APICS Michiana Presents - Implementing the Buyer Planner at Harley Davidson Date: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 Joint Meeting with NAPM David Robinson, CPIM, CIRM, CPM We launch the 1999-2000 Professional Development season, with our Purchasing Management partners, on a subject that brings our two separate organizations together in a single job function role – that of the Buyer/Planner. This session focuses on the progress this Harley-Davidson division is making in converting to a buyer/planner role, and specific performance advantages achieved from this change. Mr. Robinson will review the Harley-Davidson Parts and Accessories Division: * - Drive behind the change * - Organizational structure of Harley-Davidson * - Growth * - Supply Management Area and skill sets * - Management support in the Buyer/ Planner transition * - Update on certification and buyer/planner conversion * - Performance measures in use for Forecasting, Inventory Mgmt, Purchasing * - Improvements and gains realized to-date You will leave this session with ideas on * - How to successfully implement change. * - Buyer/planner skills * - Obstacles Harley-Davidson faced * - Results you can expect from this change. David Robinson, CPIM, CIRM, CPM, Harley Davidson Motor Company is the Manager, Supply Management, Parts and Accessories group. He has been involved in the field of Supply Chain Management for ten years, with experience in purchasing, inventory management, and forecasting with Harley-Davidson as well as agricultural, construction, material handling, and mining equipment industries. David has experience in the apparel and publishing industries in purchasing and planning roles. He serves on the board of the Milwaukee APICS Chapter , and teaches certification review courses there. He is a member of the National Association of Purchasing Management. David holds an MBA from Marquette University, a Bachelor of Business Administration in Operations Management from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Agenda: 5:30 p.m. Networking, 6:15 p.m. Dinner, 7:15 p.m. Speaker Cost: 20 at the Door. 5 Student - ID Required This session is worth 1 Certification Maintenance Point(s) For Reservations: Call 574.217.0960 or EMail Reservations with the following information: Your Name, Company Name, if employed, Address, email address (for our newsletter list), Phone Number, Number of people for whom you are making reservations, and their Names and email addresses. To be held at: Upper Deck, Coveleski Stadium