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Message from the President

Greetings!

Hopefully you have been able to take a relaxing drive around the city or through

the country to see the beautiful fall foliage. Fortunately, I had that opportunity

last Sunday afternoon, after the Chiefs game of course!

Last month we recognized Supplier Diversity Month with two outstanding

speakers for our pre-meeting and dinner meeting, Oscar Tshibanda and Keith D.

Harris, Ph.D, C.P.M. We were also pleased to have members of our partner

MAMSDC in attendance which made for a very large crowd!

Our November 21st meeting is our always exciting economic debate between

Dr. Ernie Goss and Dr. Michael Stellern. This should be a good one, so register

early, and get an extra point for attending the pre-meeting at 5:00. The speaker

will be Michelle Turner, Managing Partner with Intuitive Talent & HR Solutions.

Please note that this is on a Thursday evening, not our usual Tuesday.

The Board continues to bring new and exciting benefits to you. We now have

Associate Memberships available. Also, JCCC is offering the ISM CPSM Study

and Review Classes as part of its continuing Education in Supply Chain

Management. You can access the application and the link to the classes on our

continuously improving website. Thank you to all committees for your hard work

and dedication to the progress of ISM-Kansas City!

See you at the debate!

Kriss Pearson, President

ISM-Kansas City

Inside This Issue

1 Message from the

President

2-3 November Dinner

Meeting details

4 2013-2014 Kindle Fire HD

Promotion

5 Highlights from October

Dinner Meeting

6 2013-2014 Meeting

Schedule

7 CPSM Study and Review

Sessions @ JCCC

8 Diversity Corner

9-10 Mid-America Leading

Economic Indicators

11 KC Area Supply Chain

Education and Workforce

Survey

12 ISM-KC Board of Directors

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER Institute for Supply Management – Kansas City, Inc.

November 2013

ISM-KANSAS CITY NEWSLETTER

November 2013 Monthly Dinner Meeting

Economic Summit - Local and Domestic

Thu, Nov 21, 2013

5:00 PM

Holiday Inn & Suites - OP West

8787 Reeder Road - (I35 and 87th Street)

Overland Park,, Kansas 66214

Registration Fees:

Title Fee Valid Dates Member

Status Points CEU Hours

Members -Dinner

Meeting Only

$25.00 Oct 31 - Nov 19, 2013 Members Only 0.0000 1.0000 1.0000

Members Dinner

and Pre-Meeting

$25.00 Oct 31 - Nov 19, 2013 Members Only 0.0000 2.0000 2.0000

Members Dinner

and Pre-Meeting

(late registration)

$30.00 Nov 20 - 21, 2013 Members Only 0.0000 2.0000 2.0000

Members Dinner

Meeting Only (late

registration)

$30.00 Nov 20 - 21, 2013 Members Only 0.0000 1.0000 1.0000

Non-Members

Dinner and Pre-

meeting

$30.00 Oct 31 - Nov 21, 2013 All registrants 0.0000 2.0000 2.0000

Non-Members

Dinner Meeting

Only

$30.00 Oct 31 - Nov 21, 2013 All registrants 0.0000 1.0000 1.0000

Please refer to our payment policy for information regarding cancellations and/or refunds.

Pre-Dinner Meeting at 5:00 and Dinner Meeting at 6:00 PM


Educational Meeting 6:00 p.m. Speakers:

Dr. Ernie Goss, Economist & Professor of Economics, Creighton University, and

Dr. Michael Stellern, Associate Professor, Economics, Rockhurst University

Ernie Goss is currently the MacAllister Chair and Professor of Economics at Creighton University in Omaha,

Nebraska and Director of the Goss Institute in Denver, Colorado. He received his Ph.D. in economics from

the University of Tennessee. He was a visiting scholar with the Congressional Budget Office for 2003-04.

In the Fall of 2005, the Nebraska Attorney General appointed Goss to head a task force examining gasoline

pricing in the state. He is also a past faculty research fellow with the National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA). He recently testified before the U.S. Congress regarding the closure of GM and

Chrysler dealerships and he continues to consult with dealerships on the financial impact of shuttering the

GM dealerships. He has published over eighty research studies focusing primarily on economic forecasting

and on the statistical analysis of business and economic data. His book, Changing Attitudes toward

Economic Reform during the Yeltsin Era was published by Praeger Press in 2003 and his book Governing

Fortune: Casino Gambling in America was published by the University of Michigan Press in 2007

(www.erniegoss.com and www.outlook-economic.com). He is editor of Economic Trends, an economics

newsletter published monthly that is distributed to 5,000 subscribers digitally. He is the past president of

the Omaha Association of Business Economics, and the National Purchasing Management Association-

Nebraska. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Mosaic, Inc.

Michael Stellern, a 26-year veteran at Rockhurst University, is an associate professor of economics. His

primary teaching focuses are the principles of macroeconomics and microeconomics, intermediate

microeconomics, international economics and economic strategy. A graduate of Rockhurst University,

Michael earned his bachelor's degree in economics in 1970. He received his master's in economics from the

University of Notre Dame and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Arizona. Michael has served as

president of the Missouri Valley Economics Association, chaired the Economic Advisory Board of Kansas

City, which prepared the forecasts for the Kansas City economy, and chaired the Faculty Senate at

Rockhurst University. He is published in forecasting and international arenas and has written several case

studies.

Pre-Dinner Meeting at 5:00 – Topic: Job Search Strategy and LinkedIn Resume Advice

Speaker: Michelle Turner

Michelle Turner is Managing Partner with Intuitive Talent & HR Solutions in Kansas City. Her primary focus

is as a recruiter specializing in the direct hire placements of organizational leadership in Supply

Chain/Procurement, Operations, Human Resources, Animal Health, and Sales & Marketing Management &

Support. Michelle uses her extensive background as a business owner & consultant and in-depth

knowledge of the Kansas City business market to provide top notch workplace solutions to her clients. Her

consultative approach with both employers and candidates results in strong, lasting relationships.

Turner has a successful history of locating hard-to-find skill-sets at all levels, from professional C-Suite

executive administrative assistants to C-Suite executives. She has handled national & international

searches, and brokered relocation packages. Ms. Turner says that networking is a critical component of

what she does but more importantly, she’s a relationship-driven professional who makes long-term

symbiotic relationships. Getting to know both clients and candidates very well is key to her success.

For additional details, or to register, refer to website (www.ism-kansascity.org).


ISM-KC 2013/2014 Monthly Educational Meetings

How many meetings do you attend?

Would you like to be rewarded for your attendance?

If you attend 7 ISM-KC monthly educational meetings between August 2013 and May 2014, you will automatically qualify for a chance to win a Kindle Fire HD. You can increase your chances and attend 8 meetings for another entry to win. The icing on the cake is to

attend 9 meetings for yet a third chance to win the Kindle Fire HD. We look forward to seeing you in attendance at the monthly educational meetings. Visit us at https://www.ism-kansascity.org/ for more information.

Do you have suggestions for upcoming meetings?

If so, please forward to: Director – Programs

Esmeralda Phillips, CPSM, C.P.M.

[email protected]


Highlights of October Dinner Meeting Jim Marinakis, Director Communications

The October dinner meeting was a celebration of diverse suppliers in honor of ‘Diverse Supplier

Month’. We also brought back the pre-meeting to allow our members to get an additional Continuing

Education Hour (CEH).

The pre-meeting was presented by Oscar Tshibanda, the Founder and Managing Partner of Tshibanda

& Associates LLC, a minority owned management consulting and project management services firm,

which specializes in managing large and complex Information Technology projects. Mr. Tshibanda

pointed out that all IT projects have risks and the approach to handling the risks is to eliminate the risks

that you can and manage the risks that you cannot. NOTE: Oscar’s presentation can be found on our

website.

The dinner presentation was from Dr. Keith Harris is an Assistant Professor of Agribusiness

Management in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University and he serves as a

Visiting Professor of Economics at Rockhurst University’s Helzberg School of Management. His current

research focuses on agribusiness strategies that emphasize the optimization of linkages between the

firm and its surrounding business environment. His teaching emphasizes a key element of competing

within the context of a dynamic agricultural sector.

What an amazing presentation and research topic! As I was trying to wrap my brain around the

concept of shifting from an industrial focused business environment to a knowledge environment

based on the information linkages between the firms and their surrounding business environments, I

thought, “Yes, this is what is happening, but I never really thought about it this way”. Diverse suppliers

are much in tune with the surrounding business environments and their smaller size allows them to

make quick changes to compete better in this new business environment.

NOTE: Dr. Harris’ presentation can also be found on our website.

We want to thank the presenters and especially our very own Asya Evans from the Mid America

Minority Business Development Council – KC, and Director of Diversity on the ISM-Kansas City Board of

Directors for inviting the speakers. Great job Asya!


ISM 2013/2014 Meeting Schedule

NOTE: Some dates and speakers may be subject to change.

Weekday Date Meeting

Topic Guest Speaker Time Location

Thursday 11/21/13

Economic

Summit/ Local

and Domestic

Dr Michael Stellern

and Dr Ernest P.

Goss 5:30 p.m.

Holiday Inn & Suites -

OP West - 8787 Reeder

Road, Overland Park, KS

66214 - (I35 and 87th

Street)

Tuesday 1/21/14

Benchmarking

your managed

travel program:

Are you best in

class? Megan Howard/

Short’s Travel

Management 11:30 a.m.

Hereford- Lenexa KS-

Midland and I-435

Tuesday 2/18/14

How to Say, "No"

With Finesse? "It's

HOW You Say It!"

Barb Teicher - Program Director -

National

Speakers Association 11:30 a.m.




66214 - (I35 and 87th

Street)

Tuesday 3/18/14 Trends in Supply

Chain TBD 11:30




66214 - (I35 and 87th

Street)

Tuesday 4/15/14 Business Ethics

panel TBD 5:30




66214 - (I35 and 87th

Street)

Tuesday 5/20/14 TBD TBD 5:30




66214 - (I35 and 87th

Street)


CPSM Study and Review Sessions

The CPSM review classes will be offered this spring at the Johnson County Community College

(JCCC) as a night class starting March 11th through April 17th on Tuesday and Thursday evenings

6:00 PM to 9:00 PM and will be taught by Joe Steve, CPSM and Jim Marinakis, CPSM. The links to

register are below.

Here is the link to enroll in the Spring CPSM class:

Certified Professional in Supply Management Exam Prep (CPSM)

Here is a link to all of the JCCC Supply Chain classes:

http://www.jccc.edu/workforce/supply-chain/index.html

We are very excited about the relationships we have built with the local community colleges

and this is a huge step forward for ISM-KC in our efforts in providing quality training to our

members.

XNJ 0020 - Certified Professional in Supply Management Exam Prep (CPSM)

The Certified Professional in Supply Management credential from the Institute for Supply

Management (ISM) can give you the edge you need in this global marketplace along with the

potential to earn more. The CPSM is recognized internationally and reflects the expanded

knowledge, skills and abilities needed to be a successful supply management professional. This

course is a certification preparation program based on ISM’s CPSM body of knowledge.

Prerequisites: three years full-time, professional supply management experience (non-clerical, non-

support) with a regionally accredited bachelor's degree OR 5 years of supply management

experience (non-clerical, non-support) without a degree; AND pass 3 CPSM Exams. Course fee

includes forty two hours of classroom instruction on covering all three modules, ISM Study Guides

for all three modules and participant guides for all three modules. Cost of the CPSM exam is NOT

included. Visit www.ism.ws/Certification for certification and exam details. Prepare to take the three

module CPSM exams and demonstrate your knowledge of: 1) Foundation of Supply Chain

Management 2) Effective Supply Chain Management Performance 3) Leadership in Supply

Management

Contact Hours: 42 Fee: $899.00

CRN Days Time Date Location Instructor Seats Open

51030 001 -T-R--- 06:00-08:59 PM 03/11/14-04/17/14 CC 234 TBA 20 of 20


www.mambdc.org

DIVERSITY CORNER

MAMSDC can help you and your company take advantage of the products and

services offered by diverse businesses.

Let MAMSDC help you to:

• Develop a Diversity Program for your company

• Locate diverse companies in the local area to meet your product and service

needs

• Locate diverse companies outside the area as well

In a time where most large companies only offer cookie cutter products and services,

diverse businesses can offer custom solutions to meet your needs.

Upcoming Events:


Mid-American States Mid-America Index Plummets for October:

Negative Impact from Government Shutdown YouTube interview with Professor Goss can be seen here. October survey results at a glance:

• Leading economic indicator drops to its lowest level since 2012.

• Businesses reported job cuts for October.

• Almost one-fourth of businesses report negative impacts from government shutdown.

• New export orders tumbled to lowest level since April 2009.

• Two-thirds of businesses reported no impact from federal spending sequestration. For Immediate Release: November 1, 2013 OMAHA, Neb. – After rising for two straight months, the monthly Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for a nine-state region, tumbled to its lowest level since 2012. Overall index: The Business Conditions Index, which ranges between 0 and 100, fell to growth neutral 50.0 from 54.8 in September. “The partial government shutdown combined with pullbacks among firms with ties to agriculture pushed overall economic conditions lower for the month. For example, agriculture equipment manufacturers are reporting cuts in business growth. Additionally, new export orders declined dramatically for the month,” said Ernie Goss, Ph.D., director of Creighton University’s Economic Forecasting Group and the Jack A. MacAllister Chair in Regional Economics. Employment: After eight straight months above growth neutral, the region’s employment gauge fell below 50.0 for October. The index declined to a weak 48.2 from 51.8 in September. “This month a fairly significant number of companies reported reducing hiring and temporarily cutting employment as a result of the partial government shutdown. Firms linked to agriculture continue to experience weak hiring and pullbacks in business activity,” said Goss. Wholesale Prices: The prices-paid index, which tracks the cost of purchased raw materials and supplies, declined for the month. The wholesale inflation gauge dipped to 63.1 from September’s 64.8. "While the inflation gauge remains in a range indicating only modest inflationary pressures, the Federal Reserve’s $85 billion monthly bond buying stimulus program continues to boost asset prices such as farmland and housing at rates that are not sustainable,” said Goss. Confidence: Looking six months ahead, economic optimism, as captured by the October business confidence index, expanded to 56.0 from September’s 51.8. “The October survey was conducted after the government shutdown had ended. Even though the shutdown and raising the debt ceiling was only pushed out several months, it did boost the economic outlook for firms in our survey,” said Goss. This month supply managers were asked how the shutdown affected their firm. “Almost one-fourth, or 23.8 percent, indicated the shutdown had negatively affected their firm. The remaining 76.2 percent reported that the shutdown had no impact on their firm,” reported Goss. For each of the last eight months, supply managers were asked how the federal spending sequestration was affecting their company. “In the October survey, approximately two-thirds of supply managers indicated the cuts have had no impact to date. Slightly less than one-third reported only modest impacts from sequestration. Only 1.2 percent of businesses reported significant impacts. According to surveys over the last eight months, the impacts have been modest and have remained subdued,” said Goss. Inventories: The inventory index tracking the level of raw materials and supplies sank to 50.0 from September’s 55.7. “This was a sizable decline in the index. It is difficult to determine at this point in time if the decline was planned or unplanned,” said Goss.


“Based on inventory levels, confidence, hiring and overall business activity from our survey, I expect the holiday buying season to be up from last year but it will not be a robust holiday buying season with sales up by less than 4 percent from last year,” said Goss. Trade: Trade numbers weakened markedly for the month. The new export orders index fell sharply to 44.4 from 49.0 in September. The import index sank to 48.5 from September’s 50.8. “This is the lowest new export order reading that we have recorded since the recession of April 2009. Slow regional growth weighed on purchases from abroad for the month. Over the last several months, the export reading has been moving lower reflecting slower economic growth among trading partners,” said Goss. Other components: Other components of the October Business Conditions Index were new orders at 47.0 down from 53.7 in September; production or sales at 51.2, lower than last month’s 59.9; and delivery lead time at 53.0, down from September’s 53.7. Survey results for September will be released on the first business day of next month, Dec. 2. Follow Goss on twitter at http://twitter.com/erniegoss For historical data and forecasts visit our website at: http://www2.creighton.edu/business/economicoutlook/


Would you like to participate in a Kansas City Area Supply Chain

Education and Workforce Survey?

Dear Members,

Below is a request submitted by Kansas City SmartPort, Inc. who is working with Johnson County Community College (JCCC) to determine the quality of the SCM workforce in the area and then determine the training needs. Through our association with JCCC, ISM-Kansas City has been asked to share the survey with our membership who can respond, if desired, and will also give us access to the survey results.

ISM-Kansas City is already working with JCCC to offer the CPSM study and review classes as part of their Continuing Education offerings in SCM, and ISM-Kansas City will probably assist in developing new curriculums as well.

ISM-Kansas City asks that you review the information below and take a few minutes to complete the survey. We will all benefit from the results to develop and offer the required training to SCM professionals in the area.

Good morning,

We have created a new supply chain education and workforce survey in order to better understand the quality of our regional workforce in this industry. This brief survey will enable us to better understand the workforce needs of industry companies in our region. Our main targets are Human Resources Managers and Operation Managers; however, anyone that is recruiting supply chain talent is a potential target.

We are requesting the assistance of ISM-Kansas City to distribute this survey to your contacts in hopes of increasing the number of responses. Please share the link below:

http://obsurvey.com/S2.aspx?id=695A25FE-C515-4D8E-8901-E32A440C58B6

We would like to post responses of the survey by the end of the year so please participate no later than Monday, December 2, 2013.


ISM Kansas City Board of Directors

President Past President

Kriss Pearson Mark VanSickle, CPSM, C.P.M.

Laird Plastics, Inc. Bayer [email protected] [email protected]

1st Vice President 2nd Vice President

Roxanna Swaney Manny Gutierrez, C.P.M.

CenturyLink Waddell & Reed [email protected] [email protected]

Treasurer Secretary

Joel Johnson, CPSM JoAnn Harper, CPSM, C.P.M.

Blue Scope Buildings, N.A Sprint Nextel [email protected] [email protected]

Director – Diversity Director - Programs

Asya Evans Esmeralda Phillips, CPSM, C.P.M.

MidAmerica Minority Business Development Council Sprint [email protected] [email protected]

Director – Marketing Co-Director - Marketing JennyLyn Jensen Michelle Burdine, C.P.M. Helzberg Diamond BNSF Railway

[email protected] [email protected]

Director – Membership

Penelope Wilson

Kansas City Power & Light [email protected]

Director – Education Co-Director - Education

Joe Steve, CPSM, C.P.M. Doug Gwin, CPSM, C.P.M.

Kansas City Power & Light Tnemec Company, Inc. [email protected] [email protected]

Director – Communications Co-Director - Communications

Jim Marinakis, CPSM, C.P.M. Sue Madrid

Waddell & Reed Honeywell FM&T [email protected] [email protected]

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