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Hello again!  This past week, Americans solemnly reflected upon an infamous date in U.S. history: 7 December, 1941. It was on this date that Japanese forces attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii.  Over 2,400 lives were lost in the attack.  On 8 December 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress for a declaration of war...

Hello everyone! Due to popular demand, we have included our next installment of BSCM practice questions.  A big thank you to our friends over at Professional Test Pro as these questions are similar in format to what is offered on their outstanding exam simulators.  Professional Test Pro offers exam simulators for all CPIM and CSCP modules and we believe it is a...

Hello everyone! Below you will find our next installment of the Top 10 Tweets of the Week.  These are the “crème de la crème” of the APICS San Gabriel Valley twitter feed.  Enjoy! There was a problem with the blakbirdpie shortcode There was a problem with the blakbirdpie shortcode There was a problem with the blakbirdpie shortcode There was a problem...

Welcome to our inaugural installment of Tweets of the Week!  Given this past week we celebrated both Veterans Day as well as the USMC birthday (#236 Semper Fi!) there are a few tweets mixed in on those subjects.  The following ten tweets are the best of the best from my Twitter stream.  Enjoy! There was a problem with the blakbirdpie shortcode There was a problem...

  So just what are QR codes and why are they so popular?  First, a little background.  QR stands for “quick response” and the technology was created in 1994 by Denso Corporation.  Denso is currently the largest automotive parts supplier for Toyota Motor Corp.  Toyota utilized QR codes to track vehicles as they moved through the manufacturing...

Just a friendly reminder… The APICS San Gabriel Valley chapter is privileged to have Mr. Alan Dunn of GDI Consulting & Training Company present “How to Construct a Waste-Illuminating Process Flow Diagram”.  This presentation will demonstrate how value stream mapping can be utilized to identify wasteful practices as well as to provide a framework for...