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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
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Issue 17
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VOLUME 1
ISSUE 17
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The Ups and Downs of Communicating in Joint Ventures
Speaker: Ted Lithgow, Ph.D.
Topic: The Ups and Downs of Communicating in Joint Ventures
Speaker: Dr. Ted Lithgow, Group Vice President , GPB and General Manager Schering Plough/Merck Respiratory Joint Venture
Location: Olde York Country Club, Chesterfield, NJ
Date: June 18, 2008
Registration: 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Dinner: 6:30 - 7:45 PM
Presentation: 7:45 - 8:45 PM
Cost*
- $50member
- $50non member
- $50 student
* Cash or Check (made out to APICS-PRSJ), Please -- No Credit Cards
Pre-registration helps keep our cost down. Walk-ins are always accepted.
"The Ups and Downs of Communicating in Joint Ventures"
The Ups and Downs of Communicating in Joint Ventures will be presented by Dr. Ted Lithgow, Group Vice-President and General Manager, Schering Plough/Merck Respiratory Joint Venture. Dr. Lithgow was a former adjunct at City University of New York, and a previous speaker at multiple pharma meetings and conferences. Ted has helped to create, develop, and lead Commercial Development and Emerging Technology groups in two large pharma organizations, and will share his experiences and perspective on leading a Joint Venture between two pharma organizations with very different goals and cultures.
One way to keep Joint Venture "rules to live by" well-organized and top of mind is to think of these relationships as as an engagement leading to marriage... Ted will present perspective on alliances, partnerships, and Joint Ventures -- their similarities and critical differences -- and discuss partnership challenges in the context of analogies about relationships for an objective but light-hearted presentation.
About the Speaker
Dr. Ted Lithgow, Group Vice President, Commercial Development
Ph.D., psychopharmacology
The City University of New York and Albert Einstein College of Medicine
B.A. degree, biology and psychology
Muhlenberg College
Dr. Lithgow has more than 25 years of experience in both the
pharmaceutical and consumer health care industries. Prior to joining
Schering-Plough in 2003, he was vice president, commercial development
operations and emerging technologies at Pharmacia.
In his career, he has also held leadership positions in commercial
development, research and development, and new products and established brand marketing at Warner-Lambert and Wyeth.
Dr. Lithgow holds a B.A. degree in biology and psychology from
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa., an M. Phil. in biopsychology from The City
University of New York, N.Y., and a Ph.D. in psychopharmacology from
The City University of New York and Albert Einstein College of Medicine,
Bronx, N.Y.
Directions
From Southern New Jersey:
Take Interstate 295 North to exit 57 (Route 130). Proceed off the exit onto Route 130 North. Take Route 130 North for approximately 0.25 miles to the 1st traffic light (Farnsworth Avenue). Make a right turn onto Farnsworth Avenue. Take Farnsworth Avenue for approximately 0.25 miles to the intersection of Route 206 (1st traffic light). Proceed straight through the intersection onto Georgetown Road. Take Georgetown Road for approximately 1.5 miles to intersection of Olde York Road (1st right turn). Make a right turn onto Olde York Road. Take Old York Road for 0.8 miles to Olde York Country Club entrance on left. Make a left turn and follow entrance road to the top of the hill.
From Southern New Jersey:
Take Route 206 North to intersection of Route 68. Proceed straight through the intersection for approximately 0.25 miles to Old York Road (1st turn after Gas Station). Make a right turn onto Old York Road. Take Old York Road for approximately 0.4 miles to Olde York Country Club entrance on the right. Make a right turn and follow entrance road to top of hill.
From Northern New Jersey:
Take Interstate 295 South to exit 57A (Route 130). Proceed off the exit onto Route 130 North. Take Route 130 North for approximately 0.25 miles to the 1st traffic light (Farnsworth Avenue). Make a right turn onto Farnsworth Avenue. Take Farnsworth Avenue for approximately 0.25 miles to the intersection of Route 206 (1st traffic light). Proceed straight through the intersection on to Georgetown Road. Take Georgetown Road for approximately 1.5 miles to intersection of Old York Road (1st traffic light). Make a right turn on to Old York Road. Take Old York Road for 0.8 miles to Olde York Country Club entrance on the left. Make a left turn and follow entrance road to the top of the hill.
From Northern New Jersey:
Take Route 206 or Route 130 South to the interchange of Route 206 and Route 130. Bear left onto Route 206 South for approximately 1.5 miles to the intersection of Georgetown/Farnsworth Road (New Jersey State Weigh Station is on the corner). Make a left turn onto Georgetown Road. Take Georgetown Road for approximately 1.5 miles to the intersection of Old York Road (1st right turn). Make a right turn onto Old York Road. Take Old York Road for .8 miles to Olde York Country Club entrance on left. Make a left turn and follow entrance road to the top of the hill.
From New Jersey Turnpike:
Take the New Jersey Turnpike to Exit 7. Bear right through the tollbooths onto Route 206 North. Take Route 206 North for approximately .5 miles to Georgetown Road (2nd traffic light). Make a right turn onto Georgetown Road. Take Georgetown Road for approximately 1.5 miles to the intersection of Old York Road (1st right turn). Make a right turn on to Old York Road. Take Old York Road for .8 miles to Olde York Country Club entrance on the left. Make a left turn and follow entrance road to the to of the hill.
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Top Management Night in June and Summer Education Offerings
President’s Letter
Well here we are, at the closing of another productive season. Our Professional Development Meetings (PDM) ranged from lean business practices used to improve or even save businesses, to looking at distribution systems and what happens when the data needed for efficient operation is not congruent throughout the entire system, e.g. assigning different part numbers to the same part throughout the supply chain. The speaker for our May meeting, Dave Hollinger, gave an outstanding talk on considerations for implementing lean practices. Dave is one of our directors, and we know him well, but his extensive knowledge of the lean paradigm and implementation programs still amaze us.
We will close out our season with our Top Management Night on June 18. This year we are going to have a little change of pace. Our businesses rely on communication and human interaction from planning, through scheduling and finally at the execution phases. The topic for this month focuses on another business growth and/or survival tactic widely used today, the joint venture. These organizations are generally formed when several millions of dollars are involved and have unique dynamics.
Our speaker, Ted Lithgow, is a Group Vice President at Schering-Plough and the General Manager of a joint venture for respiratory products between Schering-Plough and Merck. Ted’s presentation will lend some insight on how large corporations with extremely large sums of money on the line interact during a joint venture. He will discuss how to manage the communication and commitment of two large pharmaceutical companies so that the venture will be successful and at the same time meet the needs and the demands of the individual companies, which at times can differ significantly. This should be one of our most interesting presentations because it deals with managing individual personalities, corporate cultures, high stakes, and various levels of risk all at the same time.
We will also be presenting our Company of the Year Award to Bristol-Myers Squibb and will introducing our Board of Directors for 2008-2009 at Top Management Night.
As for education, our certification exam preparation classes will run through the summer. These classes can help prepare you for certification in Production and Inventory Management or Supply Chain Management. We will be offering:
- Detailed Planning and Scheduling, beginning July 10 and lasting 9 weeks, and taught by John Zoller, CFPIM, CIRM at Shiseido America, 366 Princeton-Hightstown Rd, East Windsor, NJ
- Strategic Management of Resources, beginning September 18 and lasting 9 weeks, and taught by John Zoller, CFPIM, CIRM at Shiseido America, 366 Princeton-Hightstown Rd, East Windsor, NJ
- Basics of Supply Chain Management, start date to be determined, 10 weeks, and taught by Jim O’Donnell, CPIM at OKI Americas, 2020 Bishops Gate Blvd, Mt. Laurel, NJ.
Please take advantage of these classes to continue career development. Remember, as with any career path, “if you want to earn more – you have to learn more”.
Have a great summer and we hope to see you at out Top Management Night PDM.
George Lazarides, CIPM
President, Princeton South Jersey Chapter
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2007-2008 Board of Directors
President
George Lazarides, CPIM
609-860-4624 george.lazarides@us.rhodia.com
Executive Vice President
Bryan Warshofsky, CPIM
732-936-4219 bwarshofsky@khov.com
Recording Secretary
Josie Levendosky, CPIM
908-890-5919 josette_b.debragga-levendosky@roche.com
V.P. Programs
Lucille Lucas
732-521-8283
V.P. Finance
Robert Wetherill, CPIM
609-689-3776
urwethe@optonline.net [ mailto:urwethe@optonline.net ]
V.P. Education
Open
V.P. Membership
Frank Abatangelo
732-493-3910 eja96@aol.com
V.P. Marketing
Open
Newsletter Editor
Jeffrey Dougherty
732-227-6513 jeffrey.dougherty@bms.com
Arrangements Director
Diane Pacholec diane.pacholoec@cooperwheelock.com
Employment Director
Dave Hollinger, CPIM, CSCP
732-922-0255 dave@primebusinessgroup.com
Company Coordinator
Anup Sampat
609-923-9683 anupsampat@gmail.com
Presidents Advisory Council
Blair Williams, CFPIM, CSCP, Jonah
609-860-5856 blairrw@att.net
The 2008-2009 PRSJ Board of Directors will be presented at Top Management Night on June 18.
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Summer and Fall Education Offerings
APICS Supply Chain Certification and Education: CPIM Courses Offered in East Windsor and Mt. Laurel, NJ
Three CPIM(Certified in Production Inventory Management) certification training modules will be offered by PR-SJ Chapter this summer and fall:
Detailed Planning and Scheduling, beginning July 10 and lasting 9 weeks, and taught by John Zoller, CFPIM, CIRM at Shiseido America, 366 Princeton-Hightstown Rd, East Windsor, NJ
Strategic Management of Resources, beginning September 18 and lasting 9 weeks, and taught by John Zoller, CFPIM, CIRM at Shiseido America, 366 Princeton-Hightstown Rd, East
Windsor, NJ
Basics of Supply Chain Management, start date to be determined, 10 weeks, and taught by Jim O’Donnell, CPIM at OKI Americas, 2020 Bishops Gate Blvd, Mt. Laurel, NJ.
In order to become CPIM certified, you must pass the exams for the following 5 modules:
It’s best to take these in sequence but you can select to fit your schedule.
APICS training and certification will look great on your resume and set you on top of the list as a motivated supply chain professional. In particular 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.
The Detailed Planning and Scheduling and the Strategic Management of Resources classes are firm but with some openings available. The Basics of Supply Chain Management class will be taught as soon as a sufficient class size is secured. For both, cost is $550 per student with a 15% discount for APICS members. If you are interested, please act soon and register on the PR-SJ web site: http://www.apics-prsj.org
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The Many Benefits of APICS Membership
Hello to all of our PRSJ members!
V.P. of Membership: Frank Albatangelo
I want to thank all those members of the PRSJ chapter who have recently renewed their APICS membership to continue with their APICS education and other chapter benefits.
APICS—The Association for Operations Management is an international educational society recognized worldwide for its training and certification programs. Our nearly 70,000 members are resource management professionals from 20,000 manufacturing and service companies around the world. APICS members are individuals responsible for directing the supply chain, materials management, information services, purchasing, customer service, and quality control within their companies.
Membership in APICS is open to anyone with an interest in the field of Operations or Resource Management. Although the roots of APICS are in manufacturing production and inventory management, the scope of our society has broadened over the years to address operations and resource management issues in a wide variety of organizations, including banks, utilities, and health care. MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS: APICS membership brings with it a variety of benefits. APICS members receive the monthly magazine, APICS-The Performance Advantage and the APICS Dictionary, as well as the APICS International Conference and Exposition Proceedings. APICS members can participate in a variety of electronic discussion forums, receive information from the APICS Hotline, and take advantage of the APICS Career Center.
APICS members receive discounts on the hundreds of publications available at the APICS Bookstore. In addition, APICS members receive discounts on Society educational workshops and programs, as well as discounts on certification exam registration and registration for the APICS International Conference and Exposition. Of course, the opportunity to network with your peers is a benefit that's hard to put a price tag on - you may just find a solution to that problem that's been a real headache for your company!
APICS offers several categories of membership, including Professional, Group-Site, and Student. Anyone can join under a Professional membership. A Group-Site membership entitles a specific company facility or location to five designated members who receive the normal APICS publications, but any employee of the company is eligible for member discounts on publications and programs. A Student membership is available to full-time students at accredited institutions of higher learning. Education Educational programs, such as Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) and Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), provide information regarding the interdependencies of all business disciplines. APICS certifications are internationally recognized, often specified in employment ads, and can provide you with a foot in the door at the next employer. Members in between positions can attend our classes for just the price of the learning materials.
Member Application: If you are taking or plan to begin taking courses toward APICS Certification via classes held by APICS PRSJ, it makes good sense to become an APICS member and to qualify for the discount of 15% off each class. Your annual membership cost will be covered by the time you take your second class!! To become a member, either enroll online or download an application and mail it to APICS to start shaping your future today. APICS Membership is $200 ($165 for National Membership and $35 for Chapter dues). Be sure to request to be placed in the Princeton South Jersey chapter. You can obtain an application by going on the web to the following link::
http://www.apics.org/Membership/Join/professional.htm then download a prospectus (PDF pages 9-12), ">http://www.apics.org/Membership/Join/professional.htm then download a prospectus (PDF pages 9-12), or call APICS Customer Support at (800) 444-APICS (2742) or (703) 354-8851 to enroll join by phone.
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