Past Events

Labatt Tour

May 25, 2010

April 19, 2010

Taking the mystery out of the Mystique of the Application/Implementation of "Lean, Kai zen, Kan ban with Dave LaVoie

35 Membership Contest

February 23, 2010

THE WINNER FOR THE NIAGARA FALLS WEEKEND FOR THE 35 FOR 35 MEMBERSHIP CONTEST IS ROCCO MEZZATESTA. CONGRATUCATIONS FROM THE LONDON APICS CHAPTER.

Leadership - How to Handle Conflict

January 11, 2010

3535 Membership Contest

December 7, 2009 to January 31, 2010

Reducing Inventory Shortages with Robert Adzija

November 9, 2009

Team Empowerment with Johnny Abdulla

October 13, 2009

APICS Conference, Toronto

October 3, 2009 to October 6, 2009

Canadian Distrct Meeting, Toronto

October 2, 2009

Joint Golf Tournament with OGV

September 18, 2009

Cedar Creek Golf Course, Woodstock, Ontario Lean Manufacturing

Thriving in a Workplace

June 16, 2009

Tour at GDLS-C

April 28, 2009

Lean Manufacturing Panel Discussion

February 17, 2009

APICS Social Night

December 8, 2008

Lean Manufacturing

November 18, 2008

EMD Tour

October 20, 2008

APICS Appreciation Night

June 16, 2008

Lean Manufacturing Seminar

May 27, 2008

Cancelled

Cycle Counting Dinner Meeting

February 4, 2008

Cycle Counting Panel of Experts

We were fortunate to obtain the time of a panel of experts on cycle counting who were on hand to discuss their experiences and answer our questions.

The panel included:

John Trebish - Materials Manager - Qualtech Seating
Leo Quilty - Class A MRP/DRP Implementation Consultant
Liz Latford - Materials Manager - Continental
Joanne Culp - Materials Management - Continental
Ron Ford - Data Collection Technology - Intermec

One of the takeaways from the discussion was a paper on best practices in cycle counting.

Dinner Meeting

November 20, 2007

 Barcoding Trends - RFID, speech, barcoding, wireless

Presented by Rob Vandervecht, Vice President of Marketing, Psion Tecklogix Inc.

As Vice President of Marketing for Psion Teklogix Inc., Rob Vandervecht is responsible for driving the company’s strategic direction and global positioning. In this role, Rob oversees global product marketing, integrated communications, research and brand management, playing a key role in the company’s growth.

A seasoned professional, Rob has more than 17 years of experience in the mobile computing industry in varying roles ranging from engineering, product development and product marketing. His most recent role involved the leadership and management of the Psion Teklogix EMEA Mobile Solutions team located in France, implementing RFID and mobility solutions throughout Europe.

Formet Industries Plant Tour

October 29, 2007

What a great tour of the Formet plant.

We started with an overhead presentation and video as an introduction. Then Ryan, Jason, Tony, and Wendy gave us a very interesting tour of the plant. They showed us the work they have done to improve material flow and the use of kanban signals to trigger production.

Some comments from the attendees included remarks about how clean and organized the plant looks.

Thanks again for taking the time to show us your plant