District Meetings

2008 Program Year

February Meeting Details are Here

May Meeting Details are Here.

August District Meeting

August 22-23 Burlington VT

Guest;

Robert Vokurka, 2008 APICS Chair

Last month we had a great time with the Executive Director and COO of APICS Abe Eshkenazi. He came to us with a wealth of information and insight. Abe is the top guy on the Professional/Business side of APICS.

This we are bringing you the top dog on the Volunteer side. Robert Vokurka is the 2008 APICS Chair.  He is the "Chairman of the Board". As we set up for Abe we would like you to ask questions that you might have for Robert at this meeting. Ask the questions, get the real answers.

Ask Robert Here

More about the August Meeting here.

Welcome

APICS Northeast District Website

 APICS is the global leader and premier source of the body knowledge in operations management including production, inventory, supply chain, materials management, purchasing and logistics. Since 1957,individuals and companies have relied on APICS for its superior training; internationally recognized certifications, comprehensive resources and worldwide network of accomplish head industry professionals.

About APICS
APICS - The Association for Operation Management is a not-for-profit international educational organization respected throughout the world for its education and professional certification programs. With nearly 50,000 members in 20,000 companies worldwide, APICS is dedicated to using education to improve the business bottom line.

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Northeast District

Rich in History

The Northeast District of APICS consists of the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, and Northern New Jersey.  Within this District are 31 Professional Chapters and 12 Student Chapters. Included is APICS Chapter No.1 the New Bedford Chapter located in New Bedford Massachusetts. APICS Chapter #1 New Bedford was formed in 1953 by a group of local manufacturing managers including Isidore Eisner, Edmund Carruth, and Elliott Carruth. In 1956 a national organization of production and inventory control managers was first proposed in Cleveland, Ohio. The next year (1957), APICS was incorporated as a national not-for-profit organization with the New Bedford Chapter receiving the designation of Chapter #1.

More Info here

Career Center

Supply Chain Professionals

View hundreds of opportunities by employers like BASF, Goodrich Cargo Systems, and Rovetec at the APICS.org Website, click here to see the...

 APICS Career Center.

Lean Instructor Training

A Survey

Contributed by Maryanne Ross

Our training sessions has now been officially announced by HQ for June 28 & 29 at the Hilton Philadelphia Airport.  Bill Kerber, one of the course authors, will be conducting the training  I'm hoping to get at least 20 instructors so we can split the costs and hold the tab down.  Bill Selepes is asking the hotel to include lunch and breaks each day, we'll be on our own for breakfast and dinner.

Complete Story Here.

Lean Instructor Training

The Mid Atlantic District is offering a Lean Instructor Training session in Pittsburgh, August 9-10, 2008, at the Radisson Hotel of Pittsburgh. www.radisson.com/monroevillepa 

The APICS Lean Workshop Series is organized to enable participants to approach the lean transformation process systematically. Using scenarios from a fictitious company, Murphy’s Toys, participants are tasked with finding lean solutions to a myriad of challenges. The Murphy’s Toys model enables instructors to customize the material for organizations and industries. This instructor workshop will be led by one of the materials authors, Bill Kerber CFPIM. Mr.Kerber’s biography is Here.

Curriculum: Classroom sessions include:

• Workshop 1: Introduction
• Workshop 2: Lean Culture
• Workshop 3: Value Stream Mapping
• Workshop 4: Stability and Process Improvement
• Workshop 5: Just-In-Time
• Workshop 6: Measuring
• Workshop 7: Sustaining

1) APICS is offering one free instructors guide per chapter, a $575 value, if the chapter conducts one Lean course before year end. That course must be held with at least 5 students that have purchased the Participants Guide at $325 to receive the instructor guide complimentary.

2) Monroeville Radisson room rate is $85 + 14% tax. The rate is available thru Friday July 18, 2008. Please call 800.333.3333 or 412.373.7300x50 for room reservations. ASK for the APICS Lean Instructor Training Group Rate.

3) The maximum training fee (which covers the instructor expenses and training room cost) is $285 based on 10 attendees. If more that ten students register the training fee will be recalculated and a lower assessment will be assigned to all attendees.

· Training fee includes free hospitality both Friday and Saturday evening and AM & PM Refreshment breaks during class.

4) Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be on your own. There is a large selection of restaurants within walking distance.

5) Monroeville was selected based on driving requirements, as the hotel is within 5 minutes of the PA turnpike/Monroeville Exit. If you are flying, there is a $32 one way airport shuttle to the Monroeville Radisson.

6) Please call or e-mail me, CJ Connelly, to register for class. My contact information is provided below.
 

If your Chapter plans to offer the Lean Training Workshop Series, then you won’t want to miss this opportunity to attend this Lean Instructor Training.
 

Ph: 412 271-3828
cjc@infocapsys.com