September 12, 2018
News and opportunities from around the Metro Atlanta
supply chain community: to network, to learn and to serve
#supplychaincity
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Reserve Your Ticket Today for the Georgia Manufacturing Summit!
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APICS Atlanta has been invited to exhibit at the 2018 Georgia Manufacturing Summit on October 10
th
at the Cobb Galleria. This will be a great opportunity to promote our organization and grow membership.
APICS Atlanta EVP, Scott Luton will be hosting the "Trends to Track in Supply Chain" panel session on October 10th, featuring:
- Karin Bursa, SVP/Marketing with Logility and APICS Atlanta Executive Advisory Board Member
- John Holly, Deputy Chief People Officer with Kumho Tires Georgia
- Brent Rogers, VP/Distribution & Transportation, Southwire
- Chris Jones, EVP Marketing & Services, Descartes
The theme this year is the Aerospace Industry with Keynote Speakers Mark Burns, President of Gulfstream and Eric Rojek, VP of Sales for Thrush Aircraft. Admission covers full access to all exhibits and educational sessions plus breakfast and lunch.
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APICS Atlanta has been serving the Metro Atlanta area for almost 60 years. A legal 501(c)6 organization, our Chapter is looking to grow our sponsorship program so that we can move the needle even more with our programming, especially our task forces:
- Skills Gap Task Force
- Veteran Transition Gap Assistance Task Force
- Gender Gap Task Force
We want to reach more elementary students to plant seeds about Supply Chain careers! We'd like to grow our scholarship program to equip more Veterans with leading supply chain certifications to help their transition into the private sector. How can APICS Atlanta better address the Gender Gap in industry, working with our dynamic partners such as ShowMe50?
Are you or your organization interested in learning more? Click
here
for our standard sponsorship program OR
contact us
for a more customized approach.
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Our 20th episode of Supply Chain Now Radio was broadcast live on September 7th, featuring:
This episode was co-hosted by:
Topics discussed centered on how
Sprint
is unleashing 5G technology in Atlanta and across the country -- and the innovative services that leading Supply Chain technology firm
AUTIT
is offering the industry. Click below to listen to the entire show.
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Interested in Obtaining an Industry-Recognized Supply Chain Certification?
Our next public CSCP and CLTD classes will be held at Georgia Tech in December 2018:
CLTD
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December 10th - 12th, 2018
CSCP
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December 12th - 14th, 2018
Click
here
for more information on these two workshops
Customized, private training is also available. For more information: reach out to
Chris Barnes
at 770.331.3908 or
info@apicsatlanta.org
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Join us on October 19th & 20th
APICS Atlanta will be hosting the first APICS Regional Supply Chain Leadership Forum in Atlanta on October 19th & 20th, 2018. Join us for 2 days of plant tours/site visits, networking with Supply Chain professionals across the Southeast, and best practice discussion. All for $25!
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September ShowMe50 Lean In Circle Supporting Vetlanta
ShowMe50 and APICS Atlanta are supporting Vetlanta in September! Join us for our September Lean In Circle on the 24th at the
Le Gout Tasting Room
in Sandy Springs. We are welcoming women veterans to join us, and sharing information that helps both veterans and non-veterans alike.
Topics: how to leverage external networking for career development, how to navigate corporate politics and most important- how to have a smooth transition into a new work environment.
Don’t miss this opportunity to meet and thank women vets and to add to your career success toolbox!
Enjoy a wine tasting paired with light bites at Le Gout Tasting Room. Network with professionals and leaders in Atlanta.
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September 18th
Free Webinar: "Are Manufacturers Ready for Supply Chain Artificial Intelligence?"
Join us to learn how Artificial Intelligence is used in the Supply Chain, the benefits it provides (such as reducing inventory costs and minimizing invoicing errors) & the obstacles facing the manufacturers using AI today.
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September 20th
"Struggling to Engage Millennials? It's not Them, it's Your Technology"
As millennials make up more and more of today’s workforce, many businesses are realizing their traditional methods of getting work done don’t cut it anymore. For businesses used to complex enterprise software installations and paper files, these evolving worker expectations can be a serious adjustment. But to attract the best talent and boost engagement company-wide, many businesses need to shift their tech perspective. They must see technology advancements not as the enemy brought on by a younger generation, but as a necessary evolution that pays dividends in business productivity as well as employee satisfaction.
While millennials may be prompting a sea change in the way we view technology in the workplace, this generation is merely bringing to light a revolution that began long before them. By using changing employee demographics as an opportunity to modernize, businesses can enhance employee engagement and performance across the workplace.
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October 17th
"The Power of Connecting to End-Customer Demand"
Leading supply chain organizations use true demand to increase service levels and grow sales. Especially as omni-channel commerce increases complexity and retailers put increasing pressure on consumer goods companies, managing to end-customer demand is key to keeping up with a fast changing market. Developing a single source of truth across your supply chain can help you strengthen your relationships with internal and external partners, and quickly collaborate to respond to the market, avoiding out-of-stocks and over-stocks.
Join us to learn why downstream sales and inventory visibility is critical to best-in-class supply chain organizations, and how you can start (or accelerate) leveraging it efficiently to gain a competitive advantage. We'll share best practices for advancing from data ingestion to predictive analytics to decision-making, like forecasting and product launch management.
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