apics - The Society for Supply Chain Professionals

13/01/15 - apicsAU is now the exclusive affiliate of the Demand Driven Institute (DDI) in Australia.The Demand Driven Institute (DDI) was founded in 2011 by Carol Ptak and Chad Smith, co-authors of the third edition of Orlicky’s Material Requirements Planning. DDI is dedicated to proliferating consistent demand driven approaches through education, training and certification. It has a global presence through its international network of affiliates as well as with its partnership with the International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA). The affiliation agreement enables apicsAU to expand its offerings, sharing with its members and local supply chain community DDI’s demand driven planning approaches which are gaining international recognition. Specifically, apicsAU will be offering the Certified Demand Driven Planning (CDDP) Program. Created by a global partnership between the International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA) and the Demand Driven Institute in 2012, the certificate has gained sufficient significance to be included as one of just 10 global planning certifications included in Gartner’s Market Guide for Supply Chain Planning Certification Programs in December 2014. Gaining international renown, and supported through a growing network of affiliates, the CDDP program is quickly becoming the world standard for emerging demand driven methodology in planning, scheduling and execution. “apicsAU is already well known in the Australian market for offering supply chain focused local and international certifications. The Certified Demand Driven Planner program with its extensive coverage of Inventory planning and next generation MRP is an ideal addition to our range of offerings and we see our affiliation with DDI offering immediate value to our members,” said Pieter Nagel, CEO of apicsAU.“DDI’s program addresses many of the inadequacies of conventional MRP and allows practitioners to plan for more volatile, complex and service oriented supply and manufacturing scenarios.In addition to offering a formal recognition for planning competence, we believe the program will allow planners, schedulers, logistics and supply chain managers an opportunity to significantly update and improve their planning prowess.”Partner at DDI Carol Ptak will co-deliver the first CDDP workshop in Sydney in March 2015, with more workshops to be rolled out during the year. 

24/07/12 - Established throughout Australia and active since 1963, the Australasian Production and Inventory Control Society (apics) exists to foster professionalism in manufacturing and associated supply chain activities, through the services we provide both to our members and Australian Industry.apics is a non-profit organisation that facilitates the exchange and advancement of practical knowledge, ideas and techniques in the field of production, inventory management and purchasing by education and interaction.It also promotes the development of professionalism in manufacturing, wholesaling, distribution and service industries in Australia and South East Asia, through the services it provides.apics is an international associate of the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS). There are currently five Australian apics Chapters providing its members with the opportunity to forge close ties with international organisations based in New Zealand, the United States, South America, Europe, Ireland and Asia.Membership benefits access to APICS education programs invitations to regular meetings, workshops, seminars and conferences access to our industry specific mentoring program attendance at site visits and in-situ learning opportunities networking  with practitioners and like-minded professionals regular newsletters, a copy of the bi-monthly MHD supply chain magazine and a quarterly Journal of Enterprise Resource Management