CMS/CBAR
|Milt Cook Award
Awards
New Student Chapter!!!
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First meeting of UNLV/Southern Nevada
Student Chapter
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Congratulations to the new Mexicali Chapter
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... for their induction and first PDM on November 12th,
2008
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West Coast Scholars Take 1st Place Again!
The winners of the APICS International Case Scholars competition,
held in September in Kansas City, was won by the Southwest
District West Coast Scholars team that had placed second last
April in the 2nd Annual West Coast Case Competition.
The winners in Kansas City were a team of 3 students composed
from 2 Cal State schools - Chico and East Bay. The winners
were: Gina Garitson (CSU-EB), Merrill Crowl (CSU-Chico) and
Christina Tsao (CSU-Chico). They were competing against 5
other teams who were all either first or second place winners
in their respective Regional Case Competitions held in the
spring of 2008.
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The
"Unbewiiables" - 1st place winners (left to
right),
Christina Tsao, Merrill Crowl and Gina Garitson
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Team
showing their 1st place medals
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The students were given a case problem concerning the Wii
game system which involved distribution problems for Sony.
Each team had approximately 24 hours to come up with a 5-minute
PowerPoint presentation to solve the problem. They then gave
their solutions orally to a crowd of about 250 people, including
3 judges, on the 2nd day of the APICS International Conference.
All case scholar students were then called on stage on the
3rd day of the conference at the closing General Session where
the first and second place winners were announced. Second
place was taken by a team from Bowling Green State University
in Ohio.
This win marks the second consecutive first place finish
at the International Conference for the West Coast scholars.
In 2007, the winning team was from Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo.
Way to go, west coast! Start getting the word out now for
the 3rd Annual West Coast Case Competition which will be held
in the LA area on Feb. 6-7, 2009. Details will be announced
shortly.
Terry Finefrock, CPIM, a 30 year founding member of
the Tucson Chapter is also a member of Pima County's Sustainable
Community Executive Steering Committee and was the sponsor
responsible for the development and submittal of the application
for the Corporate Award for Innovation in Sustainability.
Terry is employed by Pima County as their Chief Contracts
and Procurement Manager and is active in leading the County's
efforts to establish Power Purchase Agreements for Solar Electric
generating facilities and Performance Contracts to implement
energy conservation. These actions demonstrate that APICS
methodologies can als be applied to add value to Service sector
business processes.
CMS/CBAR
The CMS/CBAR is a standardized exercise
that promotes action and innovation. With the assistance of
an instructional template, individual organizations plan and
execute a strategy of progress within the field of resource
management. Specifically, they identify an opportunity for
innovation; prescribe a program to address the opportunity;
implement the program; measure the results; and undertake
further action to improve future outcomes. It is a description
of the organizations' overall experience that is submitted
to a panel of veteran APICS volunteers and District leadership.
The panel evaluates the programs and provides objective guidance
through instructional feedback.
The CMS/CBAR program encourages strong organizational management
practices, including solid strategic planning, continuity
among leadership, and recruiting and retaining members.
Individual members also benefit by learning management skills
that translate to on-the-job success. These skills involve
stronger communication techniques, enhanced writing abilities,
expanded leadership acumen, and sound financial practices.
In addition to the panel evaluation and guidance, organizations
also receive <deleted verbiage as not true>, recognition
and achievement awards at the District and International level,
with special attention at the annual International Conference.
CMS/CBAR Submission
Deadline for submission is getting close - July 31st. Updated
versions of the CBAR Excel Workbook and CBAR Handbook are
available and all chapter submissions for the 2007-2008 program
year for the CMS/CBAR program should now be reported electronically
using these updated tools.
The latest version of the CBAR Excel Workbook is available
for download from the Association website under the Chapter
Management Section.
The CBAR program is divided into two sections:
Section 1: Chapter Minimum Standards (CMS) for Chapter Maintenance
Tool.
Chapters are required to use the guidelines outlined in Section
1 of the CBAR Handbook and the CBAR Excel Workbook to report
their annual compliance with CMS to their district manager/district
staff for evaluation by July 31 of each year.
Section 2: Chapter Benchmarking and Reporting (CBAR) Tool.
Chapters electing to participate in CBAR must be in compliance
with the CMS and complete Sections 1 and 2 of the CBAR Excel
Workbook and submit to their district manager/district staff
for evaluation by July 31 of each year.
Method of submission is up to the chapter - please submit
via disc, memory stick, or zip file. If you are mailing the
disc or memory stick the post mark needs to be no later than
July 31, 2008. If you are sending electronically via a zip
file, receipt needs to be no later than July 31, 2008. It
is the chapter's responsibility to ensure receipt.
Please send this years submissions to:
Stacy Gigger
3980 S Queen Palm DR
Tucson Az 85730
E-mail tiggerbair@juno.com
E-mail Stacy_gigger@Raytheon.com
2007 CMS/CBAR Award
Recipients
This
award recognizes four levels of achievement: Platinum, Gold,
Silver, and Bronze
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Platinum Award recognizes organizations
that have consistently demonstrated superior organizational
management skills by receiving the Gold Award for five
or more consecutive years, indicated strong integrative
and innovative skills, and demonstrated exceptional growth. |
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Platinum Award Recipients
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Phoenix, San Fernando Valley
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The
Gold Award recognizes organizations that
have demonstrated exceptional organizational management
skills. These recipients have surpassed minimum requirements
in all areas of concentration, employed superior teamwork
techniques, and developed integrative and innovative skills
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Gold Award Recipients
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Orange County, San Diego, Southern Nevada, Tucson
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Silver Award recognizes those emerging organizations
that have met or exceeded the minimum requirements in
each area of concentration, have demonstrated significant
organizational skills, and have successfully satisfied
market needs. |
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Silver Award Recipients
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Anaheim,
Inland Empire, Orange County, Tucson
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The
Bronze Award recognizes those organizations
that have successfully implemented the framework to improve
their organizational management structure toward meeting
customer needs. These up-and-coming chapters have met
or exceeded all minimum requirements and have demonstrated
a dedication to future growth.
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Bronze Award Recipients
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Los
Angeles
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BACK
MILT COOK AWARD
(text by William Brennan)
Milt Cook was a member of APICS Southwest District who exemplified
all the dedication and guiding principles that APICS was founded
upon. Milt was enthusiastic, involved, and gave 100 percent
in everything he did for his chapter and the District. Unfortunately,
he died in 1990.
The District adopted the Milt Cook Award in his honor as our
highest award for service and dedication to the District
and principles of APICS. This award is bestowed each
year upon the member who has stood out as the kind of person
that Milt Cook was.
MILT COOK AWARD RECIPIENTS
| 1990 |
Mark Wurzel |
San Fernando Chapter #110 |
| 1991 |
Juan Aguilar |
Tijuana Calafia Chapter #318 |
| 1992 |
Cheryl La Vella |
Inland Empire Chapter #112 |
| 1993 |
Sue King, CPIM |
Tucson Chapter #213 |
| 1994 |
Timothy N. Szendel |
Orange County Chapter #70 |
| 1995 |
Bill Brennan |
San Diego Chapter #100 |
| 1996 |
Barry Solomon |
Southern Nevada Chapter |
| 1997 |
Joan Walsh, CPIM, CIRM |
Inland Empire Chapter |
| 1998 |
Jim Heidemann |
Tucson Chapter #213 |
| 1999 |
Chuck Felton |
Ambos Nogales |
| 2000 |
Ellen Kane, CPIM |
San Fernando Valley #110 |
| 2001 |
Dave Johnson |
Phoenix #58 |
| 2002 |
Jim
Tarr |
Los
Angeles Chapter |
| 2003 |
Bill
Montgomery |
Orange
County Chapter |
| 2004 |
Ray
Blinde |
San
Fernando Valley Chapter #110 |
| 2005 |
Jimmy
Zepeda |
Anaheim
Chapter |
| 2006 |
Ben
Schlussel |
Inland
Empire Chapter |
| 2007 |
Bill
Garrison |
Anaheim
Chapter |
| 2008 |
Sandy
Friedman |
San
Diego Chapter |
| 2009 |
Kirk
Prather |
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