Newsletter
– December
2007
In This Issue:
- President's Message
- Shoreline APICS PDM Calendar
for 2007/2008
- Highlights of the Denver Convention
- Board of Directors
Meeting Schedule for 2007/2008
- 2007/2008 CPIM Review Course Schedule
·
Professional Membership Benefits
·
Board of Directors 2007/2008
The 2007-year is blazing by. Thanksgiving has come and gone
and Christmas is just around the corner with the New Year closing in. I
certainly hope that all of you had a Happy Thanksgiving and were able to spend
some quality time with family and friends.
Our program year continues to be very successful. Our
chapter had a great showing at our November PDM and we were very pleased with
the significant contribution of non-perishable donations. With your help we were able to provide 5 bags of much appreciated
groceries to the Salvation Army.
We will not have a PDM in December (our standard schedule
for the month), but we will be back in January.
Our next PDM is planned for January 10th at Knox’s
Silver Valley Supper Club,
If
you are not already aware, in spring 2008, the APICS corporate office will move
from
Get
ready to update your address book—more details are on the way.
As 2007 ends we look forward to the
challenges and opportunities of 2008. I would like to take this opportunity to
thank all of our members; the Board of Directors; and our CPIM Review Class
Instructors for success of our chapter. It is with your support and energy that
we are able to continually improve our offerings. We look to you to share your feedback and
suggestions on topics and speakers that are of interest to you.
In closing, I wish you all a very safe and Happy
James Prellwitz, CPIM
President: Shoreline-APICS
Shoreline
APICS PDM Calendar for 2007/2008
|
Date |
Location |
|
9/18/07 |
Millhome
Supper Club, |
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10/17/07 |
Black Wolf Run, Kohler – Kohler Engine Div Tour |
|
11/13/07 |
City
Streets |
|
1/10/07 |
Knox’s
Silver Valley Supper Club, |
|
2/13/07 |
Nino’s
Restaurant, |
|
3/12/07 |
Time Out Sports Bar & Grill, |
|
4/15/07 |
|
|
|
|
Please note that all PDM dates and locations are subject to
change. Check our website for the latest
information.
Highlights
of
Where else can you go where the temperature is 80° on
Saturday and 30° with an inch of snow by Sunday morning? Apparently
it is
What a city! Beautiful mountains, fresh thin air, very nice helpful people.
My first International Conference was in
There were nine areas of concentration:
Operations Essentials
Inventory Optimization
Lean Operations
Executive Strategy
Auto Identification
Warehousing and Distribution
Professional Advancement
Demand Planning/Forecasting
Supply Chain Collaboration
Each of these areas of concentration held numerous and varied sessions on topics of interest within the subject. Sessions were informative and attendees were encouraged to be interactive with the speaker and audience to ask questions or share experiences.
Speakers for the sessions came from all over the globe, as did many attendees. It was interesting to hear how many different, yet similar, problems that we have to confront and solve no matter where we are living or working.
Featured speakers were outstanding! As a mentor, I was allowed to sit with my scholar in the reserved section right in front of the stage. Ken Blanchard talked of leading at a higher level where your organization becomes the company of choice by your customers, your employees, and your investors. Jack Bacon spoke of where we were and we are going in the future. He should know since he worked on the Space Station and helped invent artificial intelligence. Steve Uzzell spoke of the mind opening phenomenon of driving down an open road while he shared his award winning photographs with us. Open your mind on an open road, the imagination is released and problems dissolve quickly into solutions.
Alice Ward, V.P APICS Shoreline Chapter, attended the
conference with me. We both choose to be a
Please consider being a
Notes of interest are two different collaborations that APICS has made available to its members free of charge. Please check apics.org for more details.
APICS has teemed up with
The other one is collaboration with MIT. Open courseware is available to APICS members free of charge. It will not earn you a degree but will help you keep up with new ideas and includes over 18,000 available courses. I checked the site and it includes syllabus, handouts, readings, and sample tests. Please check apics.org for more details.
I was recently asked if there were
other conferences occurring in other parts of the world. Indeed there is. One is planned for the near future in
I met many APICS members that I first met at
Would I go again, definitely!
International Conference schedule: Note the earlier dates for 2008
2008
2009 – TBD
2010 –
On a closing note, some things to ponder:
In
To quote Steve Uzzell: “Make the problem your passion. If something is worthy of your time, it is worthy of your passion.”
Missed out on going to conference this
year? CD’s are available for the
2007 conference proceedings, free for APICS members. Contact customer service service@apics.org to request a free copy be sent to you.
Please include your member number and allow 2 to 3 weeks for processing.
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 8, 15, 29, Dec 6, 13
|
|
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 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.
Professional Memberships Benefits: APICS Magazine
Stay current on industry trends and developments with our monthly,
award-winning magazine, APICS. It features innovative ideas and real world
strategies for inventory, materials, production, and supply chain management;
planning and scheduling; purchasing; logistics; warehousing; and e-business
solutions for professionals at every level of an organization. Read feature articles
and previous issues online.
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Board of Directors Meeting Schedule for 2007/2008
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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
|
Position |
Name |
Telephone |
Email |
|
Co-President |
James
Prellwitz |
|
|
|
Executive Vice President |
Alice Ward |
|
|
|
Co-President |
Bruce Balthazor |
414-875-4772 |
|
|
Secretary |
920-323-6024 |
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 |
|
|
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:
Wishing you Happy Holidays!
Your comments and suggestions are welcome. Please e-mail Newsletter@ShorelineAPICS.org.
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