APICS Triangle Chapter on LinkedIn

Professional Development Meeting  

February 7, 2012, 6pm., at the McKimmon Center, NCSU

"LinkedIn for Career Development and Branding"

 

Are you on LinkedIn?

Is your profile up to date and optimized for search?

Are you utilizing all of the networking features?

Learn how to use social media to enrich your career by leveraging the power of a connected community. Join William Blackmon, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for LinkMeIn. LinkMeIn is a consulting and training company centered on helping companies and individuals leverage the power of Social Media.

Here's What You'll Learn:

1. What you need to make a complete, consistent, and compelling LinkedIn profile.

2. How to improve your LinkedIn invitation response rate so they want to connect with you.

3. Strategies for growing your network.

4. What are the best applications to use in LinkedIn that make the most impact to your brand.

5. Top 5 worst mistakes and best practices to make on LinkedIn.

From this session you will able to immediately take away practical tips and strategies to apply immediately that will impact your productivity using LinkedIn.

Get noticed. Grow your network. Create the online professional brand you want.

Catapult your LinkedIn presence!

Click here to register!

Cert

APICS Certified

Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)

With the APICS CSCP program you can take your career and organization in a new and exciting direction. Shape your future, align your goals, and distinguish yourself from the competition. In this challenging global marketplace, only the well-trained, well-educated professionals will be sought after by employers and valued by organizations. Join their ranks today by earning the APICS CSCP designation.

 

Three upcoming courses to choice from:

1.  February–March Course:starts Saturday, February 4, 2012

2.   March–May course: starts Saturday, March 10, 2012

3.   May–June course: starts Saturday, May 5, 2012

 CSCP registration:  Click here

Course Overview:  Seven Saturday classes, a total of 42 hours of instructor-led instruction; plus access to the APICS CSCP Learning System.  This instructor-version, a review course, offers students the opportunity to review the content presented in the text and web-based study tools in a classroom setting.   

Scope of the Subject Matter:  The APICS CSCP review course covers concepts, strategies, processes, tools, and technologies applied to managing the end-to-end forward and backward flow of materials, information and value in a supply chain.

Course Tuition:  APICS Member - $1800, Non-Member - $2000, if you register and pay for the course at least 21 days prior to the start date, then you can save $300 off of the course tuition.  

For more information:  Please contact Jeff McDaniels CSCP, CPIM, PMP, VP of Education, at education@apics-triangle.org.


Announcing APICS

Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) program series

Two choices for starting your first CPIM module:

Wednesday evening classes, starting at 5:30pm.  February 22, 2012

- Saturday classes, starting at 8:30am., March 10, 2012

CPIM registration:  Click here

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Course Tuition:

-   $500 for APICS members

-   $700 for Nonmembers (tuition includes a 1-year APICS membership)

 

The CPIM program is the strategic advantage you need in today’s world, where the rate of organizational and technological change is accelerating exponentially. Just as successful companies have adapted to the changing business environment, the CPIM program has changed over the years to keep up with current knowledge and practices. The CPIM program consists of five modules, and an individual must pass all five modules to become certified.

 

Participant Profile

These courses are appropriate for professionals with experience in or academic knowledge of production and inventory management who would like to gain knowledge of standards and those who wish to review the important concepts in preparation for the APICS CPIM exams.

 

 

The APICS CPIM Modules

Module 1: Basics of Supply Chain Management - Entry Module

The basic concepts in managing the complete flow of materials in a supply chain from suppliers to customers are covered in the Basics module. Supply chain concepts are introduced and standard terminology emphasized, as are relationships among activities in the supply chain. Knowledge of the material in this module is assumed as a prerequisite for the other APICS CPIM modules, which cover related topics in greater depth.

 

Module 2: Master Planning of Resources - Core Competency Module

The topics of demand management, sales and operations planning, and master scheduling are thoroughly examined in this module. Both supply and demand planning for mid- to long-term independent demand are discussed. Priority planning and capacity planning issues also are addressed.

 

Module 3: Detailed Scheduling and Planning- Core Competency Module

This course focuses on inventory management, material and capacity scheduling and planning, supplier relationships, and the influence of lean/JIT philosophies in these areas. It explains the use of a material dominated scheduling technique, material requirements planning, in job shop, batch, and certain repetitive processes. The course explains capacity planning in detail, introduces other capacity-planning techniques such as processor-dominated scheduling in continuous flow processes, and reviews project management techniques.

Module 4: Execution and Control of Operations -Core Competency Module

The principles, approaches, and techniques needed to schedule, control, measure, and evaluate the effectiveness of production operations are covered in this module. A broad range of production operations are reviewed including project, batch, line, continuous, and remanufacturing environments.

Module 5: Strategic Management of Resources - Capstone Module

In this course, participants explore the relationship between strategic planning and the management and execution of operations. The course fosters higher-level thinking about how market requirements and social and economic sustainability drive the operations, processes, and resource requirements of businesses. The course addresses three main topics: understanding the business environment, developing the operations strategy, and implementing the operations strategy.

 

For additional information and to sign up:       CLICK HERE, PLEASE

 

Or email Jeff McDaniels, V.P of Education at education@apics-triangle.org

 

 

 

 

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Southeast District Meeting
February 10-11, 2012 at the Embassy Suites-Crabtree Mall in Raleigh
Two day event hosted by the Triangle and Piedmont Triad Chapters.
Free event.  All members are welcome -  but they must register!!

 
 
TOPICS
“Education – A Core Competency & Instructor Development”.
 
For more information: Click Here
(Registration URL: http://www.apicssoutheast.org/)
 
To Register:  Click Here

(Registration URL: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RaleighDistrictMeeting)

 

 

Apics

Build a Foundation

of Inventory Management

Knowledge –master core concepts and foundational skills.

Principles of Inventory Management

for registration:  Click here

Principles of Inventory Management course starting on Wednesday evening, February 29th, from 5:30pm – 8:30pm.

Course overview: The goal of this course is to impart an operational knowledge and understanding of inventory management principles and techniques, providing participants with a greater understanding of their roles and responsibilities in the control of inventory and the impact that inventory can have on a business. 

Among the topics presented are inventory management fundamentals, ordering techniques, replenishment policies, JIT/Lean, sourcing, and purchase order management and performance.  Participants are introduced to essential vocabulary and skills in identifying and applying the basic principles of inventory management.  Basic methods of planning and controlling inventory in manufacturing, institutional, distribution, and retail environment are covered.  The questions of what to stock are addressed through an examination of current and evolving technologies of inventory management.

Class Format:  Consisting of nine three-hour classes and a mid-term and final exam.  

Class Tuition:  APICS Members:  $500; Non-Members: $700; please register on or before February 15, 2012.  For those that register after February 15, a late fee of $100 will apply.

For additional info:  Please contact Jeff McDaniels CSCP, CPIM, PMP, VP of Education, at education@apics-triangle.org. 


New APICS-Triangle Chapter Members (since 1 July 2011)

Jon

Crowe

Alex

Decker

Pam

Easter

Owe

Forsberg

Jorge

Garcia

Debra

Gill

Krishna

Goswami

Jason

Hansen

Zachary

Huffman

Steven

Loosemore

Shenaz

Lynch

Jeffrey

Marlowe

Brandon

Matthies

Jennifer

McGonigle

David

McMullin

Jawahar

Muniyandi

Deborah

Nibblett

Ifeanyi

Okonkwor

Bhavesh

Patel

Courtney

Rascoe

Linda

Rice

Carl

Richardson

George

Sinclair

Evelyn

Williams

Rui-Guang

ZheE

Elliot

Ziegimeier

 

 

New APICS Certifications

(1 July 2011 – 9 January 2012)

Tim

Aitken, CSCP

Graham

Bennett, CSCP

Angela

Briggs, CSCP

Scott

Domes, CSCP

Hugo

Evans, CSCP

James

Findlen, CPIM, CSCP

Alfredo

Garcia, CPIM

Kim

Johnson, CPIM, CSCP

Harry

Lawrence, CSCP

Loire

Marteney, CSCP

Jaideep

Rao, CPIM

Ronald

Scalf, CPIM, CSCP

Nathan

Strickler, CPIM, CSCP

Elliot

Zieglmeier, CSCP

Jennifer

McGonigle, CSCP

Jeffrey

Marlowe, CSCP