2010 Learning Paths

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APICS 2010 Education: Best practices for global supply chain and operations management

Attend these relevant and applicable educational sessions at the 2010 APICS International Conference & Expo to ensure you have the most current knowledge and skills to navigate the significant and permanent changes to the marketplace during the recovery.

This year, we've developed seven Learning Paths designed to expand your understanding of a variety of best practices and techniques critical to success in today's global economy. From both specific- and general-focused sessions on navigating the global supply chain and operations planning and control to lean operations, professional advancement, and much more, the 2010 Learning Paths offer real-world education on today's most pressing topics.

Schedule

Global Supply Chain Principles

Understand the fundamentals of effective global supply chain management and how to effectively navigate today's increasingly interconnected global supply chain. Educational sessions will increase your knowledge in the global supply chain by teaching you how to accelerate cash flow, model and benchmark supply chain management, improve and expand supplier partnerships, and more.

Global Supply Chain Specifics

Access thought leadership in global supply chain management with specific case studies and applications of best practices. Educational sessions will connect you to real-world education from sustainability improvements and logistics strategy optimization to managing risk across the supply chain and more.

Planning and Control of Operations Principles

Delve into the fundamentals of successful planning and control of operations. Educational sessions will increase your understanding of inventory management in a multicontract environment, key areas of improvement in S&OP processes, managing and scheduling around trapped capacity, and more.

Planning and Control of Operations Specifics

Sessions in this Learning Path focus on case studies that identify means to maximize productivity and bottom-line profitability through operations planning and control. Educational sessions will help you optimize supplier collaborations, enhance scenario planning in S&OP, apply hospital operations management best practices to your industry, and more.

Lean

Deepen your understanding and learn practical applications for methods and mind-set to build a solid lean operating environment. Educational sessions will help you apply lean operations best practices in your organization, no matter the size and industry; enhance and prioritize continuous improvement; and more. Sponsored by IBM

Professional Advancement

Attend educational sessions in this Learning Path to achieve career advancement through actions both large and small. Educational sessions will help you improve your interviewing skills, prepare yourself for future trends in the profession, illustrate techniques for improving the employee value proposition for new hires at your organization, and more. Sponsored by Pearson VUE

Hot Topics in Operations and Supply Chain Management

Educational sessions in this Learning Path reveal key questions to ask in your enterprise resources planning selection process, how you can make TPS principles work for you, and more. Attend Hot Topics sessions to gain valuable news and information for your career.