Congratulations and Welcome to the new Middle Tennessee Chapter Board of Directors for 2009-2010

President            Mark Thompson

VP Programs     Dale Pinnekamp

Treasurer                Lisa Keeble

VP Education           Ty Tabernik

VP Membership         James Kilby

VP Communications   John Sheng

Member at Large      Stan Gurevich

Good news - We are on LinkedIn. Check us out at

www.linkedin.com

We are proud to report the chapter has decided to establish a virtual community using LinkedIn. Now, local members and qualified non-members have a place to post news, share thoughts, and ask for expertise about various topics related to Operations, Logistics, and Supply Chain.

The name of the group is APICS Middle Tennessee Chapter Nashville. Feel free to contact me if you need help joining the group.
 
Stan Gurevich
APICS Member At Large
440-796-7545
S.Gurevich@hotmail.com

 

APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional - CSCP and APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management - CPIM

Volunteer State Community College will offer training courses in 2010 Spring & Summer. You can review and enroll the training courses by reviewing Education link on the left. You can also find the contact information below:

Bob Jankiewicz

Director

Business and Industry Institute

Volunteer State Community College

1480 Nashville Pike

Gibson Hall, Suite 102D

Gallatin, TN 37066 

Office:  615-230-3359

Fax:  615-230-3362

E-mail: Bob.Jankiewicz@volstate.edu

The CSCP class is WIA approved. If you are unemployed you can go through the Nashville Career Advancement Center to get funding for the course. The phone number for NCAC is 615-862-8890. It takes a while to get approved. If you are interested in this funding alternative you will need to get the ball rolling soon in order to be approved in time for the course.

For more information on the CSCP exams please click here.

January 19, PDM

Dick and Jane Bankruptcy

PLACE: Holiday Inn Select Opryland Airport/Briley Parkway

            

            2200 Elm Hill Pike

             Nashville, TN 37214

              (615) 883-9770

Click http://www.hinashville.com/directions.html for directions

TIME: 5:30 to 7:30 PM

COST: $20.00 - Free if an unemployed member - bring your resume

  • Please click here for more information

Welcome New Members

Terry Boone

Dawn Cotham

Keith Melton

Howard Stevens

Robert Woodall

Larry Oliver

Pankaj Soni

Judy Watson

Jeff Bialac

Bill Smith, CSCP


2009-2010 Meetings

September 15, 2009

Rick Ross

Top Ten Lists for Your Job Search

October  20, 2009

Paul Reed

RFID

November 17, 2009

Mike Russo

Stress Management

December 15, 2009

Con-Way

Tour of Nashville LTL Terminal (119 Door)

January 19, 2010

Kervin Crumbo

Dick and Jane Bankruptcy

February 16, 2010

Greg Sullivan

Training Within Industry (TWI)

March 16, 2010

Cal Vickers

TBD - "Managing Supply Risk in the Automotive Industry" or "What's Next in Supply Chain?"

April 20, 2010

Eric Schultenover

Legal Overview - Bankruptcy 101

May 18, 2010

TBD

TBD

Meeting location

Holiday Inn Select Opryland Airport/Briley Parkway, 2200 Elm Hill Pike, Nashville, TN

December 15, 2009 Con-Way's location will be posted on the web site later.

 

CSCP 

Certified Supply Chain Professional

Certification Information

APICS recently developed and introduced a new certification - the 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

Learn More.

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 2008-2009 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.

 

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