APICS Florida West Coast Chapter Meeting
January 9, 2007
Speaker: Wendy Kremers
Tucsonís, Clearwater
MAP
13563 Icot Blvd
Clearwater, FL 33760
5:30 - 6:30 Social Hour
6:30 - 8:00 Dinner and Speaker Presentation
TOPIC: SCM 101
What is all this talk about Supply Chain Management? I work in Materials Management!
The world of Supply Chain Management isn't entirely newÖÖ.just a significant evolution.
The Global Supply Chain Forum, GSCF, defines Supply Chain Management as the integration of
key business processes from end user through original suppliers that provides products, services
and information that add value for customers and other stakeholders. Others might describe
it as the combination of art and science that goes into improving the way your company finds
the raw materials or components it needs to make a product or service and deliver it to your
customers. As a result we need to understand the differences in Supply Chain Management and
traditional Materials Management and work towards aligning Supply Chain strategy with our business strategies.
In this presentation we will discuss the five major drivers of Supply Chain Management, production,
inventory, location, and transportation as well as three steps to align supply chain and business
strategy. We will also review the four categories of supply chain management, plan, source, make
and deliver and the Supply Chain Performance Metrics and Diagnostic Measures (Supply-Chain Council SCOR Model.
Speaker: Wendy Kremers
Wendy Kremers works in Lean Supply Chain Managment, for Steelcase Inc. in Grand Rapids Michigan.
Steelcase Inc. is the preeminent designer and manufacturer of office enviornments. In this role,
Wendy works with the WorldWide Supply Chain Management Organization to define performance improvement
opportunities within various global business processes, in an effort to create lean supply chains.
She also oversees related improvement projects. As a part of this role, Wendy leads cross-functional
teams throughout more than 30 manufacturing locations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Europe as well
as selected Steelcase finished goods suppliers. Since 1984 over the course of her employment with
Steelcase she has held a variety of positions in Compensation, Benefits, Human Resources, Corporate
Quality, the PIC Group as well as in Operations management. For the past few years, Wendy has been
working on Supply Chain process improvement and cost reductions within Steelcase's large commodity
spends, steel, paint, accoustical and plastics.
Wendy has been an active APICS volunteer for the past 15 years and is a past president of
the Grand Rapids chapter. She served on Region 14 APICS staff for 5 years and as the Region 14
Vice President, 2001-2003. She held the office of APICS Society ExecutiveVice President for 2003,
and the Vice President Education Development SIGs for 2004. Wendy has also served on the TEAM
workshop committee, the Rewards and Recognition committee, and the Board of Directors Nominating
Committee. She was the vice chair of the 2003 APICS International Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada,
and the 2004 International Conference in San Diego. The latest APICS assignment is the 2006 APICS
International Conference Chair. Wendy has presented at many APICS events throughout the United
States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. She is married to husband Jack, also a Steelcase employee, and
lives in Rockford Michigan. They have three children, five beautiful granddaughters, two grandsons
and their dog children, Cocker Spaniels Cinder and Chaco.