APICS Webinars
The convenience and flexibility of APICS Webinars enable organizations to educate a large number of employees at once, reduce travel expenses, and maintain consistent levels of productivity by eliminating time out of the office. Each 60-minute APICS Webinar features an educational discussion, case studies, and a Q&A session. All you need to participate is an Internet connection and a telephone. As an added benefit, registrants of each APICS Webinar receive a CD-ROM of the presentation after the event.
Effective Inventory Management Concepts
Dates: Thursdays, September 13, 20, 27, October 4, and 11 2007
Time: 1:00 p.m., ET
Presenter: Debra Hansford, CPIM, CIRM, CSCP, C.P.M.
Duration: 1 hour
Description
This APICS Webinar series explores how effective inventory management may help your company gain a competitive advantage by reducing assets and increasing customer service levels. This series will demystify commonly used inventory management acronyms and provide examples in which the concepts may be best applied. Learn where to start with the inventory management process and the questions that you need to ask to improve inventory management at your company.
What Is Inventory Management?
- Overview
- Types of inventory
- Purpose of inventory
- Financial impact
Exploring the Elements
- Lot size
- Safety stock
- Scrap
- ABC analysis
Inventory Management Factors
- Inventory replenishment—kanban, MRP, reorder point
- Environments for each of the replenishment methods
- Inventory transactions
Implementing Inventory Techniques
- Physical inventory
- Cycle counting
Inventory Management in Your Company
- Summary
- SOX—internal controls
- Financial records
- Impacts on your company's competitive advantage
Level: Basic
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About the Presenter
Debra Hansford, CPIM, CIRM, CSCP, C.P.M., has more than 20 years of experience as a practitioner in the field of materials management and supply chain management. Her spectrum of employers ranges from Fortune 500 companies to small privately held entrepreneurial firms. Industry experience includes theme parks, manufacturing, remanufacturing, and most recently distribution.
Hansford has taught APICS CPIM, APICS CIRM, and most recently APICS CSCP certification review classes and has presented at the 2001, 2004, and 2005 APICS international conference. She is currently the vice president of education with the APICS Tri-State Chapter in Chattanooga and a member of the APICS CDC.. She also teaches classes for the Institute of Supply Management.
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