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NOSH NEWS
THE MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF APICS NORTH SHORE CHAPTER #20 – DE CMBER 2008
Six Sigma and the Power
to Guide or Deceive
Please join in for this
presentation by Dr. Peter
Green, who is a leading
expert in real–time material
tracking and production
control. He holds a BSEE
and a Ph.D. in the
application
of
computer
science
to
wireless
communications
and
tracking, both from Leeds
University in England. He has over 35 years experience
leading teams in the implementation of tracking systems
for industrial, commercial, and government applications.
He was formerly on the research staff at MIT and was a
Professor at WPI. He is currently the Chief Technology
Officer of BellHawk Systems Corporation.
With the advent of recent problems such as the
contamination of dog food and spinach and the ever–
present threat of bioterrorism, it has become critical for
many manufacturers, food processors and distributors
to maintain accurate materials traceability records.
This talk discusses the challenges that industrial
manufacturers and distributors face in maintaining good
tracking and traceability records. It then provides an
overview of how to use barcode, RFID and wireless
mobility technology to solve these problems. It also
describes how to make these systems quickly pay for
themselves through increases in operational efficiency
and improved customer satisfaction.
Tuesday
January 13, 2009
Registration/Networking
Dinner
Presentation
5:30 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
Member/Nonmember $25
Unemployed/Student $18
Nonmembers, guests and spouses are welcome!
Make your reservations early, by 5 pm,
Friday, January 9, 2009
Call Bruce Netten
(781) 438-2466
or
REGISTER ON-LINE
Visit
www.apics-northshore.org
click on REGISTER
Directions to the Lord Wakefield
Take I-95 North to Exit 39, North Avenue. Coming
from the south, turn right off the ramp. (From the
north, turn left off the ramp.) Turn left into the
driveway. The Best Western Lord Wakefield
Conference Center is in the rear of the Lakeside Office
Park.
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Member News…………. 3
Certification Quiz ……… 3
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North Shore Chapter 
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APICS North Shore Chapter
2008-2009 Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
Ken Duratti, CPIM
E-mail: President@apics-northshore.org
H: 781-245-1773
VP & AWARDS
Frank White Jr.
E-mail: Vice_president@apicsnorthshore.org
SECRETARY
Michele Lawrence, CPIM, C.P.M.
E-mail: secretary@apics-northshore.org
TREASURER
Paul DiNunzio
E-mail: treasurer@apics-northshore.org
EDUCATION & RESEARCH
Jack Partridge
E-mail: education@apics-northshore.org
North Shore Chapter #20
2008-2009 CALENDAR
Date
Day
Activity
PDM = Professional
Development Meeting
BOD = Board of Directors
Meeting
Agenda
Don’t Miss it!
12/9/08
Tue
Special Event Holiday Networking Event with
APICS Boston and NERT
1/13/09
Tue
PDM
RFID: Tracking and Traceability
2/10/09
Tue
PDM
Operations Management
Opportunities (panel
discussions)/Student Night at the
China Blossom
3/10/09
Tue
PDM
Top Management/Leadership
Night (Joint meeting with APICS
Boston)
4/14/09
Tue
PDM
Leadership Development
WEBSITE
Frank Clapp
E-mail: webmanager@apics-northshore.org
W: 978-703-2677
5/12/09
Tue
PDM
UPS Plant Tour/Election of
Officers
WEBMASTER
Michele Franck Blake
E-mail: webmaster@apics-northshore.org
6/9/09
Tue
PDM
Annual Bash at FINZ/Installation
of Officers
NEWSLETTER
Adrienne Galbraith, CPIM
E-mail: communications@apicsnorthshore.org
H: 978-440-8019
FACILITIES
Bruce Netten, CPIM
E-mail: facilities@apics-northshore.org
H: 781-438-2466
PROGRAMS
Kenneth B.Glasser, CPIM, C.P.M.
E-mail: programs@apics-northshore.org
W: 978-787-9273
MEMBERSHIP
Rich Hopkins, CFPIM,CIRM
E-mail: membership@apicsnorthshore.org
W: 978-282-2339
ACADEMIC LIAISON
John Howell, CPIM
E-mail: academics@apicsnorthshore.org
H: 978-373-0532
COMPANY CO-ORDINATOR
Lou Sanchez, CPIM
E-mail: company_coordinator@apicsnorthshore.org
PAST PRESIDENT
Kevin Burnell
E-mail: contact@apics-northshore.org
H: 978-373-3762
DIRECTORS AT LARGE
Kevin Burnell
E-mail: KBurnell@temptronic.com
Paul Blanchet, CPIM, CIRM
E-mail: director_pb@apics-northshore.org
W: 978-345-8119
HOST SITES AND INSTRUCTORS NEEDED
One registration fee will be waived if your site hosts a workshop!
We are also looking for qualified instructors to teach both open and
in-house educational courses in the CPIM, fundamentals and
CSCP body of knowledge. We will pay competitive salaries
plus expenses. Prospective instructors must be certified in the
body of knowledge that they are teaching.
Call Jack Partridge‚ 978-282-2587
or e-mail education@apics-northshore.org for more info
North Shore Chapter 
President’s Message
Don’t miss the Holiday Networking event coming
up on 12/9/08! This event will be held at the Montvale
Plaza in Stoneham, MA. There will be a cash bar, hot
and cold hors d’oeuvres, coffee, dessert pastries and a
drawing for door prizes. Of course, there will also be
the latest topics to digest. This event offers a unique
format for learning and networking with your peers.
Between 7:30 PM and 8:30 PM you have the
opportunity to participate in two group discussions
facilitated by subject matter experts, with members at
your table.
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Certification Corner
Each month in this section, we will feature five sample questions
from one of the five modules in the CPIM Certification Program.
For more information on the CPIM Certification process, call Rich
Hopkins at 978-282-2339.
This month's questions are taken from the Basics of Supply Chain
Management module:
1. Which of the following is most consistent with ABC analysis and
control?
(A) All items should have the same level of control.
I am pleased to announce that the North Shore
(B) A small number of items account for a large portion of
Chapter has qualified for the APICS Platinum Chapter
annual usage value.
Benchmarking and Reporting (C_BAR) award level.
(C) Items need tight control.
This marks our 14th consecutive year as an APICS
(D) Perpetual inventory records are required for all items.
Platinum Chapter! The C-BAR program designates
three recognition levels, and awards them to individual
2. In a decentralized distribution system, the role of the central
chapters who achieve successively higher scores
supply organization is to
above Chapter Minimum Standards: Bronze, Silver,
and Gold. To achieve Platinum status, a chapter must
(A) determine when to replenish stock at the distribution
maintain the Gold status for five consecutive years; the
centers
North Shore Chapter has maintained our Gold status
(B) respond to demands from the distribution centers
for 19 consecutive years!
(C) coordinate communications among distribution centers
(D) forecast demand at each distribution center
The Chapter’s success is directly related to the
feedback and support we receive from all our
members; we value your input and work to shape our 3. The primary purpose of a cycle count program is to
programs to meet your needs and expectations. We
(A) correct inventory errors
are always looking to improve ourselves, and welcome
(B) result in fewer counts per year
any member who would like to assist the chapter in any
(C) require less skilled counters
small or large way--in a board position, as an instructor
(D) identify causes of inventory errors
or chapter volunteer.
I wish to thank the North Shore Chapter Board of 4. If a purchased part order is late, which of the following would be
Directors for their diligence in safeguarding our the most likely source to determine which customer order would be
Platinum Chapter status. Most importantly I thank you, affected?
our members, for your support and participation
throughout the year. You make us what we are, and we
(A) where-used report
believe we have one of the best chapters in the
(B) planning bill
Northeast.
(C) routing
(D) pegging report
New Members
5. Which of the following best describes the use of bills of material
The North Shore Chapter would like to welcome our in planning systems?
newest members:
(A) for the engineering design
Joseph A. Logiudice
(B) for lot sizing
Billie J. Gettel, Veeco Solar Equipment
(C) the process to make the item
(D) how the product is built
ANSWERS: 1. B, 2. B, 3. D, 4. D, 5. D, NO PEEKING!
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CPIM Workshops
The CPIM Program includes the following course modules:
Call Jack Partridge‚ 978-282-2587
or e-mail education@apics-northshore.org
for more info
Basics of Supply Chain Management (BSCM)
Master Planning of Resources (MPR)
Date
Course
Winter 2009
January—
March
(10 Sessions)
Basics of
Supply Chain
Management
Winter 2009
January—
March
(9 Sessions)
Education &
Control of
Operations
Location
Detailed Scheduling and Planning (DSP)
Execution and Control of Operations (ECO)
Strategic Management of Resources (SMR)
Prospective students are strongly encouraged to begin with
BSCM. The recommended sequence for the next three is:
MPR, DSP and ECO but these can be taken in any order.
SMR is considered a capstone course and should be taken
last.
Classes that do not meet the minimum enrollment will be
subject to cancellation. Certificates of Completion are
awarded to each student at the last class meeting. Testing
information is available on our website:
http://www.apics-northshore.org/education/
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