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President's MessageChapter Mantra: “Networking, Knowledge, Recognition, Fun”May 2009 As
President of Mission Peak Chapter, I want to thank Rick Merritt for an excellent presentation on the topic of
Implementing Supplier Consigned Inventory. Now
that is not just my opinion, but based upon the evaluations given to the
attendees. One note: “Rick Rocks” was a sign of enthusiasm for the
presentation. I was struck by
the success of the program at Applied Materials. It was a program that was
well thought out and took a long time to implement. No sense rushing to
failure. I believe Rick mentioned, in the Q&A portion of our PDM that
over 300 suppliers now participate in the program. I was surprised by the
magnitude. The benefits of selecting a single source supplier to provide
material on a consignment basis can reduce procurement costs
significantly. Conversely, being selected as a supplier reduces marketing
and sales costs for the supplier. Taking non value added steps out of the
procurement cycle is always a good thing. I suspect metrics of stock outs,
on time delivery would be breath taking. The collaboration between the
supply chain and Applied Materials was very interesting. The supplier
views actual demand in an integrated methodology. The cycle time for
payment is less for the supplier participating in the program. Again a
cost of accounts receivable is eliminated. It is always a good thing to
reduce costs. When
one has an established business and integrating suppliers in a successful
way, is a very prodigious win/win. Our objective was to have a
presentation that was implemented in the real world. Theory is
interesting, but actual achievement is even more fascinating. On
the other hand, start ups have a different environment. Forecasting is
really a challenge. Forecasting in this economic environment is like
taking on Mission Impossible. Some established large companies have
refused to make forecasts in the conference calls. Why pretend one knows
the future. Even if internal forecasts are done, but not shared publicly.
We still have to plan even if it is plagued with uncertainty. Coming
up June 3rd is Mitch
Zucker,” Secrets of
Professional Growth & Leadership Development”. It
is always good to develop ones skill set. I look forward to Mitch’s
presentation. In September, we have booked Greg Higgins he
has implemented a practical application of RFID
at Brushwellman in Fremont. Again in both PDM’s I look forward to
learning from experienced, well qualified people and presenters. Hope to
see you there.
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In The News !!!Mission Peak Tweets! Visit our Twitter site at ------------------------- Instructor of the Year Dr. Zinovy Radovilsky
------------------------- Member of the Year John Trang
John Trang & President Hank Zoeller ------------------------- Company of the Year Brushwellman
Greg Higgins & President Hank Zoeller -------------------------
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Professional Development MeetingsSept 9, 2009 Professional Development Meeting
Speaker: Greg Higgins Topic: RFID - A Practical Application
RSVP by Sept 4 to Chuck Dewey at Chuck_Dewey@cardivamedical.com
Location
6:00 Networking – Get to know each other
President's SaluteJohn Trang
John is a company coordinator and a
recently minted CPIM. He has taken the time to help others in the Chapter
that were interested in taking the exam. I had the pleasure of instructing
at Brushwellman Electrofusion Division in Fremont. John was an outstanding
student. John adds: OK, I’ll admit it.
I primarily became an APICS member to take advantage of the
discounts offered to members on certification study materials and exams. When I graduated from UC Berkeley with
an Economics degree, I hadn’t quite figured out what I wanted to do with
my life. Fortunately, I was
hired on as a Buyer/Planner at Brush Wellman Electrofusion Products.
While I can’t say I grew up wanting to be a Buyer, it’s evolved
from simply being just a job to something I’m passionate about and plan
on building a career around. During
the course of obtaining a C.P.M designation from the ISM, I met other
Buyers who understood what my interests were and recommended that I also
pursue an APICS CPIM certification.
So the plan was to sign up, buy the
books I needed, pass the exams and add the extra letters to my business
card, all while never really intending to participate in APICS activities.
If everything played out as scripted, I would have missed out on a
lot of what APICS has to offer. For as long as I’ve been with Brush
Wellman, SAP has been our ERP system.
Up until last year, the planning and scheduling was done outside
the system. There was very
little visibility in terms of the jobs on the floor and incoming work.
Engineers were being used as project managers contending for the
same resources without regard to the capacity available.
After some restructuring, there was a push to implement the MRP
portion of the software in hopes of arming the company with timely
information with which to make better decisions for our low volume, high
variety shop. An MRP implementation isn’t
something you just flip the switch on.
To do it right, it involves a lot of planning, hard work and
training. Before we started
the implementation, Hank was brought in to enlighten us with his knowledge
of the concepts and get us all talking the same language. It’s pretty powerful when you are able to merge theory with
hands-on experience. Getting
this training up front helped make the transition go a lot smoother.
Somewhere along the way, I became more
immersed in the content and started going to APICS PDMs.
Here I discovered this untapped network of people like myself.
The people are very supportive and I’ve come to find that the
challenges I face at work are not all that unique.
The PDMs offer stimulating topics, good food and good company. Obtaining certifications and attending PDMs are good ways of keeping my skills current. When I benchmark my skills, I compare them to other APICS members to see where there are gaps and ask them for their recommendations on how I can improve. I am currently studying for an ISM CPSM certification and plan on pursuing the APICS CSCP certification later this year. Obtaining certifications and being an active APICS member has given me a quiet confidence that I don’t think existed before. I don’t mean this in the sense that I feel I’m always right, but more in the sense that I can talk intelligibly about a subject and understand other people’s point of view. It has enabled me to be a better resource for people at work. As a Mission Peak Company Coordinator for Brush Wellman, I’ve invited coworkers to meetings that I thought they might find interesting. As we learn more, we become stronger as a company and I feel their success is my success as well. What we do with this knowledge is what differentiates the time and money spent from being considered an investment or an expense.
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