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The Central Minnesota Chapter has qualified for the Platinum Chapter Benchmarking and Reporting (C-BAR) award level.

This award submission demonstrates our chapter’s dedication to providing exemplary member services and professional development opportunities to APICS members and customers.

Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence in Operations Management

For 50 years, APICS members have made a positive difference in the way organizations produce and deliver the goods and services people use every day. From sourcing to delivery, APICS members play a critical role throughout the supply chain to ensure customers are satisfied and businesses prosper.

The founders of APICS were pioneers of their time, with a vision to see the broad application of their best practices and solutions. They were inspired to develop and share their growing body of knowledge by establishing a professional association that would empower individuals to improve business operations and enhance their careers.

Their legacy thrives in the APICS of today. APICS education, certification, and training are regarded as the industry standard worldwide. More than 42,000 members in 20,000 organizations rely on APICS for its relevant training, internationally recognized certifications, comprehensive resources, and network of accomplished industry professionals.

In the years to come, APICS will continue to develop results-driven education, training, and industry content for our members and customers. Together, we will build upon the APICS legacy as we launch into another successful 50 years.

Happy 50th Anniversary, APICS!

APICS Unveils New Name at 2004 International Conference and Launches New Brand in 2005

APICS—The Educational Society for Resource Management is pleased to announce that it will change its name to APICS The Association for Operations Management, effective January 1, 2005. The association will use a new tag line— Advancing Productivity, Innovation, and Competitive Success. APICS unveiled the new name publicly at the 2004 APICS International Conference and Exposition in San Diego, California, on October 12.

The APICS Board of Directors unanimously approved the name change at its October 9, 2004, meeting. “APICS has evolved to meet the needs of the community it serves, but the name no longer fully recognized the value proposition the association delivers,” said APICS President Arnold E. Kennedy, CFPIM, CIRM, Jonah. “The new name will honor our rich history in production and inventory control, better define the broad application of the APICS body of knowledge, and position us for the future.”

APICS was founded in 1957 as the American Production and Inventory Control Society, Inc. In the early 1990s, it adopted the name APICS—The Educational Society for Resource Management to acknowledge its growing international presence and expanded scope.

Today, APICS represents a diverse community of professionals from virtually every manufacturing and service industry. The APICS body of knowledge spans all aspects of operations management, which includes production, inventory, supply chain, materials purchasing, and logistics. By changing its name, APICS The Association for Operations Management clearly defines its body of knowledge in terms that are universally understood. The new name asserts the association’s leadership position of delivering superior training, internationally recognized certifications, and comprehensive resources, while representing a worldwide network of accomplished industry professionals.

In conjunction with the new name, APICS has adopted the tag line, Advancing Productivity, Innovation, and Competitive Success. “APICS is the resource that individuals and companies rely on for operations management education and validation of one’s knowledge through obtaining the Certified in Production and Inventory Management and Certified in Integrated Resource Management designations,“ said Jeffry W. Raynes, CAE, executive director and chief operating officer. “Our new tag line communicates the value that APICS delivers to an individual’s career advancement, as well as an employer’s bottom line.”

APICS enlisted the research services of Wirthin Worldwide and strategic communications counsel of Fleishman Hillard International Communications in support of the rebranding efforts.