Professional Development Meeting South
May 16, 2012

6 keys to Accelerating Inventory Turns while Improving Service Levels

Join us to learn about 6 Keys to Accelerating Inventory Turns. Leverage
proven techniques to gain competitive value through reduced buffer
stock, freed-up working capital and improved service levels.

Speaker:Karin L. Bursa

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Professional Development Meeting North
May 23, 2012

Special Baseball Game Event:
Trenton Thunder Game

Once again this year, we will be holding a PDM at a Trenton Thunder Baseball Game. Last year’s outting proved to be a very enjoyable evening for many members, so we are going to do it again!

The date for the game is Wednesday May 23rd . We will start the evening at 6:15PM, with a short presentation from Gary Pezzuti speaking about career planning. The game will begin at 7:00PM. We will have a suite to watch the game from, “ballpark food” will be provided and the Thunder will be playing the Akron Aeros.

Registration for the game is now open. Anyone who wants to attend the game will need to register and prepay in advance as we will need to know the number of tickets to reserve. Spouses and friends are welcome

Looking forward to it being a great event again this year.

Speaker:Gary Pezzuti

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What PRSJ APICS Offers

PRSJ APICS provides education in:

• Supply Chain Management - offering a certification CSCP
• Operations Managment - offering a certification CPIM. This includes Sales & Operations Planning; Master Scheduling: ERP; Material Planning; Inventory Control; Logistics and Order Fulfillment.
• Lean - An APICS created course on Lean
• Global Procurement- An APICS created course on Global Procurement
• Fundamentals - An APICS course on Manufacturing fundamentals

Please contact us for all your Operations, Production and Service industry needs.

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What's In It For Me?

Many questions arise when one considers joining a professional organization. The easy questions can be answered quickly, such as what does it cost? How do I join? Where’s my nearest chapter? Also, what services are available to me as a member?

For APICS, the International website provides the answers to these questions and gives additional information for items you may not have considered.

But the most compelling question to be answered is:

“What’s in it for me?”

That is never a simple answer, but it is one the Princeton South Jersey Chapter (PRSJ) has explored with a series of articles written by its active membership.

With any “well run” organization, the more you put into it, the more you get out. If you join and put little effort in, you will find you get about the same in return.

But when you choose to spend some time getting actively involved, If you attend a professional developmental meeting, take an educational class, sit in on a board meeting) you will find it can be extremely rewarding!

To understand this better, please take the time to follow the link on the PRSJ homepage entitled “What’s In It For Me?” and read what others have gotten out of being a member of the chapter.

It is in our member’s own words, and was voluntarily provided to help others understand what benefits they have received in their own personal involvement with APICS.

ENJOY THE ARTICLES, AND HOPE TO SEE YOU AT A PRSJ EVENT SOON!
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Free Classes for Unemployed Members

Your PRSJ Board of Directors passed a resolution to admit unemployed members FREE, to any certification class conducted by the chapter. These members will pay for participant books only. Let PRSJ increase the value you can bring to your next employer, take a FREE certification class soon.

Global Sourcing Workshop
May 11, 2012
PAN APICS Chapter

The APICS Global Sourcing Workshop Series will help you navigate the complex landscape of international business.

Bring global sourcing world-class practices and thinking to your organization!

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May Hot Links

Two Master Planning of Resources Courses starting in Mt. Laurel
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Susan G. Komen's Race for the Cure
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2011-2012 PDM Schedule
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05/03/12 Execution and Control of Operations CPIM Course in East Windsor
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New Jobs in Help Wanted Section
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CSCP Demo
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CPIM Demo
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Competency Model
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OMBOK
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Case Study: OKI Data and Operations Management
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Update your APICS Personal Information
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PRSJ Mission

To serve as the leadership focus for manufacturing and distribution education and Operations Management in the Princeton South Jersey area. We will provide high quality APICS Certification education and conduct value added monthly Professional Development Meetings. We will be the principal professional network for our peers in manufacturing, distribution, and service industries. Most importantly, we intend to be ever vigilant as to the evolving needs of our members and be responsive to them.

PRSJ LinkedIn Group!
Join Now!

The PRSJ Chapter has its own group on LinkedIn. For those of you who already have a LinkedIn profile, we encourage you to join.

The name of the group is "APICS - Princeton South Jersey (PRSJ) Chapter". It can be found by using "search groups" in the LinkedIn search window. The quickest way is to put “PRSJ” into the search window and it will bring you to the page where you can join.

As our group membership grows, it will allow us to have pertinent discussions on those topics that interest and affect our Chapter. If you "click" on the picture, you will be brought to the latest chapter discussions within LinkedIn.

Hope to see you as a group member soon. If you have trouble joining, please contact the Newsletter Editor at E-mail the Editor.
 

Princeton South Jersey Chapter Now On Facebook!

Fellow APICS Princeton-South Jersey members and friends, come find us on Facebook!

We have our own group which can be found by logging into www.facebook.com  and then searching for "APICS PRSJ". Belonging to the group on Facebook is a continuous networking event. You will receive updates on educational offerings, weekly PDMs, district events, and other gatherings. Board members and group members alike can share information on the wall or in the discussions tab.

Feel free to use the page as a forum for interaction and spreading information by posting links, adding pictures, asking questions, and staying in touch.

Hope to see you there!