The APICS Connection is a monthly e-newsletter designed to keep you informed about news and educational opportunities in the APICS membership community.
APICS Membership: Your Most Valuable Resource
APICS , your primary re source for industry best practices, information, and expert advice, is making membership even better with new and enhanced benefits for you in 2008. You can rely on APICS for up-to-date solutions to your workplace challenges and career development goals.
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APICS Announces New Member Benefits for 2008
APICS is pleased to announce new benefits and resources to add value to your membership in 2008. Now our members will have access to business and management training and research that will enhance their operations management knowledge. Coming in 2008, your APICS membership will include:
Aberdeen Research
Aberdeen Group, the leading provider of fact-based research focused on the global technology-driven value chain, will provide APICS members with unrestricted access to the entire Aberdeen Research Archive, with more than 5,000 documents in research channels such as supply chain, retail, manufacturing, information technology, finance, human resources, and product research and development. This resource is valued at $995 and will be included with APICS membership.
AMA Business and Management Training
The American Management Association (AMA), a world leader in professional development and performance-based learning solutions, has entered into an agreement with APICS to provide business and management education to our members. APICS members will be able to take advantage of
- AMA programs delivered by an expert faculty of business practitioners and discounts up to 30 percent off AMA seminars
- the AMA Management Update, a monthly e-newsletter full of practical insights from today’s management experts as well as practitioners
- unlimited access to the AMA Web site, featuring useful articles, assessments, and book excerpts, as well as the latest research on management practices, policies, and procedures.
- preferred pricing on the AMA’s extensive catalog of business and management books and self-study products.
APICS and IBF Sales and Operations Planning Conference
APICS and IBF will copresent the Sales and Operations Planning Conference at the Renaissance Chicago O’Hare Suites Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, June 19–20, 2008. This comprehensive sales and operations planning conference, “Best of the Best,” will offer 10 different sessions on forecasting topics. Learn more.
Watch for details on how to access your new APICS member resources when they become available in upcoming APICS communications. For a complete listing of current member benefits, visit www.apics.org/membership.
Now is the perfect time to renew your APICS membership. Not a member? Join APICS today!
Newly Updated Member Benefit: APICS Dictionary, 12th edition
APICS members can request a complimentary copy of the APICS Dictionary, the standard for terms and definitions in the inventory and supply chain management field. The 12th edition, updated October 2007, contains more than 4,000 essential terms. Every APICS member is eligible to receive one complimentary copy of each edition. Request your copy today!
Available Now! APICS 2007 Conference Proceedings
APICS is pleased to announce the 2007 APICS International Conference Proceedings are available through a new Web site, the APICS Live Learning Center. APICS members and APICS 2007 conference attendees have unlimited and complimentary access to valuable conference content on demand, increasing the usefulness and availability of the proceedings. In addition to the presenter manuscripts included in the proceedings in past years, the site includes PowerPoint presentations from the educational sessions. There also is an audio file compilation of APICS 2007 educational sessions available for purchase. While these benefits are available at your convenience online, you may have a CD-ROM mailed to you upon request. Please call an APICS Customer Support associate at (800) 444-2742 or (703) 354-8851, or e-mail service@apics.org, to request a CD-ROM.
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Can You Answer the APICS Question of the Week?
This week, the question comes from David Evans in the Lean Learning Community. Evans asks,
Q. How should you set system lead times?
To provide an answer, go to the Lean Learning Community (Members only), accessible when you click on “Question of the Week” on the home page of the APICS Web site. To receive regular e-mail updates when a new entry is posted, sign up for e-mail notification for the communities that interest you.
In APICS Learning Communities, members and visitors can post questions and find solutions quickly and conveniently. With more than 5,000 participants, APICS Learning Communities are growing as a collaborative forum for operations management information and resources. The main community is open to all, with certain communities available to members only. It’s necessary to log in to the APICS Web site to participate.
Connect and collaborate with your peers online. Ask a question, and it may be selected for the APICS Question of the Week.
Bonus Prize: Last Chance in APICS 50-Member Challenge
December is the last month in the APICS 50-Member Challenge, and we want to make it the best month yet! As an added bonus, each referring member during the month of December will receive an APICS tote bag (one per person) in addition to the $5 gift card to Target (or the international equivalent value) for participating. All participants will have a chance to win a grand prize a $100 (U.S.) gift card.
Many thanks to the referring members in November who recruited 39 new members! Read a list of winners to date.
Each referring member will receive a $5 gift card to Target (or the international equivalent value) for participating.
Congratulations to Matthew Seifert, CPIM, of the Akron Chapter, grand prize winner for November 2007. Seifert receives a $100 (U.S.) gift card.
Chapters that recruit five or more members will be named All-Stars. All-Stars will receive a banner to display and will be recognized on the APICS Web site. Help make the grand finale of the APICS 50-Member Challenge a success. Refer a member and win!
Tell us what you thought of APICS 2007
Your opinion is valuable and helps us improve your future APICS International Conference & Expo experience. As we plan for APICS 2008, it is important we hear what you feel makes a conference worthwhile and productive. Please take a moment to make your opinion heard.
Take the APICS 2007 Attendee Survey today!
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Share Your "Hot Issues" with APICS in 2008
Professionals sharing knowledge and peers sharing lessons learned from real-world experiences in the field are at the heart of the APICS International Conference & Expo. Let us know about the hottest issues you are dealing with, and what topics you would like to see discussed at APICS 2008 in Kansas City.
Click here to submit your "Hot Issues".
Save the date for APICS 2008 in Kansas City, Missouri, September 14–16.
Attend Upcoming Events
APICS Webinars
The convenience and flexibility of APICS Webinars enable organizations to educate a large number of employees at once, reduce travel expenses, and maintain consistent levels of productivity by eliminating time out of the office. As an added benefit, registrants of each APICS Webinar receive a CD-ROM of the presentation after the event.
Lean Six Sigma for the Office
Date: December 12, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. ET
Presenter: Ron Crabtree, CPIM, CIRM, CSCP
Level: Intermediate
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Register your entire team for one low site price
$99 APICS member / $139 nonmember
APICS Certification Review Workshops
APICS offers intensive, three-day classes where attendees receive one-on-one education from experienced APICS instructors and network with colleagues from around the world.
Basics of Supply Chain Management
December 11–13
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Master Planning of Resources
January 22–24, 2008
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