Category Archives: Professional Development

Networking Event

Please join us at the at Twisted Spur  on December 10th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm for networking PDM meeting.  This is an opportunity to meet other MidCarolina APICS members and learn about activities and tours that we are planning for the spring.

Twisted Spur Brewery

705 Gervais St, A, Columbia, SC 29201

2019 PDM APICS Tour of BOMAG America

BOMAG Americas makes road pavers and soil compactors right in Ridgeway, SC. This equipment ranges from personal to road sized. Come and visit on the APICS Tour.

  1. Intro to Bomag and how we got where we are today
  2. Brief review of Service and Production Parts planning process
  3. Warehouse processes
  4. Review of Production Planning
  5. Plant Tour
  6. Q&A

Register Here

Date And Time
Fri, February 1, 2019
9:00 AM – 11:30 AM EST

Location
BOMAG America
125 Blue Granite Parkway
Ridgeway, SC 29130

Fall 2018 APICS PDM – TOUR OF SONOCO RECYCLING

A world leader in recycling, Sonoco Recycling collects more than 3 million tons of paper, plastic, metal and other materials in more than 100 cities and towns across the U.S. each year. A unit of Sonoco, a multi-billion dollar global provider of consumer packaging, industrial products, and supply chain services, our recycling roots date back to the 1920s. Sonoco operates 40 recycling facilities globally and help more than 15,000 retailers, manufacturers and communities save money, save resources and create clean, renewable energy.
Join us on November 8 for a tour of Sonoco Recycling.

Event to be held at the following time, date, and location:
Thursday, November 8, 2018 from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM (EST)
Sonoco Recycling
1132 Idlewilde Boulevard
Columbia, SC 29201
Register Here

December Webinar

“Imagine Santa’s Magical Supply Chain!”

featuring Ms. Deb Hansford, CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP, C.P.M., CPSM Owner & Founder, PreCrest LLC moderated by Scott W. Luton, APICS Southeast District Staff.

Wednesday, December 14th, 2016 12 noon to 1 pm EST FREE to register

As supply chain and operations management professionals, we understand the importance of the 7 R’s, (right place, right time, right quantity, right quality, right customer, right condition and right price). Consider this: Santa has to provide 100% perfect order fulfillment in less than 24 hours throughout the world!
Join us for this fun webinar as we blend two familiar concepts (Santa and supply chain) to consider new possibilities. Topics for discussion include:
Maybe there are Santa fundamental practices (SFP) that we should re-evaluate and consider to help make our supply chains more magical!

 

About the presenter: Deb Hansford is the owner and founder of PreCrest, LLC, a women owned company specializing in supply chain education. She is very grateful for her previous experience at companies including W.W. Grainger, Inc.; Cummins, Inc., and Anheuser-Busch, where she started as a materials handler and progressed through as a supply chain director. This range of experience has enabled Deb to appreciate the different backgrounds and responsibilities of learners attending her classes. PreCrest offers face to face classes as well as online and webinar classes to accommodate different learning styles and time limitations for busy professionals. Learning is fun!

September Professional Development Meeting

Top Management Night organized by the USC Student Chapter

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WHEN: MON, SEP 19 AT 6:30 PM

WHERE:  Darla Moore School of Business – 1014 Greene Street Room 124, Columbia, SC 29208 – View Map

Our USC Student’s will be leading our Top Management Night.  Our goal is to understand how our professionals got into the Supply Chain field and what career moves lead them to the position they currently hold.  We have Supply Chain Professionals from companies including Select Comfort, Jarden Materials, and Prysmian.   The chapter will provide food and drink for the event.  As this is a school night, parking is available in the parking garage behind the Koger Center.

This is also a great opportunity to meet our USC GSCOM students.

August Webinar 8-25-16 noon

“Lead Differently: To Engage the New Workforce, Dive in to Different”

 

featuring Ms. Elba Pareja-Gallagher, CSCP Founder & President, ShowMe50.org
moderated by Scott W. Luton, APICS Southeast District Staff

August 25, 2016
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Free to register http://bit.ly/29oIdkK

A tsunami of global forces is changing our workplaces. Employee engagement is stuck. The contemporary workforce wants to be led differently. With a tight labor market and employee turnover costs ranging from 150% – 200% of annual salaries, companies cannot afford to delay leadership transformation. To create and sustain empowered, mission-driven teams, managers today must invest their time and intelligence on the right acts and activities. In this webinar, Elba Pareja-Gallagher will explain how combining Blue Ocean Strategy techniques and inclusive human capital strategies, can help managers execute a new model of leadership and career development that delivers happy employees and high performance.

APICS MidCarolina February PDM – How South Carolina Infrastructure affects logistics – SCDOT – Ron Patton, Deputy Secretary for Intermodal Planning

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM (EST)

This presentation is to explore the work South Carolina DOT is doing to improve the infrastructure from deepening the Port of Charleston to setting up intermodal logistic hubs to improve the business economy in our State.  Learn how infrastructure is driving business in our State.

Pizza and Networking from 6:30-7:00, talk to follow.
USC School of Education – Wardlaw Building
820 South Main Street
Room 126
Columbia, SC 29208
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM (EST)

APICS MidCarolina January 2016 – Education Offerings Event

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We invite you to join us on January 13th 2016 at Midlands Technical College NE to learn how MidCarolina APICS Educational Course Offerings can provide the training to your employees to help your company  achieve your supply chain goals.

Would your company like to achieve:

  •                 30%+ increase in on time delivery?
  •                 30% reduction in lead time?
  •                 50% increase in capacity utilization
  •                 Highest inventory turns ever?

GE Oil and Gas recognized these results through APICS training with over 150 employees engaged. BASF recognized 300% revenue growth in 10 years with 200 employees engaged.

APICS education provides thorough training covering all aspects of business with knowledge that can be used in Retail, Manufacturing, Distribution, Health and Service Industries. Certification is globally recognized.

Join us on January 13th 2016 at Midlands Technical College NE to learn how APICS can provide the training to help you achieve your supply chain goals

Register here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/educational-offerings-seminar-tickets-19710914877

 “Better educated people make better decisions” Alan Milliken, Supply Chain Development Team, BASF

September PDM – Advancing S&OP Results Before Installing Third-Party Software

No enterprise resource planning system can address all companies’ unique sales and operations planning (S&OP) reporting requirements out of the box. Thus, businesses struggle with how to get these needed figures. Attend this educational session to gain insights on using ad hoc analytical solutions in real-world S&OP rollouts and enhancement projects. You will learn how to progress your organization’s S&OP reporting prior to purchasing third-party software packages and gain access to no-cost sample Excel tools to employ at your workplace. This educational session qualifies for 1 elective hour toward the APICS S&OP Education Certificate.

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Presenter – Steven Hainey, CPIM, CPF, C.P.M., CPSMDirector of Supply ChainJarden Applied Materials

Presenter – Jakob Wilson, CPIMStrategic Sourcing BuyerJarden Applied Materials

COME JOIN US FOR NETWORKING AND PIZZA FROM 6:30-7 BEFORE THE PRESENTATION.
Darla Moore School of Business
1014 Greene Street
Columbia, SC 29208
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT)

2015-2016 Professional Development Meeting Schedule

PDM-15-16
Date Speaker Topic Location
09/16/2015 Jakob Wilson & Steve Hainey Advancing S&OP Results Before Installing 3rd Party Software USC Darla Moore School of Business
10/14/2015 Panel Material Managers Night USC Darla Moore School of Business
11/18/2015 John Noble Univ. of Notre Dame – China's Global Impact  USC Darla Moore School of Business
01/13/2016 TBD Plant Tour LocationTBD
02/10/2016 Student Driven TBD USC Darla Moore School of Business
03/09/2016 TBD Plant Tour – Airport Columbia Metropolitan Airport
04/14/2016 Speaker TDB Interactive Team Building Activity USC Darla Moore School of Business
05/11/2015 All Awards Presentation River Rat Brewery
06/2016 a Friday all day Bus Trip Summer Road Tip Location TBD