APICS Falls Cities Chapter Meeting Notice
Bukszar, Nona
It is not too late to register for tomorrow night’s meeting just call or email Sallie Jo Tomes, 502-357-2165, or Email: sto...@grindmaster.com
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Thank you and we are sorry for the inconvenience. See you at the meeting.
It is time to renew some friendships, meet some new friends and sharpen our professional development. We have a great speaker and topic for our January meeting and we hope to see you there.
January 17th Meeting features
Kevin Prouty, Dr. Director, Manufacturing Solutions Group for Symbol Technologies (now part of Motorola).
Kevin will talk with us about Mobile technology in manufacturing, including mobile computers, bar coding, and RFID in manufacturing solutions.
Kevin’s background includes:
Before joining Symbol Technologies, Kevin was responsible for managing AMR Research’s and Gartner G2’s analysis and research of the automotive and heavy truck industries. He also advised non-automotive clients on applying technology for competitive advantage in production operations. The research role required the analysis of the impact of information technology strategies on the automotive industry for production operations, supplier management, product design, customer management, and technology infrastructure. His research included evaluating the success of ERP implementations in automotive manufacturing plants, Build-to-Order in the Automotive Industry, Manufacturing Intelligence, Product Design, Automotive Trading Exchanges, and Warranty Management in Automotive and Heavy Trucking Companies.
Prior to his research role, Kevin spent over 15 years as both a user and system integrator of production operations software. He spent over five years as a plant manager and project manager at a large automotive supplier, managing a large workforce and business that produced tooling for automotive and industrial companies. He was responsible for all automation of the facility, including integration of automated process and information systems into all aspects of the business. In addition, Kevin helped lead the re-engineering team that implemented ERP and shop floor systems throughout the company. Prior to that, Kevin was a systems project manager for a software company and a manufacturing engineer for a large industrial company.
Date: Thursday, January 17, 2008
Place: Masterson’s
Restaurant -- Louisville, Kentucky
Social: 5:00 - 5:45 p.m.
Cost: $20.00 Members
& Non-members $5.00 Students (ID Required)
Business: 5:45 - 6:00 PM
Dinner: 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Speaker: 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Nona Bukszar
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