Fox Valley Chapter
Vision
The mission of the Fox Valley Chapter of APICS is to be the area’s
leading provider of quality learning opportunities and networking,
focusing on management of consumable and capital resources and
operations staff in manufacturing and service industries.
Objective
We are attempting to raise the value placed on membership of the
APICS Fox Valley Chapter. Through the next three years, the chapter will
enhance the APICS brand through educational events. These events will
include Professional Development Meetings (PDM), Top Management Night,
certification classes, and other training programs and seminars. The
chapter will increase its membership and will improve member retention.
The chapter will expand the Company Coordinator program to strengthen
corporate partnerships. We will also develop programs to recruit and
train chapter officers to maintain an effective succession process.
APICS
The Association for Operations Management
APICS—The Association for Operations Management is a not-for-profit
international educational organization respected throughout the world
for its education and professional certification programs. With more
than 70,000 individual and corporate members in 20,000 companies
worldwide, APICS is dedicated to using education to improve the business
bottom line.
APICS is recognized globally as:
- the source of knowledge and expertise for manufacturing and
service industries across the entire supply chain in such areas as
materials management, information services, purchasing and quality.
- the leading provider of high-quality, cutting-edge educational
programs that advance organizational success in a changing,
competitive marketplace
- a successful developer of two internationally recognized
certification programs, Certified in Production and Inventory
Management (CPIM) and Certified in Integrated Resource Management (CIRM)
- a distribution center for hundreds of business management
publications and educational materials
- a source of solutions, support, and networking local chapters,
workshops, symposia, and the annual APICS International Conference
and Exposition.
Founded in 1957 as the American Production and Inventory Control
Society, APICS has since expanded its focus to include a full range of
programs and materials on individual and organizational education,
standards of excellence, and integrated resource management. To reflect
this new direction, we are now known as APICS—The Association for
Operations Management.
NOTE: Thanks to our friends at the
APICS-Twin Cities chapter for the above text.
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