APICSacramento
| No Professional Development Meeting scheduled for August |
Calling All Members
The APICS Sacramento chapter has openings for dedicated people to help us keep the chapter active with relevant tours and presentations, networking opportunities and information.
We have a few specific areas that we'd like to fill. If you have a few hours a month that you can dedicate to the exploration of Operations Management, this is an excellent opportunity to extend your network at, at the same time, enhance your resume!
- In Marketing, we need someone interested in helping us find innovative ways to grow our membership base.
- A Vice President of Programs is needed to set up plant tours and educational speakers.
- The Company Coordinator is vital to keeping our member companies listing up to date with specific contacts and companies represented by our membership base.
If you are interested in leading any of these areas for APICS Sacramento, please contact our Chapter President, Andre Alves at andre.alves@vsp.com today.
Call for Newsletter Articles
The board has voted to implement a new program to all chapter members: We are inviting you to submit articles for the newsletter. One article each month will be selected by the board for inclusion. The author of the article will receive $25. The article needs to be an APICS related topic, and no more than 600 words. You may submit more than one article for consideration. An article submitted this month may not get selected for next month, but could be used for a future month. Submit articles to apicsbod@apicsacramento.com
Platinum Award
The Sacramento chapter has earned the 2010 C-BAR Platinum Award!
The Chapter Benchmarking and Reporting (C-BAR) program promotes excellence in organizational management by recognizing exceptional leaders who use the framework of the C-BAR program to exceed customer needs and expectations. This program features a cycle of tactical planning, performance measurement, evaluation, and replanning. This award recognizes four levels of achievement: Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze.
The Platinum Award recognizes organizations that have consistently demonstrated superior organizational management skills by receiving the Gold Award for five or more consecutive years, indicated strong integrative and innovative skills, and demonstrated exceptional growth.
Introducing the Operations Management Body of Knowledge Framework
Understand the scope of operations management and how you fit into the profession. The OMBOK is available exclusively to APICS members. Download your complimentary electronic copy of the OMBOK now.
Inventory Workshops A Great Success !
The chapter recently completed an offering of a Basics of Inventory Management workshop. The 6-hour course was held as two afternoon sessions at a company in south Sacramento.
The chapter can hold the following workshops at a company site for as few as 8 students at the popular pricing of $199 per workshop per student. The participant workbook is included, along with a certificate of completion.
- Basics of Inventory Management (6 hours)
- Effective Cycle Counting for Inventory Records Accuracy (6 hours)
- Conducting a Physical Inventory (6 hours)
Contact Ed Mercado edmercado@msn.com or any board member www.apicsacramento.com to schedule a workshop at your site.
Call For PDM Presentations
We are now planning next year's programs and invite you to submit an abstract to be a speaker. This is a great way to improve your communication skills, share your knowledge with your peers, showcase your employer, and grow! more...
Consumer Marketing: A Flawed Strategy
An article by Ira Smolowitz, Ph.D.
In a recent issue of the Western Massachusetts newspaper - The Republican - the columnist D.C. Stewart indicates that he and his wife were discussing the option of buying a new television. They were confused by the current television options. Their confusing choices were HDTV, plasma HDTV, LCD, LCD HDTV digital cable ready, HDTV capable, HDTV digital or EDTV. Is this a serious problem? Is this a pervasive problem? The answer is yes, to both questions. more...(PDF)
Introducing APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional
APICS brings you the first comprehensive educational program designed for operations and supply chain management professionals, the Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP). The CSCP program was launched at the 2005 APICS International Conference and Exposition in Kansas City, Missouri. more...
APICS Announces New Certification
New CSCP FAQ.
APICS The Association for Operations Management announced the creation of a new industry certification to meet the rapidly changing educational needs in the field of supply chain management. The Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) designation is designed for professionals interested in increasing their knowledge of supply chain management, those currently working in the field of supply chain management, and for those individuals working with enterprise resources planning (ERP) systems. Read the entire press release here in Adobe Acrobat format.
APICS Becomes The Association for Operations Management
On January 1, 2005, APICS—The Educational Society for Resource Management changed its name to APICS The Association for Operations Management and use the new tag line— Advancing Productivity, Innovation, and Competitive Success. The APICS Board of Directors unanimously approved the name change at its October 9, 2004, meeting, and APICS unveiled the new name publicly at the 2004 APICS International Conference and Exposition in San Diego, California, on October 12, 2004. more...
Rebranding APICS FAQs
Find answers to your questions about the rebranding of APICS.
Virtual Teams: Identifying The Benefits and Problems
An article contributed by Ira Smolowitz, Ph.D. Professor of Finance and Dean, Bureau of Business Research and Program Development at the American International College, Springfield, MA.
APICS Bookstore!
Your source for essential inventory, operations, and supply
chain books and resources.
New! APICS e-Downloads
APICS e-Downloads enable individuals to purchase study materials as secure and
protected PDFs. Distribution is controlled, ensuring there will be no violation
of APICS copyrights
Start shopping now!
Get Involved!
Want to become more involved in the local chapter? Here's how:
- Become an APICS member
- Attend PDMs, seminars, or classes
- Present at PDMs, seminars
- Help the APICS Sacramento chapter with special projects/programs
- Become an APICS Board member
- Become an APICS Instructor
Sign-up for Electronic Newsletter
Click here to sign-up for an e-mail version of the monthly chapter newsletter. Full color, faster delivery, hot links to websites. It's great!
Certification Maintenance
Were You Certified Before 1999?
If so, your deadline for submitting an application for CPIM certification
maintenance is coming up.
The new certification maintenance for CPIM/CFPIM kicked into gear January 1, 2003. Get your records together and submit the application no later than the month in which you were certified years ago. Helpful information is at www.apics.org/Certification/Maintenance/maintenance.asp in the certification section of the site.
APICSacramento can help with a customized Excel spreadsheet (version 2000) you can use
to keep track of the points you've already earned, and plan for points to help you
reach your maintenance goal.
Click here
certification_maint_record.xls
to download/view the Excel 2000 version,
or here
certification_maint_record.zip
to download a zipped copy.
And, if you've earned your certification within the past 5 years, your maintenance application is due in the month 5 years after your certification date. Start accumulating points now!
Keep track of your certification status. You snooze, you lose.
Just a reminder to those of you who are Certified; certification maintenance points may be earned by attending the Professional Development Meetings. Your attendance is recorded at each month's meeting with your signing in at the beginning of the meeting. One point is earned for each meeting attended.
Why are people taking the APICS review classes?
"I took the classes to review some college classes. I also wanted to learn new ideas and processes."
Daaron - Apple Computer, Inc.
"I work in the inventory management group on-site and have, for the last 6 years. I know that the important parts of our jobs have changed and I wanted to learn the latest processes in the industry. Our group has had great feedback from past APICS class series."
Anthony - Apple Computer, Inc.
Contact Information
For more information about APICS and our local activities, contact any member of our chapter Board of Directors.
- Postal address
- APICS Sacramento Chapter
PO Box 13249
Sacramento CA 95813 - General Information or Questions: info@apicsacramento.com
