Attend this APICS Extra Live webinar to discover how nutraceutical manufacturer Nature’s Bounty developed macro-based tools to enable the simple, straightforward use of scheduling product wheels. The presenter will illustrate how the product wheel accelerator Supports a superior scheduling process by integrating product wheel concepts and parameters with enterprise resources planning systems Enables planners and […]
Want to get some free advice on a business problem or challenge you have? Or just have a discussion on some operational ideas? Come to our next Lean Coffee and let’s help figure it out! We will be switching things up this month! Join us for Lean Coffee on Thursday May 18th at Fante’s Coffee! […]
Brown-Forman Cooperage Tour May 16th, 2017 We are back at Brown-Forman Cooperage on Tuesday, May 16th at 11:30 AM. . The Brown-Forman Cooperage is the only Distiller-owned Cooperage that makes barrels for bourbon. This allows Brown-Forman to experiment with different techniques to introduce new products with speed and ingenuity. Date: May 16th, 2017 Time: 11:30-12:30 PM […]
Outstanding turnout to the Papa John’s production and operations tour on March 16th. Topics and discussion areas included: Marketing and print media “Pull” Supply chain models Quality control and product continuity International distribution of raw materials Dealing with abnormal demand and seasonality Spots for this event open only to APICS Falls Cities filled fast, if […]
The next Lean Coffee is on Friday March 24 at 7:45 am at a first time venue – The Pointe. Got some operational challenges you’d like to get some ideas on? Or maybe you just want to learn about how others are solving problems. Either way, Lean Coffee is a forum for you to talk about […]