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AUGUST, 2014Education and certification are paramount to your career.
Your ISM GGR Board held their annual planning session in early June. One of the items discussed was how to increase and improve the hours of educational opportunities for our members. We currently hold eight PDMs in Grand Rapids and another six PDMs in Kalamazoo. For the meetings held in Grand Rapids, we are going to be presenting three to four programs of two-hours each and the balance one-hour each. For the evenings in which we have two-hour sessions, we will be having buffets where you will be able to eat and have a working session at the same time. Our goal will always be to get you out by 8:00 PM at the latest.
We will also be having our webinars with ISM and an all-day seminar. Total hours just from your affiliate will be 25 educational hours along with the many other free seminars that are posted on our website: www.ismggr.org This does not include the Supply Chain Management Conference held every spring. ISM Greater Grand Rapids is a co-planner and co-sponsor of that event. It also does not include the International Conference being held in Phoenix, Arizona as ISM celebrates its 100th anniversary.
I came across an article in Battery Power eNewsletter. Although the focus was all about the Tesla Electric Vehicle (EV), one statement in the article stood out for me. There were only four words in the statement which, in perspective, apply to our personal and professional lives. HE WHO INNOVATES WINS. Where is he coming from? Maybe in a business but in my personal life?
The challenges/opportunities are in both of these areas. INNOVATION is completely in our hands. If Tesla stayed in the same room, listened to the same pundits, they would not, I venture, be in the most exciting times of EV history.
Take this challenge and look at your professional goals. Map out your goals and how you are going to achieve them. Then tear up that plan and write at the top of a new sheet INNOVATE. Now start a new list bringing together your personal and professional goals. Don’t worry about the how to achieve these goals, that comes when you are in earnest to achieve them. It is not easy, but the task should take you out of your box and make you take some risks.
Here is where the Institute for Supply Management fits in. At the local and national level they provide you the elements needed in your MAP. They will provide you the opportunity to INNOVATE. It can be a multiple of items from formal certification learning to networking with SCM like yourself at the local level.
Our local affiliate also is a place to engage in activities to further your personal skills. Being a volunteer provides many innovative opportunities. You have to take the action on your behalf. It is not coming to you. You have to go out and get it.
We are also looking forward to serve you with quality educational opportunities. Please join us as we start our programming on September 9, 2014. Alas, it seems summer ended way too soon.
Thomas Cole, C.P.M.PresidentISM Greater Grand [email protected]
President’s Message
“I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.”
- Mahatma Gandhi
GRAND RAPIDS AREA EDUCATIONAL EVENTS
Pre-Meeting CPSM Informational Session Featuring CPSM Certification - Discussions, sample test questions, and review. CPSM Informational Materials.TUESDAY, September 9, 2014 GVSU 5:15 PM 1 CEH
Professional Development and Networking Dinner Meeting Featuring Steve Trecha, Integrated Strategies - “Michigan Has a Logistics and Supply Chain Plan!” TUESDAY, September 9, 2014 GVSU 5:00 PM Registration & Networking 6:00 PM Dinner 7:00 PM Presentation 1 CEH
Professional Development and Networking Dinner Meeting Featuring Ken Jones, WMU’s Haworth College of Business - “What the City of Detroit Can Teach Us About Supply Management”TUESDAY, October 14, 2014 GVSU 5:00 PM Registration & Networking 6:00 PM Dinner 7:00 PM Presentation 2 CEH
ISM GREATER GRAND RAPIDS EDUCATION SCHEDULE 2014 - 2015
Seminar Featuring Supply Chain Council Commodity SeminarTUESDAY, September 30, 2014 WMU - Grand Rapids 4 CEH awarded by The Right Place
Professional Development and Networking Dinner Meeting Featuring TBATUESDAY, November 11, 2014 GVSU 5:00 PM Registration & Networking 6:00 PM Dinner 7:00 PM Presentation 1 CEH
Professional Development and Networking Dinner Meeting Featuring Keith Niblett, MSU Broad School - “Keeping Pace with the Skills Needed”TUESDAY, January 13, 2015 GVSU 5:00 PM Registration & Networking 6:00 PM Dinner 7:00 PM Presentation 2 CEH
Joint Professional Development and Networking Dinner Meeting with APICS and CSCMP Featuring Sime Curkovic, WMU Haworth School of BusinessTUESDAY, February 10, 2015 GVSU 5:00 PM Registration & Networking 6:00 PM Dinner 7:00 PM Presentation 1 CEH
Professional Development and Networking Dinner Meeting Featuring Charen Buyce, Amway Corporation - “The Indirect Transformation Journey”TUESDAY, March 10, 2015 GVSU 5:00 PM Registration & Networking 6:00 PM Dinner 7:00 PM Presentation 1 CEH
Professional Development and Networking Dinner Meeting Featuring Nick Little and Dr. Liz Alexander - “Creating Collaborative Conversations”TUESDAY, April 14, 2015 GVSU 5:00 PM Registration & Networking 6:00 PM Dinner 7:00 PM Presentation 2 CEH
12th Annual Supply Chain Management Conference Featuring 16 presentations and two keynotesWEDNESDAY, March 11, 2015 GVSU Eberhard Center 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Estimated 7 CEH
Professional Development and Networking Dinner Meeting Featuring Dr. Steve MelnykTUESDAY, May 12, 2015 GVSU 5:00 PM Registration & Networking 6:00 PM Dinner 7:00 PM Presentation 1 CEH
ISM 100th International Conference www.ism.ws May 4 - 6, 2015 Phoenix, Arizona Estimated 16 CEH
ISM Affiliate Webinar Featuring TBATHURSDAY, October 16, 2014 1 CEH
ISM Affiliate Webinar Featuring TBATHURSDAY, February 19, 2015 1 CEH
OTHER SCHEDULED EVENTS
Plant Tour Featuring Pfizer Kalamazoo Manufacturing Campus Plant Tour TUESDAY, September 16, 2014 5:15 PM Pfizer Kalamazoo Manufacturing Campus 5:30 PM Hors d’oeuvres 6:00 PM Tour 1 CEH
KALAMAZOO AREA EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS
Professional Development and Networking Meeting Featuring Kathy Lyall - “Emotional Intelligence”TUESDAY, October 21, 2014 from 5 PM to 7 PM Fetzer Center at WMU 5:15 PM Hors d’oeuvres 6:00 PM Speaker/Presentation 1 CEH
Professional Development and Networking Meeting Featuring Dr. Steven Melnyk TUESDAY, November 18, 2014 from 5 PM to 7 PM Fetzer Center at WMU 5:15 PM Hors d’oeuvres 6:00 PM Speaker/Presentation 1 CEH
Professional Development and Networking Meeting Featuring TBA TUESDAY, February 17, 2015 from 5 PM to 7 PM Fetzer Center at WMU 5:15 PM Hors d’oeuvres 6:00 PM Speaker/Presentation 1 CEH
Professional Development and Networking Meeting Featuring TBA TUESDAY, March 17, 2015 from 5 PM to 7 PM Fetzer Center at WMU 5:15 PM Hors d’oeuvres 6:00 PM Speaker/Presentation 1 CEH
ISM Affiliate Webinar Featuring TBATHURSDAY, April 16, 2015 1 CEH
ISM Affiliate Webinar Featuring TBATHURSDAY, July 16, 2015 1 CEH
Professional Development and Networking Meeting Featuring TBA TUESDAY, April 21 2015 from 5 PM to 7 PM Fetzer Center at WMU 5:15 PM Hors d’oeuvres 6:00 PM Speaker/Presentation 1 CEH
West Michigan Supply Chain Professionals Golf Outing TBAJune, 2015
Michigan has a Logistics and Supply Chain Plan! Michigan’s Logistics & Supply Chain Strategic Plan is the state’s blueprint for accelerating Michigan business competitiveness. Signed by Governor Snyder in 2013, the strategy is a statewide collaborative effort targeting cost, cycle time and risk reductions in companies’ logistics and supply chain operations. During our dinner meeting on September 9th, Steve Trecha, LSC Strategy Facilitator, and President and CEO of Integrated Strategies, will outline the strategy and introduce programs our firms may benefit from. Your company and you can play a key role in helping to drive the strategy forward. In the meantime, here are three things you can do to learn more and immediately begin to take advantage of the LSC strategy: 1. Check out the LSC strategy; simply Google – Michigan Logistics and Supply Chain Strategic Plan.2. Register your company as a Pure Michigan Business Connect Company: www.puremichiganb2b.com. This is a tool developed to connect Michigan businesses to other Michigan businesses.3. Learn how your company can become more involved in the State’s LSC strategy. Contact Steve Trecha: [email protected] or Peter Anastor: [email protected]. Be sure to attend this session. You will find Steve to be a dynamic and entertaining speaker. Speaker Bio Steve Trecha is President and CEO of Integrated Strategies: www.sourcing.com. During the last 29 years, Steve has consulted around the world with over 75 companies in supply chain, strategic sourcing, and/or business transformation. His focus is identifying and capturing double-digit value measured in cost reductions, revenue enhancement, business efficiencies, asset utilization, and personnel enrichment. Currently, Steve serves as a strategy facilitator for the State of Michigan’s Logistics and Supply Chain Strategy. His focus is strategy implementation. Steve is a distinguished alumnus holding a BS in Applied Engineering Sciences and an MBA in Materials and Logistics Management from Michigan State University. He instructs at Wayne State University in Strategic Procurement and serves on a number of community boards. Steve has a great wife, Ellen, and three children all who either attend or have matriculated from U of M.
September Professional Development Meeting
Happenings At ISM-GGRAffiliate excellence awards recognize ISM affiliates that demonstrate an awareness and distinction in their professional operations, educational offerings, and ability to recruit, train, and retain members while at the same time communicating the value and prestige of ISM and the supply management profession. This year, ISM Greater Grand Rapids was one of the ISM affiliates to earn this recognition. ISM Greater Grand Rapids would like to thank our members for their support and our Board of Directors team for all the effort that went in to making this achievement happen.
April 2011, Inside Supply Management® Vol. 22, No. 2, page 36
Supply management leaders must be protectors of new ideas. There are great masses of people who love to kill new ideas before they have a chance to take root and grow. The biggest reason for this is because new ideas represent change. People seldom embrace change at the first opportunity; instead, they cling to the ways of the past.
Early in my career, I served on the board of directors of a charitable organization. The executive director never met a new idea she liked. Finally, her negativity became such an issue that a vote was held to terminate her employment. She survived the vote, but was given a direct and rather harsh “plan of improvement.” One of the biggest items on the plan was to embrace, or at least consider, new ideas.
During the first board meeting after signing the plan, someone raised his hand and suggested a new idea. True to form, the executive director shot down his idea. In support of the board member, I spoke up and insisted that the idea was a good one, and the battle continued. The executive director never was able to modify her negative management ways. Three months later, the board of directors took a second vote, and she was terminated, unanimously. It was a bold decision for a volunteer board to make.
Why are some people so eager to cling to the past and so quick to kill new ideas? The answer is simple: Accepting a new idea requires a change in thinking. After we have established long-standing patterns and opinions, the first reaction when someone suggests something new and different is often to attack the new idea.
Reverse Their ThinkingIs it possible to teach people to embrace new ideas that may be different from their established way of thinking? Yes, but it must be done subtly.
When change is proposed or imminent, dictating what to do and how to do it is often ineffective, causing resentment or an “us versus them” mentality. However, providing subtle hints about a new direction and its benefits can encourage employees to approach it with a positive attitude, and possibly offer some ideas for the plan. Employees will be more willing to embrace new ideas if they know the benefits this new direction can provide. Also, allow people to add to the concept and shape its genesis and implementation — it will encourage a true sense of ownership.
Also, use time to your advantage. Sometimes all it takes is time for each person to consider an idea before they commit to it. At first, a new concept may sound overwhelming, and the first inclination is to rip it apart and dismiss it. However, acknowledge each person’s commitment to the idea and solicit opinions and contributions; this can go a long way in acceptance of change.
The Other Side’s PerspectiveBill Bernbach, one of the founders of ad agency Doyle Dane Bernbach (DDB) — famous for the “Think Small” Volkswagen campaign of the 1960s — carried a small piece of paper in his pocket that he pulled out during heated discussions and read silently to himself. The paper stated, “He may be right.” When we hear new ideas, we all need to take a deep breath, take a step back and say to ourselves, “He or she may be right.”
I try to do this each time I hear a new idea, even when it is counter to the way I think. You have to take time to learn how the other side thinks, or you will forever be stuck in your old ways.
Personal Connections: Work. Life. Balance. Convince people to embrace a new way of thinking
by giving them a sense of ownership of the idea.
Commodity Trends - 2015 OutlookKnowledge to manage your commodities strategy
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:· Supply Chain Managers & Directors· CFOs and Financial Managers· Buyers· Planners· Purchasing/Procurement Agents· Logistics Managers· Business Analysts· Sourcing ManagersImage removed by sender. Register Now - Red Button
EVENT FEES:$85 per personIs your commodity purchasing strategy aligned with your business needs and the market outlook?
The Commodity Trends 2015 Outlook event will provide you with the critical data on feedstock trends so you can build and manage an effective commodities strategy. Gain insights into influencing factors of critical manufacturing commodities such as:· Metals· Plastics· Packaging· Logistics & Transportation The event is hosted by The Right Place/MMTC-West and the Supply Chain Management Council of West Michigan. Join us as we explore what commodity trends and strategies lie ahead in 2015.
VIEW EVENT AGENDA
Please RSVP by September 19, 2014
Contact Natalia Kovicak at 616-771-0327 or [email protected] you have any questions.
Visit rightplace.org to learn more.
DATE AND TIME: September 30, 2014 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. LOCATION:Western Michigan University200 Ionia Ave. SWGrand Rapids, Michigan 49503
The recent ISM Salary Survey revealed that Supply Chain professionals with certifications earn approximately 8% more than those with no certifications. Become successful in Supply Chain Management by standing out above your competition, and im-prove your financial situation right now with the globally recognized CPSM certification. When you want to be successful in Supply Management or are competing for employment in Supply Management or are in line for a promotion as a Supply Chain Manage-ment professional the CPSM certification will make a difference and allow you to stand out above your competition. Come to the pre-meeting on September 9, 2014 and learn more while talking to a couple of our members who have achieved their certification. A brief test of sample questions will be given to give you a flavor of the types of questions asked.
Do you want to be a CPSM?
Pfizer Kalamazoo Manufacturing Campus7000 Portage Road
Kalamazoo, MI 49001www.pfizer.com
Registration is available at: www.ismggr.orgRegistration Deadline: Friday, September 12, 2014
Registration is limited to the first 40 people.No open toes shoes or high heels will be permitted.
Wear comfortable shoes as there will be a lot of walking on this tour.
You must be check in at the front desk by 5:45 PM. No one will be allowed on site after that time. You must have a government issued ID that matches your registration to be given access.
This warehouse tour will highlight the specific requirements of pharmaceutical warehousing and shipping process that are part of this highly regulated industry. It will focus on movement of materials from incoming raw materials to the shipping of finished drug products. You will see how incoming materials are stored, moved through the production process, sent to the finished goods warehouse to be shipped to the final customer. Cold chain shipping, use of freight forwarders, tour of cold room, and review of the final shipping process will be covered.
This will be a great way to kick off the PDM program year. Attendance is limited so make sure you register early. This tour will fill up fast so don’t delay.
We hope you are able to join us for this interesting and informative warehouse tour.
For questions or assistance with registration, contact Kathy, Affiliate Administrator: [email protected] or (616) 490-8608.
ISM-GGR SEPTEMBER 16, 2014PFIZER KALAMAZOO MANUFACTURING CAMPUS PLANT TOUR
NOTE: ISM Greater Grand Rapids uses the member’s information from ISM to generate all our mailings. In other words if you don’t have the correct information on file with ISM, then we will not have the correct information on you. Each month we download what ISM has on file for our members and that is what is used to contact you. SO IF YOU CHANGE YOUR POSITION OR NEED TO CORRECT YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION, GO TO: www.ism.ws/membership to update your information.
PLEASE KEEP ISM UPDATED ON YOU!
Grand Valley State University Campus
Board Members and Contact Email AddressesThomas Cole, C.P.M. – President, [email protected]
Kip Smalligan – Past President / Webmaster, [email protected] Klenk, CPSM – 1st Vice President, [email protected]
Kris Busman – 2nd Vice President, [email protected] Otto, C.P.M. – 3rd Vice President / Membership Chair, [email protected]
Dan Hosford, CPSM – Treasurer, [email protected] Garchow-Packer, CPSM – Secretary, [email protected]
Edwin J Mancuso, C.P.M. – Education Committee, [email protected] Paul, C.P.M. – Board Advisor, [email protected]
James W Armantrout, CPSM, C.P.M. – Board Advisor, [email protected] A DeHaan, C.P.M., A.P.P. – Board Advisor, [email protected]
Deborah B Harsha, CPSM, C.P.M. – Board Advisor, [email protected] L Dunn, CPSM, C.P.M. – Board Advisor, [email protected]
Karlie Hoffman - Board Advisor, [email protected] Poplaski, C.P.M. – Communications Committee, [email protected]
ISM Greater Grand Rapids - [email protected], www.ismggr.org • National ISM - www.ism.ws
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