Dear Ty,
PDM November 21, 2006
Executive Sales and Operations Planning: The "Sharpie"
Journey
Dean Smetana, Sanford Director of Materials
Many of today's companies find themselves in the same position Sanford Brands
did: Inventory was too high, service wasn't high enough, and none of the functional areas within the company were talking the same language. Hear
about the journey that Sanford took to provide its leadership team with a routine, consistent, common platform for strategic business discussion and
decisions all without any investment in new technological solutions.
This is a practitioner's presentation. We hope to see you there.
Scott Cornwell, CSCP, CFM
Place: Radisson Hotel - Opryland
Cost: $20
Networking: 5:30 to 6:00 PM
Dinner: 6:00 to 6:45 PM
Business: 6:45 to 7:00 PM
Program: 7:00 to 8:00 PM
Reservations: Contact Laura Pyron at 615-773-6830 or lpyron@campbellhausfeld.com by Thursday November 16, 2006.
Nashville State Business Leadership Team Meeting
Supply Chain Management: You can't push a chain
Speaker: Ty Tabernik
Please join us for a breakfast meeting at Nashville State Community
College on Friday, November 17, 2006 for a breakfast meeting where Ty Tabernik will
explain how Supply Chain Management can fit into your company.
Place: Nashville State Community College BLT
Cost: Free
Date: Friday, November 17, 2006
Time: 8:00 to 9:30 AM
Room: C209 - Clement Building Auditorium
Gibson Guitar Tour in December
Make plans now for the Gibson Guitar tour on December 19, 2006. You might find
the perfect Christmas gift for your musically talented friends. It should be an information and interesting evening. More information will follow in
next month's newsletter.
Welcome New Members
Patricia Kloeppel
Alex Owenati
APICS Education News
We have been working with Nashville State Community College (NSCC) to offer the
APICS Lean Manufacturing Workshop Series next year. At this point the plans are to offer the workshops from March 15, 2007 through April 26, 2007;
Thursday morning – four hour sessions. The topics to be covered will include:
- Introduction to Lean Manufacturing
- Lean Mapping
- 5S
- Process Improvement and
Quality
- Lean Team Scheduling
- Standard Work
- Lean Team, Design and Accounting
There will be more to come later on the Lean Manufacturing Workshop.
We are also hoping to offer two CSCP exam prep courses. One will be on Wednesday evenings from
February 7 through April 11. The other will be on Saturdays from April 21 through May 19. We thank NSCC for their help in coordinating these classes.
If your employer would like to offer the CSCP or Lean Manufacturing Workshop classes on-sight, please
contact education@apicsnashville.org. Or you can call me (Ty Tabernik) at 615-673-2145.
Note - possible courses at MTSU : Similar programs (CSCP, CPIM,
and the Lean Manufacturing Workshop) will possibly be available through Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) next year. We are currrently
looking for individuals or companies who might be interested in taking these courses at MTSU. Please give me (Ty Tabernik) a call at
615-673-2145 or send me an email at education@apicsnashville.org if you would be
interested in classes at MTSU. There is nothing currently scheduled, however, we would like to hear from you if you or your company would
be interested.
Looking for a Vice-President of Education
That reminds me…we are still looking for someone to fill the role of VP of Education on the
MITE Board of Directors. We are also looking for instructors for the CSCP, CPIM, and Lean Manufacturing Workshops. Give me a call (Ty Tabernik
at 615-673-2145) if you are interested. Or email me at Education@apicsnashville.org.
Important CSCP Dates
If you are interested in taking the CSCP exam, APICS has announced the Exam dates for the next
year. The dates are:
- December 2, 2006
- March 24, 2007
- June 23, 2007
- December 8, 2007
The exams in 2007 will continue to be paper and pencil exams and the exam locations will be
limited. It takes some preparation to submit the APICS CSCP Eligibility Application when required and to make travel arrangements since the exam will
not be offered in Nashville. You can check out the eligibility requirements for the CSCP exam at www.apics.org/Certification/CSCP.
Thank you for your continued involvement with the APICS Middle Tennessee Chapter
Hope to see you at the PDM on November 21.
Ty Tabernik
President
APICS Middle Tennessee Chapter
615-673-2145
