APICS The Association for Operations Management, is a not-for-profit international education organization, offering certification programs, training tools and networking opportunities to increase workplace performance. It was founded in 1957 as the American Production and Inventory Control Society, and currently has about 77,000 individual and corporate members in over 25,000 organizations worldwide. The adjective global and adverb globally imply that the verb or noun to which they are applied applies to the entire Earth and all of its species and regions. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The main thrust of APICS' knowledge is how to improve corporate profits by removing hidden costs. Unlike several consulting firms, this knowledge does NOT require the increase in sales, nor the lay off of employees to improve profits.
APICS is also considered the authority on business management systems such as MRP and ERP, Just In Time, and Zero Defects. Material Requirements Planning (MRP) is a software based production planning and inventory control system used to manage manufacturing processes. ... Enterprise resource planning systems (ERPs) are management information systems that integrate and automate many of the business practices associated with the operations or production aspects of a company. ...
APICS awards three professional designations, the CPIM (Certified in Production and Inventory Management), the CIRM (Certified in Integrated Resource Management) and STARTING October 2005, the CSCP (Certified in Supply Chain Professional). The coveted "CFPIM", (Certified Fellowship in Production and Inventory Management) has only been achieved and bestowed on about 1200 Masters of the APICS' Body of Knowledge.
The APIC, started in 1945, has over 2000 members and is one of the oldest hobby organizations in the country next to coin and stamp collector organizations.
If you are not familiar with the APIC and this sounds interesting to you, we urge you to join.
In addition to regular memberships, the APIC offers youth, family and international memberships.
APIC Building Blankets form a lightweight, flexible and resilient material, made of long-glass wool bonded with a thermosetting resin.
APIC Building Blankets are primarily used for Thermal of roofs using metal decking, asbestos cement roofing sheet, wood shingles or concrete/clay tiles roofing.
APIC Building Blankets reduce external noise such as rain or hail drumming, more so if they are installed tight against the underside of the roofing material.