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2009 APICS World Café

Join us for the second annual APICS World Café. Participate in this discussion to deepen your understanding of the future of your profession and have your opinion heard through the engaging World Café format.

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2009 APICS International Conference & Expo
October 4–6, 2009
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Featured Educational Sessions

Lean
Today's economy requires you to do more with less.
Lean operations are a necessity in a recession. In this Learning Path, explore ways to minimize waste while maximizing production and efficiency. Educational sessions will delve into the methods and mind-set of lean operations. Additionally, sessions will include real-world examples of successful lean implementations—whether your lean implementation is global or on a compressed schedule.

Global Supply Chain
Remain relevant in the global marketplace.
Each day, the global economic landscape changes. Gain the broad view and the latest global supply chain management best practices to ensure you are prepared to navigate these changes. Understand how basic and complex tenets of supply chain management can be applied globally. Presenters will use real-world examples to help you explore how you can employ tools and techniques, survive competition, evaluate risk and cost, and manage your supply chain to world-class status no matter what its size.

Basics of Operations Management
Set your career and skills on solid footing.
Increase your understanding of tried-and-true concepts and techniques that enable operations management professionals to lead their companies through today's recession. In the Basics of Operations Management Learning Path, deepen your understanding of the fundamentals of planning, scheduling, and controlling the activities that transform resources into finished goods and services.

Demand Management, Forecasting, and S&OP
No one has a crystal ball view into the global economy.
No one knew how far-reaching the global economic downturn would be; but using the best practices and techniques in this Learning Path can help you forecast the recovery, increase your accuracy, and ensure your company will persevere. Attend sessions in this Learning Path to deepen your understanding of effective forecasting, planning, and use of resources to maximize collaboration and profit.

Professional Advancement
Prepare to take your next professional step.
Is your resume up-to-date? Are you prepared to conduct a targeted job search? Do you know strategies for successful change management? Be sure to attend "Job-Search Strategies for Supply Chain Professionals." Participate in the Professional Advancement Learning Path to enhance your thinking processes, career aspirations, and professional skills.

Special-Interest Topics
Complement and deepen your knowledge base.
Today, operations management professionals are expected to know more than just a little about a wide array of topics. Attend sessions in this Learning Path to broaden your understanding of the issues specific to your field. From lean project management to supply chain management in a pandemic and more, the sessions in this Learning Path will help you gain new perspectives or points of view on your profession.

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APICS Operations Management Body of Knowledge (OMBOK) Framework
Setting the Standard. Defining the Work. Enabling the Profession.

APICS members can access a free electronic copy of the APICS OMBOK Framework to benefit from an accessible and organized master document for the operations and supply chain management communities.

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