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purchasing and supply chain management professionals in
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November Meeting Thanksgiving Dinner
Special Tuesday, November 16th 5:30 p.m. ProD 6:30 p.m. Dinner For more information contact: 330.699.8808 or click here for reservations
Click here for: Satellite Seminar Thursday, February 10, 2005 Finding and Keeping the Best Sources Click here to
register
Board Members 2004-2005 President
- Paul
Klingler 1st
Vice President - 2nd
Vice President – Jim
Moore Secretary
– Brian
Toth Treasurer
– Paul
Klingler (acting) Membership
– Jim
Burand, C.P.M. Regular
Events – John
Inks, C.P.M./A.P.P. University
Affairs - Bruce
VonGunten, C.P.M./A.P.P Volunteer
Support - Dominic
Perri, C.P.M. |
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Sign up early
for: Monthly Dinner Meetings, Satellite Seminars and C.P.M.
Classes Check our web
site for registration information. Click here for dinner reservations November 16th Dinner Meeting (Thanksgiving
Dinner Special – Professional
Development – 5:30 PM Energy
Choice Options for Natural Gas Suppliers Tracy
Stevens, Manager of Local Affairs for Dominion, will be our guest speaker
before dinner to give an update on the natural gas de-regulation program,
Energy Choice. Started by East Ohio Gas as a pilot in southern After
Dinner Program – 7:00 PM Automating
Access to Information by Value Chain Performance Leaders Jim Hurley of Aberdeen Group will
present findings from recent research highlighting what best-in-class
companies are doing to automate access to core business
information, from customer sales and service, finance and credit, fulfillment
and distribution, procurement and manufacturing.
Among the findings from the research that will be covered are: key business
metrics being tracked by the leaders, business
results being achieved, operational alignments, and enabling technologies
being employed by these firms. James P.
Hurley - Vice
President Risk, Security, and Compliance applications of technology, including real time air
traffic flight and control systems, automated security model and policy
systems, and the organizational effectiveness of technology among
others. A veteran of the software industry, Mr. Hurley has worked at a variety of companies including those with medical imaging
and diagnostic systems, patient care and delivery systems, software directories, operating systems, databases, applications,
and systems. Dinner meetings
are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month September through May
(except December) Click here for dinner reservations |
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Attend
our November meeting and hear more about our new Just Ask! Program. meeting,
please be sure and bring your guest and enjoy the |
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Our next Satellite
Seminar is Thursday, February 10, 2005
(Click here to
register) FREE FREE FREE
FREE (Click here for more details) Finding and Keeping the Best
Sources
As
supply managers adapt to the impact of globalization and continual
technological advances, sourcing is becoming more multi-faceted and critical.
This program
explores sourcing strategies, risk management, and how to use more
sophisticated technology to streamline the sourcing process. Learn the
essential factors
to consider in determining which suppliers will be most effective in meeting
your organization's needs. Hear supply management professionals discuss topics
such as offshore sourcing, outsourcing, performance measurements, resources,
and other management considerations to find the right sources and ensure long-term
and successful supplier relationships. Cost is FREE so sign up
today! Pass this notice on to your supervisor TODAY! |
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October Dinner Speaker Ratings: 39 responses Speaker: 8.46 Topic: 8.72 Facility: 9.00 Food: 9.15 Please note the date and location change for our January 11th
Dinner meeting!! This will be a joint meeting with APICS at the Sheraton Suites in |
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C.P.M. Review Classes Coming Up In January 2005 at The
University of Akron Check back here for more
details in December. C.P.M. AND A.P.P. NEWS
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ISM Dues
Increase Membership Vote – Official Ballot In August 2004, the ISM Board of Directors approved an
increase in ISM national annual dues. The ISM Regular Member dues will increase by $10 to $155 per year for an
NAPM Akron membership. The increase is based on a review by the ISM Board of Directors of ISM's financial position and strategic plan at the May
2003 and August 2003 meetings. Your voting approval of this increase will allow NAPM
Akron to retain it's current portion of the overall dues of $55; otherwise, we would have to absorb the entire $10
increase. Your Board recommends this increase and urges a “yes’ vote from you today. Click here to vote YES!! (VOTE
YES) Click here to vote NO!! (VOTE
NO) In the unlikely event of a
‘lack of response’ to this vote, a non reply may be considered a vote
in support of your Board
recommendation which favors the $10 dues increase. You may
vote now by clicking one of the desired choices above or by going to our web
site. Voting ends at noon
on Monday, November 8, 2004. |
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IMPORTANT NEWS
REGARDING A.P.P. CERTIFICATION
ISM
has announced a change to professional designation of A.P.P. After February 28, 2005, ISM will no
longer accept new exam registrations
for the Accredited Purchasing Practitioner (A.P.P.) designation. Those
individuals who have registered prior to March 1, 2005, will
have up to one year to take their exams. If they are interested in securing
A.P.P. Original/Original Lifetime accreditation, they will need to
apply by February 28, 2007. Individuals already holding the A.P.P.
designation may still apply for re-accreditation. The
reason for this decision was two fold.
The interest in the A.P.P. designation was diminishing in the supply
chain community and ISM decided that the resources allocated to
the program could be used to strengthen other programs. The
A.P.P. will still be recognized and honored within the supply management
profession. ISM
will send communications to all A.P.P. professionals, and the ISM Web site
will continue to offer detailed information on all Certification resources
at www.ism.ws/Certification/index.cfm. Contact ISM Certification at certification@ism.ws
or 800/888-6276, extension 3027. |
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Door Prize Drawing Win a free entry to our annual golf outing in
August just by attending our dinner meeting program on Tuesday, November 16th. Our October winners were: Dave Darrah (guest) - East Mfg. Frank DiMauro – Parker Hannifin Corp. Congrats Dave and Frank!! |
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Being Somebody By Jim
Burand C.P.M. - Membership Chair In the
1954 movie “On the Waterfront”, Marlon Brando’s
character says the famous line “I could a been
somebody!” We all at
some point in our lives start out wanting to be somebody. Who is this somebody? Some of us may want to be President,
a professional athlete or a scientist who makes a discovery that saves
mankind. However, most of us quickly
realize that it
is not only beyond our reach but it is a bit too intimidating to be the focus
of all the attention. The
"somebody" that most
of us would like to be is the one who makes the world a bit better. Somebody who makes a contribution. Somebody who makes
a difference.
Somebody who is missed. However,
life has a way of subtly or not so subtly conditioning us to play it safe and
not make waves. Being somebody is not worth
risking our life or our job or our family. But, we can be conditioned to be
too cautious and then we run the risk of being a nobody. Being a nobody
would be bad enough by itself but it is made worse because when you are a
nobody you are depriving
others of the contribution that you can make.
The difference in someone’s life.
The difference that causes a ripple effect on
society. The difference that makes you
missed because peoples’ lives aren’t better off. How can
you counter act that conditioning to be a nobody? You can start by making a difference in
ways that are safe. Become more
active in your church or organizations like NAPM-Akron. Attend meetings, help at dinner meetings,
or become active on the
board. No one has risked their life,
job, or family by doing those things but they have made a difference and
become somebody. You will
make this a better place and you will be missed. |
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The October dinner meeting
attracted 53 members/guests (18 over our goal)!! |
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