Welcome to APICS Ventura County Chapter
We are an organization dedicated to promote the APICS body of knowledge, enhance the professional growth all our members and associates, all the participant business and the community. To visit APICS click here.
We put a big emphasis on training and education. We offer courses to prepare for the certification exams (CPIM and CSCP) in coordination with the California State University, Channel Islands - Extended education. For registration and more details about the classes, go to the Education page.
APICS has a number of events, being the most important of the year the International Conference and Expo, to be held this year at Orlando Florida, from September 29 through October 1st, 2013 with the theme The Supply Chain Experience: Leveraging the Power of the Customer. For more information click here.
Additional to the APICS international and regional events, the Ventura County Chapter holds a Monthly Professional Development Meeting. To see details, please go to the PDM page. You don't need to be a member to attend.
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Upcoming EventsAPICS-VC Events
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Professional Development Meetings
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Join us for our May PDM on Tuesday the 14th
Lean - Six Sigma - TOC:The Whole is Greater than the Sum of the PartsPresented by Richard Gunther, Ph D. Professor Emeritus, California State University, NorthridgeDr. Gunther will begin by reviewing three methods useful in maintaining production quality, increasing productivity, and reducing the risk of failure. Lean is a system for reducing waste, pioneered by Toyota. Sources of waste are identified and a programmatic method is used to eliminate what waste is discovered. Six Sigma, pioneered by Motorola and others, is a method for reducing defects and the risk of failure to a practical minimum. Like Lean, it relies on a rigorous program. TOC, the Theory of Constraints, was pioneered by the Goldratt Institute. It is a systematic method ...
Posted Apr 19, 2013, 12:42 PM by Victor Granados
Who can attend the Professional Developmet meetings?
Everyone who is interested in professional growth, networking with professionals of Operations Management, Supply Chain, interested on learning about the topic of the presentation and/or enjoy a great meal. Register to attend the meeting, bring a friend a colleague and your boss. Everyone is welcome.
How much does it cost? For a small $20 fee, you will enjoy an evening of networking, learning and dining. A more than excellent value! For our out-of-work attendees, the fee is just $5 For attendees not be able to make it on time for dinner, presentation-only fee for the PDM is $10.
How do I register?
It's easy to register. Just follow this link to go to the registration page.
APICS News
Our Chapter President has a message for you.
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APICS is a not-for-profit society. This chapter adheres to that concept. If any chapter member would like information on this chapter's current annual budget, performance to budget, chapter expenditures and revenues, you are invited to attend a Chapter Board of Directors meeting. Meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of the month. Please contact the Chapter President for meeting location and time.
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