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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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Life after Hype

The death and rebirth of corporate sustainability practices. Sustainability and its surrounding issues have gotten a lot of attention over the last several years. As people became aware of the relevant issues, there was great discussion and concern over resource

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Spring Cleaning

April 2012.
Advice and Assistance for Manufacturers.
When the snow season has passed and it’s no longer painful to spend time outside in the open air, it’s time to drag out the patio furniture, put away the snow blower and shovels, and, while you’re at it, do some cleaning and organizing. You know, take care of all that stuff that accumulated during the winter months… old and broken household items, things you don’t really need anymore but it was convenient to just store them rather than dispose of them?

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EXECUTIVE Supply Chain Workshop

Are you an executive (or do know of one) who could benefit from a better understanding of the Supply Chain, its design, organization, dynamics and management challenges?

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Seeing Green

While there are considerable regulatory, special-interest, and market-driven pressures to go green, companies are unlikely to do much more than the bare minimum unless there also are good business reasons to do so. That is especially true in these times of economic

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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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Politics Aside, Sustainable Practices Make Good Sense

Most companies today are taking steps to improve the sustainability of their products and processes in response to both consumer and public pressure and impending regulatory requirements. No matter where you stand on the issue of global climate change, there

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Gold-Medal Reverse Logistics

A company’s introduction to reverse logistics typically is based on the return of reusable shipping containers or pallets, product returns handling, or recycling or reprocessing of production scrap and offal materials.  These indeed are the best places to start for

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