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Trailblazers Wanted
Discovered a new strategy to advance your company’s productivity and improve its profitability? Share your success story. We’re looking for the process pioneers and corporate innovators who are setting new standards for excellence in operations management. Submit your entry now for the 2008 APICS Corporate Awards of Excellence.

Register For APICS 2008 Today
Register for APICS 2008 today to get your integrated conference packages. Not only is your educational program integrated to include workshops, case studies, and plant tours, but your plant tours are included in your registration for the first time. In addition, you’ll receive a complimentary ticket to the Closing Reception with your conference registration. See you in Kansas City! Click to learn more.

New Online APICS CSCP Course 
Fox Valley Technical College now offers a new online APICS CSCP course. Learn at your own pace, on your own schedule from expert instructors.

New Free Supply Chain Webinar On Demand
APICS members can now access the recent webinar Best Practices in Supply Chain Planning and their Impact on Business Performance free of charge and on demand.

APICS offers members free access to a selection of over 100 recorded APICS Webinars.

Use Your APICS Certification to Get Your CTL
APICS designees can now obtain the AST&L Certification in Transportation and Logistics (CTL) on a fast track using their APICS certifications to waive some CTL requirements.

Q: Has anyone used the "20 Keys" (Kobayashi) methodology for operations, supply chain management, and materials management?
Submitted by: Patricia A Crotty, CPIM CIRM CSCP  

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APICS Conferences   

2008 APICS International Conference & Expo
September 14-16, 2008
Kansas City, Missouri

Best of the Best S&OP Conference
June 19-20, 2008
Chicago, Illinois

Certification Review Workshops

Basics of Supply Chain Management
June 3-5, 2008
Chicago, Illinois

View the 2008 Schedule

APICS Webinars

Creating a Best-in-Class Information-Driven Value Chain—"Outside the Four-Wall Thinking"
May 14 at 2:00 p.m. EDT

Best of APICS 2007: Peak Oil—The Impact on Global Supply Chains
May 21 at 2:00 p.m. EDT

Best of APICS 2007: The Bioterrorism Act—Catalyst for World-Class Inventory Management in Food and Beverage Manufacturing
May 28 at 2:00 p.m. EDT

How to Optimize Inventory Through Process Improvement
June 6, at 2:00 p.m. ET

S&OP: Who Does What by When
June 11, at 1:30 p.m. ET

Career Center

APICS Certification Required or Preferred
Leading employers seek operations management professionals with APICS knowledge to fill supply chain jobs at the APICS Career Center.

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