Constraints Management Symposium Set for April

The 1997 Constraints Management Symposium and Technical Exhibit will be held April 17-18 in Denver. With the theme, "Make Common Sense a Common Practice," the symposium is designed to help attendees analyze their operations, whether they are in manufacturing, service, government/military, or not-for-profit organizations, and overcome the constraints that prevent optimal performance. One of the highlights of the program is featured speaker Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Ph.D., author of "The Goal" and "It's Not Luck," a leading authority on the theory of constraints (TOC).

Sponsored by the Constraints Management SIG, the symposium is a multifaceted program that offers:

• hands-on educational workshops demonstrating how to use TOC concepts for change management, performance measures and logistical solutions
• technical sessions taught by industry professionals who will offer evidence of the success of TOC implementation in their work environments
• an exhibit displaying the latest tools and techniques to support the applications of constraints management in any organization.

Among the companies presenting case studies of successful TOC implementations are Rockwell Automotive, i2 Technologies, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Deloitte & Touche, Boeing North America, AlliedSignal, and the U.S. Navy.

For more details about the Constraints Management SIG or Symposium, call APICS Customer Service at (800) 444-2742 or (703) 237-8344 and ask for the Constraints Management Symposium Brochure (item #04078) or the Constraints Management Membership Packet (item #01283).

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APICS '97

APICS Signs Manufacturing CEO to Address '97 Conference

Katherine Hudson, president and CEO of the W.H. Brady Co., has agreed to address the Tuesday, Oct. 28, general session at APICS '97, the APICS International Conference and Exhibition in Washington, D.C. Hudson joins corporate expert and author Tom Peters, who is the featured speaker on Wednesday, Oct. 29. The conference will be held on Oct. 26-29.

Based in Milwaukee, Hudson serves as the top manager of W.H. Brady, an international manufacturer of coated films that produces high-performance labels, signs, specialty tapes and industrial printing systems. She oversees a company of more than 2,000 employees with operations in 15 countries.

In assuming the CEO position with Brady in January 1994, Hudson became the first female chief executive of a major public company in Wisconsin. She joined Brady after a successful 23-year career with Eastman Kodak Co., where she was a divisional vice president and the top-ranking female executive in the company. She is credited for tripling earnings in one of the Kodak business units she managed.

Hudson is known for her talent at communicating with employees, characterized by her "walkaround" management style. She often walks the factory floors to conduct informal discussions with Brady's work force. Hudson also is known for her sense of humor. While at Kodak, she once sent IBM a pair of pink socks for submitting a proposal that "knocked her socks off."

For information on APICS '97, visit the APICS Web site at http://www.apics.org or call APICS Customer Service at (800) 444-2742 or (703) 237-8344 and request the advance conference brochure (item #04066; available April 1997).

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APICS Web Site Offers Information on Seminars and Workshops

Interested in attending the APICS Constraints Management Symposium? How about the APICS Agile Manufacturing Workshop? All of the information you need to know about any of the nationally offered APICS seminars and workshops, including the 1997 APICS International Conference and Exhibition, can now be accessed on the APICS Web site in the Learning Opportunities Calendar section. You'll get location information, dates, program summaries, pricing and hotel information. Information can be accessed by searching for a specific location, date of programs, topical information discussed in these programs, or seminar title. If you haven't yet completed a survey of our site, send an e-mail to [email protected]