March 14, 2007 PDM - Sustainability and the APICS Professional

Program Overview

Sustainability and the natural environment have implications for the work we do as APICS professionals. In this presentation you will be provided with an introduction to the business roles in achieving sustainability. Included are these areas:

• A brief summary of our world as our natural environment with its twelve most pressing problem areas.
• An introduction to six of the best thinkers working on business aspects of sustainability along with implications for businesses and our field.
• Examples of companies that are "doing well by doing good" by applying the techniques of these thought leaders.
• An opportunity to discuss what your company is doing in this area.
• What we might expect to see in the future. Business is a major factor in making the world more sustainable.

This will not be a "gloom and doom" session. Approaches (both emerging and in use today) help both resolve environmental problems and improve company performance. Companies can be financially profitable, socially responsible, and environmentally responsible.

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Speaker Bio

Ron Sullivan is an APICS fellow and long time member. He is currently Director of Sustainability for our chapter and has served in the past as Director of Seminars, Vice President and President. He has helped some three hundred people on their path to certification by teaching classes in MRP, JIT and Supply Chain Management. Ron has provided six presentations with supporting articles for past APICS International Conferences and has twice been honored as Puget Sound Chapter Member of the Year.

For the past six quarters, Ron has attended courses in the University of Washington's Program on the Environment. This presentation provides a synthesis of this learning with his business experience in manufacturing and implementations to identify directions for our future.

Ron has over a couple decades experience with the implementation of ERP systems and process improvement activities as a practitioner, systems analyst, and consultant. He has worked with and for various companies including The Boeing Company.

Event Details

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