The Chapter Buzz, Part 1 for April 2018

April 3, 2018

Here are the latest opportunities to plug in to the Metro Atlanta supply chain community: to network, to learn and to serve

#supplychaincity

April 18th

"Digitization of Small &

Mid-Sized Businesses"

Join us for this joint event with our partners at CSCMP Atlanta Roundtable and the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance . We'll be featuring a panel of business leaders that will be speaking on one of the hottest business topics today: digitization. Your registration fee includes admission, a Braves ticket, and a $15 concession voucher

Begins April 27th

CLTD: Certified in Logistics, Transportation & Distribution

APICS Atlanta is delivering a CLTD workshop in Northeast Atlanta Metro (Lawrenceville).

5 Consecutive Fridays

(4/27 -5/25). 9:00-4:00

$2,135 per attendee includes student participant guide and on-line learning system access.

Send a note to

education@apicsatlanta.org or call Chris Barnes @ 770.331.3908 if interested in learning more or attending.

April 9th to 12th

Georgia Logistics Summit & MODEX

Created in 2009 as an event to bring together all aspects of the logistics industry for lunch, the Georgia Logistics Summit has grown over the last eight years from 400 attendees in its first year to nearly 1,500 in 2017. Each year, the Summit brings together nearly 50 speakers from prominent shippers in the industry, leaders in the state’s infrastructure and economic development community.

Keynote speakers in 2018 include Juan Perez, Chief Information & Engineering Officer for UPS & Gareth Joyce, SVP Airport Customer Service & Cargo for Delta Air Lines.

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April 18th

"5 Things You Can Do This Week to Reduce Inventory"

Join us for this live webinar as we discuss five techniques you can use to get started this week to

reduce inventory. We will discuss topics including goal setting and performance measures, safety stock strategy, identifying and eliminating forecast bias, inventory stocking strategy and increasing replenishment velocity. This session is designed to provide you with a roadmap – you can use it to start a project; jumpstart a stalled effort; re-evaluate your strategy and processes; and share what has worked at your organization. As they say, sometimes the first step is the hardest.

Led by APICS legend Fred Tolbert of Southeast Demand Solutions.

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April 16th

ShowMe50 &

APICS Atlanta Gender Task Force present:

"Design Thinking 101"

Join our next ShowMe50 meeting, an interactive Design Thinking workshop, where we’ll learn this technique and solve a workforce talent problem.

Sticky notes, markers, stimulating discussion, and beer, wine and snacks provided. It’s networking with a purpose – leadership development while also supporting a unique 501(c)(3) working to close the gender gap through workplace cultures that empower everyone.

Led by Elba Pareja-Gallagher , Founder of ShowMe50 and Chair of the APICS Atlanta Gender Gap Task Force.

Learn More and Register

April 24th

"Business Intelligence & Advanced Analytics"

Why is your data important? Having an agile, modern Business Intelligence & Advanced Analytics platform enables fast & accurate access to critical insights across a range of analytics. Organizations in the global trade era must quickly and successfully navigate supply chains, converting data to intelligence, providing fast answers to complicated questions. Smarter decisions can be made faster by using quickly accessed data (seconds versus days, reducing margin of error by having more accurate data). Business Intelligence & Advanced Analytics is not new, but what is new is the speed of the information as well as the detail of the data to new levels by providing filtered aspects of the business.

Join Luther Brown and David Maddox of nVision Global on April 24th to learn how this can benefit your organization.

Listen to the entire Episode #11

Spotlighting the best in all things Supply Chain: the people, the technologies, the best practices and the critical issues of the day.

On our March 22nd Supply Chain Now Radio episode, we hosted:

Jack Allen , Senior Director of Logistics and Manufacturing Solutions, Cisco

Matt Markham , Director of the Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics

Elba Pareja-Gallagher , Founder of ShowMe50 and Chair of our APICS Atlanta Gender Gap Task Force

New Metro Atlanta Chamber Membership

APICS Atlanta is proud to have recently joined the Metro Atlanta Chamber as an Investor. Our leadership team looks forward to this new formal relationship, as we continue to contribute to the growth of the local Supply Chain community.