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Professional Development Meeting - February 02, 2012 at University of Mobile.
FREE FOOD, FREE KNOWLEDGE - Come as you are! Starts at 6PM and will adjourn around 8PM. Agenda includes a preentation on Operations Management by Dr. Randall Dupont, Associate Professor at UM.
To sponsor a plant tour or site visit please contact us.
alan.milliken@basf.com
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alan.milliken@basf.com The instructor has over 15 years experience teaching APICS CPIM classes and served on the team that created CSCP. Click on "Education" in Left Menu for details. |
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Welcome to the Southern Alabama Area Chapter of APICS
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Re-order Point Tips
The statistician who derived the ROP formula (ROP = DDLT + SS) gave as a primary condition that demand/usage be horizontal with some variation about the mean. Most firms who use ROP, use it because demand/usage is erratic or on/off. If service level must be high (stock-outs lead to premium costs), the formula ROP = Max Demand during Replenishm Lead Time can be used. In truth this formula often yields lower average inventory than subjective approaches or rules-of-thumb. If using ROP with relatively constant demand, remember that all exceptions must be communicated well in advance since planning systems only look at on-hand inventory when using ROP.
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APICS has released new versions of all five CPIM courses since 2009. A new version of CSCP will be released effective January 01, 2012.
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