
We are currently seeking instructors for the CPIM review
courses. The instructors receive $750 as honorariums for every course and
are eligible for 2 certification maintenance points per hour of instruction as
outlined in the maintenance manual. If
you are interested, please contact any of the Certification VP Bruce Balthazor brucegbalthazor@DRS-PCT.com.
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|
Position |
Name |
Telephone |
Email |
|
Co-President |
James Prellwitz |
|
|
|
Executive
Vice President |
Alice
Ward |
|
|
|
Co-President |
Bruce Balthazor |
414-875-4772
|
|
|
Secretary |
Stacy
Backhaus |
920-320-6024 |
mrsrock630@hotmail.com |
|
Treasurer |
Joy Thiers |
920-803-3928 |
joy.thiers@kohler.com |
|
Membership
VP |
Dave Wargin |
|
dilly@charter.net |
|
Programs
VP |
Ruth
Zimmermann |
920-242-5598 |
rzimmermann@muthco.com |
|
Education
VP (Faculty) |
Steve
Redmer |
888-468-6582 |
|
|
Certification
VP |
Bruce Balthazor |
414-875-4772
|
|
|
Student
Chapter VP |
Linda Tryba |
920-457-4441
x77830 |
|
|
Newsletter
Editor |
Debra
Gunderson |
920-682-8825
x154 |
|
|
Webmaster |
Mark Duff |
920-457-4441
x72524 |
|
|
Passport
Coordinator |
Dan Otte |
920-726-4221 |
|
|
Region 14
Rep |
Diane Miderski |
414-803-9851 |
dmiderski@yahoo.com |
Editor's Note
Your comments and suggestions are welcome. Please e-mail Newsletter@ShorelineAPICS.org.
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