Professional Development Meeting

Tackling the Complexities of Sales and Operation Planning

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Tackling the Complexities of Sales and Operation Planning – In today's global business environment, supply chains are becoming increasingly more complex. Sales and Operations Planning is integral to mastering the complexity, to succeeding long term under rapidly changing circumstances of competition, regulation, energy costs, and green initiatives. Join Joe as he shares his perspectives on the challenges and opportunities supply chain professionals face in tackling the complexities of this process. He will also discuss the educational tools and certification programs designed to take a broad view of the field, extending beyond internal operations and encompassing all the steps throughout the supply chain.

Main Points:

  • Recent Operations Management trends and influences
  • Sales and operations planning process design
  • Staying ahead of the curve

Speaker: Joe Schedlowski

Meeting Details

Tuesday - March 10, 2009

5:30 PM Networking
6:15 PM Dinner
7:15 PM President's Welcome & Announcements
7:30 PM Presentation
(Presentation is at no-cost)

Panama Hatties - 872 Jericho Turnpike, Huntington Station, NY 11746

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Development Meeting will be held.

Fees

Membership for APICS Long Island Students

Pre-Register: Members $30, Non-members $35, Students $15

Register at Door: Members & Non-members $35, Students $15

E-mail your reservation to
meetings@li-apics.org

or

Call to make your reservation to 631-266-2621

About the Speaker

Joseph F. Shedlawski, CPIM, is employed at Wyeth Consumer Healthcare (WCH), in Madison, New Jersey, as Principal, Commercial Operations. He is responsible for policies, practices, and metrics to maximize cost effectiveness and customer service for WCH and its retail customers. Joe has over 25 years of leadership experience in many aspects of Operations Management, in both plant and headquarters environments, in the pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and consumer products businesses. He has implemented and continuously refined Sales and Operations Planning processes for both vaccines and consumer businesses. Joe has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, and an MBA in Finance with Honors from Iona College, New Rochelle, NY.

Joe is a long-time active member of the Northern New Jersey Chapter of APICS, and served as their President in 1991. He is an APICS-certified CPIM Instructor as well as Train-the-Trainer Instructor, and has conducted many seminars and presentations for APICS at the Chapter, Regional, and International Conference levels. He served on the APICS Board of Directors in various capacities for nine years and was the President of APICS in 2007.