An Overview of APICS

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An Overview of APICS
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Ask Yourself These Important Questions

• Are there gaps in your supply chain that could
  leave you at a competitive disadvantage?
• Are operational costs in-line with industry
  standards and peer targets?
• Do you have the tools and skills to best utilize
  your ERP and technology investments?
• Are you behind the curve in applying sustainable
  supply chain practices?
• Are you doing enough to raise cash through
  operations management effectiveness?
• Are your inventories in control and appropriate
  for your business and financial objectives?

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About APICS
11/9/2009
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• APICS The Association for Operations Management
  is the global leader and premier source of the
  body of knowledge in operations management
  including
• Operations
• Supply Chain
• Materials Management
• Planning
• Production and Inventory Control
• Scheduling
• Purchasing
• Logistics

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A Legacy of Leadership

• Since 1957 APICS has provided superior training,
  internationally recognized certifications,
  comprehensive resources, and a worldwide network
  of accomplished industry experts to increase
  bottom-line efficiency and effectiveness.

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Three Pillars

• Membership
• Certification
• Education

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Membership

• APICS equips nearly 36,000 diverse professionals
  from 15,000 manufacturing and service industry
  companies worldwide with the most up-to-date
  education, training, and resources.

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APICS Chapters in Indiana
Michiana

• 250 Chapters in North America
• Over 40 partners internationally

Fort Wayne
Central Indiana
Ohio Valley
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The Advantages of Membership

• Up-to-date industry best practices and corporate
  benchmarking services
• Resources like the APICS magazine, the APICS
  Dictionary, the APICS Operations Management Body
  of Knowledge Framework
• Networking and industry visibility opportunities
• Savings on educational materials and exclusive
  members-only resources and the APICS
  International Conference
• Access to the Supply Chain Councils SCORmark ,
  SCCs benchmarking offering and the Aberdeen
  Research Vault
• Member pricing on AMA business and management
  training
• Access to the APICS Job Center

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Our Members

• Professionals in all areas of operations
  management, including
• Production
• Materials management
• Inventory
• Purchasing
• Supply chain
• Logistics

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Membership Categories

• Professional Membership
• Enterprise Membership
• Includes Enterprise Professional e-Memberships
• International Professional e-Membership
• Academic Professional Membership
• Student Membership
• Includes membership to the Association for
  Transportation and Logistics (ASTL)
• Young Professional e-Membership

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Certification

• The APICS certification programs are recognized
  as the standard of professional competence in
  production and inventory control, supply chain
  management, and operations management.
  Participants who earn a CPIM or CSCP designation
  will
• Develop organizational expertise to strategically
  streamline operations.
• Enhance abilities to interact with existing
  resources and ERP implementation to increase
  workplace efficiency.
• Create consistency and foster collaboration
  through best practices, common terminology, and
  corporate-wide communications.
• Augment knowledge to effectively manage global
  supply chain operations.
• Benefit from the satisfaction of achieving the
  most respected designations in the industry.

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APICS Certified in Production and Inventory
Management (CPIM)

• The APICS CPIM program is sets the standard in
  production and inventory control. Nearly 90,000
  professionals have earned their APICS CPIM
  designation, enabling them to
• Improve efficiency with the processes of their
  organizations supply chain.
• Boost profitability by optimizing their
  organizations inventory investment.
• Maximize ROI on systems and technologies.
• Streamline operations through accurate
  forecasting.
• Predict outcomes more accurately.
• Amplify functional knowledge of production and
  inventory management

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APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)

• The APICS CPIM program is the first comprehensive
  and the most widely recognized education program,
  designed for operations and supply chain
  professionals, to demonstrate mastery supply
  chain management best practices. There are nearly
  6,000 APICS CSCP designees worldwide. Employees
  who earn the APICS CSCP designation
• Gain proven learning and organizational skills to
  strategically streamline operations.
• Attain knowledge to effectively manage global
  supply chain activities.
• Increase the efficiency of the workplace
  environment.
• Generate skills to create consistency and foster
  collaboration through best practices, common
  terminology, and corporate-wide communication.

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Education

• APICS education and training helps streamline
  all aspects of operations by aligning knowledge
  base, terminology, and methods, as well as
  helping employees understand the critical
  workflows and implement them within the
  organization.

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APICS Training Solutions

• APICS training yields the ultimate return on
  investment a more knowledgeable, skilled, and
  productive workforce. APICS develops a blended
  learning approach that may include
• Public Workshops
• On-site instructor-led classroom training.
• Online instructor-assisted distance learning
• Self-study

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APICS Workshop Series

• Lean Enterprise Workshop Series
• Designed to equip organizations with the tools to
  develop a lean culture
• Global Sourcing Workshop Series
• A comprehensive study of critical tasks and
  challenges associated with sourcing and
  procurement
• Inventory Workshop Series
• The study of inventory control including cycle
  counting and distribution
• Theory of Constraints Concepts and Principles
  Workshop Series
• Explores strategies for applying theory of
  constraints to increase efficiency and achieve
  dramatic bottom-line improvement

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Ask Yourself These Important Questions

• Are there gaps in your supply chain that could
  leave you at a competitive disadvantage?
• Are operational costs in-line with industry
  standards and peer targets?
• Do you have the tools and skills to best utilize
  your ERP and technology investments?
• Are you behind the curve in applying sustainable
  supply chain practices?
• Are you doing enough to raise cash through
  operations management effectiveness?
• Are your inventories in control and appropriate
  for your business and financial objectives?

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APICS Has Your Solutions

• APICS helps operational management professionals
  build knowledge and skills that enhance and
  validate abilities and accelerate careers,
  strengthening the effectiveness and bottom-line
  of their organizations.

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Bob Collins, CFPIM, CIRM, CSCPAPICS the
Association of Operations ManagementDirector of
Professional Developmentbcollins_at_apics.org

• Questions?