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APICS Topics October 2000 Critical Chain
The New Discovery
for Managing Projects
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The Educational Society for Resource Management
Wichita Chapter 71
October 2000
Newsletter Editor: Kathy Powell, kpowell@sckans.edu  (316) 650-4409 work - (316) 946-1079 fax
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APICS Companies of all sizes are enjoying the following benefits:

. 20 - 80% reduction in project time length
. 95% reliability in predicting project completion dates
. 50 - 85% reduction in over-budget projects
. More effective management of scarce human, physical and financial resources
. Improved competitive position

Most organizations use some form of project management to handle complex activities. These tools work well but also have their limits. Critical Chain is different because it maintains focus on what is important without all the complexity that you are so used to.

R. Keith Ensel to be guest speaker at October's Professional Development Meeting

The featured presenter for October's Professional Development Meeting is R. Keith Engel, Founder and CEO of SageThink, Inc., a company dedicated to quickly improving operational performance by expanding the thinking processes of organizations.

Keith has over 25 years of experience with Fortune 100 companies working in project management, operations and maintenance management and leading change initiatives. His areas of expertise include a wide variety of skill sets that improve bottom line performance through implementation of value added practices in project management, quality, operational reliability and lean manufacturing.

He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and American Society for Quality and is a Certified Quality Manager, Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Reliability Engineer and Certified Quality Auditor


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Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2000
Cash Bar: 5:30 PM
Dinner: 6:15 PM
Cost: $20.00 per person
Presentation: 7:00 PM
Location: Petroleum Club
Bank of America Building
9th Floor
100 N. Broadway
Wichita, KS
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Reservations:
Please RSVP by Noon on Friday, October 6, to Roger Klocke. Roger's number is 316-522-4981 ext. 221.
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Margaret Christian
By Margaret Christian

Critical Chain is being called "the most significant development in project management in the last 40 years." But it is much more than that – when Critical Chain is in place the organization is in a great position to gain strategic advantage in the marketplace.
Inside this issue:
President's Corner - pg. 2, APICS Calendar of Events - pg. 3, In The Spotlight - pg. 4,
APICS Testing Information - pg. 5 & 6, Bulletin Board - pg. 7, Signup Information - pg. 8
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