May 1996 € Volume 6 € Number 5

APICS Report

Conference


Daniel Burrus to Deliver APICS '96 Keynote Address
For one of the few times in APICS conference history, a keynote speaker from a previous conference is returning for an encore performance. Technology forecaster and author Daniel Burrus, who enlightened and entertained attendees at the 1994 APICS International Conference and Exhibition in San Diego, will deliver a keynote address at APICS '96 in New Orleans on Tuesday, Oct. 15.

Burrus is the founder and president of Burrus Research Associates, Inc., a Milwaukee-based research and consulting firm that specializes in global innovations in science and technology. Burrus has a reputation for accurately predicting the future of technological change and has helped hundreds of clients develop successful competitive strategies through the creative applications of cutting-edge technology. His client list spans a wide range of industries and includes such companies as AT&T, Motorola, DuPont, Merrill Lynch and Bell Atlantic.

Burrus has founded and managed five businesses in a variety of fields and knows how to translate research findings into practical business advantages. He is the author of Technotrends, as well as five other books and a variety of technical publications.

Burrus' presentations are as amusing as they are informative, according to many who attended his keynote address in San Diego. As a speaker, he blends the comedic timing and delivery of a young George Carlin with motivation to help audiences understand how to make a rapidly changing business environment a competitive advantage. How? By getting all members of an organization involved in creatively utilizing the latest technology.

Burrus joins previously announced keynote speakers Gen. Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.), who speaks on Monday, Oct. 14, and business entrepreneur and former football star Fran Tarkenton, who is scheduled to speak on Wednesday, Oct. 16.

For more details about APICS '96, call APICS Customer Service at (800) 444-2742 or (703) 237-8344 and ask for the Conference Advance Registration Brochure (item #04066).

APICS Customer Service is taking orders for the following books and materials by Daniel Burrus, available now from the APICS Bookstore:

APICS '96 Educational Sessions Offer a Complete Learning Environment
APICS '96 offers educational sessions focusing on the daily processes and challenges industry professionals must face. It also explores topics that compel people to look beyond traditional workplace roles. Participants will attend sessions such as "Improving Inventory Performance and Bottom-line Profits," "Competing in a Global Market," and "Applying Big Business Planning for Small Business Success." By attending special targeted sessions, conference attendees will learn about other market segments that affect their daily processes. These sessions address such topics as "Accounting and the Theory of Constraints," "Environmentally Responsible Manufacturing," and "How to Improve Communication Between Purchasing and Manufacturing."

Participants also will have the opportunity to discuss several case studies, including "Beyond MRP II -- An Optimum Manufacturing System," "Activity Based Costing and Continuous Improvement," and "How Cost Accounting Adapted to a JIT Implementation." Case studies enable participants to learn how new processes and procedures have worked for other organizations and decide which new processes are right for their companies.


What's New



APICS Past President to Address Brussels Manufacturing Conference
Selim G. Noujaim, CFPIM, 1995 APICS International President, will be a special guest speaker at a major European manufacturing conference in Belgium in June. Titled "Picture the Future: Competing through Agile Manufacturing and Logistics in Virtual Organizations," the conference is scheduled for June 13-14. It is being organized by the Production and Inventory Control Society (PICS) Belgium, an international affiliate of APICS, on behalf of the Federation of European Production and Industrial Management Societies (FEPIMS).

"Our goal is to make this conference as interesting as possible to international cultures and we're hoping to attract manufacturing and service industry professionals from Europe and America," said Luc G. Chalmet, Ph.D., 1996 FEPIMS president and president of PICS Belgium. Chalmet, who will deliver the opening address to the conference, was instrumental in introducing agile manufacturing concepts in Europe, according to Noujaim.

Noujaim will address the conference on Friday, June 14, on the topic of "Strategies for Survival in the 21st Century." Other keynote speakers and educational session presenters include Steven Goldman, co-chair and COO of the Agility Forum at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania; Christoph Loch, Ph.D., INSEAD; and John Puttick, principal fellow, manufacturing group, University of Warwick, United Kingdom.

The conference will be held at the Sodchotel Brussels, near the Brussels International Airport. For more information or to register, call the FEPIMS Conference Secretary of PICS Belgium at 32 2 774 9243.


Seminars/Symposia



Defense Department Official to Address APICS Aerospace & Defense Technical Conference
Michael McGrath, Ph.D., assistant director for manufacturing of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), will deliver a keynote address at the APICS Aerospace & Defense Technical Conference. The conference will take place on May 22 and 23 in Washington, D.C. McGrath will address the conference on Wednesday, May 22.

DARPA-sponsored technologies have led to changes inside and outside the Department of Defense including development of new composites, sponsorship of the early development of stealth technology and development of the ARPAnet, whose outgrowth was the Internet. McGrath's responsibilities include improving the affordability of the procurement of military systems. DARPA funds and monitors the progress of a number of research projects including many in the area of supply chain management -- a key topic area for the conference.

For further information or to register, call APICS Customer Service at (800) 444-2742 or (703) 237-8344.


E&R Foundation


1996 Plossl Fellowship Competition Set
The APICS Educational and Research (E&R) Foundation Board of Directors has announced the second annual George and Marion Plossl Research Fellowship competition for the best doctoral dissertation on an important integrated resource management subject. The competition is named in honor of George and Marion Plossl, long time supporters of the E&R Foundation.

Research topics to be given priority will focus on removing interdepartmental barriers, avoiding waste and operating in a more streamlined organization.

Dissertation topics will be judged on fit of research with E&R Foundation priorities; importance and potential contribution of the subject to business and academia; quality of conceptual development; feasibility and appropriateness of methodology; application to the practitioner; and originality. Judges will include George Plossl, practitioners, corporate funders and members of the foundation board. Proposals must be received no later than Aug. 31.

For further details, call Mike Lythgoe, E&R Foundation director, at (800) 444-2742 or (703) 237-8585, ext. 202.



E&R Foundation Looking for Input from Retail Supplier Manufacturers
The APICS Educational and Research (E&R) Foundation is looking for information from manufacturing companies that supply large retail organizations for a study being conducted in coordination with the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). The study will focus on how manufacturing companies are being challenged in meeting the needs of customers such as Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Toys-R-Us and Builders Square. The foundation/RPI researchers are particularly interested in how technology and new product design and shipping requirements are affecting the manufacturer producing for mass merchandisers. The study also is investigating how relationships along the supply chain are being affected with smaller buyers.

Anyone willing to discuss the challenges to manufacturing resulting from requirements set by retail buyers should contact Mike Lythgoe, E&R Foundation director, at (800) 444-2742 or (703) 237-8585, ext. 202.


Chapter Seminars


May
3 -- St. Louis Chapter, The Theory of Constraints for Industry, Sheraton-Westport Inn, St. Louis. Speaker: Dr. Donn Novotny. Contact St. Louis APICS registration desk, (314) 351-0014.

9 -- Central New Jersey Chapter, Focus Forecasting, Marriott Hotel, Somerset, N.J. Speaker: Bernard Smith, president of B.T. Smith and Associates and inventor of Focus Forecasting. Contact Joseph A. Gamache, (908) 225-1800, ext. 4147.

17 -- Northern New Jersey Chapter, Achieving a Successful Business System Implementation (or Re-implementation), City Grove, N.J. Speaker: John Koroluk. Contact M. Noreen Schuh, (201) 764-7148.

18 -- Sacramento Chapter, What To Do When MRP Doesn't Work, Sacramento, Calif. Speaker: Jim Reeds, CFPIM, CIRM. Contact the Sacramento Chapter, (916) 650-8660.


June
6 -- Rochester, N.Y. Chapter, Agile Manufacturing, Rochester Airport Marriott Hotel, Rochester. Speaker: Robert Abair. Contact Gary Parker, (716) 422-2211.

8 -- Sacramento Chapter, Inventory Essentials for Small Manufacturers, Sacramento, Calif. Contact the Sacramento Chapter, (916) 650-8660.

Information appearing in this listing is for seminars only. Fax information to (770) 432-6969.

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