Meeting/Event Information

Top Management Night

Bring Your Boss for Free

Program - Business is Better with APICS

Businesses turn to APICS as the industry authority that guides them in establishing organizational best practices through training and certification programs and value chain frameworks that define processes and measure performance. Whether implementing an employee development program tied to key performance indicators, or striving to keep the organization and workforce at the forefront of supply chain management – APICS sets the industry standard. This month’s program will deliver five (5) stories on how companies used APICS as their path to success.

You will learn:

1. How spice maker McCormick & Co built a world class supply chain.

2. How Dupont Latin America increased productivity and efficiency with an enhanced knowledge based employee force.

3. How Ingersoll Rand improved customer experience and delivery performance 86%, improved inventory turns 10% and $5.5 million dollars in cost savings.

4. How the Brazilian post office transformed logistics and gained a competitive edge resulting in savings of $60 million in internal logistics services.

5. How GE Oil & Gas improved customer service and enhanced operational efficiency resulting in 30% increase in OTD, 30% decrease in leadtime, and 50% increase in capacity utilization.

Our Guest Speaker

Audrea J. Allen is a Lead Sourcing Initiatives Specialist with GE, Oil & Gas, at the Schertz, Texas location. Her previous roles with GE include Lead buyer for Artificial Lift in Lufkin, Texas, a two year Expat assignment as Site Sourcing Lead in Taipei, Taiwan, and Lead Buyer, GE Power, in Wilmington, NC.

Audrea‘s 15+ years of Sourcing and Supply Chain expertise in a manufacturing environment include automotive (Honda and Bridgestone), and the appliance industry.

She is a graduate of Capital University, Columbus, Ohio, with a BA in Business, CPIM, Green Belt – Six Sigma, and LEAN. Audrea lives in the San Antonio area.

Cost:

$25 APICS Member

$30 APICS Non-Member

$10 Student Member

$10 Student Non-Member

Venue:

Old San Francisco Steakhouse 10223 Sahara Dr, San Antonio, TX 78216

Networking begins at 5:30PM with Dinner at 6:15PM and Audrea's presentation at 7:00PM.

Please visit www.apics-sanantonio.org to register. Send inquiries and/or comments to [email protected]. Thank you for your continued support.