education and certification are paramount to your career. · 2014. 1. 6. · january, 2014...
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JANUARY, 2014Education and certification are paramount to your career.
Welcome to 2014. As we start our 95th year as an affiliate of ISM, we have a great lineup of educational programming. Take a look at the upcoming schedule of offerings.
The programming in both Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids is available to all affiliate members. They can attend either or both meetings each month. Please take advantage and attend those programs that interest you. In addition, there are three more free webinars coming from ISM between now and July. Continue to watch the website as those dates come up in February, April, and July. Registration is through ISM’s national website. We will provide the link on our website.
We will be presenting two (free to members) seminars. The first one is for a half-day and is titled “Supply Your Future.” It will take a look at the following:
1. Introduction to Productively Thinking About the Future2. Thinking about your future – What is your style?3. Important technology changes and trends4. Identifying Future Opportunities and Dangers5. What does this crazy future mean for you?6. What are you going to do about it?
The second seminar will be “Contract Laws and Their Risks” which will be a full-day seminar. There is a total of 28 CEH hours scheduled for the balance of this year.
If there are any members who would like to host a plant tour, please call me at 616.901.3788 or via e-mail: [email protected]. We would love to see your work place and hopefully learn about what it is that you do. Last year we had a very enlightening tour of the Van Andel Institute.
We are attempting to engage college students in Supply Chain specifically as it pertains to ISM. We invited over 30 students from Grand Valley State to our joint meeting with APICS and CSCMP in November. Those in attendance had an opportunity to meet and talk with these individuals.
And finally if anyone is interested in becoming a member of the board or a committee, please let us know. Elections are coming up in April of this year.
Thomas Cole, C.P.M.PresidentISM Greater Grand [email protected]
President’s Message
“The thing that we possess, thatmachines don’t, is the ability toexhibit wisdom.”
-Herbie Hancock
ISM Webinar Featuring “Risk Management”THURSDAY, February 13, 2014
11th Annual Supply Chain Management Conference Featuring 16 presentations and two keynotesWEDNESDAY, March 19, 2014 GVSU Eberhard Center 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
ISM International Conference www.ism.ws May 5 - 7, 2014 Las Vegas, Nevada
ISM Webinar Featuring “Supply Chain and Finance”THURSDAY, April 10, 2014
ISM Webinar Featuring “Contracting For Services”THURSDAY, July 17, 2014
Other Scheduled Educational Events
ISM GREATER GRAND RAPIDS EDUCATION SCHEDULE 2014
Half-Day Seminar Featuring Keith Orndoff - “Supply Your Future” TUESDAY, March 11, 2014 GVSU
Professional Development and Networking Dinner Meeting Featuring Nick Little - “Collaboration - What, How, When, Where and Why?”TUESDAY, January 14, 2014 Eberhard Center GVSU 5:00 PM Registration and Networking 6:00 PM Dinner 7:00 PM Presentation
Grand Rapids Area Educational Events
Professional Development and Networking Dinner Meeting Featuring Brian Long, Ph.D., C.P.M. - “The Economy”TUESDAY, February 11, 2014 GVSU DeVos Center 5:00 PM Registration and Networking 6:00 PM Dinner 7:00 PM Presentation
Professional Development and Networking Dinner Meeting Featuring Dr. Steven Melnyk - “TBA”TUESDAY, April 8, 2014 Eberhard Center GVSU 5:00 PM Registration and Networking 6:00 PM Dinner 7:00 PM Presentation
Professional Development and Networking Dinner Meeting Featuring Ernest Gabbard - “Contract Law”TUESDAY, May 13, 2014 GVSU 5:00 PM Registration and Networking 6:00 PM Dinner 7:00 PM Presentation
Professional Development and Networking Dinner Meeting Featuring Keith Orndoff - “Supply Your Future” TUESDAY, March 11, 2014 GVSU 5:00 PM Registration and Networking 6:00 PM Dinner 7:00 PM Presentation
Full-Day Seminar Featuring Ernest Gabbard - “Contract Risks”WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2014 GVSU
Collaboration is an over-used word and often misunderstood. Firstly, you don’t want (or need) to collaborate the same way with every supplier. Concentrate on those that are strategically important and critical to your success. You want them to be …..
Nick Little is Assistant Director of Executive Development Programs in the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University. Nick has extensive industry and international experience in Supply and Supply Chain Management. After completion of British Rail’s prestigious Supplies Management Training Scheme, he worked within the UK Railway industry and its subsidiaries in Derby and London. He then moved to the UK Post Office where he established a regional and business unit supply management organization and led a complete review of both internal and external Post Office supply chains reducing annual operating costs by 25% in two years and achieving a recurrent annual saving over £10 million ($16 million). Nick also was involved in internal education and development. Since joining MSU in 1995, Nick has led work on a number of benchmarking/research projects, including Supply Chain Performance, Procurement Strategy Development/Implementation, and Indirect Purchases. In addition Nick compiled a Strategy Focus Report on Services Purchasing. Nick has a Bachelor of Arts in Business Studies from Ealing CHE in England and, professionally, is qualified MCIPS (UK Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply) and CPSM from ISM (US).
January 14, 2014 Professional Development Meeting
Professional Development and Networking Meeting Featuring “Employment Trends and Industry Outlook in S.W. Michigan” TUESDAY, April 15, 2014 Fetzer Center Kalamazoo 5:15 PM Hors d’oeuvres 6:00 PM Speaker/Presentation
Professional Development and Networking Meeting Featuring TBATUESDAY, May 20, 2014 Fetzer Center Kalamazoo 5:15 PM Hors d’oeuvres 6:00 PM Speaker/Presentation
Kalamazoo Area Educational MeetingsProfessional Development and Networking Meeting Featuring Gregory Amidon, Ph.D. “Pharmaceutical Drug Discovery to Product Development to Market: Challenges, Opportunities and Future”TUESDAY, February 18, 2014 Fetzer Center Kalamazoo 5:15 PM Hors d’oeuvres 6:00 PM Speaker/Presentation
Professional Development and Networking Meeting Featuring Brett Simmering - “Risk Management”TUESDAY, March 18, 2014 Fetzer Center Kalamazoo 5:15 PM Hors d’oeuvres 6:00 PM Speaker/Presentation
Brian Long, Ph.D., C.P.M. is Director of Supply Management Research at Grand Valley State University. From 1975 to 1985, he served as Associate Professor of Marketing at Western Michigan University where he taught industrial marketing, industrial purchasing, and marketing strategy.
Dr. Long received his Ph.D. in marketing from the College of Business at Michigan State University in 1975. Since then, he has been active doing research in the areas of business cycles, industrial marketing, industrial purchasing, and negotiation. He is co-author of The Win-Win Negotiator, a One Minute Manager style book.
For over 33 years, he has edited a survey of local purchasing managers for both the Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids areas, which has proved to be a major economic indicator of current and future business conditions. This survey appears in many local newspapers and regional business publications, and is part of the Federal Reserve’s bi-monthly survey of business conditions.
February 11, 2014 Professional Development Meeting
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ISM’sannualConferencedeliversrichcontentfrompractitionerswithastrongtrackrecordinthefield.Focusontopicsthatareimportanttoyouinglobalsupplychain,logistics,bigdataandanalytics,careerdevelopment,businessacumenorindirectspend.Jointhousandsofyourpeerstoexpandyournetworkandlearnaboutthetoday’schallengesinfinance,negotiations,leadership,suppliersegmentationandcompliance.
Learning Tracks:▪ Track1—EmergingPractitioners▪ Track2—SupplyChainManagementFuelingGrowth▪ Track3—GlobalSupplyChain▪ Track4—CareerDevelopment▪ Track5—TalentManagement▪ Track6—BusinessAcumeninSupplyChain▪ Track7—Logistics▪ Track8—GlobalEconomicIndicators▪ Track9—BigData,Analytics▪ Track10—BestPracticesinIndirectSpend
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berValue(1/7/14) US$1,099 US$1,479Early-Bird(2/18/14) US$1,229 US$1,579StandardRate(4/17/14) US$1,429 US$1,879After4/17/14 US$1,499 US$1,949
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Board Members and Contact Email AddressesThomas Cole, C.P.M. – President, [email protected]
Jim Armantrout, CPSM, C.P.M. – 1st Vice President, [email protected] Busman – 2nd Vice President, [email protected]
Mark Otto, C.P.M. – 3rd Vice President, [email protected] Dunn, CPSM, C.P.M. – Treasurer, [email protected] Garchow, CPSM – Secretary, [email protected]
Lois DeHaan, C.P.M., A.P.P. – Past President, [email protected] J Mancuso, C.P.M. – Education Committee, [email protected]
Kristi Paul, C.P.M. – Board Advisor, [email protected] J Kubeck, CPSM – Board Advisor, [email protected]
Daniel J Hosford, CPSM – Board Advisor, [email protected] B Harsha, CPSM, C.P.M. – Board Advisor, [email protected]
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