2010 Issue
February Meeting Notice
Joint
Meeting with Reading IMA
DATE:
TOPIC: “Technology
and Going Green”
SPEAKER: Joe Berrigan, Director of Technology
Sales, Phillips Group
LOCATION:
AGENDA:
PRICE: Members and Guests - $28.00
Stuffed Chicken Breast
Please follow our Reservations Procedure on
the next page.
RESERVATIONS: Go to our web site, http://www.apics-sv.org,
and register for our Professional Development Meeting. You can also contact Dave Jankowski, 610-404-8271, or email at jankowsk@ptd.net. Please include the names of attendees,
company name, meal choice, and a telephone where you can be reached. All no show reservations will be invoiced.
DEADLINE: Friday, February 12, 2010
ABOUT
OUR PROGRAM:
“Technology and Going
Green”
The Phillips Group
Green Initiatives
The
Phillips Group is a provider of office supplies, document management solutions,
and office environments along with a host of related services. We represent
trusted industry names including Sharp, Konica Minolta, Steelcase, Hon, and
Hewlett Packard.
Phillips
directly serves the Pennsylvania counties of Adams, Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin,
Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York from our offices in Harrisburg,
Lancaster, York, Wyomissing, and
We have
worked hard to assemble a team of the very best technicians, distribution
specialists, sales consultants, project managers, customer service
representatives, and administrative staff in our industry. We believe that the
work ethic, knowledge, and integrity of our people is essential to success in
the market and are proud to be named six times to the 100 Pennsylvania Best
Places to Work list.
Protecting the environment is
everyone's responsibility. The Phillips Group provides environmentally friendly
products and recycling programs through our vendor partners.
Program and Events for the upcoming year
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Date |
Location |
Event |
Sponsor(s) |
Topic |
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The |
Monthly |
NAPM, APICS, |
Technology and Going Green |
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Exeter Family Restaurant |
Monthly |
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Management by Objectives |
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Lunch and Learn |
APICS |
The Real ROI of Training |
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Quadrant Engineering
Plastic Products |
Plant Tour followed by dinner at Chef
Alan’s Fairgrounds Mall |
APICS |
Operation Overview |
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Exeter Family Restaurant |
Monthly |
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Electric Deregulation and
Energy Procurement |
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|
Exeter Family Restaurant |
Monthly |
APICS and |
Global Supply Chain Ethics |
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Reading Phillies |
Annual Baseball game |
APICS and |
Networking Event |
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7/2010 |
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Annual Clambake |
|
Networking Event |
PS: please go to the appropriate Web-Site for further details.
Execution and Control of
Operations
Thursday Nights,
March
25th to May 27th
Instructor:
Darnall Daley, CFPIM, CSCP
Where:
Reading Area Community College,
Cost: $450.00 includes course materials,
instruction, and certificate.
Email registration to fdarnall@comcast.net or call
See website and newsletter at www.apics-sv.org
Execution
and Control of Operations will focus on three main areas: prioritizing and
sequencing work; executing work plans, implementing controls, and reporting
activity results; and evaluating feedback on performance. The course explains techniques for scheduling
and controlling production and process operations. It also addresses the execution of quality
initiatives and continuous improvement plans as well as and the control of
handling inventories. Finally, the
course presents techniques for evaluating performance and collecting data for
effective feedback.
This course
will also prepare the student for the APICS – CPIM (Certified in Production and
Inventory Management) Execution and Control of Operations examination. The course also offers participants the
opportunity to earn continuing education hours towards maintenance of their
professional CPIM certification.
APICS Extra Live: February 16, 2010
APICS Extra Live:
Increasing Competitive Advantage and Agility through Lean Operations
Presented by: Steve Cimorelli
Date:
Time:
Attend APICS Extra Live to gain deeper insight into Steve Cimorelli’s
January/February APICS magazine article, which demonstrates how lean lot sizing
can help a company be more agile.
In this APICS Extra Live, learn how lean operations can increase a company’s
agility and competitive advantage through an effective sales and operations
planning foundation, pull systems, and a sound prioritization scheme to
initiate pull based on actual customer demand.
Register at http://www.apics.org/sitefiles/forms/apics_extra_live_feb_16_2010.html
APICS Conferences
APICS educational conferences offer
relevant and applicable education on today’s most pressing topics—including
global supply chain management, operations management in a changing economy,
and sales and operations planning. Don’t miss out on these opportunities to
improve your functional knowledge and network with operations and supply chain
management professionals from across the globe.
Save the Dates
Best of the Best Sales and
Operations Planning Conference
2010
APICS International Conference & Expo
For info, go to http://www.apics.org/Education/apics_conferences.htm
Are you Unemployed or Seeking a Job?
Are you unemployed or seeking a job? One of the exciting aspects of today’s
business world is that we sometimes find ourselves with the job of finding a
new job. If that is your situation:
- If
you are an unemployed APICS member whose membership is coming up for
renewal and you are actively seeking work within the production and
inventory management field, you may apply for an extension of membership
benefits through the Unemployed Membership Extension Program (see details
below).
- If
you would like to review Darnall Daley’s new book to be published sometime
this year, “How to get a Job”
- We
will post your professional resume on the Chapter web site.
If you would like to
discuss you prospects with someone who has been through this several times –
Contact Darnall Daley – 610-373-3478 or Email at fdarnall@comcast.net.
Benefits Extension for Unemployed Members
APICS members who are
temporarily unemployed and actively seeking work within the operations
management business sector can use a form to request a six-month extension of their membership at no cost. This opportunity now can extend for a total
of eighteen months, if required! Members
submit their completed form to their local chapter president for approval. The
chapter president submits the completed form to APICS Headquarters for
processing. Students, retirees, and buy-out participants are not eligible. For information, please contact Darnall Daley
– 610-373-3478 or Email at fdarnall@comcast.net.
Attendance at:
Chapter Monthly Dinner Meetings and Lunch and Learns - Free of Charge
Chapter Workshops – Minimum cost of $50.00
Chapter CPIM Certification Classes – Minimum cost of $100.00.