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Welcome to spring!

I trust everyone had a wonderful holiday season and that you are ready to retire the snow shovels and parkas and trade them in for shorts and sunglasses. It’s been a long cold winter so if you’re like me, you are ready to enjoy the spring and the warmer weather that accompanies it.

NAPM-Central Illinois has two great educational opportunities left on our calendar before we take our summer break. The first event in April is a dinner meeting focusing on communication skills in managing client/vendor relationships. Additional information follows below. Our next speaker in May is Daniel Stanton from Caterpillar, look for details in our next newsletter. We hope to see you on April 16th!

Ron Kennedy
President, NAPM Central Illinois

Tuesday, 9/18/2012: “Supplier Collaboration” with Jim Tarabori, CGN Associates @ Avanti's in Bloomington, IL.
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Tuesday, 10/16/2012: Lean / Excellence in Operations Management with Dan Lukert, State Farm Insurance Companies @ State Farm's MRSF.
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Thursday, 2/7/2013: Purchasing IT: Understanding Sales Techniques and Negotiations Strategies (ISM Broadcast).
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Tuesday, 3/12/2013: Supplier Sourcing/Selection/Evaluation" w/ Dr Russel Morey, Morey & Associates @ State Farm.
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Tuesday, 4/16/2013: "Active Listening" with Dr. Bob Husband, Aslan Group @ Avanti's in Bloomington, IL.
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Tuesday, 5/21/2013: "Supply Chain Talent Academic Initiative" with Daniel Stanton, Caterpillar @ Avanti's in Bloomington, IL.
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"Supply Chain Talent Academic Initiative"

On May 21, 2013, NAPM-Central Illinois is pleased to feature Daniel Stanton, supply chain professional for Caterpillar Logistics. Please join us for the final educational event of the 2012-2013 program year. Hope to see you there!

Presentation “Supply Chain Talent Academic Initiative"

The Supply Chain Talent Academic Initiative (SCTAI) is an international not for profit consortium of industry, academia, and professional associations with a mission to increase the depth and breadth of the global supply chain talent pool by:

  • Identifying industry competency requirements for supply chain talent, and providing forecasts of those requirements for university program planning
  • Assisting universities and other educational institutions in building programs to meet those requirements by providing material and other collateral
  • Marketing the supply chain profession as a career of choice SCTAI is supported by:
    • APICS, the Association for Operations Management
    • The Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council
    • The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
    • The Institute for Supply Management
    • Multiple universities and corporations

Daniel Stanton is a supply chain management professional for Caterpillar Logistics Inc. He became involved in SCTAI during 2010, while leading strategic workforce planning for Cat Logistics. Prior to that, he worked in the Cat Logistics PMO where he led the startup of new facilities, information technology implementations, and process improvement initiatives. Today, he is the Assurance of Delivery Leader in the Caterpillar Assurance of Supply Center. Prior to joining Caterpillar he had been an information technology manager, a university professor, and a management consultant. Daniel earned his masters of engineering in Supply Chain Management from MIT. He also holds an MBA, an MS and BS in Education, and a BS in Civil Engineering.

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