December 1996 € Volume 6 € Number 12
December 1996 € Volume 6 € Number 12
Manufacturing Activity Falls Sharply, Michael K. Evans, 1/96:10
Manufacturing Activity Tumbles Again, Michael K. Evans, 2/96:10
Signs of Strength Start To Re-Emerge, Michael K. Evans, 3/96:8
Manufacturing Activity Up Slightly in February, Michael K. Evans, 4/96:10
Index Plunges in March Due to GM Strike, Michael K. Evans, 5/96:8
APICS Index Recovers After GM Strike, Michael K. Evans, 6/96:8
Manufacturing Activity Turns Sluggish Again, Michael K. Evans, 7/96:12
Manufacturing Activity On Even Keel In June, Michael K. Evans, 8/96:12
Manufacturing Activity Continues To Hum in July, Michael K. Evans, 9/96:8
APICS Index Decline Is Only Temporary, Michael K. Evans, 10/96:8
Humming Along, But Still Nervous, Michael K. Evans, 11/96:12
Slower Growth on the Near-Term Horizon, Michael K. Evans, 12/96:12
Using USENET, Kenneth Moser, CNA, 1/96:18
Potholes On the Information Superhighway, Kenneth Moser, CNA, 1/96:19
Locating New Services And The URL, Kenneth Moser, CNSA, CNA, 3/96:20
Computer Viruses And Credit Cards On The Internet&emdash;Be Careful, Kenneth Moser, CNSA, CNA, 4/96:20
The World Wide Web, Kenneth Moser, CNSA, CNA, 5/96:15
APICS On The World Wide Web, Kenneth Moser, CNSA, CNA, 6/96:24
APICS Enters Cyberspace With Launch of New Web Site, http://www.apics.org, 7/96:14
Exploring The World Wide Web, Kenneth S. Moser, CNA, CNSA, 7/96:18
Interesting Sites on the Internet, Kenneth Moser, CNA, CNSA, 8/96:26
Using FTP, Kenneth Moser, CNA, CNSA, 9/96:22
How To Use The APICS Web Site, Kenneth Moser, CNA, CNSA, 10/96:26
Introduction To Internet Search Engines, Kenneth S. Moser, CNA, CNSA, 11/96:23
Web Site Survey Indicates APICS Hits The Mark, Kenneth S. Moser, CNA, CNSA, 12/96:26
Materials Handling&emdash;An Overlooked Weapon, Raymond J. Levulis, CMC, 1/96:59
Interdependent Purchasing&emdash;The JIT Evolution Continues, Ed Wright, CPIM, 2/96:51
The Politics of Change, Judith A. Stimson, CIRM, CPIM, C.P.M., CMC, 3/96:79
Managing For Painless Product Transfers, Ronn E. Williamson, CPIM, 4/96:61
Motive, Opportunity and Means! (M.O.M.), Paul E. Sheehan, CPIM, 5/96:71
What Gives Manufacturing Resource Planning Its Staying Power?, Donald H. Sheldon, Jr., CFPIM, CIRM, 6/96:85
The Four P's of Consulting, Tom Groleau, M.S.O.R., Ph.D., 7/96:76
It Can Be Easy Being Green, Zino Vogiatzis, 8/96:92
The Lone Ranger Need Not Apply, Karl M. Kapp, CFPIM, CIRM, 9/96:75
Successful System Implementation: A Model for Continuous Improvement, 10/96:122
Is Production Performance Too Good?, Mike McCormick, CPIM, 11/96:65
Virtual Cells: A Good Tool For Quick-Response Manufacturing, Dietrich L. Petersen, Ph.D., CPIM, 12/96:74
Finite Is Fine, Tom Wallace, 1/96:58
The Strategic Disconnect, Tom Wallace, 2/96:52
Forecasting 101, Tom Wallace, 3/96:80
The Best and Worst of Times, Tom Wallace, 4/96:62
Enterprisewide Software&emdash;Pro's and Con's, Tom Wallace, 5/96:73
Managing Customer Demand, Tom Wallace, 6/96:82
Being A World-Class Customer, Tom Wallace, 7/96:77
What If ... , Tom Wallace, 8/96:86
Can You Make Mass Customization Work?, Tom Wallace, 9/96:71
The Customer Satisfaction Trap, Tom Wallace, 10/96:118
Anatomy of a Turnaround, Tom Wallace, 11/96:62
The SKU Police, Tom Wallace, 12/96:76
ECR, QR and More on Excess Inventory, George Johnson, CFPIM, 3/96:26
Kanban Explained and The MRB, George Johnson, CFPIM, 5/96:24
Developing and Introducing New Products, George Johnson, CFPIM, 6/96:32
ERP, JIT And MRP, George Johnson, CFPIM, 9/96:26
Keeping House in the Warehouse and Project Management, George Johnson, CFPIM, 10/96:32
Overall Equipment Effectiveness and Evolutionary Operation, George Johnson, CFPIM, 11/96:30
Late Deliveries and Dynamic Supplier Relationships, George Johnson, CFPIM, 12/96:28
CBT Makes APICS Certification Simple!, Karen L. Alber, CPIM, 2/96:18
APICS Education And The Computing Professional, Gene Brockmeier, CPIM, CIRM, 3/96:16
Building Bridges And Foundations With APICS, Dallas J. Lee, CPIM, 4/96:18
APICS in Africa&emdash;A Little Knowledge Can Make a Big Difference, Richard C. Cathers, CPIM, 6/96:18
APICS Supports the Starbucks Experience, Deb Bode, CPIM, 8/96:24
APICS Education&emdash;An Investment in People for Emerson Power Transmission, 10/96:28
Regenerating Management Education, Allan R. Bailey, Ph.D., 2/96:4
Everyone Wants to Be Successful, But Not Everyone Knows How, Jeffrey D. Hester, 3/96:4
First, Do No Harm To Competitiveness, Richard J. Mahoney, 4/96:6
The APICS Conference and Education&emdash;A Continuing Story, Thomas R. Cook, CFPIM, 5/96:4
Touch the Future&emdash;Introduce a Student to Manufacturing, Bob Briggs, 6/96:6
APICS Now And In The Information Age, Jeffry Raynes, CAE, 7/96:6
Corporate Responsibility And The New Math, Sidney Harman, Ph.D., 8/96:6
Is Tomorrow Really Another Day?, Claude Henrion, 9/96:6
Stop Global Whining&emdash;Apply APICS, James A. Pope, Ph.D., CFPIM, 10/96:4
Preventive Medicine For Healthy Companies, John P. Collins, CPIM, 11/96:6
Evaluating The Process, Michael E. Kane, 2/96:49
Get To Know The Details Of The Real Business Process, Michael E. Kane, 4/96:66
Five Keys To Employee Buy-In, Michael E. Kane, 5/96:70
Four Keys To Middle Management Buy-In, Michael E. Kane, 6/96:78
For Complete Success, Eliminate The Sacred Cows, Michael E. Kane, 8/96:90
Employees Can Make or Break a Business Change Initiative, 9/96:74
Optimizing the External Business, Michael E. Kane, 11/96:61
Getting Up To Speed On Palletizer Capacity, Frank Pellegrino, 1/96:56
Taking Stock of Cross Docking, Alan R. Oppenheim, 4/96:65
Choosing a WMS Vendor: Look Beyond the Software, Steve Simmerman, 9/96:66
The Year Ahead: Harmonizing The APICS Mission With Today's Business Challenge, Andrew D. Nicoll, CFPIM, CIRM, C.P.M., 1/96:4
Harmonized Business Solutions Reverberated Throughout 1996 ... , Andrew D. Nicoll, CFPIM, CIRM, C.P.M. 12/96:6
AutoStat Review, AutoMOD Statistical Analysis Package, John Shore, 1/96:49
MAGI, DOS-based MRP II System, Donald E. Spice, 2/96:42
Process Charter for Windows, J. Christopher Sandvig, 3/96:76
WITNESS&emdash;Dynamic, Discrete Event and Continuous Simulation Modeling, Ken Self, 4/96:55
ProModel&emdash;Discrete Process Simulation Model Builder, Edward J. Williams, 5/96:64
pc/MRP&emdash;The Complete Windows-based MRP Business Accounting Package, Ann Lundquist, 6/96:74
Expert Choice&emdash;Analytic Hierarchy Process Software for Decision Support, Roger Calantone, 9/96:68
SmartForecasts for Windows, Forecasting Software for P&IC Professionals, Pierre Belhumeur, 12/96:67
Software Improves Production for Lawn/Garden Equipment Manufacturer, 1/96:53
Vertical Carousels Increase Productivity at Anheuser-Busch, 1/96:53
It Takes Two (Planning Levels) To Really Tango, 1/96:47
Electric Company Minimizes Shortages With Inventory and Forecasting System, 4/96:59
ERP System Helps Manchester Tank Increase Customer Service, 4/96:60
Conveyor Maker Ends Job and Labor Tracking Time With Data Collection System, 5/96:67
National Mailing Service Counts On Accurate Inventory, 5/96:68
Ryobi Powers Ahead to Operate With Reduced Cycle Times, 6/96:76
"Little Hits, Not Home Runs" Has Helped Hufcor To Become An Industry Leader, 6/96:76
Clothing Manufacturer Increases Efficiency With Conveying System and Work Process, 8/96:84
Jen-Coat Addresses Business Needs With Real-Time Manufacturing Software, 8/96:84
Harnessing The Dragon, 10/96:114
Recreational Manufacturer Wins Quality Award With Design of Experiments, 10/96:115
Carousels Come To The Aid of Goldwell, 11/96:59
Nutricia Gets A GRIP, 11/96:60
Extend Helps Contractor Save Money, 12:96/71
Steel Warehouse Improves Capacity Management With FACTOR, 12/96:72
TRW Takes Best Approach To Managing Assets, 12/96:72
Implementing A Warehouse Management System, Dan Trew, 1/96:55
Problem Inventories, Jan Young, CFPIM, 2/96:50
Customized Documentation? It Makes Good Sense in the Warehouse, Jan Young, CFPIM, 4/96: 68
Reverse Logistics: What Goes Around Comes Around, Jan Young, CFPIM, 5/96:75
Keep It Simple: Re-examine Your Distribution Processes, Jan Young, CFPIM, 6/96:84
Creating Effective Steering Committees, Jan Young, CFPIM, 8/96:88
Building Item Familes, Jan Young, CFPIM, 9/96:73
A Simple Thank You Can Go A Long Towards Employee Productivity, Jan Young, CFPIM, 10/96:121
Promoting And Enforcing Security In A WMS, Jan B. Young, CFPIM, 11/96:64