PDM AGENDA FORMAT

Main presentation:
Operations Management: Past, Present and Future

The field of Operations Management has evolved a long way since the introduction of mass production by Henry Ford at the turn of the 20th century. For many years following that milestone event, the name of the game was to produce as much as possible with relatively unsophisticated tools to plan and control the process. Starting in the 1970s, it was all about MRP and MRPII. By the '80s, the U.S. and Canada had adopted the efficiencies of the Japanese, namely TQM, Just-in-Time, Kanban, and kaizen. Today, the mantra is supply chain integration. Global sourcing, supply chain complexity, manufacturing flexibility, lean management, information technology, and quality improvements have all reached levels which were un-imaginable just a few years ago. What's next for Operations Management? And, what's next for APICS? Addressing these questions is Joseph F. Shedlawski, CPIM, Principal, Commercial Operations with for Wyeth Consumer Healthcare and President-Elect of APICS, The Association for Operations Management. Joe will provide his insights on the evolving field of Operations Management, and will share some perspectives on how he sees APICS expanding its global leadership position in the Operations Management arena. 

Speaker: Bio: 

Joseph F. Shedlawski, CPIM is Principal, Commercial Operations Analysis, for Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, located in Madison , New Jersey . He is responsible for policies, practices, and metrics to improve and to sustain the cost effectiveness and customer service level of supply management activities. Joe has over 25 years of leadership experience in many aspects of Operations Management, in both manufacturing plant and corporate headquarters environments, in the pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and consumer products businesses. Joe has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Bucknell University , Lewisburg , PA , and an MBA in Finance with Honors from Iona College , New Rochelle , NY .

Joe has been an APICS-Northern New Jersey Chapter member for over 21 years and served as their President in 1991. He is an APICS-certified CPIM Instructor as well as Train-the-Trainer Instructor, and has conducted many seminars and presentations for APICS at the Chapter, Regional, and International Conference levels. He has served on the APICS Board of Directors in various capacities for seven years and is currently the President-Elect of APICS.

(21st and Webb - behind Wal-Greens)

Appetizers provided so come early!

Cash bar available

Attending dinner is not required
to attend the Presentation.

Reservations: For capacity planning purposes, reservations need to be phoned to Roger Klocke, (316) 529-5221, no later than noon on Friday, October 6^th, 2006. E-mail: RSVP. Please note any dietary restrictions when making the reservations.