April 1997 € Volume 7 € Number 4
APICS Report
APICS at a Glance
APICS Delivers In-House Training to Timex Philippines Operation
It may take a licking and keep on ticking, but even Timex needs a boost every once in a while and recently got it from APICS.
Thirty-two employees of Timex's TMX Philippines Inc. operation participated in on-site Material Requirements Planning training at the watch-making plant on the island of Cebu. The Timex plant -- located in the Mactan Export Processing Zone where many large semiconductor companies have manufacturing operations -- employs nearly 5,000 people. Each day, nearly 150,000 watches roll out the doors on their way to distributors around the world.
"APICS has made a commitment to deliver the very best in resource management education to our customers, even when it involves going to the other side of the globe in order to accomplish our goals," said John Morgan, JD, APICS project manager, professional education and training.
The class was delivered the week of Feb. 15 and was taught by Terry Lunn, CFPIM, CIRM, president of Terry Lunn Enterprises, who had lived in the Philippines for several years with his family.
Timex is engaged in a concerted effort to provide its employees with the education they need to operate more efficiently. The company is making available correspondence courses, certification and other educational materials through the APICS Education Materials Catalog.
The APICS in-house education program allows companies to train groups of employees at one time for a set price. Doing so saves money by eliminating staff travel and lodging costs and reducing time away from the workplace.
For an informational brochure about APICS in-house education, call APICS Customer Service at (800) 444-2742 or (703) 237-8344 and request item #04073.
APICS SIG Booth Displayed at IBM Conference
The APICS SIGs played a prominent role at the IBM General Business Manufacturing/Process Forum, held in Dallas in February. The SIGs displayed their tabletop exhibit and distributed APICS and SIG marketing materials at this event. The forum is a major gathering for the IBM sales force and marketing personnel who target small- and medium-sized companies in the manufacturing, process, construction and petroleum industries. Carol A. Ptak, CFPIM, CIRM, APICS vice president, education development-SIGs, was a speaker at the forum.
APICS Bookstore Hits the Road in '97
The APICS Bookstore is one of the highlights of the annual APICS International Conference and Exhibition, but it also travels to other events throughout the year. In 1997, the Bookstore already has made an appearance at the Atlantic Coast Symposium in Raleigh, N.C., and APICS managed the Bookstore/Cafe as part of National Manufacturing Week in Chicago, both in March. The Bookstore will participate at the following events during the balance of 1997:
Congress for Progress
April 16-18
Philadelphia
APICS Constraints Management Symposium
April 17-18
Denver
Seminar One
Aug. 26-28
Sturbridge, Mass.
1997 APICS International
Conference and Exhibition
Oct. 26-29
Washington, D.C.
To request a calendar of events in which the Bookstore will participate, call APICS Customer Service at (800) 444-2742 or (703) 237-8344 and request item #04080. For information about having the APICS Bookstore appear at additional events, ask for the APICS Bookstore manager at ext. 2236.
APICS Best-Sellers Brochure Now Available
Industry professionals who want leading-edge information on resource management can find new sources in the APICS Best-Sellers Brochure. The brochure features 23 books and audiotapes that have proven to be most popular with APICS customers.
Best-sellers include "All I Need to Know About Manufacturing I Learned in Joe's Garage (World-Class Manufacturing Made Simple)," by William B. Miller, CFPIM, and Vicki L. Schenk, CPIM; "The Goal," by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Ph.D., and Jeff Cox; and "Introduction to Materials Management," by J.R. Tony Arnold, CFPIM, CIRM.
To request a brochure (item #82037), call APICS Customer Service at (800) 444-2742 or (703) 237-8344. A complete database of all APICS educational materials is also available on the APICS World Wide Web page (http://www.apics.org).
APICS New Offerings Catalog
APICS is acknowledged as one of the best information clearinghouses for the manufacturing and service industries. The 1997 APICS New Offerings Catalog offers more than 50 of the latest publications on resource management. This easy-to-use catalog lists titles in categories such as: accounting/finance, management, operations, process design/development, reengineering and training and development.
The catalog also includes a category titled "APICS Resources." This category is somewhat like a musical "greatest hits" compact disc where readers will find compilations of articles focusing on constraints management, small manufacturing, production activity control and more.
To order the catalog, call APICS Customer Service at (800) 444-2742 or (703) 237-8344 and request item #01043.
APICS Symposia
Still Time to Register for the Constraints Management Symposium
Although the 1997 APICS Constraints Management Symposium and Technical Exhibit, to be held April 17-18 in Denver, is days away, it's not too late to register by calling APICS Customer Service at (800) 444-2742 or (703) 237-8344. Sponsored by the Constraints Management SIG, the symposium is designed to help attendees look at their operations -- whether manufacturing, service, military or not-for-profit -- and analyze the constraints which prevent optimal performance.
A program highlight is the keynote address by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Ph.D., author of "The Goal" and "It's Not Luck," and one of the leading authorities on the theory of constraints (TOC). Goldratt will discuss the application of TOC to project management.
Those not able to attend the program can purchase the proceedings (item #04220) or audiotapes of the sessions (item #01561) by calling APICS Customer Service at (800) 444-2742 or (703) 237-8344.
Remanufacturing Symposium Set for May
Sponsored by the Remanufacturing SIG, the 1997 APICS Remanufacturing Symposium will be held May 6-8 in Detroit. The theme of the symposium is "Remanufacturing Solutions Equal Dollars and Sense," and attendees will explore the latest tools and techniques, new technologies and lessons learned from professionals in remanufacturing and asset recovery.
Keynote speakers include:
- Andrew G. Acho, director, environmental outreach and strategy,
Ford Motor Co., who will discuss how companies must position
themselves as environmentally conscientious or face public and
market consequences
- Peter M. Sturtevant, vice president, asset recycling
management, Xerox Corp., who will present a case study
demonstrating how Xerox's asset recovery program protects the
environment and provides substantial benefits to stakeholders
- Robert T. Lund, professor of manufacturing, Boston University, who will report the findings of his study about the size and economic importance of remanufacturing in the United States.
The symposium educational sessions will address:
- ISO 14000 standards, environmental regulations, intellectual
property law and international trade practices affecting the
remanufacturing industry and asset recovery operations of all
manufacturers
- tools from the theory of constraints which can simplify the
remanufacturing scheduling process
- reverse logistics and how to use it to manage the supply chain for remanufacturing activities.
For more details, call APICS Customer Service at (800) 444-2742 or (703) 237-8344 and ask for the 1997 Remanufacturing Symposium registration brochure (item #04033).
Reminders
Nominations for Student Chapter/Mentor Awards Due this Month
The deadline for submitting nominations for the APICS Student Voluntary Service Award and the Student Chapter Mentor Award is approaching fast. Submissions for either award must be postmarked by April 30 and returned to the Student Awards Committee at APICS Headquarters. Winners will be announced in May. Each winner will receive a commemorative plaque and a $500 line of credit to be used toward continuing education in resource management. Winners also will be honored at APICS '97, the international conference and exhibition in October in Washington, D.C., and recognized in APICS--The Performance Advantage.
To request a nomination form, contact your local APICS chapter or APICS Customer Service at (800) 444-2742 or (703) 237-8344.
Basics of Supply Chain Management Workshop Overwhelmingly Successful
The first Basics of Supply Chain Management (Basics) workshop of 1997, which took place in Orlando, Fla., in February, drew so many advance registrations that APICS added another session to accommodate everyone. The new module in the Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) program, Basics will be offered three more times in 1997.
May 5-7
Pittsburgh
Sept. 22-24
Seattle
Dec. 3-5
San Diego
This workshop provides basic knowledge of materials management for industry professionals who are either new to manufacturing or looking to advance into management. The Basics is recommended as the first module in the CPIM process.
For more information about these and other workshops, request the 1997 APICS Learning Opportunities Brochure (item #01049), featuring educational program descriptions and instructor biographies, registration information and descriptions of APICS products and services, by calling APICS Customer Service at (800) 444-2742 or (703) 237-8344.
E&R Foundation
E&R Foundation Workshop Features Seminar on Work Culture
The APICS Educational and Research (E&R) Foundation Summer Academic/Practitioner Workshop will offer an interactive presentation about how high-value, low-cost education enables hourly workers to transform operations to peak performance. The seminar will be led by Sherrie Ford, Ph.D., principal of Change Partners LLC in Athens, Ga.
Ford founded the Center for Continuous Improvement in Athens where she built a coalition of companies for industry-improvement initiatives -- persuading managers to include hourly workers in educational programs and implementing initiatives suggested by these workers. Some of the companies that have worked with the center include Georgia Pacific, Fowler Products and Reliance Electric Co. Ford's discussion will focus on experiences from this partnership.
Set for Aug. 9-11 at New Mexico State University-Las Cruces and cosponsored by the APICS El Paso/Juarez Chapter, the workshop is designed to maximize exchanges between practitioners and academicians and to introduce new applied research funded by the foundation.
For more information, call APICS Customer Service at (800) 444-2742 or (703) 237-8344 and request the E&R Foundation 1997 Summer Academic/Practitioner Workshop Information Sheet (item #04072).
Income Tax Help on the Web
As everyone is painfully aware, the deadline for filing 1996 income taxes with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is April 15. For those who wait until midnight to prepare their returns, the World Wide Web can be of help.
For information, tips and forms on federal taxes, the IRS site is located at http://www.irs.ustreas.gov Major attractions on this site include:
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Forms & Publications | |
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Popular forms & publications |
Forms are available in Adobe Acrobat and several other formats.
For pointers to most state forms, try: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/govdocs/taxes.html
Meanwhile, by publication time, APICS' searchable calendar of events should be online. Look for a complete review of this new service in a future APICS Online article.
1997 APICS International Conference and Exhibition -- Responding to
Customer Needs
Developed according to new attendee-directed initiatives, the 1997 APICS International Conference and Exhibition is projected to be an even greater success than last year. The key to continued success is adding value and, unlike previous years, APICS has gone straight to the customer to find out what business and technology issues they want to see addressed.
A survey of past conference attendees conducted in January identified a number of areas attendees want to explore during APICS '97, Oct. 26-29, in Washington, D.C. Attendees indicated a strong desire for educational sessions focusing on supply chain management, integrated resource management, and production and inventory control. Moreover, survey respondents indicated that some of their biggest workplace challenges come in these areas as well as team building, scheduling, forecasting and optimizing the use of the Internet in a business environment.
"Meeting customer needs is critical to the success of any endeavor, especially one of the magnitude of the conference," said Mary Lou Bosco, APICS project marketing manager, who designed and conducted the survey. "The survey results were a big help to the APICS staff and 1997 Conference Committee in identifying and selecting the best educational topics for APICS '97."
New at APICS '97 are three double sessions focusing on supply chain management, reengineering the front office and kaizen -- a Japanese term for improvement relating to finding and eliminating waste in machinery, labor or production methods. In addition, session lengths have been reduced to 60 minutes, with 30 minutes between sessions, allowing attendees more time to question the presenters and network.
Even the mix of APICS '97 session presenters has changed in
response to the needs of past attendees. The past attendees surveyed
indicated a need for topics to be presented as concepts and theories
over case studies and applications. At the same time, survey
respondents requested more practitioners to lead the sessions. In
response, approximately 62 percent of the session presenters selected
for APICS '97 are practitioners, or practitioners presenting with
consultants. The practitioner/consultant teams will expose attendees
to the theoretical and real-world applicability of industry
topics.
Exhibit hall attractions
One of the most popular features of the APICS conference is the
Exhibit Hall showcasing state-of-the-art products and services
designed to help businesses improve operations. This year, nearly 200
exhibitors will be on hand, and APICS is making it easier for
attendees to locate the products and services most relevant to their
needs. The on-site guide and product locator will list the exhibitors
in 30 categories of goods and services. This information -- as well
as updates about APICS '97 -- will be available on the APICS World
Wide Web page
(http://www.apics.org).
Also, in response to attendee demand for Internet education, APICS will offer an "Internet Cafe" in the Exhibit Hall, featuring computers with live connections to the information superhighway. Attendees will be able to relax and browse the World Wide Web. In addition, APICS' own sansei of cyberspace, MIS director Kenneth S. Moser, CNA, CNSA, will present an educational session about the Internet during the educational program.
APICS Signs Sam Donaldson as Conference Featured SpeakerAPICS recently signed noted journalist Sam Donaldson as a featured speaker for APICS '97. Donaldson will address the general session on Monday, Oct. 27. For 30 years, Donaldson has been one of the most recognized television journalists for ABC News. He presently is co-anchor of "Prime Time Live" and a regular on the Sunday morning "This Week" program. Donaldson has shaken up the establishment with his investigative reports into government waste and fraud, tobacco companies' campaigns to obscure the truth about smoking hazards and the hunt for Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke in Argentina. As a consequence of this expose, Priebke was extradited to Italy to stand trial for war crimes. The 1997 Advance Conference Brochure, which is now available, provides valuable information about other featured and educational session speakers, education credits from other associations, a look at plant and sightseeing tours, and more. To request the 1997 Advance Conference Brochure, (item #04066), call APICS Customer Service at (800) 444-2742 or (703) 237-8344. |
Chapter Seminars
April
8 -- Worcester County Chapter, Compete Through Teams, Pleasant Valley Country Club, Sutton, Mass. Contact Frank Boratyn, (508) 476-2577.
9 -- Wichita Chapter, The Principles and Behaviors of Class "A" Companies, Wichita, Kans. Speaker Larry Wilson, CFPIM, Oliver Wight Company. Contact Sandra Wilson, (316) 686-7361, ext. 229.
11 -- Bluegrass Chapter, Teamwork Throughout the Logistics Pipeline, Harley Hotel, Lexington, Ky. Speaker: Terry Lunn, CFPIM, CIRM. Contact Carole Stacy, CPIM, (606) 564-2010.
16 -- Pittsburgh Chapter, Understanding and Adapting New Information Technologies for Manufacturing. Speakers are from Baan, Oracle, PeopleSoft, i2 Technologies, Cambridge Technology, Informix, SAP, and SAS. To register, call (800) 622-4786.
16-18 -- APICS Region IX Chapters, Congress for Progress, Philadelphia. Contact Bob Brazenor, CPIM, (800) 990-3354.
17 -- Northern New Jersey Chapter, Leadership Seminar, Holiday Inn, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. Speaker: John Hegranes. Contact Carol Gould, (201) 278-7521.
17 -- Grand Rapids, Mich. Chapter, The Planners Seminar, Grand Rapids, Mich. Instructors: Darrell Vande Hoef, CPIM, Randall Schaefer, CPIM, Harris Neely, CPIM. Contact Dan Braun, CPIM, (616) 842-1367.
17-18 -- Mexico Chapter, Customers and Products. Contact Jesus Campos, CPIM, CIRM, (525) 326-0745.
18 -- Grand Rapids, Mich. Chapter, The Planners Seminar, Cadillac, Mich. Instructors: Darrell Vande Hoef, CPIM, Randall Schaefer, CPIM, Harris Neely, CPIM. Contact Dan Braun, CPIM, (616) 842-1367.
22 -- Grand Rapids, Mich. Chapter, Advanced Principles and Techniqus of Production and Inventory Control, Grand Rapids, Mich. Speaker: Darrell Vande Hoef, CPIM. Contact Dan Braun, CPIM, (616) 842-1367.
23 -- Winona-Lacrosse Chapter, Making a Managerial Difference -- The Theory of Constraints, Winona, Minn. Speaker: Dr. Ray Hansen, CFPIM. Contact Rosemary Taylor, (507) 523-3220.
24, 25 -- Mexico Chapter, S&T Workshop. Contact Jesus Campos, CPIM, CIRM, (525) 326-0750.
25 -- Wisconsin Chapters, Back-to-Basics, A Manufacturing Symposium, Kohler, Wis. Speaker Bruce McLenithan. Contact Kurt Knitter (414) 457-4441, ext. 7935.
29, 30, May 1, 2 -- GADA Chapter, Guadalajara, Mexico. Contact Luis Barcon, CPIM, CIRM, 011-52-3-6319034.
May
1 -- Pittsburgh Chapter, Basic Inventory Reduction Tips and Techniques, Pittsburgh. Speaker: Dr. Karl M. Kapp, CFPIM, CIRM. Contact Sam Kline, (412) 221-1814.
1-3 -- Cumberland Valley Chapter, CIRM Integrated Enterprise Management (IEM) Exam Preparation, Chambersburg, Pa. Contact Dave Flory, CPIM, (717) 485-6431.
3, 17, 24, 31, June 7, -- Mexico Chapter, JIT Workshop. Contact Jesus Campos, CPIM, CIRM, (525) 326-0750.
8 -- Charleston, S.C. Chapter, Theory of Constraints, Charleston, S.C. Speaker Tom Krupka, CFPIM. Contact Perry Rhyne, CPIM, (803) 899-8248.
15 -- Central Jersey Chapter, ERP and Manufacturing Competitiveness, Somerset, N.J. Contact Linda Maslow, (908) 719-4609.
20 -- Rochester Chapter, Harmonizing Small Business Solutions, Rochester, N.Y. Contact Kate Renahan, (716) 338-5695.
21-23 -- Mexico Chapter, Logistics. Contact Jesus Campos, CPIM, CIRM, (525) 326-0750.
27, 28 29, 30 -- GADA Chapter, PAC, Guadalajara, Mexico. Contact Luis Barcon, CPIM, CIRM, 011-52-3-6319034.
Information appearing in this listing is for seminars only. Fax information to (770) 432-6969.
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