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Welcome to the Southern Willamette Valley Chapter
of
APICS - The Association for Operations Management
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| Our Vision is to be the premiere provider
for professional education and development for our members and the community in
the area of Operations Management; by exceeding the expectations of our customers,
we will challenge and educate our membership, provide expertise and training for
individuals and companies to succeed, encourage communication between members,
and improve our financial stability. |
| Our Mission is to provide the tools,
training, and environment for operations management practitioners in the Southern
Willamette Valley to grow and succeed. We will deliver educational opportunities
through APICS classes, seminars, and workshops; growth and camaraderie through
membership and participation in chapter activities, certification testing and
professional interaction, and heightened awareness of our role as providers of
operation management expertise and training through a marketing plan. Through
these conduits we will enhance the financial stability of our chapter. |
Education for Continuous Growth in Operations Management
Rob Sewell, Production Planner at JCI, Inc.
Rahul Pauddar, Business Analyst at Roseburg Forest Products
Travis Parker, Supply Chain Development Process Manager at Hewlett-Packard
 Immediate
Release
Patrick Belding
Tapped to Lead
Jones & Roth Advisory Team
Patrick Belding has
been named the team leader of the Business Advisory Service Group at
Jones & Roth, a Eugene certified public accounting and business
consulting firm.
The Jones & Roth Business Advisory Team provides business owners and
managers with a wide suite of professional services including business
planning & strategy, capital structure assessments and financial
planning, operations management, business process and systems
improvements, sales and marketing programs, business communications,
organizational development, and program/project management services.
“Pat’s background and experience add a whole new dimension to our
growing list of advisory services,” Doug Griesel, Jones & Roth managing
partner, commented.
Belding has held a number of key positions during his 25+year management
and consulting career including Senior Director of Business Development
for Supply Chain Management (SCM) Applications
and Vice President of Consulting at Oracle Corporation. He
has also held senior consulting positions with ESCO Corporation and
Unisys Corporation.
Belding, a Eugene native, earned a master’s degree in business
administration (MBA) from the Oregon Executive MBA program and is a
certified public accountant (CPA). He has also earned a number of
certifications including being Certified in Production and Inventory
Management (CPIM) from APICS – The Association for Operations Management
and is a
Certified
Information Technology Professional (CITP) from the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants.
Belding has in-depth working knowledge of
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and
other state of the art business technologies. He has extensive
experience with business process and systems design, development,
implementation and management.
“Pat’s advisory experience in the construction, manufacturing and
various service industries runs the gamut from very small privately
owned companies to some of the largest international corporations,”
Griesel pointed out.
Tricia Duncan, the previous Business Advisory Team leader, was recently
named Career Coach at Jones & Roth however she will remain an active
member of the Business Advisory Services Team.
About Jones & Roth:
The firm has offices in Bend,
Hillsboro, and Eugene and is currently celebrating over 60 years of
serving business, individual and family clients. In addition to
traditional accounting, audit and tax services, Jones & Roth provides a
surprising range of non-traditional services across some nineteen
specialized industry and service teams. The firm’s people, culture,
services and contact information can be explored by visiting the Jones &
Roth website at
www.jrcpa.com.
For additional
information:
Phil Sutton
psutton@jrcpa.com Bend: 541-382-3590 / Eugene: 541-687-2320 /
Hillsboro: 503-648-0521 |
Three Tips for Career Growth to Survive Corporate Change
The biggest difference between today's employment world and that of our fathers' is the rapid pace of corporate change. Expectations of company stability and long lasting employment are a thing of the past. If one isn't tuned into the signals of corporate change it can mean an unexpected layoff and months of unemployment and job searching. Do you have a career management plan to ensure your career growth in times of corporate chaos?
To prevent career disaster, live by these three rules of career management:
Expect Change
Adjust quickly to change
Build a strong professional network in good times
Expect change:
Change in the work place is far less traumatic when it is expected as the norm. One of the most important career management skills is the ability to detect signs of corporate change. For instance:
* Rumors of corporate merger or takeover
* Corporate profit levels spiraling downward
* No end-of-year bonuses given
* Hints of layoffs to trim the budget
* Upper management suddenly resigning
* Your peers jumping ship to the competition
Don't get caught off guard by holding on to a false sense of security or displaced loyalty. Those who fear change trust corporate loyalty rather than face the reality of their precarious position in the corporate food chain. Expect change and keep your eyes and ears open—or you could be the last in line when it's time to find new career opportunities.
Don't wait for change to strike. While your job is secure and your work environment is stable, take steps to keep your skills highly desirable in the job market. For starters:
* Stay current with technology trends of your industry
* Get certified if appropriate
* Keep your resume current at all times
* Be ready to interview at a moment's notice
Adjust quickly to change:
Your ability to keep your career momentum building in the midst of corporate chaos depends on your skill at adjusting quickly to change. First, don't over analyze your dilemma. Too often valuable time is wasted trying to figure out ways to make a bad situation work. Second rule, don't take it personally, or you won't be able to plan your exit strategy clearly. Third, take action as soon as possible.
If your resume is kept current at all times you will be ahead of the pack when others consider moving on as well. Your resume should be updated every six months. For quick updating keep an ongoing record of your accomplishments as you overcome work challenges.
Maintaining confidentiality during a job search while still employed is a challenge that requires discretion and level headedness. Ideally, no one in your company should even suspect that you are looking for other employment. Resist the urge to speak to coworkers about your decision for action. Not only do loose lips sink ships, but why put ideas in the minds of others who may become your interview competition? Keep your regular work hours and try to schedule interviews during off-work time. Avoid posting your resume online where your employer may find it.
Build a strong professional network in good times. One thing that hasn't changed over the decades is the fact that a majority of people still get new positions faster through networking. What used to be called the “good ol' boy system” is as active in the job market as ever. Technology will never replace the need to be connected to a vast network of people who can help you find new career opportunities quickly.
The problem is that most people ignore their network until they need it. Bad idea. If you haven't kept in touch with former coworkers how will you know how to find them when you need them?
If your professional network is slim to none, get working on it right now. There are many great venues for building your network: professional associations, college alumni groups and former colleagues to name a few. Take time to meet with non-work people on a regular basis. Get to know them as friends and develop relationships built around mutual interests, friendship and trust. Make relationship building your lifelong habit and you'll never be without help when you need to make a career change.
More than ever, proactive career management is essential to professional
growth. Keep these rules of surviving corporate change as the building
blocks of your career management plan and you'll stay in control of your
professional growth and income potential. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Deborah Walker, CCMC is a career coach who helps job seekers compete in the toughest job markets. Her clients gain top performing skills in resume writing, interview preparation and salary negotiation.
Learn more about Deborah Walker, career coach at:
http://www.AlphaAdvantage.com
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THE UN-COMFORT ZONE
with Robert Wilson
What's Pushing Your Buttons?
What motivates you? That's the question I'd like to ask in this inaugural column on motivation. Are you motivated by fame, fortune or fear. Or is it something deeper that fans the flames inside of you.
Perhaps you are like Jeanne Louise Calment whose burning desire enabled her to do something that no other human being has done before.
A feat so spectacular that it generated headlines around the globe, got her a role in a motion picture, and landed her in the Guinness Book of World Records. A record that has yet to be beaten.
Jeanne Louise, however, did not initially motivate herself. It was someone else who drew the line in the sand. But, it became a line she was determined to cross.
In motivation we talk about getting outside of one's comfort zone. It is only when we are uncomfortable that we begin to get motivated.
Usually to get back into our comfort zone as quickly as possible.
Born into the family of a middle-class store owner, Calment was firmly entrenched in her comfort zone. At age 21 she married a wealthy store owner and lived a life of leisure. She pursued her hobbies of tennis, the opera, and sampling France's famous wines.
Over the years she met Impressionist painter Van Gogh; watched the erection of the Eiffel Tower; and attended the funeral of Hunchback of Notre Dame, author, Victor Hugo.
Twenty years after her husband passed away, she had reached a stage in life where she had pretty much achieved everything that she was going to achieve. Then along came a lawyer. The lawyer made Jeanne Louise a proposition. She accepted it. He thought he was simply making a smart business deal. Inadvertently he gave her a goal. It took her 30 years to achieve it, but achieve it she did.
Are you willing to keep your goals alive for 30 years? At what point do you give up? Thomas Edison never gave up, instead he said, "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." Winston Churchill during the bleakest hours of World War II kept an entire country motivated with this die-hard conviction: "We shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches... in the fields and in the streets... we shall never surrender."
Many of us give up too soon because we set limits on our goals.
Achieving a goal begins with determination. Then it's just a matter of our giving them attention and energy.
When Jeanne Louise was 92 years old, attorney François Raffray, age 47, offered to r $500 per month (a fortune in 1967) for the rest of her life, if she would leave her house to him in her will.
According to the actuarial tables it was a great deal. Here was an heir-less woman who had survived her husband, children, and grandchildren. A woman who was just biding her time with nothing to live for. That is until Raffray came along and offered up the "sucker- bet" that she would soon die. It was motivation enough for Jeanne, who was determined to beat the lawyer. Thirty years later, Raffray became the "sucker" when he passed away first at age 77.
When asked about this by the press, Calment simply said, "In life, one sometimes make bad deals." Having met her goal, Jeanne passed away five months later. But on her way to this end, she achieved something else: at 122 years old, she became the oldest person to have ever lived.
In future articles we'll examine further the ways in which motivation works. How to motivate ourselves, our employees, customers, volunteers, friends, loved ones and children. I would like to get your feedback on which of these areas of motivation are of most interest to you. I’d also like to hear your stories of how you may have overcome adversity and what pushed you to go the distance. Please email me with your suggestions and stories.
Robert Evans Wilson, Jr. is a motivational speaker and humorist. He works with companies that want to be more competitive and with people who want to think like innovators. For more information on Robert's programs please visit
www.jumpstartyourmeeting.com.
Robert Wilson www.jumpstartyourmeeting.com (Speeches & Seminars)
www.graffitiguy.net
(Comedy Roasts)
404-255-4924 robert@jumpstartyourmeeting.com
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EVENT CALENDAR....
If you are
interested in attending the next board meeting, please RSVP with Ed Barth: Email. Free food for any APICS members at the board meeting. Drop
in and see what we are up to.
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Upcoming Events |
Date |
Time |
| Board Meeting, TBD |
September 3, 2008 |
TBA |
| Professional
Development Meeting, Topic and Location TBD |
October 15, 2008 |
TBA |
| Board Meeting, TBD |
November 5, 2008 |
TBA |
| Professional
Development Meeting, Topic and Location TBD |
January 21, 2009 |
TBA |
| Professional
Development Meeting, Topic and Location TBD |
March 18, 2009 |
TBA |
| Joint Meeting with
NAPM/ISM, TBD |
April 14, 2009 |
TBA |
| Membership
Meeting, TBD |
June 17, 2009 |
TBA |
Presidents Message
Greetings,
Well another year is underway and we have new information to share, a
couple of new board members and planning new programs for 2008-2009.
For education, the CPIM classes resume in September with Detailed
Scheduling and Planning class and Strategic Management of Resources. The
registration forms will be sent out shortly and updated on the website.
We are also planning to have our first Certified Supply Chain
Professional (CSCP) class this fall or winter. Stay tuned for more
information on this.
We are planning the first of four Professional Development Meeting for
2008-2009 in late September. The topics have not been decided upon for
we are still reviewing the surveys that went out this spring. More to
follow during the month of August.
At the June “Membership Meeting” the chapter recognized two companies
that have supported our chapter of Apics.
Johnson Crushers International (JCI) was recognized with an award for
long time support of education through the CPIM classes. JCI has been
sending students most every year for the past 10 years. All of their
planners are required to have the CPIM certification and most of their
Managers and Supervisors have attended classes for the CPIM
certification review.
9-wood, Inc has built their business on the theories being taught in the
CPIM courses. 9-wood’s upper management have attended the five modules
in the CPIM certification review courses and some have attained their
certification.
Many thanks goes out to all the individual members and all businesses
and corporations that have support our chapter of Apics through the
years. In the future at each of the membership meeting we will recognize
each of the business that have made this chapter successful.
Ed
Barth, CPIM |
APICS Alliances And Other Links
Last updated:
July 30, 2004
APICS has established partnerships
with other organizations. These partnerships serve as a conduit to exchange
information, to cosponsor and jointly develop educational programs, and to
provide each other with value added services and other resources.
Note:
External sites are not endorsed by APICS.
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