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The
annual seminar held by APICS Wichita Chapter is on February 14, 2007. You won't
want to miss it!
The
Seminar will be limited to 50 people. The facilitator is Michael Ford, an
independent business consultant with 20 years experience in retail,
distribution, manufacturing and training. His background includes hands-on
experience as a warehouseman, shipping clerk, inventory control clerk, planner
and buyer. Major projects include MRP implementation, physical inventory, cycle
counting, needs analysis and warehouse layout.
Ford
combines technical knowledge with soft skills to develop unique “outside the
box” solutions, and is a committed “agent of change.” Ford has a Bachelor
of Industrial Engineering degree and has earned the APICS CFPIM and CSCP, as
well as the ASQ’s CQA and CRE.
About the Seminar: The
Beer Game
Jay Forrester developed
the interactive Beer Game at MIT's Sloan business school in the early 1960's. It
is a simple yet realistic simulator of the supply chain and is still used today
as a teaching tool for industrial dynamics. It has been played all over the
world by thousands of people ranging from high school students to chief
executive officers and government officials.
Each participant
plays a role in the production and distribution of a product, in this case
"beer". Their objective is to manage inventory to achieve optimal
customer service at each of the supply chain nodes, which turns out to be a
challenging task.
Players gain a deeper
appreciation of the supplier/customer relationship, the importance of supply
chain visibility, and the impact of lead times. Most significantly, they learn
how their decisions have an impact on the supply chain as a whole.
JOIN THE FUN AND HELP
MANAGE OUR BEER INVENTORY!!!
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