Newsletter
– April
2008
In This Issue:
- President's Message
- Shoreline APICS PDM Calendar
for 2007/2008
- 2007/2008 CPIM Review Course Schedule
·
New Online APICS CSCP Course
·
Board of Directors Meeting Schedule for 2007/2008
·
Shoreline Board of Directors 2007/2008
- Editor's Note/New
APICS contact information
- Contact Information
- Unsubscribe Instructions
President’s
Message
There is a simple but prophetic line from the movie,
“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”, which pops to the front of my mind every so often.
“Life goes by very fast and if you don’t stop to look around once in a while
you might miss it.”
So it is with this season of APICS Professional Development
Meetings. It seems like we just started
and here we are fast approaching the last meeting of the season.
This season gave us our share of challenges and once again
we came thru with flying colors due to the tremendous efforts off our board of
directors and the great turnouts and participation from our chapter members and
guests.
Our board has filled some much needed positions but is
always looking for new people and ideas to make the Shoreline Chapter even
better by providing the services and education that our members are looking
for.
Our March 12th PDM was “Student Night” and was held at Seven
Lakes Golf Course and Restaurant near Cato, Wisconsin west of Manitowoc. Denny McCullough presented the unique topic
of “Ten Important Lessons You Won’t Learn in School”.
Our April 17th meeting will be our TOP Management
Night and is being held at Richards in
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the entire
board for their support this last year.
It has been a very odd experience serving as president while spending
most of my time out of the country. I feel
like I have missed out on many opportunities to share in the professional
development meetings and the other events that our chapter takes pride in.
Next year looks to be an even busier schedule for me so I
regrettably will not be able to participate to the extent that I wish I could
or should. I can only count on the great
team of people that we have in place to continue to make the chapter a great
organization and to once again provide the guidance and work to put together
great speakers and locations for our members.
Thanks again to all.
James
Prellwitz, CPIM
President-Shoreline APICS
Shoreline
APICS PDM Calendar for 2007/2008
|
Date |
Location |
|
9/18/07 |
Millhome Supper Club, |
|
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 |
Seven
Lakes Gold Course, Cato – Student Night |
|
4/15/07 |
|
|
|
|
Please
note that all PDM dates and locations are subject to change. Check our website for the latest information.
PDM Speakers: Tim
Keenan & Dennis Herr
Wind Mill Slatwall
Products has been manufacturing slatwall and custom panels since 1980 with its
headquarters and production plant in
Tim Keenan is the Operations Manager for Wind Mill Slatwall
Products. Tim is responsible for Production, Engineering, Scheduling, PAC,
Maintenance, Continuous Improvement, Quality at the source, Supply Chain
Logistics and purchasing collaboration. Tim has a degree in Supply Chain
Management, Quality Assurance, and is a Six Sigma Green Belt. Tim is a member
of APICS since 1990 and also serves on the Sheboygan Area Safety Council
program committee.
Dennis Herr is the Lean
Coordinator and Plant Manager for Wind Mill Slatwall Products. His
primary role is to work on continuous improvement throughout the organization
and manage Production. Prior to coming on board with Wind Mill, Denny was
the Plant Manager for L.A. Darling Co.’s Wood Division in Sun Prairie, WI, a
custom retail display fixture manufacturer. He’s had 13 years of prior
experience in manufacturing, all with L.A. Darling Co., where he began as an
Assembly Supervisor and quickly moved up to Machine Shop Supervisor, Production
Manager and then Plant Manager. He has been instrumental in the
development of a lean manufacturing environment and received his lean
manufacturing certification from the University of Kentucky. Prior to L.A.
Darling and his newly appointed role with Wind Mill Slatwall Products, Denny worked
in the retail industry for 30 years – most recently as a Regional Director of
Stores.
Topic: Wind Mill's Lean journey from birth
to today
Location:
Richards Restaurant
501 Monroe
Street
Sheboygan
Falls, WI 53085
1. From Interstate 43, take the STH 28 exit.
2. Travel west on STH 28 for approximately 2
miles.
3. Turn right onto County Hwy. EE
4. Continue on County Highway EE, It will
turn into Broadway.
5. The restaurant is located at the corner
of Broadway and Monroe Street.
6. There is parking
on the west side of the building.
To
register, contact roozee14@gmail.com by Friday
April 11. The Chapter is responsible to
pay for all reservations made whether the person shows or not. If you need to cancel please let Ruth know as
soon as possible so the restaurant can be notified.
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
The next
road clean up is planned for April 12, 2008.
We will be meeting at
New Online APICS CSCP Course Offered
Fox Valley
Technical College (FVTC) is now offering an online APICS CSCP course. The APICS
CSCP online course combines the benefits of a distance-learning format with the
support of an APICS qualified instructor, including:
* Learning at your own pace on your own
schedule
* No need to travel or take time off
from work
* Ease of interaction with expert
instructors
Even if
candidates are enrolled in the APICS CSCP online course, in order to take the
exam, candidates must still submit an eligibility application and register for
the exam by the appropriate deadlines. The cost of the course is $1,795 for
APICS members, $1,995 for nonmembers.
Candidates
may contact FVTC for more information: the point of contact is Brenda Blair at
(800) 735-3882 or e-mail blairb@fvtc.edu
New Online APICS CSCP Course APICS CSCP
What is CSCP Certification?
Visit
the APICS Website for more information: APICS - Certified Supply Chain
Professional (CSCP)
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.
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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
|
4/1/08 |
|
The Board of Directors meets on the
first Tuesday of every month at
Shoreline Board of Directors 2007/2008
|
Position |
Name |
Telephone |
Email |
|
Co-President |
James Prellwitz |
|
james.prellwitz@manitowoc.com |
|
Executive
Vice President |
|
|
|
|
Co-President |
Bruce
Balthazor |
414-875-4772
|
|
|
Secretary |
Stacy Backhaus |
920-323-6024 |
mrsrock630@hotmail.com |
|
Treasurer |
Joy
Thiers |
920-803-3928 |
joy.thiers@kohler.com |
|
Membership
VP |
Dave Wargin |
|
|
|
Programs
VP |
Ruth Zimmermann |
920-242-5598 |
|
|
Education
VP (Faculty) |
|
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 |
|
920-457-4441
x72524 |
|
|
Passport
Coordinator |
Dan Otte |
920-726-4221 |
|
|
Region 14
Rep |
Diane
Miderski |
414-803-9851 |
|
Editor's Note:
New APICS
Contact Information
APICS The Association for Operations Management
Suite 1000
Phone: (800) 444-2742 or (773) 867-1777
Fax: (773) 867-1916
New
contact information is posted online at www.apics.org/chicago for your
future reference.
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