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Friday, April 11, 2008
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Issue 16
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VOLUME 1
ISSUE 16
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Come Join Us!
Princeton South Jersey Chapter
April Showers bring May Flowers and the April PDM!
Speaker : Tim Rody
Location : Cranbury Inn
Date : April 16, 2008
Topic :
Data Integration - Making Your Data Work for Transportation and Logistics
- Does your harmonization code match your GTIN?
- Do your vendors grimace when you ask for data in your format instead of their format?
- What happens when you have to manually enter data into multiple systems that don't talk together?
Come spend some time learning how important data integration can be to developing cost improvement strategies. We'll talk through some examples of how functional projects can be improved by looking at broader data integration strategies. Experience the thrill of finding all the pieces of the data integration puzzle and finally getting it all together.
We'll walk through some process flows and see how the lack of data integration can slow down the results of the best of plans. We'll go over how to examine your supply chain from beginning to end to reveal who uses your data and why it is important that is all the same.
Topics will include warehouse storage, load planning, shipment visibility, inbounding trailers, advanced ship notices, and transportation management.
Registration: 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Presentation: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Dinner: 7:30 - 8:45 PM
Cost
$30 member
$35 non member
$20 student
Registration : www.apics-prsj.org
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There Is Still Time
Career advice: APICS offers five tips for keeping a manufacturing job
--From: Manufacturing Business Technology, 4/2/2008
Despite all the talk about outsourcing, offshoring—and more recently a declining economy—APICS, the Association for Operations Management, says there are still good manufacturing jobs in the U.S.
In fact, according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, manufacturing output in the United States rose by 58 percent between 1993 (the year NAFTA was approved) and 2006, a greater rate of growth than the 42 percent increase in the 13 years prior to the passage of the trade deal.
The caveat, APICS notes, is that U.S.-based manufacturing jobs are becoming more complex, and the people who succeed in the field need advanced training, education, and support. With that in mind, APICS is offering the following five tips for how manufacturing and supply chain professionals can succeed in today’s economy:
1. Keep Your Training Up to Date
Today, businesses must have employees who are continually enhancing their knowledge and discovering new ways to execute their jobs with greater productivity and flexibility. To stay ahead of the curve on innovation, technology and best practices, make sure you are up to date on all of the training and latest certifications that are available to you. Many times, your organization will even pay for you to receive the training or latest certification you need to ensure their business stays at the forefront of technology and best practices.
2. Network
Reach out to other professionals in your field to find out what they are doing to keep ahead and succeed. Through venues like conferences, local chapters and forums, organizations like APICS provide many opportunities for professionals to network with their peers. Networking will help you keep up to date with the latest trends in your field and your expanded network of relationships will both help you succeed at work and advance your career.
3. Communicate Your Ideas
If you think you have a good idea to improve efficiency or productivity, the most important thing you can do is share it. Successful managers are always looking to improve efficiency and improve the bottom line and most are happy to give credit where it is due. Sharing your ideas not only lets management know you care about your job, it tells them that you are engaged and a valuable member of the team that works towards bettering the work environment and the company’s bottom line.
4. Become an Expert
Today, companies are looking for motivated individuals who contribute on multiple levels. Familiarize yourself not only with what your company does, but also deepen your knowledge of the whole industry. By becoming an expert in your office on the latest trends, your competition, and the sector as a whole, you will be relied upon by your peers and management to provide valuable insight and will be on your way to becoming an indispensable part of your workplace and your organization.
5. Take Pride in What You Do
Now that you have invested the time to get the latest training and education, show your organization that you are proud of your accomplishments. Share your expertise with co-workers and management and accomplish your tasks knowing that everything you do reflects on you. Whether you are sharing ideas, being a mentor at work or showing others how to get the latest training and information, when you take pride in what you do, you will become a leader in the workplace and a valued member of the organization.
PRSJ Chapter
There is still time to register for the BSCM Class in East Windsor , NJ (Shiseido America )
ENROLL in APICS-PRSJ Chapter Education:
“A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimensions." -- Anonymous
Sign up for CPIM and/or CSCP courses being offered. Don't see your class listed? Hang on as we will be updating out education schedule:
To Register : www.aprics-prsj.org
East Windsor , NJ (Shiseido America ): CPIM: Basics of Supply Chain Management (start April 3)
Explore the basic concepts in managing the flow of materials in a supply chain. In the Basics, you get a complete overview of material flow, from internal and external suppliers to and from your organization. Topics include: Elements of the Supply Chain
Just-in-Time (JIT)
Total Quality Management (TQM)
Manufacturing Resources Planning (MRP II)
Demand Planning
Capacity Management Mount Laurel , NJ (Okidata): CPIM: Basics of Supply Chain Management (start TBD)
Explore the basic concepts in managing the flow of materials in a supply chain. In the Basics, you get a complete overview of material flow, from internal and external suppliers to and from your organization. Topics include: Elements of the Supply Chain
Just-in-Time (JIT)
Total Quality Management (TQM)
Manufacturing Resources Planning (MRP II)
Demand Planning
Capacity Management Spread the word to your coworkers and enroll today at www.apics-prsj.org
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