Chapter News
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Tappan
Zee Chapter
Achieves
Gold Award in
APICS
Passport Program
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Last year's
Board, with Virgil Charles as chapter president, achieved the
Gold Circle Award. This is a tremendous achievement and
the Board deserves a kudos for this prestigious achievement.
The Passport
Program provides a guideline of activities for chapters to follow
to help ensure strong chapter management. The program encourages
strong organizational management practices, including solid strategic
planning, continuity among leadership, recruiting and retaining
members and promotes action and innovation. There
are four award levels. The highest level is Platinum, which
is awarded to chapters that have achieved the Gold award for five
consecutive years. The Gold award is the second highest
achievement, followed by Silver and Bronze.
The Gold
Award recognizes organizations that have demonstrated exceptional
organizational management skills. These recipients have surpassed
minimum requirements in all areas of concentration, employed superior
teamwork techniques, and developed integrative and innovative
skills in problem solving. Chapters submit documentation
to a panel of veteran APICS volunteers and regional leadership.
The panel evaluates the programs and provides objective guidance
through instructional feedback.
In addition
to the panel evaluation and guidance, organizations also receive
continued Society support, recognition, and achievement awards
at the Volunteer Leadership Recognition Reception at the
annual APICS Conference.
New
APICS Testing Site Open - CompUSA in White Plains, NY
Promissor
has announced that the White Plains site is now open and accepting
registrations. The White Plains Center offers testing every Thursday
from 9am to 4pm.
This great news for the Tappan Zee Chapter community as we have
seen local testing sites close with only the NYC location remaining
open.
TC#0171 - White Plains, NY
New Reporting Address:
White Plains CompUSA Center
20 Tarrytown Road
White Plains, NY 10607
Certification Testing Links
CPIM
Certification
CIRM
Certification
Promissor
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Chapter President's Message ~
August
2005
Dear
Members and Friends,
Why
APICS?
After 24 years
in operations and industrial engineering, I have found one trait
common to all profitable companies; they execute and control their
businesses very well against customer needs. This requires leadership,
efficiency, agility and no-contingencies (LEAN).
The effective
execution and control of operations is the foundation for world-class
operations. If a businesses success or failure is determined by
its ability to execute well, then each individual within that
organization must contribute and help to achieve the level of
excellence required by that organization. As manufacturing professionals
our careers demand skills that are an integral part of the organizational
efforts to continually cut waste and transform capabilities to
add value. For more than 30 years, APICS educational programs
have helped individuals and organizations become more productive
and competitive by providing in-depth, specialized knowledge of
operations management.
Why APICS and why now?
We are at the
beginning of the next level of growth within the association,
both in real terms and in the services planned to meet the needs
of our members and businesses. APICS has changed dramatically
over the last three years and this change has been positive. The
educational material issues are being addressed, and the governance
and organizational make-up has changed to be more responsive to
chapters and members. Recently, a new certification track (Certified
Supply Chain Professional CSCP) was introduced to meet rapidly
changing educational needs in the field of supply chain management.
The CSCP program will be launched in conjunction with the 2005
APICS International Conference and Exposition, October 16-18,
in New Orleans, Louisiana. The CSCP learning system will consist
of a blended learning approach incorporating self-directed study
courses, Web-based learning, and classroom-based education offered
through colleges and universities, corporations, and the APICS
network of local chapters throughout North America.
Web based tools are being developed and utilized for the administration
and marketing of our organization, and the branding transformation
to the “Association for Operations Management” is complete.
Your local board
is working hard, and we know the quality and the level of participation
applied to the educational programs made available will determine
our success in the upcoming year.
Chapter boards are the backbone of APICS. They provide invaluable
experience to guide the business of the chapter. Being a contributing
member of a volunteer organization is not easy. Board members
put in many hours and give up precious time they could be spending
with their families. The chapter needs to recognize these individuals
for their continued contribution and hard work. This year we had
very few candidates come forward to join the board and we need
more board members. I invite any member to call up and volunteer,
and I hope to be here next year at this time detailing the successes
we realized towards the goals of the association and our members.
Do not hesitate to call me with any recommendations or if you
would like to volunteer.
I believe in
the APICS objective and in the association’s desire to provide
exceptional educational programs and resources for professional
growth to its members. Being part of this society has been rewarding
and invaluable for me personally. This upcoming year we will focus
our resources to provide a steady stream of educational offerings.
Over the summer break we set up our fall schedule. This September
we kick off our season with a ½ day seminar conducted by Dr. Alan
G. Robinson on “The Secrets of Truly Lean Production”. If your
organization is serious about Lean then I am sure you will attend.
We are also offering another round of open CPIM certification
review classes at DHS Systems in Orangeburg, NY starting with
the Basics of Supply Chain Management on September 20th. Our monthly
PDM schedule starts on September 13th with Don Frank presenting
“ The Idiots Guide to Six Sigma”. So we welcome you to participate
and hope to see you at our educational events. Get ready for an
exciting year with the Tappan Zee Chapter.
Sincerely,
Dave
Tooker, CFPIM, QI
Chapter President
APICS Tappan Zee Chapter 2005-2006 Tappan Zee Chapter Board of Directors
Announced
The slate of nominees has been announced. The membership
will vote on this list at the next PDM on June 14 and the new
Board will be sworn in. This list was emailed to all members in
May but is also available here by clicking on the .pdf file.
Please note that positions are still available, as well as individual
tasks or projects. Please consider volunteering some time to help
make your chapter even better than it is. The more people who
get involved the easier it is for everyone.
APICS Introduces Supply Chain Professional
Certification
APICS announces the development of the Certified Supply Chain Professional
(CSCP) designation to specifically
address educational needs in supply chain management. The 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 those working with
enterprise resources planning (ERP) systems. The CSCP program
will be launched in conjunction with the 2005 APICS International
Conference and Exposition, October 16-18, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
2004-2205 Board of Directors winds up current
program year
As we near the last PDM before the summer break,
the Board has been reviewing the chapter's successes over the
last year. Here are the faces behind the scenes - please thank
them at the June meeting for all of their contributions for another
great year for the Tappan Zee Chapter - and consider joining them
for next year's Board of Directors.
Ann and Virgil review the agenda items
Anthony S. and Anthony M. discuss the membership
database
Katy and Ron review marketing materials
Connect with Success at APICS 2005
APICS Webinars On-Demand, Now Free to Members
APICS members can now view a selection of popular
APICS Webinars On-Demand at their convenience, for no charge,
on the APICS Web site. In each APICS Webinar, the latest operations
management concepts and solutions are presented to a live audience.
Afterward, the sessions are archived and made available for viewing.
As a new program feature, we are pleased to announce that more
than 25 recorded APICS Webinars are available for free to APICS
members as a member benefit. Access a complimentary APICS Webinar On-Demand today.
New APICS Dictionary - 11th Edition
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The 11th Edition of the APICS Dictionary has been
released. APICS members may receive one copy of the new
dictionary at no charge. Request your copy through APICS
Customer Support at
(800) 444-APICS (2742) or (703) 354-8851. |
Free Copy of the International Conference Proceedings
Members, don't forget to request your free copy of
the 2004 International Conference Proceedings. The fully searchable
2004 APICS International Conference and Exposition Proceedings
CD-ROM is now available. Valued at more than $40, the proceedings
provide an overview of the best practices and solutions presented
at the conference. All members in good standing between September
2003 and September 2004 receive a free copy. Those who attended
conference received their free copy onsite. Members who did not
attend conference can obtain their free copy (stock #01647) by
contacting APICS Customer Support at (800) 444-APICS (2742) or
(703) 354-8851. Nonmembers who wish to purchase the proceedings
and members wishing to obtain multiple copies can do so through
APICS Customer Support or by going to the APICS Bookstore.
APICS Unveils New Name at 2004 International Conference
and Launches New Brand in 2005
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Alexandria, VA (October 12, 2004) APICS-The Educational
Society for Resource Management is pleased to announce that
it will change its name to APICS The Association for Operations
Management, effective January 1, 2005. |
The association will use a new tag line-Advancing Productivity, Innovation, and Competitive
Success. APICS unveiled the new name publicly at the 2004
APICS International Conference and Exposition in San Diego, California,
on October 12. For more details, please go to the APICS Society Web site.
Tappan Zee Chapter
achieves "Silver" in the 2004 Passport Program
At the International Conference in San Diego, CA
October 10-13, 2004 the Tappan Zee Chapter was awarded Silver
in the Passport to Future Improvement Program.
The Passport Program is a standardized exercise that promotes
action and innovation. With the assistance of an instructional
template, individual organizations plan and execute a strategy
of progress within the field of production and inventory management.
Specifically, they identify an opportunity for innovation, prescribe
a program to address the opportunity, implement the program, measure
the results, and undertake further action to improve future outcomes.
It is a description of the organization's overall experience that
is submitted to a panel of veteran APICS volunteers and regional
leadership. The panel evaluates the programs and provides objective
guidance through instructional feedback.
The Passport Program encourages strong organizational management
practices, including solid strategic planning, continuity among
leadership, and recruiting and retaining members. Individual members
also benefit by learning management skills that translate to on-the-job
success. These skills involve stronger communication techniques,
enhanced writing abilities, expanded leadership acumen, and sound
financial practices.
Participating in Passport provides a roadmap to achieve quality,
promote customer service, help new and existing board members,
and becomes a historical record of the Chapters' accomplishments.
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