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Five week APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) study program

WHEN:  Spring, 2013.  WHERE:  New Hampshire Contact Us for more information and exact location Event Details

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Distinguish Yourself as a Supply Chain Expert

Five week APICS CSCP study program: January 28 – February 25, 2012.
With the APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) program, you can take your career and organization in a new and exciting direction.

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Happy New Year – part 2

August 2012.
Advice and Assistance for Manufacturers.
In many ways, Labor Day marks the beginning of a new year. Of course school starts up again after summer recess, but September can also be a time to initiate or re-start improvement activities at work.

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Logistics, supply-chain mastery play key roles in achieving success

Two of the largest and most successful companies in the world achieved and maintain their success by mastering the supply chain. Wal-Mart took logistics to new heights, bringing big city, low prices and convenience to rural areas. Apple dominates its chosen markets through innovation but also benefits greatly from a single-minded focus on operational excellence.

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Football Season

September 2011.
Advice and Assistance for Manufacturers.
Football season is here and once again I am reminded of one of the most overused but still valid sports
metaphors around . . .

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Japan Disaster Shows Fragility of Supply Chain

Reprinted from Portsmouth Herald / Seacoastonline.com – March 21, 2011 Once again, the supply chain is in the news because of a major disruption. Last year, the volcanic eruption in Iceland closed some major European airports for a number of

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2010 APICS International Conference & Expo

The 2010 APICS International Conference & Expo is being held this week, October 18-20 at the Wynn in Las Vegas, NV. The General Session on Monday featured LT. General Russel L. Honoré who spoke about leadership in an uncertain time. 

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Education is Key to Resource Management

To a great extent, business success is a result of effective management of operations and resources.  That is the focus of APICS — the association for operations management — an international organization with more than 40,000 members. APICS is focused

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A Message to the Little Guys

I saw several magazine articles recently that drew my attention to “Next Generation Manufacturing,” a survey of more than 2,500 companies conducted by the American Small Manufacturers Coalition and the Manufacturing Extension Partnership centers.  The survey and report reveal some

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The Truth About Your Inventory

Having worked with hundreds of manufacturing organizations over the last 30 years, it has never ceased to amaze me that inventory control is still the number-one concern.  It can be a real issue even for those people who have “mastered”

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