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For Immediate Release

APICS Asserts Leadership Position in Operations Management,
Announces 2005 Board of Directors

Alexandria, VA (January 1, 2005) The APICS Board of Directors is pleased to announce the change of the organization’s name to APICS The Association for Operations Management, effective January 1, 2005. In conjunction with the new name, the association will adopt a new logo and the tag line, Advancing Productivity, Innovation, and Competitive Success.

“APICS continues to evolve to meet the needs of the community it serves, but our name no longer fully recognized the value proposition that we deliver,” said 2004 APICS President Arnold E. Kennedy, CFPIM, CIRM, Jonah, when the name change was announced at the APICS International Conference and Exposition in San Diego, California, on October 12, 2004. “The new name honors our rich history in production and inventory control; better defines the broad application of the APICS body of knowledge; and asserts our leadership position of delivering superior training, internationally recognized certifications, and comprehensive resources to a worldwide network of accomplished industry professionals.”

Elected to lead the association in 2005 is Thomas J. Krupka, CFPIM, Jonah, president of Forward Technologies, Simpsonville, South Carolina. Krupka has been an APICS member since 1986 and has held numerous leadership positions in the chapter and regional levels, as well as on the APICS Board of Directors, including APICS secretary/treasurer. The 2005 APICS Board of Directors are:

President
Thomas J. Krupka, CFPIM, Jonah, Forward Technologies, Simpsonville, South Carolina

President-Elect
Nicholas M. Testa, CFPIM, CIRM, Jonah, Acuity Consulting, Inc., Cypress, California

Executive Vice President
Michael T. Walsh, CPIM, The Quality Solutions Group, West Yarmouth, Massachusetts

Secretary/Treasurer
Joseph F. Shedlawski, CPIM, Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, Madison, New Jersey

2004 President
Arnold E. Kennedy, CFPIM, CIRM, Jonah, Visionary Oasis, Temecula, California

Vice President Membership & Chapter Development
Ronald K. Althaus, CFPIM, CIRM, C.P.M., Althaus Consulting, LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio

Vice President Education Development
Luis Barcón, CPIM, CIRM, C.P.M., SCM, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico

Vice President Education Development—SIGs
Mary Ann Mauldwin, CFPIM, Roush and Yates Racing Engines, Mooresville, North Carolina

Vice President Region 1
Lee T. Hendrix, Pitney Bowes, Inc., Danbury, Connecticut

Vice President Region 2
Howard L. Forman, CFPIM, CIRM PIM Associates, Inc., Bloomingdale, New Jersey

Vice President Region 3
Patricia A. Crotty, CPIM, CIRM, Lord Corp., Dayton, Ohio

Vice President Region 4
Mark K. Williams, CFPIM, Williams Supply Chain Group, Inc., Lake Worth, Florida

Vice President Region 5
Ione M. Dykstra, CPIM, Dykstra and Associates, Galesville, Wisconsin

Vice President Region 6
Robert J. Vokurka, Ph.D., CFPIM, CIRM, C.P.M., Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, Texas

Vice President Region 7
Sibyl A. Melin, CPIM, CIRM, Sundial Consulting Group, Carlsbad, California

Vice President Region 8
Mary Moravec, CPIM, Delta, British Columbia, Canada

Vice President Region 9
Arthur B. Shaffer, CPIM, ITE, Scotch Plains, New Jersey

Vice President Region 10
Kenneth E. Nixon, CPA, CPIM, CIRM, Meridian, Idaho

Vice President Region 11
Lisa J. Ross, Apex, North Carolina

Vice President Region 12
O. Wayne Woods, CPIM, CIRM, Applied Resources, Jackson, Tennessee

Vice President Region 13
Eric W. Schaudt, CPIM, Northrop Grumman, Lake Zurich, Illinois

Vice President Region 14
Phillip F. Cwik, CPIM, Racine Federated, Inc., Racine, Wisconsin

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APICS The Association for Operations Management is the global leader and premier source of the body of knowledge in operations management, including production, inventory, supply chain, materials management, purchasing, and logistics. Since 1957, individuals and companies have relied on APICS for its superior training, internationally recognized certifications, comprehensive resources, and worldwide network of accomplished industry professionals. To learn more about the APICS community, visit www.apics.org.