Professional Development Meeting
February 7, 2012, 6pm., at the McKimmon Center, NCSU
"LinkedIn for Career Development and Branding"
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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.
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!
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
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
CPIM registration: Click here
*read more*
Course Tuition:
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$500 for APICS members
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$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)
Build a Foundationof 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 |
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Debra |
Gill |
|
Krishna |
Goswami |
|
Jason |
Hansen |
|
Zachary |
Huffman |
|
Steven |
Loosemore |
|
Shenaz |
Lynch |
|
Jeffrey |
Marlowe |
|
Brandon |
Matthies |
|
Jennifer |
McGonigle |
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David |
McMullin |
|
Jawahar |
Muniyandi |
|
Deborah |
Nibblett |
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Ifeanyi |
Okonkwor |
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Bhavesh |
Patel |
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Courtney |
Rascoe |
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Linda |
Rice |
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Carl |
Richardson |
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George |
Sinclair |
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Evelyn |
Williams |
|
Rui-Guang |
ZheE |
|
Elliot |
Ziegimeier |
New APICS
Certifications(1 July 2011 – 9 January 2012)
|
Tim |
Aitken, CSCP |
|
Graham |
Bennett, CSCP |
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Angela |
Briggs, CSCP |
|
Scott |
Domes, CSCP |
|
Hugo |
Evans, CSCP |
|
James |
Findlen, CPIM, CSCP |
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Alfredo |
Garcia, CPIM |
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Kim |
Johnson, CPIM, CSCP |
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Harry |
Lawrence, CSCP |
|
Loire |
Marteney, CSCP |
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Jaideep |
Rao, CPIM |
|
Ronald |
Scalf, CPIM, CSCP |
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Nathan |
Strickler, CPIM,
CSCP |
|
Elliot |
Zieglmeier, CSCP |
|
Jennifer |
McGonigle, CSCP |
|
Jeffrey |
Marlowe, CSCP |