September 21, 2010 PDM:
"End-to-End Supply Chain Event Management"
Don Mabry, President and Chief Operating Officer, ClearTrack Information Network
ClearTrack's vision is to be the world's most recognized source for supply chain event related information.
ClearTrack seeks to continuously improve and enhance supply chain execution technologies, delivered to anyone with access to the internet, anywhere in the world, empowering users to instantly locate supply chain event information and to receive systematic alert notifications for out-of-tolerance business exceptions.
ClearTrack's global supply chain event management system provides access to a wide range of functional applications to reduce operating expenses, improve operating efficiencies, expand technological functionality, identify infrastructure improvements, and validate financial returns.
ClearTrack electronically collaborates with all public and private supply chain information repositories around the globe to offer a cohesive, unified data "view" and management application. The company offers services through a cost-effective, easy-to-access, neutral web browser user interface.
Join us as Don Mabry presents "End-to-End Supply Chain Event Management." Reserve your place today by clicking here or by emailing programs@apicsnashville.org
PLACE: Holiday Inn Select Opryland
Airport/Briley
Parkway
2200 Elm Hill Pike
Nashville, TN 37214
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TIME: 5:30 to 7:30 PM
COST: $20.00 - Free if an unemployed member - bring your resume
You do not need to be an APICS member to attend.
Make reservations by clicking here or by emailing programs@apicsnashville.org
Remember! Attend Four (4) APICS Nashville Professional Development Meetings from September 2010 thru April 2011 (excluding the December ViJon Tour) and attend the 5th PDM free! New members to our chapter attend their first meeting at no charge when you present your Welcome Letter at the registration table!
Speaker Bio: Don Mabry , President and Chief Operating Officer, ClearTrack Information Network
Don Mabry is chief operations officer
of ClearTrack Information Network, a leading provider of comprehensive supply
chain software and services for the consumer retail and transportation
industries. Mabry joined ClearTrack
in 2001 as chief technology officer, where he completed the successful launch of
a supply chain event management software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering to Dollar
General, Toshiba America and Kraft Foods.
Since then, Mabry's leadership and
passion for enabling business with the innovative application of technology and
services have become hallmarks of his tenure at the company.
During the past 9 years, Mabry has headed ClearTrack's technology development and
operations area delivering industry leading supply chain execution applications
for new retailers including Tractor Supply, JC Penney's and
Academy Sports+Outdoors. He was
promoted to chief operating officer in 2003 with day-to-day responsibility for
running company operations, including client services, finance, human resources,
general administration, marketing and technology.
Mabry is a graduate of the University
of Alabama, with a Bachelors of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and the
Owen School of Graduate Management at Vanderbilt University with a Masters of
Business Administration.
Make reservations by clicking here or by emailing programs@apicsnashville.org.
Chapter Announcements
Nominations requested for APICS Board Member positions for 2010-2011 Your input is needed for nominations to our board for next year. We will receive nominations over the next few weeks and vote during our May meeting. Your nomination and participation is what supports our chapter. Volunteer if you can, or help us identify the right leaders for our Chapter. Thank you!
Topics/Speakers for 2010-2011 Needed
We are always interested in hearing your input on speakers you’d like to have present at our PDMs. Please help us identify people for the following types of areas: - Distribution - Industrial Engineering / Process flow and improvement - Human interest (anybody have a high profile connection that would be interesting?) - Technology / Systems developments - Professional Development – new methods / techniques We are planning joint meetings with IIE (Institute of Industrial Engineering) in October, and in March 2011 we will have our scheduled joint meeting with ISM (Institute for Supply Management).
APICS 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
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 New CSCPs
Alice Johnson, CSCP
Mary Etta Rose, CSCP
Bill Buckles, CSCP
Bill Carmargo, CSCP
Jerry Hale, CSCP
Welcome New Members
Louis Ferrer
Alan Eaton
Gregory Bean
Phil Sobol
20010-2011 PDMs
September 21, 2010
Don Mabry "End to End Supply Chian Event Management"
October 19, 2010
Jennifer Longard "Developing Operations/Material Flow Solutions"
November 16, 2010
Dr. Joseph Blackburn "Reverse Supply Chain"
December 14, 2010
Tour of ViJon, Smyrna
January 18, 2011
Open
February 15, 2011
Open
March 15, 2011
Joint Meeting with ISM, ISM chooses topic
April 19, 2011
Open
May 17, 2011
Robert Martichenko "Joint CSCMP Meeting"
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 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.
