Constraints Management Symposium and Technical Exhibit a Big Success

The 1997 Constraints Management (CM) Symposium and Technical Exhibit, held April 17-18 in Denver, was a big hit, drawing 451 attendees. A highlight of the program was the keynote address by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Ph.D., the developer of the theory of constraints (TOC), who discussed the application of TOC to project management.

"I was pleased with the event — the feedback from attendees was overwhelmingly positive," said Lisa J. Scheinkopf, CPIM, CM SIG chair and a consultant with Chesapeake Consulting Inc., based in Tempe, Ariz. "The CM SIG team did a great job in putting together the program, and the quality of the presentations showed that TOC and CM are maturing concepts that are taking hold in the business world."

The symposium proceedings (item #04220) and a list of available audiotapes of the sessions (item #01561) can be ordered by calling APICS Customer Service at (800) 444-APICS (2742) or (703) 237-8344.

---

APICS Looking for Input into Dictionary Revisions

The ninth edition of the APICS Dictionary, scheduled to be available at the 1998 APICS International Conference and Exhibition, Nov. 1-4, 1998, in Nashville, Tenn., is being revised and APICS is looking for assistance from its members.

Editors at the University of Georgia maintain the APICS Dictionary, one of the most definitive resources for manufacturing terms since it was first published in 1963. The current edition contains a feedback form that can be used for suggestions. Participants should fill out the form completely, including references and page numbers. APICS is requesting that members submit new terms and definitions, as well as revisions to terms and definitions included in the ninth edition, by Dec. 1, 1997.

All suggested dictionary revisions, deletions and additions should be sent to:

John H. Blackstone, Jr., Ph.D., CFPIM
APICS Dictionary
Department of Management
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
(706) 542-3718
Fax (706) 542-3743
e-mail: [email protected]