APICS FORECASTER
March 2013
Visit our web site: www.apics254-foothills.org.
MARCH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MEETING
Date:
Thursday, March 14th, 2013
Program:
ED 101 – Economic Development & Site Selection
Speaker:
Julie Pruett - Catawba County Economic Development Corporation
Location:
Catawba Country Club
1154 Country Club Road, Newton NC 28658
Time:
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Cost:
Free for all APICS members, $10 for all other guests
RSVP:
Contact Bill Phillips, VP Arrangements at (828) 403-6254 or
email explore2@bellsouth.net
PRESIDENT
Mike Carpenter, CPSM,
CPIM
Prysmian Group
(828) 459-8466
mike.carpenter@prysmiangroup
.com
PAST-PRESIDENT
Kathy Robb-Williams
Prysmian Group
(828) 459-8456
kathy.robbwilliams@prysmiamgroup.com
TREASURER
Mike Gahagan
Acoustek Nonwovens
(704) 871-8500 x24
mdgahagan@acoustek.net
V.P. MEMBERSHIP
Debbie Boyle, CSCP
Corning Cable Systems
828-901-6410
debbie.boyle@corning.co
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V.P. PROGRAMS
Paul Hollenack, CPIM
(828) 228-8509
Corning Cable Systems
paul.hollenack@corning.com
V.P. EDUCATION
Chuck Benfield, CFPIM
Technibilt
(828) 464-7388 x4302
navy19831990@yahoo.com
V.P.
PUBLICITY/NEWSLETTER
Rick Johnston, CPIM
Continental Automotive
(828) 584-5662
rick.johnston@continentalcorporation.com
V.P. ARRANGEMENTS
Bill Phillips, CFPIM
ASU
Lecturer,
SCM
Consultant
(828) 403-6254
explore2@bellsouth.net
V.P.
COMMUNITY
RELATIONS
Kathy Pittman
(828) 652-3230
kathypittman@frontier.com
WEB PAGE COORDINATOR
Jeff Dillingham
Prysmian Group
Jeff.dillingham@charter.net
V.P. PUBLIC RELATIONS
Ruben Abraham
SGL Carbon
(828) 432-5825
ruben.abraham@sglcarbon.co
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IN THIS ISSUE…
President’s Message
March’s Speaker
Member News
IMA Monthly Meeting
Member Surveys
Career Opportunities
Mission Statements
Website
Upcoming Programs
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SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR
Patrick Dodd
patrick.dodd24@gmail.co
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DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE
Dr. Richard E. Crandall,
CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP
Appalachian State University
(828) 262-4093
crandllre@appstate.edu
Dr. Dinesh Dave
Appalachian State University
(828) 262-6239
daveds@appstate.edu
COMPANY COORDINATOR
Gary Harris, CPIM
Catawba
Valley
Community College
(828) 327-7000 x4297
gharris@cvcc.edu
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 Module 2: Buy It: Managing Supply http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYbtZ0
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 Module 3: Make It: Manufacturing and
Operations http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncli94x
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 Module 4: Move It: Transportation and
Logistics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpHiMTwOdM
President’s Message
This month, I want to talk about a couple low
cost ideas for self improvement, self
education.
I read several articles lately about MOOC –
Massive Open Online Course. This seems like a
great way to expose yourself to new ideas in a
virtual classroom. If you want to read more
details, check on these articles from the
Charlotte Observer (Free Online Leadership
Courses -12/5/12; Princeton Course for only
$23.99 – 1/8/13; In a Duke logic class with
180,000 students – 1/20/13). If any of our
members have experience and would be
willing to share with the group, let me know.
Staying on YouTube, what about these?
 How to Develop Key Performance
Indicators (KPIs)
 Build a KPI Dashboard in 5 minutes
 SWOT Analysis: How to perform one for
your organization
The Heath brothers have written a couple
books that I like and their next one (How to
Make Better Choices in Life and Work) will be
released in March. They published a link that
will allow you to preview their next book –
give it a look: http://heathbrothers.us6.listmanage.com/track/click?u=b6daea8c9985018
fc51094b9a&id=80975c9bb5&e=93d99bf05e.
In Hickory, the TEDx event is coming up
on3/23. Only $15 for an entire day of speakers
and lunch!
I would like to hear from you – what
suggestions for low cost learning do you have
for our members?
In searching for a solution to an SAP question,
I found several helpful videos on YouTube.
Historically, I didn’t look there first, but more
and more I am finding great tidbits there. Here
a couple that you might find interesting from
Arizona State University (the other ASU):
 Module 1: What is Supply Chain
Management? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi1QB
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March’s Speaker
Julie Pruett joined the Catawba County
Economic Development Corporation as the
Director of Business Recruitment in January
2004. Prior to joining the Catawba County EDC
she was with the Caldwell County Economic
Development Commission for six years. In
addition to serving as Interim Director for
approximately 18 months she held various
titles during her tenure with the Caldwell
County EDC including Assistant Director and
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Director of Business Retention and Expansion.
In addition to her experience in economic
development, Pruett has experience in grants
administration, public budgeting,
governmental planning and finance.
I would like to welcome a new member to the
chapter, Tom Schultz. Tom is a Global Systems
Manager with Corning. He will be formerly
recognized at the March PDM on the 14th.
Please join me in welcoming him on board. I
encourage you to introduce yourself and
congratulate Tom on his new designation.
Pruett has served as advocate and catalyst for
industrial, distribution and service industries
by promoting growth and expansion of all
ranges of the economic development sector.
She has spearheaded the recruitment of
business and industry that has resulted in over
3,600 new jobs and $240 million of new
capital investment throughout her career.
Finally, as the Chair of the Nominating
Committee this year, I would like to encourage
you to consider serving a term on the Board of
Directors. Many leadership opportunities will
be available. We welcome new ideas and
creativity! Feel free to ask any of the current
board members more about this wonderful
opportunity and to throw your name in the
hat. Nominations will be made in April, so
please think about how you can contribute to
the success of the Foothills Chapter, APICS
Platinum award winner in 2012.
Pruett earned the professional designation of
Certified Economic Developer in 2009. Her
educational background includes a Master of
Public Administration from Appalachian State
University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Political Science from Lenoir-Rhyne University.
She is also a graduate of the University of
Oklahoma Economic Development Institute.
Sincerely,
Debbie Boyle, CSCP
Member News
VP of Membership, Foothills Chapter
IMA Catawba Valley Chapter –
March Meeting
Foothills Chapter membership stands at 134, a
net loss of 4 from last month. On a good note,
we continue to grow our Young Professional
base which now totals 22! This is an exciting
development and confirms the fact that our
ASU Student Associate members see value in
continuing their association with APICS after
graduation. It is a great way to network
amongst your peers who also share an interest
and a career path in the supply chain or
operations management areas.
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IMA will be holding their monthly meeting at
the Lake Hickory Country Club on March 21st.
The evening starts with a social gathering at
5:45 pm and the speaker will be Todd Wright
talking about “CYA for your CIA”. For more
information or to register, contact Leigh-Ann
at 704-585-6592 or jlperk19@charter.net.
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Member Survey
participation, seminars and other related
activities.”
Whether you are a member or not, please
take a few minutes to complete this year’s
survey. Use this link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/APICSFoothills to start the survey – it will take you
about 3 minutes to answer the questions. The
survey will remain open until Saturday 15March.
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
Career Opportnities
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
Jeff Dillingham via e-mail at
jeff.dillingham@charter.net.
The Editor of the APICS Magazine is looking for
someone for both the S&OP and the
Executive View departments of the magazine.
If you have significant S&OP experience or you
are an executive who can offer insightful, bigpicture information and you would like to
share your knowledge, please contact Beth
Rennie at erennie@apics.org.
Recruiter is searching for a strong Supply
Chain/Planning Manager for Milliken's SiVance
divsion in Gainesville, FL. Chemical industry.
SAP, S&OP, etc. If interested please contact
David Jones at djones@fgp.com
Upcoming Programs
Mission Statements
April 11th – Craig Garner – Catawba County
Purchasing
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
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May 9th – Taylor Dellinger – Western
Piedmont Council of Governments
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