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DEVELOP YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

SUPPLYCHAINMANAGEMENT TODAYSKEYTOSUCCESS INMANUFACTURING

In the past, a knowledge of a limited areaproduction and inventory control for examplewas sufficient to ensure careersuccess inmanufacturing. Thats nottrueanymore.Today,thesuccessful manufacturing manager has to understandtheoverallpicturemanufacturing systems, master planning, purchasing, TQM, and much more. To help you develop your own knowledge and skills in these important areas and to begin yourpreparationfortheAPICScertification exams, weve created a unique learning-at-homeexperienceforyou.We callit BasicsofSupply ChainManagement. Developed directly from APICS acclaimed workshop on the same subject,thecourseisconductedentirelyby correspondencemail, fax, or e-mail inyourownofficeorhomeatanypace youselect.

HOWTHECOURSEWORKS
When you enroll, youll receive your Basics of Supply Chain Management loose-leaf binder and course materials. Evenafteryoucompletethecourse,this binder will provide a permanent reference source for all your supply chain management activities. In each of the twelveunitsyoullbeprovidedwith: specific, to-the-point discussion of an areaofSupplyChainManagement; where appropriate, examples that showyou how to applythe principles youvelearned;and a series of Skill Development Exercises designedtohelpyou practice your newly learned skills and solidify the knowledge youve acquired.

BEGIN YOUR APICS CPIM CERTIFICATION EXAM TRAINING

WHATYOULLLEARN IN25HOURS...ORLESS
Youllbeginwithanoverviewofthesupply chain process. Then youll learn to distinguish order qualifiers from order winners; youll learn the three types of manufacturing strategies; youll learn the basics of MRP and dependent vs. independentdemand;youlllearnabout master planning, standard hours, and howtocompleteaproductionschedule. Youll learnfourforecasting techniques, inventory fundamentals, inventory management,andABCanalysis;youlllearn about capacity management and productionactivitycontrol,andmuchmore.

INSTRUCTORSUPPORT WHENYOUNEEDIT PLUSATOLL-FREENUMBER

Youll send your completed Skill DevelopmentExercisesviamail,fax,email, or do them onlineyour choice to the MGI Analysis Center. Your exercises will be carefully reviewed by your personalinstructor/partner,whowillprovidehelpfulcommentswhenevernecessary. If you have any questions, well give you a TOLL-FREE 800 number to get them answered. And remember, whenever you send in your exercises, wellprocessthem.

ALSO LEARN ABOUT QUALITY, PURCHASING, LEAN/JIT, AND THE THEORY OF CONSTRAINTS

WHATEVERYNEWMANAGER SHOULDKNOW
The latter units of Basics of Supply ChainManagementintroduceyoutothe key elements of quality management, purchasing,Lean/JIT,andtheTheoryof Constraints, topics that every manufacturing manager must understand to achieve success in todays competitive environment; youll learn about TQM and scrap rate analysis; youll learn to use three essential quality-related toolsPareto analysis, fishbone diagrams, and control chartsas well as thebasicqualityconcepts.

WHOSHOULDTAKE THISCOURSE
Youshouldtakethiscourseifyouwant to advance in production planning, purchasing, or operations management positionsorifyouarenewtothefieldof manufacturingormaterialsmanagement.

LETTHECOMBINEDSKILLS OFTHREEEXPERTSHELPYOU DEVELOPYOURSUPPLYCHAIN MANAGEMENTCAPABILITIES

The content of this course was developed by Tony Arnold, CFPIM, CIRM, and Lloyd Clive, CFPIM, both professors of business administration who, besideshavingworkedinindustry,have many years of classroom experience with materials management subject matter.Thiscoursebuildsonboththeir practicalandtheoreticalknowledge. The subject matter presentation was made by Henry Alex Hutchins, CFPIM, CIRM, Procurement and Supply Seminars, an individual with more than twenty years of industrial experience divided among communications, training, and production control. Among his manyactivities,hedirectedthedevelopmentandimplementationofMRPapplicationstoremanufactureandassemble the solid rocket boosters for Americas SpaceShuttle.

COURSEOUTLINE
Unit One: Introduction to Supply Chain Management Basic supply chain; EOQ equation; orderqualifiersvs.orderwinners;manufacturing business model; product life cycle. UnitTwo:MaterialRequirements Planning Dependent vs. independent demand; bill of material; calculating quantities fromamulti-levelproducttree;planning horizon; planned, released, and firm plannedorders. UnitThree:MasterPlanning Calculating production; using the standardhour;completingamasterproduction schedule; calculating available-topromise;finalassemblyschedule. UnitFour:Forecasting Four forecasting techniques; bias vs. random error; calculating a seasonality index; exponential smoothing; mean absolutedeviation(MAD). UnitFive:InventoryFundamentals Kanban system; classifications of inventory;calculatinginventorycarrying cost;balancesheetsandincomestatements;calculatingnetprofit. UnitSix:InventoryManagement Determining order quantities; lot size reduction; two-bin inventory system; periodic review vs. cycle counting; orderpointsystem. UnitSeven:ABCClassificationand PhysicalDistribution ABC analysis; order picking and assembly systems; distribution requirements planning; carrier rate structures andshippingcosts. UnitEight:CapacityManagement andProductionActivityControl Measuring capacity; calculating work center available time, utilization, and efficiency;finitevs.infiniteloading;bottleneckcenters.

ALL IN YOUR OWN OFFICE OR HOME . . .

WHENYOUFINISH.....
You can complete the course in about 25 spare-time hours; when you do, youll have earned 3.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and youll receive a signed Certificate of Completion testifying to your accomplishment.

AT YOUR OWN PACE . . .

Perhaps most important of all, youll have gainedtheknowledgeandunderstandingyouneedtobeginmakingsignificantcontributions to all your companys supply chain management activities, and youll be better prepared for the APICS supply chain management certificationexam.

UnitNine:Purchasing Purchasing cycle; supplier selection; vendor managed inventory; monitoring supplierperformance. UnitTen:QualityManagement TQM; Six Sigma; Pareto analysis;fishbonediagramsandcontrolcharts. UnitEleven:Lean/Just-in-Time Manufacturing Lean/JIT;manufacturingwaste; process vs. product layouts; reducing set-up time; pull systems; preventive maintenance; continuous improvement; VSM; Heijunka,5-S,andDMAIC. UnitTwelve:TheoryofConstraints Types of constraints; VATI analysis; drum-buffer-ropeplanningandscheduling;criticalchainprojectmanagement.

ENROLLMENTINFORMATION
Detailed information on enrolling in BasicsofSupplyChainManagementis located on the back page of this brochure.

WITH YOUR PERSONAL INSTRUCTOR TO HELP YOU

ENROLLINTHISVITAL COURSETODAY!

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ASPECIALMEMBERDISCOUNT PRICENOOTHERCOSTS

ThelistpriceforBasicsofSupplyChain Managementis$395*. However APICS is pleased to offer the special member reducedpriceof$315*.

30-DAY TRIALExamine the course entirely at our risk for 30 days. If its not exactly what you expected, simply return all material unused, and well promptly refundyourfullenrollmentfee.

OURGUARANTEETOYOU

The course feeincludes your loose-leaf bound course manual, review of and detailed comment on all your Skill Development Exercises, and personal responsetoeveryquestionyousendin.

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This course was developed for APICS and is conducted by the MGI ManagementInstitute,Hawthorne,NewYork. For more than 30years, MGIhas been a leader in continuing education for the professions. MGI clientele includes the National Society of Professional Engineers and the Society of ManufacturingEngineers.MGIcontinues to provide practical, up-to-the-minute self-study experiences for thousands of engineering,manufacturing,andhealthcareprofessionals.

CONTINUINGEDUCATIONFOR MANUFACTURINGPROFESSIONALS

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COMMENTSFROM OTHER APICS HOME STUDYPARTICIPANTS

...the course helped me with terminology in the field...and helped as I took the APICS CertificationExam. J.A.M. Morristown,NJ I was very pleased with the course. Having taken this course on my own initiative, I presented the manual to my immediate superior who was pleasedwiththequality. Y.G. Brossard,Quebec,Canada OnceagainIpassedthe(certification exam) thanks in large part to your correspondence course. Thank you for the help toward my certification. Ive taken six of your courses and foundtheminvaluable. R.R.Q.,Jr. RollingMeadows,IL

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