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Message from the President

Dear Affiliate Members and Associates,

A personal “Thank You” goes out to our Program Director, Esmeralda Phillips, CPSM, C.P.M., and

our Past President, Mark Van Sickle, CPSM, C.P.M., for putting together this month’s program.

They spent many hours narrowing down a wide scope of ethics issues in the supply chain

environment. Join us on April 15, when we host a panel of ethics experts who will discuss various

dilemmas that supply professionals may encounter, when the issues are more “gray” rather than

“black or white.” Discussion will include:

• How do you evaluate and compare suppliers’ ethics?

• What is your recourse if a supplier’s actions might be ethically questionable, but not illegal?

• Do you have a “litmus test” to evaluate and take action on ethical situations?

• How has technology increased the risk of ethics violations?

• Where are some of the “blurred lines” that could be red flags to supply professionals?

• Q&A – the experts weigh in on dilemmas you’re currently facing

Our panel includes Loren Procter, Director of Corporate Security/ Business Continuity at Sprint;

Steve Gillilan, Director of Ethics and Compliance at Sprint, and Cedric Rowan, Manager,

Procurement Services at the City of Kansas City, MO.

We will proudly have some current Board members attending the ISM Leadership Training

Workshop in Las Vegas, May 2-4. As well, there will be great representation from ISM-Kansas City

at the international conference, May 5-7. Have you registered? The keynote speakers this year

are T. Boone Pickens and Mark M. Zandi. Remember to enter Promo Code 315 when you register.

See details in our newsletter.

On April 15, we will vote on the slate of candidates for our new Officers and Directors. Thank you

to all for volunteering to serve ISM-Kansas City. The experience is beyond rewarding!

Kriss Pearson

President, ISM-Kansas City

Inside This Issue:

1 Message from the

President

2-3 April Dinner Meeting

details

4-5 Highlights from March

Meeting

6 2013-2014 Kindle Fire

HD Promotion

7 2014 Meeting Schedule

and 2014/2015 Revised

Slate of Candidates for

ISM-KC Board

8 Information for 2014

ISM Conference

9 CPSM Study and

Review Sessions @

JCCC-Summer

Schedule

10 Diversity Corner

11-12 Job Postings

13-14 Mid-America Leading

Economic Indicators

15 ISM-KC Board of

Directors

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER Institute for Supply Management – Kansas City, Inc.

April 2014

ISM-KANSAS CITY NEWSLETTER

April 2014 Dinner Meeting

Business Ethics Panel

Tue, Apr 15, 2014

5:30 PM

Holiday Inn & Suites - OP West

8787 Reeder Road - (I35 and 87th Street)

Overland Park. KS, Kansas 66214

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Description:

Got Ethics? The Supply Professional’s Dilemma to Doing Business in the 21st Century

The days of contracting only with local suppliers, who could be vouched for with long-standing personal

relationships are long gone. The challenges – and risks – that today’s supply professionals face from global


supply chains, rapidly-changing technologies, cultural differences, and broader spans of control underscores

the need for a relevant, ethical decision-making framework.

Join ISM-KC’s April program, where we will host a panel of ethics experts who will discuss various dilemmas

that supply professionals may encounter, when the issues are more “gray” rather than “black or white.”

This interactive format will cover relevant topics including:

• How do you evaluate and compare suppliers’ ethics?

• What is your recourse if a supplier’s actions might be ethically questionable, but not illegal?

• Do you have a “litmus test” to evaluate and take action on ethical situations?

• How has technology increased the risk of ethics violations?

• Where are some of the “blurred lines” that could be red flags to supply professionals?

• Q&A – the experts weigh in on dilemmas you’re currently facing

Our panel includes Loren Procter, Director of Corporate Security/ Business Continuity at Sprint; Steve

Gillilan, Director of Ethics and Compliance at Sprint, and Cedric Rowan, Manager, Procurement Services at

the City of Kansas City, MO.


Highlights from March Dinner Meeting

ISM-KC had another productive dinner meeting in March, including good company, good food, and lots of good information.

prepKC at the Pre-Meeting:

Beth McCarthy with prepKC educated the guests on the benefits of the program and how the members can get involved by volunteering their time to educate local high school students about Supply Chain Management as a career and the skills required in the career.

Dinner Meeting - Richard Waugh with ZYCUS presented his predictions for Procurement in 2014:

1. Procurement - The New Profit Center: Procurement organizations will evolve from cost centers or even shared services centers to be measured as true "profit centers" that are accountable to executive management and shareholders to deliver specific, measurable ROI targets - or risk being outsourced to more efficient 3rd parties.

2. Supplier Managers - The New Category Managers: Procurement's historic focus on managing categories of supply too often assumed that the category was comprised of interchangeable sources of supply to be manipulated to produce perpetual annual cost reductions at the category level. The new realization is that material cost savings are not an annuity and commodity suppliers are not a "commodity." The best suppliers - and the supplier's supplier - are the source of innovation and competitive differentiation, and a supply management - not category management focus - is needed to nurture them.

3. Predictive Analytics Replace Reactive: Leading procurement organizations will increasingly be able to anticipate future spending patterns, rather than just analyzing historical spending, and will be able to prevent supply risk failures, such as supply chain disruptions, before they occur.

4. Collaborating in The Cloud - Where Procurement Process Meets Social Networking: The "cloud" is allowing Procurement organizations to engage beyond their four walls with peer organizations - for benchmarking and collaborative buying - and with suppliers for new product innovations and supply chain efficiencies.

prepKC’s, Beth McCarthy,

educating the group on how it’s

preparing ALL students for

college and career.


5. Procurement Must Think “Small” to Unlock "Big Data" Opportunities: Spend Visibility at the most granular level identifies what is being purchased and from whom it is being purchased. Taking spend analytics a step further - to see who is buying , how they are buying and why, and also comparing what an organization is spending as compared to the industry overall, will help leading organizations uncover previously untapped savings opportunities by looking at spending behaviors and identifying new and better ways to proactively influence demand.

Zycus’ Richard Waugh , VP

Corporate Development,

networking with dinner meeting

guests.


ISM-KC 2013/2014 Monthly Educational Meetings How many meetings do you attend?

Would you like to be rewarded for your attendance?

If you attend 7 ISM-KC monthly educational meetings between August 2013 and May 2014, you will automatically qualify for a chance to win a Kindle Fire HD. You can increase

your chances and attend 8 meetings for another entry to win. The icing on the cake is to attend 9 meetings for yet a third chance to win the Kindle Fire HD. We look forward to seeing you in attendance at the monthly educational meetings.

Visit us at https://www.ism-kansascity.org/ for more information.

Do you have suggestions for upcoming meetings?

If so, please forward to: Director – Programs

Esmeralda Phillips, CPSM, C.P.M.

[email protected]

This ISM-KC promotion is sponsored by Helzberg Diamonds.


ISM 2014 Meeting Schedule

NOTE: Some dates and speakers may be subject to change.

Weekday Date Meeting

Topic Guest Speaker Time Location

Tuesday 4/15/14 Business Ethics

panel TBD 5:30 p.m.

Holiday Inn & Suites -

OP West - 8787 Reeder

Road, Overland Park, KS

66214 - (I35 and 87th

Street)

Tuesday 5/20/14 TBD TBD 5:30 p.m.

Holiday Inn & Suites -

OP West - 8787 Reeder

Road, Overland Park, KS

66214 - (I35 and 87th

Street)

2014-2015 ISM-KC Board Nominees

The Nominating Committee has completed its review of the ISM-KC membership, interviewed

qualified candidates and the current association’s Board of Directors. As a result, the committee is

submitting this REVISED slate of names for the Executive Board, Directors and Co-Directors:

POSITION NAME/COMPANY

President Roxanna Swaney - CenturyLink

First Vice President Michelle Burdine, C.P.M. – BNSF Railway

Second Vice President Manny Gutierrez, C.P.M. - Waddell & Reed

Treasurer Joel Johnson, CPSM – BlueScope Buildings, NA

Secretary JoAnn Harper, CPSM, C.P.M. - Sprint

Past President Kriss Pearson, Laird Plastics

Director Esmeralda Phillips, C.P.M. - Sprint

Director Penny Wilson – KCP&L

Director Sue Madrid - Honeywell FMT

Director Brenda Zaragonza – Mountain Plains Minority Supplier Development

Council

Co-Director Susan Wright – Clinical Reference Laboratory

Co-Director Joe Steve, CPSM, C.P.M. – KCP&L

Co-Director Jim Marinakis, CPSM, C.P.M. - Waddell & Reed

Co-Director JennyLyn Jensen – Helzberg’s

The Nominating Committee has carefully selected these people to guide the organization toward its

various objectives and goals - all formulated to provide continued development and growth in our

chosen profession.

The election will take place at the Annual Meeting, Tuesday, Apr 15, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Holiday Inn &

Suites - OP West, 8787 Reeder Road - (I35 and 87th Street), Overland Park. KS, Kansas 66214

Thank you.


Registration information can be found here.


CPSM Study and Review Sessions

The CPSM review classes will be offered this Summer at the Johnson County Community

College (JCCC) as a night class starting June 3rd through July 17th on Tuesday and Thursday

evenings 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM and will be taught by Joe Steve, CPSM and Jim Marinakis, CPSM.

The links to register are below.

Here is the link to enroll in the Summer CPSM class:

Certified Professional in Supply Management Exam Prep (CPSM)

Here is a link to all of the JCCC Supply Chain classes:

http://www.jccc.edu/workforce/supply-chain/index.html

We are very excited about the relationships we have built with the local community colleges

and this is a huge step forward for ISM-KC in our efforts in providing quality training to our

members.

XNJ 0020 - Certified Professional in Supply Management Exam Prep (CPSM)

The Certified Professional in Supply Management® credential from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM®) can give you the

edge you need in this global marketplace along with the potential to earn more. The CPSM is recognized internationally and

reflects the expanded knowledge, skills and abilities needed to be a successful supply management professional. This course is

a certification preparation program based on ISM's CPSM body of knowledge. Prerequisites: three years full-time, professional

supply management experience (non-clerical, non-support) with a regionally accredited bachelor's degree OR 5 years of supply

management experience (non-clerical, non-support) without a degree; AND pass 3 CPSM® Exams. Course fee includes forty

two hours of classroom instruction on covering all three modules, ISM Study Guides for all three modules and participant guides

for all three modules. Cost of the CPSM exam is NOT included. Visit www.ism.ws/Certification for certification and exam

details.Prepare to take the three module CPSM exams and demonstrate your knowledge of: 1) Foundation of Supply Chain

Management 2) Effective Supply Chain Management Performance 3) Leadership in Supply Management

CEU Hours: 4.2

Contact Hours: 42

CRN Days Time Date Location Instructor Seats Open

51929 002 -T-R--- 06:00-08:59 PM 06/03/14-07/17/14 CC 212 TBA 18 of 20

Fee: $899.00


Job Posting

To review job opportunities posted on ISM-KC web site, go to:

• http://www.ism-kansascity.org/default.asp

• Log In

• Select Members

• Select Job Postings

• Click on each job for details

Please view the job postings regularly as new jobs are posted throughout the

month.

Sr. Production Planner Posted April 3, 2014

Employer: Bayer

Summary: Sr. Production Planner:

• Create and optimize the master schedule and production plan for assigned work

centers to meet the needs of Animal Health Product Management, Contract

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Services, and Bayer Affiliates while considering

available capacity/resources, cycle times within manufacturing and asset

management goals.

• Initiates monthly communication with Animal Health Product Management and

Manufacturing Services to review forecasts verses budgets and takes appropriate

actions to support business goals.

• Supervise and assure the local MRP/Planning systems and related data accurately

reflect all production planning requirements to ensure that the correct material

purchasing, planned production order, and production/capacity information is

generated to support customer forecasts. This task requires coordinating changes

and implementation with numerous departments that are impacted by the results.

• Represents the Production Planning Department in scale-up or launch team

activities to ensure all MRP requirements are identified and accomplished.

• Performs monthly analysis of inventories to ensure that finished goods/WIP

inventory goals are met as well as identifies obsolete inventories (both finished

goods and materials) and ensures timely disposition.

• Analyzes inventories related to products planned and recommends and

implements reductions.

• Monitor release status of finished goods planned and take appropriate actions to

ensure final release per schedule.

• Substitutes for other Planners if not available (vacation, illness, etc.) to facilitate

urgent communications.

• May supervise other professionals and train others at entry level.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors’ degree in Business discipline with a minimum of 4 years of material

management experience required. Individuals with equivalent combination of

education, training and experience will be considered.

• Material management experience in a FDA-regulated or pharmaceutical industry

preferred.

• Advanced skill in materials management techniques is preferred.

• Demonstrated skills in using and analyzing automated MRP data required. (SAP

preferred)


• Strong organizational, communication (with internal and external customers), and

time management skills required.

• Excellent PC skills, including experience using spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel

preferred.)

• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices required.

• APICS certification preferred.

This position is located in Shawnee Mission, KS. If interested, please apply at

bayer.com.

Closing Date: April 21, 2014

Contact: Bayer.Com

12707 Shawnee Mission Pkwy.

Shawnee, KS 66216


Mid-American States

Mid-America Economy Ends First Quarter on High Note: Concerns Raised Over Trade Skirmishes

YouTube interview with Professor Goss can be seen here.

March survey results at a glance:

• Leading economic indicator advances pointing to improving regional growth.

• Supply managers expect wages to expand by 1.8 percent over the next year.

• Growth in new export orders remains solid.

• Regional employment rises to record level and well above pre-recession level.

For Immediate Release: April 1, 2014

OMAHA, Neb. – The Mid-America Business Conditions Index for March, a leading economic indicator for a nine-

state region stretching from North Dakota to Arkansas, points to positive and improving growth in the next three to

six months.

Overall index: The Business Conditions Index, which ranges between 0 and 100, climbed to 58.2 from 57.4 in

February.

“Much like the national economy, the Mid-America region continues to expand with growth prospects improving

monthly. Despite negative fallout from severe weather for the first quarter of the year, supply managers reported

healthy business activity for the first three months of 2014,” said Ernie Goss, Ph.D., director of Creighton

University’s Economic Forecasting Group and the Jack A. MacAllister Chair in Regional Economics in the Heider

College of Business.

Employment: After declining below growth neutral for December, the employment gauge has remained above the

threshold for the third straight month. The employment index dipped slightly to a still solid 54.4 from 55.6 in

February.

“According to surveys over the past several months, the region will continue to expand employment at a solid pace.

Even with the improving job picture, supply managers expect wage growth to remain weak with an average wage

expansion of 1.8 percent for the next year. This is only slightly above the 1.6 percent recorded last year at this

time,” said Goss.

Wholesale Prices: For the first time since November of last year, the prices-paid index, which tracks the cost of raw

materials and supplies, declined. The wholesale inflation gauge fell to a still strong 72.8 from 75.7 in February.

Inflationary pressures at the wholesale level are elevated from the same time last year. This month supply

managers in the region were asked to estimate growth in the prices for raw materials and supplies purchased by

their firm in the next six months. “On average, respondents expect prices to expand by 2.4 percent in the next six

months or approximately 4.8 percent annualized. This is two full percentage points lower, on an annualized basis,

than was reported by firms in March of last year,” said Goss.

Confidence: Looking six months ahead, economic optimism, as captured by the March business confidence index,

declined to a strong 59.0 from February’s 59.7. “Improvements in the job market supported supply managers’

business outlook for the month. However, several supply managers raised concerns regarding Russian trade

embargoes associated the Russia’s recent invasion of Crimea. There is a fear that any restrictions could result in

retaliation,” said Goss.

Inventories: The inventory index, which tracks the level of raw materials and supplies, dipped to 57.6 from

February’s 59.7. “While the rate of inventory expansion slowed, March’s solid inventory index is yet another signal

that supply managers are more upbeat about the economy as they increased inventories in anticipation of expanding

sales for their companies in the months ahead,” said Goss.


Trade: The new export orders index declined to a still solid 54.1 from 55.4 in February. The import index for

March rose to 54.2 from 52.4 in February. “It is a very encouraging signal to track a fifth straight month of healthy

new export orders.” said Goss. “At the same time, firms in the region continued purchasing from abroad in

expectations of upturns in company sales in the weeks and months ahead.”

Other components: Other components of the March Business Conditions Index were new orders at 58.5, up from

53.4 in February; production or sales at 61.1, down from February’s 61.7; and delivery lead time at 59.4, up from

February’s 56.8.

The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group has conducted the monthly survey of supply managers in nine states

since 1994 to produce leading economic indicators of the Mid-America economy. States included in the survey are

Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.

The forecasting group’s overall index, referred to as the Business Conditions Index, ranges between 0 and 100. An

index greater than 50 indicates an expansionary economy over the course of the next three to six months. The

Business Conditions Index is a mathematical average of indices for new orders, production or sales, employment,

inventories and delivery lead time. This is the same methodology used by the National Institute for Supply

Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, since 1931.

Survey results for April will be released on the first business day of next month, May 1.

Follow Goss on twitter at http://twitter.com/erniegoss

For historical data and forecasts visit our website at:

http://www2.creighton.edu/business/economicoutlook/


ISM Kansas City Board of Directors

President Past President

Kriss Pearson Mark VanSickle, CPSM, C.P.M. Laird Plastics, Inc. Bayer [email protected] [email protected]

1st Vice President 2nd Vice President

Roxanna Swaney Manny Gutierrez, C.P.M.

CenturyLink Waddell & Reed [email protected] [email protected]

Treasurer Secretary

Joel Johnson, CPSM JoAnn Harper, CPSM, C.P.M.

BlueScope Buildings, N.A Sprint Nextel [email protected] [email protected]

Director – Diversity Director - Programs

Asya Evans Esmeralda Phillips, CPSM, C.P.M.

Sprint [email protected]

Director – Marketing Co-Director - Marketing JennyLyn Jensen Michelle Burdine, C.P.M. Helzberg Diamond BNSF Railway

[email protected] [email protected]

Director – Membership

Penelope Wilson

Kansas City Power & Light [email protected]

Director – Education Co-Director - Education

Joe Steve, CPSM, C.P.M. Doug Gwin, C.P.M.

Kansas City Power & Light Tnemec Company, Inc. [email protected] [email protected]

Director – Communications Co-Director - Communications

Jim Marinakis, CPSM, C.P.M. Sue Madrid

Waddell & Reed Honeywell FM&T [email protected] [email protected]

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