January 1996 € Volume 6 € No. 1
"In the business world, a company must harmonize its relationships between employees and customers while continuously looking for innovative business solutions to help expand its products and services to attract new customers," Nicoll said. "At APICS, we must take this same market-driven approach to better expand and adapt our educational products and services."
A resident of Peoria, Ill., Nicoll is a procurement manager with Caterpillar Inc. He has held managerial positions at Caterpillar in manufacturing, inventory control, logistics, systems development and purchasing. He is a graduate of Purdue University with a B.S. in industrial management and holds an MBA degree from Bradley University, where he has taught courses in materials management. Nicoll holds the APICS professional designations of Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management (CFPIM) and Certified in Integrated Resource Management (CIRM). He is a member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, the Automotive Industry Action Group and is a Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) in the National Association of Purchasing Management.
Prior to being elected APICS president, Nicoll served as executive vice president for education and as secretary/treasurer. He has been an active member of APICS since 1985, and has served on the society's board of directors for the last six years.
Christopher Thiel, CEM, Joins APICS as Director of Conference and Meetings
Christopher Thiel, CEM, a professional meeting planner, recently joined APICS as director of conference and meetings. Thiel directs all aspects of APICS meeting and exhibition planning, including seminars, symposia and the annual conference.
Thiel has extensive experience in meeting planning and trade show management, including strategic planning, vendor contract negotiations, budgeting and forecasting, logistics and educational program development. For the past two years, Thiel was director of business conferencing at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., where he was in charge of a revenue center that provides professional development and leading-edge educational programs for the chamber's members. Thiel's experience also includes seven years as director of meetings and conventions for the National Concrete Masonry Association in Herndon, Va. There, he planned, organized and directed the association's 5,000-attendee annual convention and exposition as well as board meetings, workshops and educational seminars.
A graduate of Purdue University with a B.S. in restaurant, hotel and institution management/business administration, Thiel also is a Certified Exposition Manager.
New Publications Available
APICS announces the addition of six new publications to the APICS Bookstore. Service Purchasing; Defining, Designing and Launching M.A.P.; Managing Radical Change; The Internet Book; Object-Oriented Technology: A Manager's Guide; and Team Games For Trainers are now available for purchase through APICS Customer Service. Call APICS Customer Service at (800) 444-2742 or (703) 237-8344 for further information or to order.
For a complete schedule of the 1996 CIRM exam dates and information on registering for and taking an exam call APICS Customer Service at (800) 444-2742 or (703) 237-8344 and request a 1996 CIRM Certification Bulletin (item #09016).
To receive a registration brochure containing information on the Remanufacturing Symposium call APICS Customer Service at (800) 444-2742 or (703) 237-8344 and request item #04033.
Symposium participants can come to Dayton early to attend the Remanufacturing Fundamentals Workshop, May 18-19, or stay after the symposium for the Remanufacturing Practices Workshop, May 23-24.
Remanufacturing Practices Workshop
Feb. 8-9
Washington, D.C.
Participants will examine topics of vital interest to remanufacturers, including scheduling and controlling the shop floor, performance measurement systems, Just-in-Time applications to remanufacturing and synchronous manufacturing and total quality management applications.
To receive a registration brochure containing information on both remanufacturing workshops as well as additional dates and locations for 1996 call APICS Customer Service at (800) 444-2742 or (703) 237-8344 and request item #04047.
Process Industry (PI) Production Planning and Scheduling Workshop
March 21-22
Philadelphia
Sponsored by the APICS PI SIG, this hands-on workshop covers production scheduling techniques that can help attendees make substantial gains in productivity and improve the performance of their operations. The workshop will be offered three times in 1996. Because space is limited, prospective attendees should register as soon as possible. To receive a detailed registration brochure, call APICS Customer Service at (800) 444-2742 or (703) 237-8344 and ask for item #04051.
Repetitive Manufacturing Workshop
March 21-22
San Francisco
This workshop is geared toward the unique needs of professionals working for companies manufacturing various items with similar routings across the same process. To receive a detailed registration brochure, call APICS Customer Service at (800) 444-2742 or (703) 237-8344 and ask for item #04036.
Integrated Enterprise Management Workshop Scheduled for April
The Integrated Enterprise Management (IEM) workshop will be offered April 15-17, 1996, in San Francisco. First introduced in 1995, this workshop provides an overview of the information and concepts presented in the fifth module of the APICS Certified in Integrated Resource Management (CIRM) program. Individuals planning to take the IEM exam on April 27, 1996, will benefit from the interactive workshop. Space is limited, so candidates should register early to ensure a place. For further information or to register, call APICS Customer Service at (800) 444-2742 or (703) 237-8344 and request a 1996 Workshops Brochure (item #01049).
Each year, interest earned on the endowment is used to award a fellowship to a doctoral candidate engaged in cross-functional research in the production and operations management field. In 1995, the foundation named Ganesh Bhatt, a doctoral candidate at the University of Southern Illinois at Carbondale, as its first Plossl Fellow for his dissertation "The Effect of Enterprise Information Systems Integration on Business Process Improvements Initiative: An Empirical Study."
Information appearing in this listing is for seminars only. Fax information to (770) 432-6969.