APICS Tampa Bay Education Course 
April 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2016

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Course: Master Planning of Resources (MPR)

Grow your career and your company's bottom line in 2016 with the Master Planning of Resources (MPR) education course!

APICS Tampa Bay invites all local supply chain, operations management, transportation and logistics professionals to our "Master Planning of Resources" education course. The MPR course will take place on Saturdays, April 9, 16, 23 and 30th of 2016. 

During this course, explore the in-depth processes used to link customer demand information to sales and operations plans, distribution plans, and master scheduling. The course focuses on the importance of producing achievable master schedules that are consistent with business policies, objectives, and resource constraint within a company.

This course also serves as a review for the for the Certification in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) certification sponsored by APICS.Key content areas are:

Demand Management

• Forecasting techniques 
• Forecast accuracy measurement tools 
• Servicing customer orders once received

Sales & Operations Planning (SOP)

• The process of having Sales, Operations, and Finance agreeing on a long-term plan.
• Providing a production plan to determine if adequate capacity is available
• SOP drives short-term scheduling

Distribution Planning

• Creating the distribution network
• Planning the replenishment of finished goods inventory
• Logistics, warehouse and transportation planning

Master Scheduling

• Managing the mix of products
• Developing short-term production schedules
• Manage change in mix

This workshop includes a continental breakfast, workbook, study tools, and lunch, and qualifies for eight APICS certification points. Your investment is:

 APICS/BAMA/UTBMA Member: $995.00
Guest/Non-Member: $1,095.00

To stay competitive, companies and professionals must continue to learn and innovate.  Most agree that continuous improvement is complemented by continuous learning.  APICS Tampa Bay's mission is to support that process by providing top quality Supply Chain  and Operations Management education. 

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APICS Associate Instructor: Greg Foskey

Greg Foskey is Chief Financial Officer for Technology Transfer Services, Inc., providing management and supply chain assessments and training. He has broad international sourcing experience and management and has been responsible for several MRP, ISO and QS implementations.Throughout his career, Greg has held positions of increasing responsibility including Materials Manager, Operations Manager, Quality Assurance Manager, Plant Manager, Vice President of Operations and Cheif Operating Officer. 

Teaching experience consists of various quality, supply chain, and management courses taught at Cleveland State University, Lakeland Community College, Cleveland Engineering Society, Catonsville Community College, Dale Carnegie, and various corporations including Picker X-Ray and Caterpillar. 

Greg also Chaired the Industrial Technology Advisory Board for Tarleton State University and sat on the Professional Advisory Council for the School of Business.

Educational credentials include an MBA from Loyola College of Maryland with a concentration in Finance and a BSBA in Management and Finance from John Carroll University. He is a Six Sigma Black Belt and Certified in Integrated Resource Management (CIRM) and Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP).

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Grow your career and your company's bottom line with APICS education! 

By registering for this event you submit your information to APICS Tampa Bay, who will use it to communicate with you regarding this and other events.

APICS is the leading association for supply chain and operations management!