July 2019 Newsletter
President's Message

First off, I hope everyone enjoyed their July 4th holiday!

Thank you to everyone who was able to come out to our Top Management Night - we all had a great time and I am honored to take over as the PAN APICS chapter president. Thank you to Dale McClung for his hard work over the past several years as chapter president.

We are pleased to announce a new initiative - a discount to PAN APICS educational courses for members of our Armed Forces - Active Duty or Retired. For more details, please click here. We would like to encourage everyone to share this with family and friends who may be eligible!

Also, we have published our fall course schedule, which includes options for all of the APICS certifications. We are offering a "flat pricing" model for CPIM, CSCP, and CLTD courses that applies to APICS Members and non-members alike. We are also going to start to offer web enabled video courses for our weekday CPIM Part 1 and our weekday CSCP courses!

Please see below and click here for more details! Early bird discounts available!

We hope to see you at one of our courses or at one of our upcoming events! If you are interested in getting involved with any of our board positions, please email me at President@pan-apics.org .

Sincerely,

Jennifer Hill
President, PAN APICS
Welcome New Members
Lora Mille | Brittany Dent | Aaron Attermann
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Upcoming Events
September 11th - PAN APICS 60th Anniversary!

We hope you are able to join us for our 60th anniversary of serving the Greater Philadelphia Area's supply chain needs! We are still working on the details, but for more information, click here!

October 9th - Mini-MEGA Meeting

This annual event with the other supply chain organizations in the area has been a success in the past - please put this on your calendar to join us this year to network! For more information and to register, please click here!
CPIM - Certified in Production Inventory Management
The premier certification for internal supply chain operations, the CPIM offers the opportunity to master an organization’s internal operations and obtain in-depth understanding of materials management, master scheduling, forecasting, production planning.

The APICS CPIM credential offers growth, advancement and recognition. This credential is based on global research involving employers and practicing operations professionals at all levels to ensure APICS maintains an industry-leading level of excellence and relevance in our ever-evolving business environment. 

Becoming a CPIM proves your internal operations knowledge, competency and value to colleagues and to employers looking for a competitive edge in today’s global economy. Wherever your career takes you, your CPIM certification defines you as an internal operations expert and leader. 

Typical professions of CPIM participants: Buyer, Planner, Product Planner, Material Manager, Supply Planner, Supply Chain Analyst, Inventory Analyst, Demand Analyst, Supply Chain Manager

We are offering three options this Fall:
  • CPIM Part One - Basics of Supply Chain Management - Tuesdays beginning September 10th via Web Video-Enabled Conferencing Only - Details Here
  • CPIM Part One - Basics of Supply Chain Management - Three Saturdays at Temple Ambler beginning September 21st - Details Here
  • CPIM Part One - Basics of Supply Chain Management - Bootcamp - October 15-17 at Temple Center City - Details Here

We will be offering CPIM Part 2 in the Spring 2020 so that you have a fast-track option to complete your CPIM!

CSCP - Certified Supply Chain Professional
The premier certification for end-to-end supply chain, the CSCP offers the opportunity to master the extended supply chain, from organizations’ suppliers through to the end customers. This is more of a "10,000 foot view" of the supply chain in comparison to the CPIM.

The APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) program is the first and only supply chain certification that encompasses the end-to-end global supply chain. APICS CSCP designees gain the skills to effectively manage global supply chain activities that involve suppliers, plants, distributors, and customers located around the world.

Earning the CSCP credential makes you a recognized expert in the supply chain field. This professional distinction sets you apart from your colleagues, proving your high level of knowledge and skills. It makes you a more valuable asset to your organization, keeping you and your organization more competitive in today’s economy.

The CSCP curriculum covers the following:
  1. Supply Chain Design
  2. Supply Chain Planning and Execution
  3. Supply Chain Improvement and Best Practices

Typical   professions of CSCP participants: Consultants, Materials Manager, anything with Supply Chain in title, Analysts, Director, Logistics Manager, Purchasing Manager, Operations Manager, Buyer, Project Manager

If you have 3 years of related business experience, a Bachelor's Degree, or another APICS Certification, sign up for an instructor-led class today! We are offering a Wednesday class this spring!

We are offering two options this Fall:
  • CSCP - Thursdays beginning September 5th - In Person in Ambler AND via Web Video-Enabled Conferencing - Details Here
  • CSCP - Saturdays every other week beginning September 7th - In Person Only at Temple Ambler - Details Here


CLTD - Certification in Logistics, Transportation, and Distribution
The CLTD is the must-have certification for logistics and transportation professionals as it provides the opportunity to gain the essential knowledge and skills needed for logistics, transportation, and distribution careers.

Companies count on logistics experts—one of the fastest-growing professions in the world—to get their products to customers on time and on budget. By earning the APICS Certified in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution (CLTD) designation, you learn how to implement innovative logistics strategies and concepts to reduce costs, increase customer satisfaction and perform at a higher level.

The CLTD credential makes you a recognized expert in the logistics field. This professional distinction sets you apart from your colleagues, proving your high level of knowledge and skills. It makes you a more valuable asset to your organization, keeping you and your organization more competitive in today’s economy.

The CLTD curriculum covers the following:
  1. Logistics and Supply Chain Overview
  2. Capacity Planning and Demand Management
  3. Order Management
  4. Inventory and Warehouse Management
  5. Transportation
  6. Global Logistics Considerations
  7. Logistics Network Design
  8. Reverse Logistics and Sustainability

Typical  professions/job responsibilities of CLTD participants: Logistics Manager, Logistician, Logistics Analyst, Logistics Planner/Specialist, Distribution Manager, Global Sourcing, Import/Export, Inventory and Logistics, Supply Chain Logistics, Traffic Analyst/Manager, Transportation/Fleet Manager, Vendor-Managed Inventory, Warehouse Operations Manager, Warehousing Distribution, Reverse Logistics

If you have 3 years of related business experience, a Bachelor's Degree, or another APICS Certification, sign up for an instructor-led class today!

We are offering a course that meets in person every Tuesday (and a few Thursdays) beginning September 24th at Rowan College at Burlington County in Mt. Laurel, NJ. Details Here

SCOR-P - Supply Chain Operations Reference Professional Endorsement
What is SCOR?
Moving the needle on supply chain performance isn’t easy. APICS has worked with thousands of global supply chain organizations to build company-wide engagement to create and deploy powerful, transformative programs. For 20 years the Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model has been the cross-industry, global standard for supply chain excellence. The SCOR Professional program provides employees with the major process components of the SCOR framework: Plan, Make, Source, Deliver, Return, and Enable. This helps companies increase the speed of system implementations, improve inventory turns, and drive measurable supply chain process improvement and business performance.

It’s the best supply chain process framework, and it just got better.

New SCOR model for the modern supply chain The world’s leading supply chain framework now incorporates many emerging drivers of supply chain success, including:
  • Omni-channel, metadata, block chain, and other emerging topics
  • Modernized best practices and processes to better align with digital strategy
  • Updated people skills and training, based on APICS body of knowledge
  • Sustainability standards based on The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
  • Tighter alignment of supply chain management costs with SCORmark benchmark
  • Process workflows generated by the SCOR BPM Accelerator, ensuring accurate data mapping

Typical  professions/job responsibilities of SCOR participants: Production management, operations management, supply chain management, procurement, materials management, inventory management

Sign up for an instructor-led class today! We are offering a three-day course beginning September 24th and another course beginning November 12th!

Demand Driven Planner
PAN APICS is proud to partner with ASCM and the Demand Driven Institute to host the Demand Driven Planner workshop. The Demand Driven Planner (DDP) program is designed for planning, purchasing and supply chain personnel interested in and responsible for implementing and maintaining a DDMRP implementation. Designed by the leading subject matter authorities at the Demand Driven Institute, the Demand Driven Planner program is comprised of 13 modules of in-depth DDMRP education. The DDP Program is THE official preparatory course for DDI’s Demand Driven Planner Professional (DDPP) Certification test.

What is DDMRP? Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning is a multi-echelon planning and execution method to protect and promote the flow of relevant information and materials through the establishment and management of strategically placed decoupling point stock buffers. DDMRP is the supply order generation and management engine of a Demand Driven Operating Model (DDOM). DDMRP can best be summarized as Position, Protect, Pull.


Time : 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Days : November 6th and November 7th, 2019 [Wednesday & Thursday]
Instructor: John Melbye, CSCP, DDLP, DDPP
Location: Temple University Center City, 1515 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Lunch will be served.
Course Fee Includes : Demand Driven Planner Instructor-led Course, Lunch [exam fee not included]

New Certification Attainees
Chen Lin, CPIM | Erin Garrigan, CSCP