May 14 PDM - The Next Revolution - Sustainability

We will be holding our monthly Professional Development Meeting on Wednesday, May 14 at the Coast Bellevue Hotel featuring Gary Langenwalter. All APICS members will receive a copy of Gary's recent book; The Squeeze: A Novel Approach to Business Sustainability (a $25 value). There will also be books available for sale to non APICS members.

Program Description

In the last 40 years, two revolutions have swept through manufacturing: 1) IT (the MRP/ERP revolution), and 2) Lean/Quality (starting with Just-In-Time), including TOC. However, the world is rapidly and fundamentally changing – prices are soaring, materials are becoming scarce, and workers are becoming restive. Lean/Quality and ERP are essential, but no longer sufficient. How can a company not only survive, but thrive, during these next turbulent years?

Learning Objectives

Renowned expert Gary Langenwalter will explain the underlying interrelationships among seemingly disconnected events (local, national, and global), creating a road map that your company can use to create winning strategies and tactics. You’ll never look at resources the same way again.

He will use data from the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, MIT, and Yale to show that companies that have engaged their employees and respected the environment have thrived, while those who haven’t have not done as well. All participants will receive a quick self-assessment guide to help them take these practical, proven principles back to their companies and get started.

Bring your boss, your controller, your HR director, your director of engineering, and your director of sales and marketing, because this topic directly impacts the entire company, not just manufacturing/materials.

Speaker Bio:

Gary Langenwalter, CFPIM, CIRM, has more than 30 years’ experience in manufacturing, starting with ERP systems, then Lean, then Leadership, and now Sustainability. He has held numerous positions in APICS, including local chapter officer, member of the Lean SIG Steering Committee for 4 years, member of the Process Industry Steering Committee for 2 years, and member of the Body of Knowledge Committee for 1.5 years. He has presented at several international, many regional, and numerous local meetings. He keynoted the Pacific Rim Conference of AME last August, after presenting Sustainability at 2 prior international conferences. He is on the conference planning committee of the Lean and Green Summit being held in Boulder on July 17-18, 2008.

A native Oregonian, he is a partner in ConfluencePoint, a sustainability consulting firm based in Portland, Oregon. He has earned a degree in international management from Nyenrode Business Universiteit, a BA in management from the University of Oregon, an MBA in management from Michigan State, and an MTS in leadership from Boston University. He is the author of five books and professional courses, including Enterprise Resources Planning and Beyond, and The Squeeze (a business novel on sustainability). His deep passion is for people, including the employees of companies, their children, and the surrounding communities.

Event Details

This event is sponsored by APICS-Puget Sound (APICS-NW). Click Here to return to the registration page.