October PDM
Save 40% by Sourcing to
China!?!
October 14, 2008
Speaker: Rick Lloyd
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With increased competitive pressures and globalization, almost all of us have
been pushed to explore manufacturing “Low Cost Regions” like China. Rick Lloyd
will share the business case and the required infrastructure to source from the
largest growing economy in the world. Rick will share his experience (mostly
learned from what not to do) in walking through some business and cultural
challenges that US companies experience when sourcing in China.
Rick Lloyd currently serves as the Director of Supply Chain for IGT in Reno,
Nevada. He previously managed global commodity sourcing for Tektronix
headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, with extended residence in China sourcing
materials for both China manufacturing and global manufacturing sites over the
last eight years. His additional professional background includes various
positions in both the quality engineering and supply chain areas for Electro
Scientific Industries and IBM. His academic background includes five degrees in
business and industrial engineering and he holds eleven professional
certifications including Six Sigma Black Belt Certification. He previously
served as an adjunct instructor at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon.
Presidents Message
September 3, 2008
Thank you…
… to the three companies that hosted our summer
plant tours. Specifically, thanks to: Gregg Fisher and Tony
Buholzer of B & J Inc; Nate Moll and Mark Lowenstein
of Server Technology; and Bert Love, Deepak Madabushi, and
Matt Roy of Arrow Electronics. Thanks to all for three excellent
tours.
Congratulations…
… to chapter members Stephen Hybil (IGT) and
Matt Tomich (LSP Products) for achieving CPIM certification.
Both members completed their final certification exams in July. Matt is
also a member of the chapter’s board of directors.
More Congratulations…
… to the seven APICS participants who successfully
completed the Basics of Supply Chain Management course presented at IGT
in Reno: Marc Malone, Scott Hasterlik (Dell Computer); Spencer
Marlisa (Cooper Industries), Malcolm Jenkins (Cooper
Industries), Jay Porado (Cooper Industries), Patrick Clark
(Cooper Industries), and John Curtin (IGT). Rick Leach, CPIM,
CSCP was the instructor.
And More Congratulations…
… to the twelve APICS participants (and new chapter
members!) who successfully completed the Basics of Supply Chain
Management course recently presented at the Sierra Army Depot in Herlong,
California: Bruce Hamilton, William Bredstrand, Allen Jones, Chris
Carrier, Lynette Hall, Michael Mico, Maria Carrier, Sherry Padilla,
Kelli Foxworthy, Merritt Shepard, Phyllis Guasp, and Mark Paytas.
Art Salt, CPIM was the instructor. The Northern Sierra Chapter
welcomes and appreciates the participation of the Sierra Army Depot.
A new education offering.
APICS is launching the Lean Enterprise Workshop in
a multi-session format. The chapter plans to offer this newly-developed
series this fall. Michelle Danielson, CPIM, chapter member and
most-recent chapter President, will be attending a comprehensive Lean
Enterprise instructor development course in preparation for leading the
workshop. Look for an announcement of the workshop schedule soon.
Board of Directors openings.
The Northern Sierra Chapter is run by an
all-volunteer board of directors and the current board has several
openings. The board operates with the philosophy that participation
should not constitute a burden for its volunteers. The board meets once
per month for an hour and the total commitment is generally less than
five hours per month. All new members have the opportunity to work with
an experienced member to learn board operations. No one is paced in an
unfamiliar role without backup. Board members enjoy free admission to
chapter events and significant discount on the chapter’s educational
offerings. Please contact
president@apics-nors.org with interest or questions.
David Steiger, CPIM
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Education
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Mondays and Thursdays, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
October 13 to November 13, 2008
IGT Training Center
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This course focuses on material and capacity scheduling and planning. It
includes a detailed explanation of material requirements planning (MRP),
a technique suitable for use in job shops. The course also introduces
another material planning technique, material-dominated scheduling,
which is applicable to process industries and other mature production
environments. The course explains capacity requirements planning in
detail and introduces other capacity-planning techniques, including
processor-dominated scheduling.
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Chapter Events
Development Meetings
Professional Development Meetings are typically held
monthly. Local, regional and national speakers are featured
presenting assorted topics of interest to today's operations
professionals.
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Plant Tours
Our plant tours feature leading companies from across
our region and provide the opportunity to learn by seeing how theory is
put into practice. They also provide benchmarking opportunities
and foster the sharing of best practices and professional networking.
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via our Calendar. Major
charge cards are accepted with online receipts provided. Advanced
registration & Membership discounts are available.
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Education
CPIM
Since 1973, the CPIM program has educated more than
75,000 manufacturing professionals on essential terminology, concepts,
and strategies related to demand management, procurement and supplier
planning, material requirements planning, capacity requirements
planning, sales and operations planning, master scheduling, performance
measurements, supplier relationships, quality control, and continuous
improvement.
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CSCP
The Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)
program is a new industry educational and certification program created
to meet the rapidly changing needs of the supply chain management field.
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