Happy New Year! APICS MITE hopes that you’ve had a relaxing and enjoyable holiday season, and please accept our best wishes for a prosperous 2012! For our January PDM, we’re asking ourselves some critical questions about the link between our competitive position and environmental initiatives. Is there a link? How does being ‘green’ impact our ability to be competitive? Join us as Ms. Betts will provide an overview from her recent research regarding the effects of manufacturing plants’ competitive capabilities on the adoption of environmental practices. Further analysis from this research examined specific combinations of competitive capabilities and environmental practices and their influence on business performance. Over 500 plant and operations managers participated in this survey based research. Results will be presented from a multi-industry sample as well as from within specific industries.
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Holiday Inn Select Opryland Airport/Briley Parkway
2200 Elm Hill Pike
Nashville, TN 37214
(615) 883-9770
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$20.00 - Free if an unemployed member - bring your resume
You do not need to be an APICS member to attend
APICS Middle Tennessee Chapter Board of Directors for 2011-2012
President Dale Pinnekamp
VP Programs Mike Moody
Treasurer Rhonda Gething
VP Education Ty Tabernik
VP Membership James Kilby
VP Communications Jeff Bialac
VP Employment Mike Eagley
Member at Large Karen Ludlum
CSCP Exam and Registration
To become a certified CSCP, three dates must be kept in mind associated with each scheduled testing period. The Exam Date itself, the Exam Registration Deadline Date and the Eligibility Application Deadline Date. The CSCP candidates will have several opportunities to take the exam in a computerized test mode through Pearson VUE and three opportunities this year to sit for the paper end pencil version of the exam. Click here for more information.
Congratulations to New CSCPs
Alice Johnson, CSCP
Mary Etta Rose, CSCP
Bill Buckles, CSCP
Bill Carmargo, CSCP
Jerry Hale, CSCP
John Sheng, CSCP
Welcome New Members
Bobbi Cummins
Chad Miller
David Tomlin
2011-2012 PDMs
September 20, 2011
Mike Moody - How to Conduct A Successful Job Search
October 18, 2011
Tour of NISSAN's Part Redistribution Center in Mt. Juliet - expect a 2:00pm start for this working tour
November 15, 2011
Tour of the A.O. Smith operations in Ashland City - see how they have impacted the global water heater industry
December 13, 2011
Problem Solving - Dr. Kimball Bullington - we all think we know how to solve problems, but if so, why do so many 'solved' problems resurface?
January 17, 2012
Environmental Capabilities & Practices in Manufacturing - Teresa Betts - a report out from a Ops PhD candidate on her research - APICS MITE has encouraged this work
February 21, 2012
Leading Change - Dave Nelson - change, the only constant. Do you effectively lead change?
March 20, 2012
Purchasing Pitfalls: A Discussion on How to Avoid Supplier Conflicts and Legal Problems" - Dickinson Wright - Joint meeting with ISM
April 17, 2012
New products to Market - David Chisolm - How do new products get launched? How can we better support these efforts?
May 15, 2012
Joint Meeting with CSCMP - Speaker / Tour being firmed up
If you are interested in Lean, don't miss the upcoming Lean Workshop. Click here for a short presentation.
CSCP
Certified Supply Chain Professional
Certification Information
APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) certification. Read More.
The Middle Tennessee Chapter of APICS has begun working with local Universities to offer the CSCP exam certification preparation course
The CSCP Exam Prep course is a 40 hour course that includes on-line testing, on-line resources, and on-line flashcard style learning. Read More.
If you or your company are interested in the CSCP courses, please contact the MITE Chapter VP Education at Education@APICSNashville.org
CPIM
Certified in Production and Inventory Management
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.
Benefits of CPIM
A CPIM education can help you to
- Increase your functional knowledge of production and inventory
management
- Improve efficiency across the processes of your organization's
supply chain
- Streamline operations through accurate forecasting
- Predict outcomes more accurately
- Maximize customer satisfaction by delivering products and services
Just-in-Time
- Increase profitability by optimizing your organization's inventory
investment
- Enhance your credibility among peers, employers, and customers.
Who should earn the
CPIM designation?
A CPIM education is essential for professionals involved in
- Production and inventory management
- Operations
- Supply chain management
- Procurement
- Materials management
- Purchasing
CPIM Modules
Candidates must pass all exams for the following modules
Basics
of Supply Chain Management
Master
Planning of Resources
Detailed
Scheduling and Planning
Execution
and Control of Operations
Strategic
Management of Resources
Call for Chapter Presenters
Please let us know what you would like to speak at the APICS Middle Tennessee Chapter PDMs. This is a great opportunity if you have a presentation you have been preparing or expect to present at the next APICS International Expo and would like to give the presentation locally first.
If you are interested in speaking or if you would like to suggest a
speaker for the 2010-2011 PDM series, please email your suggestion by clicking
here.
What is APICS
History
Founded in 1957 as the American Production and Inventory Control Society, APICS has since expanded its focus to include a full range of programs and materials on individual and organizational education, standards of excellence, and integrated resource management. To reflect this new direction, we are now known as APICS—Association for Operations Management.
APICS—The Association for Operations Management is a not-for-profit international educational organization respected throughout the world for its education and professional certification programs. With over 60,000 individual and corporate members in 20,000 companies worldwide, APICS is dedicated to using education to improve the business bottom line.
