South Shore Newsletters

Oct '09

The South Shore Dispatch

The latest news on the happenings at

the South Shore Chapter of APICS

President's Message

Hello again!

Where has this year gone!  In one more week the trick or treating starts...and hopefully we have some treats for you in the coming months...

The ERP seminar went well.  Bob Abair, as always, kept the pace going and jampacked the day with a wealth of information.  We look forward to the next time he will speak for us. 

Our CPIM Course started last week at Covidien (thanks again for hosting!) and we have a waiting list for CSCP.  2 more people sign up and we can start.  Go to the website or drop me a line if you are interested.

Our next PDM (November 19th) is all about the educational and training tools APICS provides.  Any of these programs can be arranged through the South Shore Chapter and tailored to your companies particular needs.  We have a access to many instructors and can hold sessions during the day, at night, on site and off.  If you have training dollars to spend, you will be very interested to hear what APICS South Shore chapter has to offer!

The board is working diligently on filling out programs for the remainder of the year.  If you have any suggestions or requests, please e-mail Dave Blanchard at blanchard19@comcast.net.

If your company is doing something innovative and is willing to share with our members, we would gladly add you to our schedule for a presentation or a tour!

The South Shore Chapter is reaching out to collaborate with other organizations to give our members a larger network to belong to.  On October 6th we joined with the North Shore Chapter, Boston Chapter as well as The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), New England Roundtable and the Northeast Supply Management Group, A Special Interest Group of ISM® in organizing NESCON, a one day seminar for operations management, supply chain professionals.  Well over 250 professionals attended (7 from the South Shore Chapter) and we hope to increase next year.  Check out the program at www.nescon.org.

On December 9th we are joining the Boston Chapter, North Shore Chapter and the New England Round Table of CSCMP for the third Holiday Networking Event.  This event is sponsored by 5-10 companies, and there will be 10-12 discussion tables to choose from, as well as hors d'oeuvres, buffet dinner, dessert and raffles.  Keep an eye out as the details are finalized.

And finally, this will be the third year the South Shore chapter has a booth at the TACC Business Showcase on October 29th, and we would love it if you would stop by and say Hi.  There will be over 30 businesses local to Taunton (including restaurants with samples!), raffles and a cash bar.  Your support would be appreciated.

Hope to See you soon! 

Deb Paton
President, APICS South Shore Chapter

When:  

Thursday, November 19, 2009 Where:  Benjamins, Taunton, MA        
Topic:    Everything about APICS programs and more!

Presenter:  Christopher Maloof, CFPIM, CIRM,CSCP

APICS "The Association for Operation Management" was founded in 1957 and through the years it has become the most recognize name in operation management.
This presentation will provide the background, types of training and benefits of an APICS education.  It will also discuss all five training curriculums available which include the popular CPIM, and CSCP certifications, along with the many workshops in the Fundamentals' package.  In addition, a high level discussion on methods of certification preparation and how exams are actually scored.
 
To date APICS, has conducted more than 500,000 examinations which have been administered in 40 countries, with more than 57,000 certified individuals.

Biography
 
Mr. Maloof is currently the Vice President and minority owner of HowesTemco Inc., a company that designs, manufactures and assembles precision machine products.  Prior to joining HowesTemco Inc., Chris was a Manager for Benchmarking Partners, a strategic advisement consulting firm and was a Senior Consultant in the Supply Chain Operation Improvement Group for KPMG Consulting.
 
Mr. Maloof holds a Certification in Production and Inventory Management at the fellowship level (CFPIM), a Certification in Integrated Resource Management (CIRM) and is a Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP).  He is a member of the American Society of Quality (ASQ) and has three of their certifications, Certified Quality Manager (CQM), Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) and Certified Quality Improvement Associate (CQIA).   He was the Past President of the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) South Shore Chapter, Massachusetts and has taught over forty certification courses.
 
Mr. Maloof has been selected to the International of Who's Who of Professionals.   He has been a guest speaker at the National User Group Conference for Lilly Software and the National User Group Conference for the Thermoforming Industry.
 
Mr. Maloof earned a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration and MBA from Providence College, and has a Certificate in Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS) in Operations and Technology Management from Bryant College 

Event Agenda

5:30-6:00    Registration

                      /Networking  

  6:00-6:15   Chapter News

6:15-7:15   Presentation

       7:15-8:30    Dinner 

 Price- FREE for Presentation only    

  With Dinner:  APICS or TACC members -$20                     ($15 if register by 11/13)

Non Members  - $25

($20 if register by 11/13)

 
Sign up today on our web site
www.apics-southshore.org

Campus Corner

Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain
 
Health care in the U.S. faces many ongoing challenges.  Health care costs continue to climb, even faster than the inflation rate. In the current recession, many laid-off workers have lost access to employer-sponsored health insurance.  Among those with coverage, many face higher co-pays and/or diminished protection by insurance plans that are trying to contain the costs of care.  Underlying expenses contributing to the spiral include:
 
·        research and development costs incurred to introduce new or improve existing medical technology and prescription drugs
·        higher litigation risks that lead to steep malpractice insurance premiums for health care providers
·        inadequate numbers of primary care physicians and geriatricians capable of caring for an increasingly older, sicker population
·        the need to pay competitive wages to attract qualified doctors, nurses, technicians and other health care personnel
·        inefficient or inadequate billing, information technology, lab test, scheduling and other support services that are necessary to deliver quality care
·        overhead costs required to modernize hospital facilities that are often 20-30 years old
·        facility costs incurred to build new or replacement structures that can serve the aging cohort of baby boomers
·        higher financial burdens borne by public and mental health institutions and by hospital emergency rooms due to increased numbers of uninsured patients and due to decreased government funding at the federal, state, and local levels and
·        sudden suspension or even reversal of private endowments resulting from the repercussions of the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme and other financial scandals.
 
Some of these expenses are beyond the purview of operations management but operations can contribute to cost reduction by forming a rapid improvement team to reduce waste and improve quality. A 5S program (sort, set in order, shine, standardize, sustain) is a useful initial activity for a rapid improvement team to engage in.  The organization and cleaning of workspaces, the goal of a 5S program, result in clearly visible, quick improvements that can lead to additional efficiency gains.  The 5S program consists of:
 
·        Sort - red-tagging and removing any products or equipment that are no longer used. Red-tagged items can be sold, given to another part of an organization, or discarded.
·        Set in Order - labeling remaining items (perhaps with pictures, terms, or even color-coding) so that they are easy to locate and store; arranging these items so that they are easy to use and require minimal transport time. The use of open shelving, a shadow board with outlines of designated implements showing where they should be stored, as well as floor outlines to mark clearly the correct locations for stored equipment will make instruments, tools, and machinery readily visible and less likely to be forgotten than items stored in closed cabinets. Floor outlines can also readily reveal shortages or excess inventories.
·        Shine - cleaning floors, shelves, counters, and equipment and maintaining machinery often so that it is available when needed.  The most critical equipment should be fixed and serviced first.  Facility cleaning should become a daily activity.
·        Standardize - the method used to continue sorting, setting in order, and shining on a regular basis.  By documenting the standard way these three activities are carried out, the efficiencies gained from the initial sort, set in order, and shine can be easily transferred to later improvements by reducing the time needed for learning or relearning.
·        Sustain - adopting the habit of regularly maintaining the standardized methods.
 
By following the 5S steps, an organization can reduce or eliminate excess inventory costs, effort expended to repeatedly rearrange excess inventory, inventory obsolescence, defects or damage to aging inventory, unneeded transport of items, and equipment failures due to hindering dirt and debris.  Reducing or getting rid of these wastes sets the foundation for additional process improvements and cost cutting.  An organized, tidy, and clean facility will be more productive, lead to fewer defects and mistakes, enable better adherence to schedules and deadlines, and provide a safer environment for customers and employees. These outcomes will reduce expenditures and improve quality, and at least slow down the spiral of escalating health care costs. 

 by Laura B. Forker, Ph.D., C.P.M.
Professor, Operations Management
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Here are some details...look for more information soon!

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Holiday Networking Event

December 8, 2009

Hosted by Boston Chapter of APICS
In Collaboration with the North Shore Chapter of APICS, New England Round Table of CSCMP and the South Shore Chapter of APICS
 
Venue:          Montvale Plaza      Stoneham, Ma.
Set up of Event:
·  Cash bar
·  Hors d'oeuvres and Buffet meal
·  During last hour of event, coffee and mini pastries would be available on a self serve basis
 
Format:  6:00-7:00 PM   Registration and Informal Networking
·  Brochures would be distributed at registration, which would identify the collaborative organizations and the sponsors for the event.
·  Collaborative organizations can have tables at which representatives talk about the benefits of the organizations and distribute literature.
·   Sponsors can have a table if they choose at which they could speak to attendees about their products/services and distribute literature.  There would be no formal presentations by sponsors.  
 
7:00-7:20 PM   Welcoming Speech by President, Mark Chocklingham and a few words from a representative of each collaborative organization-Mark would then explain activity for balance of evening. 
 
7:30-8:30 PM   Small group discussion of suggested topics (Rotate each 30 minutes)
·   10-12 round tables would be set-up in the room.  Each table would be assigned a topic.  (The topics would also be listed in the brochure and in advance on the website).   
8:30-9:00 PM   Drawing is held for door prizes. 
·             Attendee would have to be present to win