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APICS-NEPA
NEWSLETTER September-October-November
2009 Membership
News (Ed Daveski) The Northeastern Chapter would like to welcome the all new members who have recently joined the chapter: If there is any professional news such as a promotions, job
changes or professional recognition that you would like to include in your
chapter’s newsletter, please send an e-mail to ed.daveski@metro.com. Just think, by sharing your good news with others, you may inspire
someone else to excel! Professional
Development Opportunities
(Kristin Davis) If your
company would like to host a seminar on a specific topic, we can find the right
speaker to fill the need. The plan
for the 2009-2010 season is to hold (3) Professional Dinner Meetings on the
following dates: October 14, 2009
– “A Bad Day at Work Is
Inevitable and Other Myths” F. Darnall Daley, Jr., CFPIM, CSCP is
a senior consultant with F. D. Daley & Associates with more than 45 years of
engineering, sales, and manufacturing management experience Marvelous
Muggs
Montage Mtn Road & Davis Street
Moosic, PA
570-961-1551 December 12, 2009 – CSCP & CPIM Instructors Development Session Presenter – Dave Jankowski Open to current CSCP and CPIM instructors and any member with a CPIM certification considering leading a CSCP or CPIM review session. 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Marvelous
Muggs
Montage Mtn Road & Davis Street
Moosic, PA
570-961-1551 January 13, 2010 – Presenter TBD Top of the Eighties Restaraunt Rte 92 and I-81
(exit 145)
March 10, 2010 – Presenter TBD Marvelous
Muggs
Montage Mtn Road & Davis Street
Moosic, PA
570-961-1551 May 28, 2010 – Golf Outing Location to be announced Plant tours will be announced once plans can be confirmed by the host company. {Kristin Davis can be contacted at 570-963-5384 for information regarding next season’s programming or by sending her an email at kgdavis@bemis.com.} Education
(Mike Auriemma, CFPIM) The University of Scranton’s
Center for Professional Training and Development (CPTD) can handle your
individual needs for a Certification in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM).
Here is one course that is tentatively scheduled.
For more information regarding
registration for this course or other offerings at the University of Scarnton,
please contact JoAnn Pane at CPTD at (570) 941-7582 or via email> cptd@scranton.edu.
You can also view the course outlines on their website at www@scranton.edu/cptd
. The University provides us
with a wonderful environment and all the tools to host a successful program. We
always look forward to sharing this excitement with a new group of candidates. Penn State – Worthington and
Hazleton campuses are working with local companies to provide APICS educational
packages on-site. The Hazleton campus has begun offering CPIM modules on campus
for professionals in the southern portion of Luzerne county to attain their CPIM
certification. For more information on
classes being offered through the Worthington campus(Scranton) contact Sue Fitch
at (570) 963-2607 For information regarding
classes in the Hazleton area contact Deb Conway at (570) 450-3136. ****UP COMING REVIEW SESSIONS PSU-
Hazleton – Basics of Supply Chain Management (Dates TBD) Contact
Deb Conway at (570) 450-3136. Fundamental
courses in Operation Management (Dates – TBD)– Credits
through Penn State University towards Penn State certificate program. Other
Events and Programs (Kristin Davis) Seminar at Penn
State University, October 2, 2009. Seminar 1 groups, Mike Walsh would like to invite you all
to join this informative two day workshop in operations management. Come one or
both days and you are assured to gain effective insight for operating more
efficiently within your organizations. Most speakers are presenters in regional
and international conferences so it is sure to be worth your time. See links
listed on the homepage of the website. 2009
APICS International Conference & Expo Global Ability Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 4-6, 2009 Go to www.apicsconference.org for
more details. Golf
Outing 2010 – May 28, 2010 The chapter would like to invite
any member attending 2 of the 3 PDMs running this season to a luncheon
presentation about “Building your Future” and then joining in on a
complimentary 9 holes of golf for fun and fellowship. We will need some experts
in running a top notch event, so if you would like to offer your time in helping
to coordinate this event te board would appreciate your help. Project
Management – PMI’s Keystone Chapter
meets the second Tuesday of each month. For more information please contact Jude
Fritz at (570) 417-7070 or jude.fritz@ymail.com . What’s
the Buzz (Ed Daveski) Membership
is holding steady since APICS re-configured
the corporate membership structure. There
is no more associates membership members. You are either a full member or one of
the enterprise members… all which require payment of full membership. Our
numbers are now about 125 members. We were at 248 prior to the change in
structure if we were to count the associate members who. Think about telling
anyone who is not a member to consider it. Membership in APICS shows dedication
to the principles of operations and supply chain management. Nominations
for Board positions for the 2010-2011 fiscal year.
In the past the transition of board members was performed through exchange of
position, volunteerism or executive search. In the Winter of 2010, you will
receive a voting ballot to complete for the following board positions:
President, Vice President, VP of Education, VP of Membership and Treasurer.
Nomination requests will be sent out the fall of this year. Each nominee must
have a second vote to be placed on the ballot in January. More information will
be coming from Tom Tansits regarding this voting process in November. CPIM
Certification at
Penn State – Hazleton Campus completed the final review session with nine
candidates. We wrapped up the last class in June and everyone had planned to
take the paper and pencil exam in July. This
program in the Hazleton area was something that the chapter had been working on
for a number of years and with the expertise of Deb Conway, Assistant Director
of Continuing Education, and her staff, PSU-Hazleton is in position to begin its
next group this fall. NEPA
Student Chapter needs your knowledge –
Don’t forget that Dr. Nabil Tamimi and Dr. Kingsley Gnanendran of the
Operations Management Department at the University of Scranton continue their
work to get the student chapter program started again on University’s campus.
It has always been their hope to introduce undergraduates to APICS and add more
value to their program offerings by having business professionals like our
members share their real-life experiences with the students. Place a call to
either professor if you would be interested in sharing your experiences with
their students. APICS
organization has completed most of the changes it had announced this time last
year. Corporate Office Relocation – As of April 1, 2008,
APICS moved its headquarters from Alexandria, Virginia to Chicago, Illinois. The
new address is 8430 W. Bryn Mawr Drive, Suite 1000
Chicago, Illinois 60631 Phone:
(800) 444-2742 or (773) 867-1777 If
you have experienced any issues with service as the organization completes this
process and ensures the right people are in the right position, do not hesitate
to call on me to help you with your cause. NEPA
Chapter continues work to bring a Certified
Supply Chain Professional course to our area. Penn State Worthington is
conducting a class for a private company and the chapter expects that we will be
able to increase offerings for this study. Continue to check the website for the
latest update. Contact Sue Fitch at (570) 963-2607 Hey,
How do I login to APICS as a member
– Visit APICS website at www.apics.org and just below the menu bar on
the right you will see the words “Log In”. Click there and enter your last
name as the user id and your membership id as the password. If you have changed
your password to something other than your membership id and cannot remember it
either use the link to “Can’t remember my password” or call 1-800-444-2742. That’s the buzz for now! Board
Business (Ed Daveski) The board will be reviewing the
strategic plan for 2009-2010 before October. Each year the chapter looks at
opportunities to grow member services. If there is a specific offerings that you
would like to see as part of the chapter next year, please feel free to give Ed
Daveski a call at 570-466-6025. Also if you would be interested in chairing a
committee or program please contact him regarding this as well. Next planning meeting is
scheduled for June 2009. We still have a few positions
currently open in the chapter. “When the right “mix of people” are in the
right positions, it results in an organization that executes in an efficient and
timely manner”. Please consider joining the board, today. Board
Openings: All board positions are currently
filled. If you are interested in volunteering some time the board can always use
your help.Most of this work can be done through e-collaboration and requires a
few hours each month. Make a decision today to get involved. If you would be interested in
serving on the board or helping out, please contact Ed Daveski at 570-706-1149
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