APICS Florida West Coast Chapter Meeting
October 13, 2009

Speaker: DAVID C. LEHMAN, CPIM, CIRM, CSCP

Tucsonís, Clearwater MAP

13563 Icot Blvd
Clearwater, FL 33760
5:30 - 6:30 Social Hour
6:30 - 8:00 Dinner and Speaker Presentation
RESERVATIONS

TOPIC: SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTÖIS IT A CORE COMPETENCY?

Core competency, this is a term we have heard and seen used to justify a multitude of organizational changes in this country. What do you think of when you hear the term? Manufacturing, marketing, product development, distribution, logistics, the list could go on and on. These past years we have been exposed to a high number of product recalls for wide variety of products that have been outsourced. We hear reports of huge inventory write-offs, late deliveries, supplier conflicts, etc. These are all supply chain management issues! Where is the core competency to manage these issues? The APICS dictionary defines core competencies as: ěBundles of skills or knowledge sets that enable a firm to provide the greatest level of value to its customers in a way that is difficult for competitors to emulate and that provides for future growth.î In this presentation Dave will explore the issues in supply chain management and outline some of the tools available to help you build your competency in supply chain management.

Speaker: DAVID C. LEHMAN, CPIM, CIRM, CSCP

Dave Lehman is the Founder and Managing Director of DCL Associates, Inc. located in Greensboro, NC. DCL Associates is a consulting firm focusing on people development and organizational/operational success. Currently, while semi-retired, he is still heavily involved in facilitating a wide variety of leadership and development programs including the APICS Fundamentals, CPIM, CSCP, Global Sourcing, and Lean programs; community college programs and courses in addition to working with a limited number of clients on operational improvement projects leading to improved results.

Daveís career began as a teacher of Mathematics and coach of Soccer, Basketball, and Football in the Pittsburgh Public Schools after graduating with a BS in Mathematics and Physical Science from Slippery Rock State College with additional education at Indiana State University of Pennsylvania. He went into industry with Westinghouse Electric Corporation and held various positions including Industrial Engineer, Foreman, and Unit Manager. His next assignment was as Manufacturing Manager for the GTE Products Corporation where he also held assignments as an SBU General Manager and Division General Manager of Manufacturing. A planned change in ownership at GTE led him to the assignment as Senior Director of Materials, Logistics, Planning, and Production for Konica Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc. located in the Greensboro area. He started DCL Associates in 1990.

Throughout his career he has continued learning through programs at Duquesne University, in-house leadership and management programs at Westinghouse, GTE and Konica, American Management Association programs, APICS certification courses and workshops, Joe Orlicky workshops, Oliver Wight courses, workshops by Dick Ling and John Sari, and numerous other external seminars.

Active in community, professional and national organizations such as: Board member for local branches of the YMCA in Pittsburgh and Greensboro, Deputy Commander of the Pennsylvania Civil Air Patrol Wing, member of Greensboro Rotary Club, volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, Appalachian Service Project and APICS, The Association of Operations Management. Selected as the Piedmont Triad Chapter of APICS Member of the Year for 1993-94 and 2003-04, chosen for the Excellence in Education Leadership Award for 1998-99, and in 2008 he was honored with the chapterís Excellence in Leadership Award. He has served on the Board of Directors for a number of years in a variety of positions including a term as President in 2000-01 and served as chair of the APICS C&C Fundamentals committee. Currently he is Vice-President of Education for the Chapter as well as a Director of Instructor Development for the APICS Southeast District staff. Dave is retired from the US Army after serving over 27 years as an enlisted man and officer in the National Guard and Reserves with a variety of assignments including three command positions.