Forecaster
JANUARY 2015
JANUARY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MEETING
Date: Thursday, January 8th, 2015
Program: “The Race to Implement the Internet of Things”
Speaker: Dr. Richard Crandall – Appalachian State University
Location: Catawba Country Club
1154 Country Club Road, Newton NC 28658
Time: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Cost: $20 for the general public, $10 for APICS members, $5 for student members and $10 for faculty/student guests.
RSVP: Contact Bill Phillips, VP Arrangements at 828.403.6254 or email
IN THIS ISSUE…
President’s Message p.2
January Program p.2
January Speaker p.2
Membership News p.3
Giving Back to the Community p.3
C-Bar Award p.4
Mission Statements p.4
Website p.4
Upcoming Programs p.4
APICS Forecaster 1 January 2015
President
Mike Carpenter, CPSM, CPIM
Prysmian Group
828.459.8466
Treasurer
Mike Gahagan
Acoustek Nonwovens
704.871.8500 x24
Secretary
Brenda Erich
Total Insight, LLC
828.485.5032
VP Membership
Debbie Boyle, CSCP
Corning
828.901.6410
VP Education
Chuck Benfield, CFPIM
Technibilt
828.464.7388 x4302
VP Programs
Mike Carpenter, CPSM, CPIM
Prysmian Group
828.459.8466
VP Publicity/Newsletter
Rick Johnston, CPIM
Continental Automotive
828.584.5662
VP Arrangements
Bill Phillips, CFPIM
Appalachian State University
828.403.6254
Community Relations
Kathy Robb-Williams, CPIM
Prysmian Group
828.459.8456
Web Page Coordinator
Kathy Robb-Williams, CPIM
Prysmian Group
828.459.8456
Company Coordinator
Ken Donham, CPIM
828.729.1874
Student Liason
Stacey Hall
Directors-at-Large
Dr. Richard E. Crandall, CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP
Appalachian State University
828.262.4093
Dr. Sam Formby
Appalachian State University
828.262.7673
Dr. Dinesh Dave
Appalachian State University
APICS Forecaster 1 January 2015
President’s Message
Happy New Year! I hope that everyone had a safe and fun Holiday. Now it is time for us to get back to work for our companies and for ourselves.
Let’s not call it a New Year Resolution, but set one goal for improvement for yourself and for your job – with a date when you will complete it. Check out a new book, re-read a book that inspired you in the past, take a class, start attending our Professional Development Meetings, attain a professional certification – take the first step to make a change in your life.
If you want to refresh/update your general supply chain knowledge or start on the path for CPIM certification, the chapter plans to hold a Basics of Supply Chain Management review class this spring. The details are still being firmed up – will probably meet Thursday nights starting 19-February and the cost will be $490 per attendee ($375 without student work book). The location is not confirmed yet, stay tuned for more details. If you are interested, please contact me.
I hope to see you at January’s PDM – The Race to Implement the Internet of Things. Bring a friend or coworker with you – this subject will have wide appeal. If there is anything that I can do to help you, please contact me directly at , 828-459-8466 (office) or 828-267-2268 (home).
January Program
Humans have been using the Internet to communicate for the past couple of decades, a lifetime for some. Have you ever communicated, using the Internet, with a thing? Have you ever asked your GPS system or your phone for directions to a destination? If so, you have used the Internet to talk with things! Now for a really “way out” question; have any of your things used the Internet to talk with other things? Does your “smart meter” tell you the best time to run the air conditioner or heat hot water because of variable energy prices? Does your car analyze traffic patterns to help you decide the fastest route? Does your personal robot sense your mood when you come in from work and decide what music would be most soothing? Not yet? These and other applications are part of the Internet of Things (IoT), and are coming soon, ready or not. While operations managers and supply chain managers will be under pressure to implement IoT, management accountants will be charged with making sure there will be an acceptable return on investment. Come to the meeting, prepared to share in this “hot topic.”
January Speaker
Richard E. “Dick” Crandall is a professor in the College of Business at Appalachian State University (ASU) in Boone, North Carolina. He is certified in production and inventory management (CFPIM) and as a supply chain professional (CSCP) by APICS – The Association for Operations Management. He received his Ph.D. in production/operations management from the University of South Carolina, and is a registered professional engineer (PE) and a certified public accountant (CPA). Prior to becoming an academic, Dick worked as an industrial engineer, a management consultant, and in executive positions for manufacturing and service companies.
Membership News
Happy New Year! I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays and had some quality time spent with family and friends. Our December holiday social was a joyous occasion with a fine meal, live music and a generous outpouring of gifts for the family we sponsored for Christmas. Now that we're back to our regular PDM schedule, we have several individuals to recognize that have joined the chapter in November and December. Please welcome the following 12 new Student Associates:
Nicholas York, Morgan Taylor, Collin McDonald, Jeffrey Jones, Jordan Hale, Christopher Dobson, Benjamin Cook, Madison Boaz, Andrew Bailey, Fletcher Happer, Casey Noonan, and Anthony Kazaglis
In addition, Byron Bradley joined as an Enterprise Professional with Southeastern Container in Kings Mountain. We are pleased to welcome all to Foothills and hope to some folks during the PDM on January 8th where they will be formally recognized.
See you all soon!
Debbie Boyle, CSCP
VP of Membership
Giving Back to the Community
This year the APICS Foothills Chapter reached out to the ECCCM (Eastern Catawba Cooperative Christian Ministry) organization in order to locate a family in need of assistance for Christmas. The family that we supported included a husband and wife with two young sons. Neither parent is able to work outside the home, as the father is on disability and the mother is constantly attending to their two young boys, ages 7 and 9. The eldest son has leukemia. He goes to treatments at Baptist Hospital on a monthly basis and was currently battling pneumonia when the gifts were delivered. The chosen family was provided with much needed household goods, multiple gifts for the children and parents, and a $200.00 gift card to Wal-Mart.
On a personal note, this was my first year directing the Community Relations role for our chapter and while I’m personally used to giving to various organizations on a regular basis, I found this particular project to be significantly different. The difference was that I’ve never been in personal contact with the recipients before this event. It’s difficult to express in words how amazing this experience was for me and my family as we delivered an entire Christmas to another family. Somehow all those talks I’ve had with my child came to life. The real meaning behind Christmas is giving to others with no expectations other than to see the joy on their faces. The family we supported through APICS was very grateful for our help and I’m especially proud of our chapter for continuing to support our community.
Thank you to all who donated this year!
For more information regarding the ECCCM organization, visit their website at www.ecccm.org.
C-Bar Award
Each year, the APICS Chapter Benchmarking and Recognition (CBAR) program recognizes chapters that have exceeded minimum standards and exemplify excellence in overall chapter management. The APICS Foothills Chapter received the 2014 CBAR Platinum Award designation, an admirable accomplishment for an APICS chapter. As a member of an APICS Platinum Award Winning Chapter, the CBAR designation signifies your chapter’s commitment to providing an exceptional membership experience.
Mission Statements
Foothills Chapter mission statement: “The Foothills Chapter of APICS is committed to serving its membership, geographic area, and business community with educational programs, services, and career assistance to meet the challenge of professional growth. The chapter promotes networking, social interaction, leadership, and management skills through involvement in professional development meetings, classroom participation, seminars and other related activities.”
National APICS mission statement “APICS builds and validates knowledge in supply chain and operations management. We enable our community of members, affiliates and customers to lead in the global marketplace.”
Website
Do you need information about the next Chapter meeting? About our next CPIM review course? Then take a moment to visit our Foothills Chapter website at:
www.apics254-foothills.org.
The site is updated frequently and has interesting and useful information for you about our chapter and its happenings. We have had over 3,500 visits to the site.
Additionally, if you have information pertaining to chapter activities or local job openings or suggestions for improvement that you would like to have posted please contact Kathy Robb-Williams via e-mail at
Upcoming Programs
February 12th – Sophia Montesclaros – “Reverse Supply Chain”
March 12th – Andrew Veal – “The Butterfly Effect” - Nominate new officers
April 9th – Clark Ponthier, Ingersoll Rand – Vote on new officers
May 14th – Install new officers
APICS Forecaster 1 January 2015