Newsletter
– October
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
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APICS Conference
·
Board of Directors 2007/2008
Fellow
APICS members:
We are off to a good but challenging start to the program
year. 27 people attended our September PDM at
Millhome. We were finally able to
present Steve Rasmussen with his membership award and Lifeng Wu, Systems
Analyst for Kohler, was awarded his CPIM completion
pin. When you meet our Executive VP
Alice Ward, please thank her for stepping up to the plate and leading the
show. If you have not heard, my
Co-President Bruce Balthazar is temporarily sidelined
due to health issues and I am busy with work out of the state.
For October we have another very
interesting PDM that will include a tour of the Kohler Engine Plant. This is a great opportunity and is limited to
a smaller group. Rob Kraus, Superintendent
of Manufacturing, will host the tour so it should be very insightful. The PDM
dinner and presentation is being held at Black Wolf Run so please don’t miss this very special event.
The International Conference in
For those needing to maintain their CPIM certification,
there are a number of ways to get the points necessary. 75 points are needed and 5
per year are earned for APICS membership.
For those interested in the requirements, we have copies of the
Certification Maintenance Bulletin available at all PDM’s.
The Manitowoc Crane Group’s “Project ONE’ is still
going strong. The teams are
still diligently writing and rewriting processes that will be
implemented into the new ERP system.
Cultural differences are beginning to become more apparent. Just a few things that come
to mind: The French have a business custom where every single morning you must
great every single coworker with a hand shake, Midwest coleslaw has too much
sugar in it for the likes of the French and apparently what Americans think of
as German beer doesn’t fit what the Germans think of as German beer. I believe that the term used was “water with
bubbles.” October will find me in
Best wishes to all and remember the October PDM and Kohler
tour. It should be exciting and
educational.
James Prellwitz, CPIM
President: Shoreline-APICS
Shoreline
APICS PDM Calendar for 2007/2008
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Location |
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Millhome Supper Club, |
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Black Wolf
Run, Kohler – Kohler Engine Div Tour |
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Knox’s Silver Valley Supper
Club, |
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Nino’s Restaurant, |
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Time Out
Sports Bar & Grill, |
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Please note
that all PDM dates and locations are subject to change. Check our website for the latest information.
Tour: The tour of the Kohler Engine Plant on October
17 will have a limit of 40 people; 1st
come, 1st served. You must
pre-register by Oct 15. People will meet
at the
To Design center - Tour headquarters.
From North, I-43 to Hwy 23 west. Take Hwy 23 west to Kohler Exit (Y). Take "Y" right/south to first stop
sign. The
From the West, take Hwy
23 east to Kohler exit. South/right on "Y" which is
From South, I-43 north to Hwy west, 28 west to "A" north (Just past the underpass to the
right.) Take “A" to the stop sign, which is Cty Hwy PP. Left (west) on PP to stop
light (
PDM Speaker: Rob Kraus is the Superintendent-Operations,
Engines. He is responsible for the daily
operations of the plant as well as developing and leading the plant through a
lean transformation focusing on significant improvements in quality, volume
achievement, and cost.
Rob took on
this position after four months in a
Topic:
To be determined
Location: Black Wolf Run
To get to Black Wolf Run from the tour parking continue south
on "Y" which is
To get to
Black Wolf Run take PP left/west to stoplight (
Time:
Cocktails:
Dinner:
Chapter
Business:
Speaker:
Cost:
Member: $20.00
Guest:
$25.00
Student:
$15.00
To
register, contact roozee14@gmail.com by Friday
October 12. Tour reservations will be taken on a 1st come 1st served
basis – limit 40. Please note in your
reservation your work place.
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.
See
August/September newsletter for Questions 1 – 8
9. How many PDM’s did you attend this year?
6 – 3
5 – 7
4 – 5
3 – 8
2 – 3
1 - 5
10. If you attended 3 or less please share with us your reasons for not attending:
Cost – 1
Time of day – 2
Location – 5
Uninteresting topic/speaker - 2
Other – Timing; Other Activities; New member
11. Is there anything the Shoreline Chapter could be doing for its members that it currently is not?
New APICS certification CSCP – 2
Offer seminar with another chapter
Joint meeting w/another chapter
2007/2008 CPIM Review
Course Schedule
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COURSE
TITLE |
MODULE
DATES |
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Basics of Supply Chain Management (BSCM) |
Sept 20, 27, Oct 4, 11, 18 |
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Master
Planning of Resources (MPR) |
Nov 1, 8, 15, 29, Dec 6
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Detailed
Scheduling and Planning (DSP) |
Jan 17,
24, 31, Feb 7, 14 |
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Execution
and Control of Operations (ECO) |
Feb 28,
March 6, 13, 27, April 3 |
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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 web site: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.
Directions to
Bemis Plant 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
4. Turn
Right on
5. Turn
Right on
6. Turn
left on
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.
For questions or if you
wish to registration please call or email:
Bruce G.
Balthazor, CPM, CPIM
Senior
Buyer
DRS Power
& Control Technologies, Inc.
Phone (414)
875-4772
Fax (414)
875-4712
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.
APICS 2007: 50 Years in the Making!
Saturday Oct. 20 to Tuesday Oct 23.
Fifty
years of building a strong membership. Fifty years of providing operations management
education. Fifty years of offering comprehensive
resources.
APICS 2007 is celebrating 50 years of
you!
This year’s conference is all about you and what you need to succeed in
the marketplace, make your company more competitive, and
further your career. We’ll take a look at the last 50
years and where the profession has taken us. And we’ll
examine where we are today. But we’re not stopping
there.
APICS 2007 is about what comes next.
APICS 2007 will be providing you with the tools you need to be a success
– today, tomorrow, and in the years to come. Register now!
NEW!
Session
descriptions and speaker bios
NEW!
Ball
Corporation Plant Tour
NEW!
APICS 2007
celebratory events
NEW!
See
who attends APICS 2007
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Board of Directors Meeting Schedule for 2007/2008
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The Board of Directors meets on the
first Tuesday of every month at
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Position |
Name |
Telephone |
Email |
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Co-President |
James Prellwitz |
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Executive
Vice President |
Alice
Ward |
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Co-President |
Bruce
Balthazor |
414-875-4772
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Secretary |
Stacy
Backhaus |
920-323-6024 |
mrsrock630@hotmail.com |
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Treasurer |
Joy
Thiers |
920-803-3928 |
joy.thiers@kohler.com |
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Membership
VP |
Dave Wargin |
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dilly@charter.net |
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Programs
VP |
Ruth
Zimmermann |
920-242-5598 |
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Education
VP (Faculty) |
Steve
Redmer |
888-468-6582 |
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Certification
VP |
Bruce
Balthazor |
414-875-4772
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Student
Chapter VP |
Linda
Tryba |
920-457-4441
x77830 |
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Newsletter
Editor |
Debra
Gunderson |
920-682-8825
x154 |
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Webmaster |
Mark Duff |
920-457-4441
x72524 |
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Passport
Coordinator |
Dan Otte |
920-726-4221 |
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Region 14
Rep |
Diane
Miderski |
414-803-9851 |
dmiderski@yahoo.com |
Editor's Note:
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