APICS Michiana Presents -
World-Class Small and Midsized Business Supply Chains
Date: Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Dale Billet, CPIM, CIRM, CSCP
With the global economy slowing and supply chain efficiency becoming ever more important, professionals at small and midsized businesses (SMBs) must act now to modify their supply chain strategies.

In this session, case studies will illustrate how world-class SMBs have achieved success, and in-depth discussion on plan risks and benefits will help you effectively evaluate and prioritize available options.

Dale
  • will be sharing the supply chain results from the 2009 RSM McGladrey Survey of midsized Manufacturers and Wholesale Distributors during the presentation
  • will also discuss how companies mitigate supplier risk in a slow economy



    • Dale Billet, CPIM, CIRM, CSCP is a Director in Consulting for RSM McGladrey, Inc. Dale has 19 years consulting experience (specializing in serving mid-sized companies) and 17 years operational experience with a variety of manufacturers and distributors. He has considerable experience in assisting mid-sized companies to improve processes with Supply Chain collaboration.

    He is past president and currently on the board for the Michiana APICS chapter, served on the then Region XIII staff and has provided numerous presentations on a variety of operational and technology subjects to clients, Midwestern APICS chapters and at previous APICS International Conferences as well as other industry associations.

    Dale has a B. S. in Business Management and an MBA from Indiana University.


    Agenda:
    5:30-6:15 CheckIn/Networking, 6:15-7:00 Dinner, 6:45-7 Business, 7:00-8:00 Presentation
    Cost:
    35  for non-APICS Members, 25 APICS Members. 10 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:
    St Marys Student Center Lower Level-Meeting Room E

    Members!!
    Sign up for this event and you can bring your manager for free!! Introduce them to the APICS program and material at no charge. Just sign up ahead of time, sign your manager up, and drop a note to Membership@apics-michiana.org to let us know, and we'll mark them so they attend free. But, You have to be there.