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Upcoming Professional Development Meetings

9/28/11 – Sales Vs Operations

11/16/11 – Hershey Plant Tour

1/18/12 – Operations Management Showcase

3/21/12 – Merck Plant Tour

5/23/12 – Member Appreciation Night

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Welcome to the APICS Blue Ridge Chapter!

The Blue Ridge Chapter serves the Shenandoah Valley, including areas around Waynesboro, Staunton, Harrionsburg and Charlottesville. Our mission is to help local manufacturing professionals and companies develop the operations and supply chain skills needed to excel in today’s economy. We offer a wide range of professional development resources, including dinner meetings, workshops and certification classes.

For more than 50 years, APICS – the Association for Operations Management, has been the global leader and premier source of the body of knowledge in operations management, including production, inventory, supply chain, materials management, purchasing, and logistics. Since 1957, individuals and companies have relied on APICS for its superior training, internationally recognized certifications, comprehensive resources, and worldwide network of accomplished industry professionals.

Blue Ridge APICS News

CPIM Master Planning of Resources Review Course Starts 10/11/2011

September 13, 2011

Upcoming Classes

Master Planning of Resources is Coming to Cadence in Staunton! Scope: Gain an in-depth understanding of the Demand Management, Master Planning, and Production Scheduling tasks necessary to achieve functional departmental integration and operating efficiencies in your organization. Enhancements for optimizing all aspects of the production Planning cycle are presented, as well as FGI Inventory Control [...]

Professional Development Meeting, Operations vs. Sales – 9/28/11

Development Meetings

Hear a lively discussion regarding the challenges of both sides of the desk. Operations personnel will see themselves very vividly in the depiction of their reaction to the “Big Sale” that is a Victory for The Company and the sale personnel who consummated the deal. Come and enjoy the reactions and the learning associated with [...]

CPIM Detailed Scheduling and Planning Course Scheduled for 1/10/2012

Upcoming Classes

Detailed Scheduling and Planning (DSP) course is coming to Cadence in Staunton! Scope: Emphasizing applied and system-level questions, DSP covers Raw Materials inventory planning & management, Material & Capacity Requirements Planning, Procurement, and Supplier Relationships. Who Should Attend? Supply Chain professionals, particularly those involved in ERP implementations, or anybody considering CPIM certification should take [...]

Certified Supply Chain Professional Certification Review Course Starts 1/20/2012

Upcoming Classes

Move Your Career Forward with the APICS CSCP How You Benefit The APICS CSCP program will give you more credibility and recognition in your workplace. You can distinguish yourself by committing to continued education that will help you sharpen your skills. This program gives you the opportunity to master supply chain management andall its facets—all [...]

Hershey Plant Tour Set for November 16, 2011!

August 31, 2011

Hershey Chocolate of Virginia welcomes the Blue Ridge Chapters of APICS & ISM for a special plant tour on November 16, 2011 at 6pm. Located in Stuarts Draft, VA, the world famous candy maker occupies a 660,000 square-foot manufacturing facility producing major products such as Reese’s Piece’s, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Nutrageous, FastBreak, Whatchamacallit, Take-5, [...]