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APICS Magazine

January/February 2012

Your Resilient Supply Chain
Achieve a flexible, scenario-based supply chain.
Looking to the Outside
Extrinsic forecast models take a wide perspective
APICS Affiliation Gives a Competitive Edge
Congratulations to Erica Jehling, CSCP, winner of the first-ever APICS magazine contest
Spotlight on Your Processes
The Value of keen attention to quality and efficiency

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2012 APICS Asia Supply Chain & Operations conferences

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May 10-11, 2012
London, England

June 14-15, 2012
Chicago, Illinois, USA

2012 APICS International Conference & Expo

October 14-16, 2012
Denver, Colorado, USA

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Members-only APICS Extra Live: Building a Disaster-Proof Supply Chain

February 22, 2012 | 1:00–2:00 p.m. CT
APICS Strategic Sourcing Seminar, in partnership with the APICS Twin Cities chapter

March 20, 2012 | 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. CT | Bloomington, Minnesota, USA
2012 APICS Asia Supply Chain & Operations Conference, Seoul

April 2-3, 2012 | Seoul, South Korea
2012 APICS Asia Supply Chain & Operations Conference, Shanghai

April 5-6, 2012 | Shanghai, China
APICS Strategic Sourcing Seminar, in partnership with the APICS Piedmont Triad chapter

April 14, 2012 | 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. ET | Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Best of the Best S&OP Conference, presented by APICS and IBF, London

May 10-11, 2012 | London, England
Supply Chain Risk Management: Identify, Assess, Mitigate, and Manage Risk, in partnership with the APICS Chicago chapter

June 8, 2012 | 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. CT | Chicago, Illinois, USA
Best of the Best S&OP Conference, presented by APICS and IBF, Chicago

June 14-15, 2012 | Chicago, Illinois, USA
2012 APICS International Conference & Expo

October 14-16, 2012 | Denver, Colorado, USA

Harder, Harder, Harder

February 06, 2012
Asia on Our Minds

January 27, 2012
2012 Will Be Better?

January 21, 2012
Risk-Proofing the Supply Chain

January 21, 2012
Human Rights and the Law

January 21, 2012
Majority of Businesses Experienced Supply Chain Failure

January 20, 2012
Generic Drug Group Creating Warning System for Shortages

January 20, 2012
Boeing Scrutinizing Suppliers to Boost Production

January 20, 2012
Report Lifts Curtain on Apple's Supply Chain

January 20, 2012
Educating for the Future

January 06, 2012
Tick Tock

January 06, 2012
APICS The Association for Operations Management Announces 2011 Board of Directors

November 09, 2011
Strengthening Manufacturing Through Innovation

November 03, 2011
Intense Scrutiny for an American Company that Is Global

November 03, 2011
Supply Chain's Link to a Better World

November 03, 2011
EU's Struggling Economy Has Far-Reaching Implications

November 03, 2011
Succeeding with Help from the Design World

November 03, 2011
Partners in Sustainability

September 22, 2011
In Financial Environments, Ambiguity and Doubt Prevail

September 22, 2011
Reading the Tea Leaves

September 22, 2011
Working to Increase Attention to Logistics and Supply Chain Management in India

September 22, 2011
Operations Expert Takes Lead at Apple

September 22, 2011
Exploring the Complexities Surrounding the US Drug Shortage

September 22, 2011
Rebounding and Risk Proofing

September 22, 2011

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