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October NAPM Meeting
Thursday, October 9, 2008 Salt Lake City Pro-D & Dinner Meeting Tour of Utah Transit Authority (UTA) Time: 4:30—6:30 p.m. Location: Meet in the UTA Lobby 3600 South 700 West Salt Lake City, UT Mary Kay Bonica, Manager of Purchasing & Materials will conduct the tour. Kyle Stockley, Warehouse Supervisor will demonstrate the State of the Art: Vertical Lift Module Storage System. Box dinner, questions and answers will follow the tour in the UTA Board room. RSVP due by Monday, October 6, 2008 at noon. Central Utah Branch There will not be a Utah Central Branch Luncheon in October. Please join us for the UTA Tour!
New CPSM’s
Certified Professional in Supply Manage-
ment.
The following individuals passed the CPSM exams and they are the first to certify with the newest ISM Professional Certification:
Kris Baird Inovar
Mike Bernard Kern River Gas
John Carpenter The Canyons
Tom Helme Fire Engineering Co.
Toni Johnson Wencor
Rick McGurk Professional
Fisherman
Patti Pittman Westinghouse
Robert Stipanvoich ARUP Laboratories
Gerald Tramposh ARUP Laboratories
Matt Walker Inovar
Vickie Ward Westinghouse
Tom Short LDS Church
In this Issue:
NAPM Meeting 1
New CPSM’s 1
President’s Message
2
New NAPM Members
3
Frequently Asked Questions
3-4
Doug Richins Retires from State Govt.
5
VP Corner 5
Christmas Social 5
http://www.napmutah.org
October 2008 Utah Purchasing News
Mountain States Economy
6-8
Happy Birthday 9
Dues Increase 9
Term of Month 9
Pacific NW Conference
10-
11
Did you attend the Mate-rials & Supply Manage-ment Conference pre-sented by Dr. Killen on
September 12th? If not, you missed a fun day filled with a variety of lessons learned over 40 years in the Supply Chain Profession. For the 41 of us that did participate that day, we walked out with a binder of ideas to consider, calculations and examples to use at work and remind-ers of lessons learned. I have to say there was more information than most of us could absorb in one day but the goal was to find at least one or two items that you could really use at work. I immedi-ately knew what item I
would use as soon as it was presented! My find that day was an example of a one page Executive Summary that Dr. Killen has been using for a num-ber of years. Dr. Killen discussed how he’s used it successfully over the years and I think he threw in a good laugh with a personal story at no extra cost! For me, it was worth the full price of the seminar. What did you find that you used when you returned to work?
Special thanks to Dr. Killen for coming to Salt Lake City to present the seminar, to Karl Harward for leading this event and to Steve Cherecwich, Dan Darrington, Jerilyn Midthun, Tiffany Soren-
sen and Blaine Moon for assisting in the prepara-tion and set-up. Send me your thoughts on the seminar, what you’ve used and what you’d like to learn from our speakers and presenters next time. Here’s to Lessons Learned! Tracey Stevens, C.P.M., CPPB NAPM-UTAH President [email protected]
President’s Message
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―...we walked out with
a binder of ideas to
consider, calculations
and examples to use
at work and remind-
ers of lessons
learned.‖
Frequently Asked Questions of NAPM-UTAH
Donna Beaupre, Senior Buyer, Novell
Alfredo Cruz, Supplier/Packaging Man-
ager, Nuskin
Robert Cunningham, Procurement
Buyer, Energy Solutions
Michael Daniels, Student, IMF Tech
Lisa Dixon-Walker, Purchasing Agent,
Natures Sunshines
Michael Elliott, Procurement Specialist,
Energy Solutions
Stephen Hill, Student
Mary Louise Hughes, Buyer, University
of Utah
Johnathon Kempton, Buyer, Novell
Scott Kirkham, Purchasing Manager,
Companion Systems
New NAPM Members
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Frequently Asked Questions of NAPM-UTAH
1. If I want to bring a guest to an
NAPM-UTAH meeting as a po-tential member, what do I do?
Guests who are potential members, are always welcome and may attend one meeting at no charge. However, an RSVP is required, so please submit their name and company information with yours when you RSVP. We also encourage you to introduce your guest to our Membership Committee Chairman, Dave Stokes at the meeting.
2. What’s the best way to RSVP for a meeting?
Beginning in September 2008, NAPM-Utah entered into an agree-ment with CVENT, an event man-agement system. The system e-mails NAPM-Utah members with meeting information and the mem-ber RSVP’s on-line through the system. To ensure you are receiving … . C o n t i n u e d o n p a g e 4
Do you want to bring a guest to an NAPM-UTAH meeting as a po-tential member ?
Scott Laycock, Buyer 1, Mega Diamond
Jay Manar, Director of Corporate Pur-
chasing
Jackie McKinney, Expeditor, Wencor
Mark Meyers, Supply Relationship Man-
ager, LDS Church
Jeffrey Ogden, Asst. Prof. of Log Manage-
ment, Air Force Institute of Technology
Colby O’Very, Buyer, Novell
Lori Randall, Senior Buyer, Weber
County Schools
Nancy Webb, Acquisition Spec. III, Al-
liant Aerospace Co.
Matt Zdunich, Buyer Planner, Varian
Medical
Frequently Asked Questions of NAPM-UTAH (continued)
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this notification of meetings, please keep your e-mail address current with ISM. You may also contact Claudine Peterson, Membership/ Roster at [email protected] to provide new or updated e-mail information for our membership roster.
3. What’s the best way to apply for membership with NAPM-UTAH?
To expedite the process, we en-
courage you to apply and pay for your membership with ISM directly. Appli-cation information is available at www.ism.ws. A Regular Membership (vs. a Direct, Trial or Student Mem-bership) is required in order receive meals at no charge.
4. When are the NAPM-UTAH Meet-
ings?
Meetings are held in Salt Lake City on the 2
nd Thursday of the Month
from September to May and are gen-erally held at the Radisson Hotel, 215 W. So. Temple, Downtown, Salt Lake City.
Luncheon meetings are also held in Provo, for the benefit of members in that area or who wish to attend a lunch instead of a dinner. They are generally held at the La Quinta Inn, 1460 S. University Ave. Exit 263. The dates & locations occasionally vary from month to month but are typically the 3
rd Wednesday of the month. For
questions, contact Santos Ontiveros, Director Central Utah Branch at [email protected].
NAPM-Utah Membership dues cover the cost of one lunch or one dinner each month. If you wish to attend both meetings, you will be re-quired to pay for one meal.
5. Who do I talk to regarding Certifica-
tion Testing or related Training?
You may talk with John Carpenter at an NAPM-Utah meeting or e-mail him at [email protected] John is our Certification Chairman and can explain the process, available study groups and/or direct you to other resources. Information is also available on-line from ISM at www.ism.ws
6. What do the NAPM-UTAH Member-ship Dues Cover?
Our membership dues of $225 cover the cost of providing monthly meetings in Salt Lake City and Provo from September to May. This cost includes meals, educational work-shops, presentations, networking op-portunities and associated parking at the meetings (except as noted other-wise). In addition, half of the dues that you pay are sent to ISM, which provides a number of valuable educa-tional tools, including the monthly magazine titled “Inside Supply Man-agement” and discounts on seminars and conferences. See www.ism.ws for details.
If you have a question that you be-lieve others also want to know, e-mail Debbie Smith, Newsletter Editor at [email protected] or [email protected]
Mark your calendars for the 2nd Thursday of each month for the NAPM-Utah Pro D and dinner meet-ings.
How do you apply for membership with NAPM-Utah?
Keep your e-mail address current with NAPM-Utah
For December, Jerilyn Midthun & Susan Fowler have a great event planned at an indoor room on the Gallivan Plaza. The room has large tall windows that look out to the Christmas lights and ice skating rink. The plaza is decorated with big snowflakes, wreaths and has a Christmas tree. The dinner will be catered and the "Dunn Family‖ will perform in their old turn of the century costumes. Skating is available at a cost of $7.00/person that includes skate rental, if you want to participate. You will be able to move back and forth from the dining room to the plaza for skating at any time during the evening, Skating is available at a
cost of $7.00/person that
includes skate rental
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NAPM-UTAH Christmas Party to be held at Gallivan Plaza
A clock was presented to Douglas G. Richins, C.P.M., on behalf of NAPM-Utah by Bert Holfeltz, C.P.M. and Tracey Stevens, C.P.M. The clock recognized Doug for his dedicated service to our association
and profession. Doug retired from the State of Utah in August 2008, as the Director of Purchasing, serving State Government for 32 years.
Douglas G. Richins Retires from State Government
32 Years of Service
The Value of Networking I hope everyone enjoyed the net-working session last month. It went by so fast. I think it’s won-derful that NAPM-Utah has such a wide variety of businesses rep-resented by our membership. Networking could be viewed as the process of establishing a mutually beneficial relationship with other business people. But
meeting people for the first time and the exchanging of business cards is just a start. Our organization strives to create a forum each month to build those mutually beneficial rela-tionships we desire. As we meet each month, listen, focus and learn from our speakers and from each other, that’s when the true network-ing takes place. We take away something to help us and we have the opportunity to help others that share our common goals. ―It’s a
good thing‖, as Martha would say. See you at the bus stop! Jerilyn Midthun, C.P.M., A.P.P. NAPM-UTAH Vice President [email protected]
VP Corner
MOUNTAIN STATES ECONOMY GROWING, BUT WITH EXCESSIVE INFLATION AND FEW
NEW JOBS
August survey results
at a glance:
Business Conditions
Index, a leading eco-nomic indicator, rose above growth neutral.
New export orders
prime driver of regional economy.
Price gauge indi-
cates significant inflation-ary pressures in the pipeline. Supply managers expect weak economic growth ahead. For Immediate Re-
lease: Sept. 2, 2008 DENVER, CO– The Mountain States Busi-ness Conditions Index, a leading economic indica-tor from a survey of sup-ply managers in the three-state region of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, showed sur-prising strength for Au-gust. However, much like the rest of the nation, there was excessive in-flation in the pipeline and little job expansion. The Business Conditions Index for the region for August stood at 56.4 compared to 77.7 the same time last year and compared to a national reading hovering around growth neutral 50.0. The regional prices-paid in-dex was 91.8, a reading
that indicates unaccepta-bly high inflationary pres-sures in the pipeline. ―While there has been fallout from the downturn in housing, it has been, to a large extent, limited to metropolitan areas of the region. Growth in the region’s large mining and natural resources sector continues to boost the regional economy, espe-cially for industries with close ties to this sector such as transportation. There is scant evidence that the downturn in the national economy is spill-ing over into Mountain States economy,‖ Goss Institute for Economic Research CEO Ernie Goss said today. The Goss Institute conducts the monthly survey for Supply Management Institutes in the three states comprising the Mountain States region. Goss previously con-ducted the survey for Creighton University w w w . o u t l o o k -economic.org The employment index for the region slumped from 63.1 for August of last year to 51.8. ―While output growth was healthy, we tracked little job growth for the region. That is, firms are getting more and more produc-tion with few new work-ers,‖ said Goss. Trade numbers were very strong for Au-
gust. New export or-ders were 58.1, and imports were likewise r o b u s t a t 5 8 . 4 . ―Businesses with a strong international presence were the big gainers for the month. Even though the U.S. dollar has strengthened a bit, it remains com-paratively weak, making U.S. goods cheaper abroad. Firms in the region that sell abroad continue to experience solid growth. At the same time high oil and commodity prices failed to cool imports for the month,‖ said Goss. ―Pushed higher by ele-vated oil and commodity prices, the prices-paid index stood at an unac-ceptably high 91.8 com-pared to 86.8 for August 2007. The gauge, which tracks the cost of raw materials and supplies, will be an important con-straint on Federal Re-serve actions in the months ahead, with the national reading, much like our regional, hover-ing around 90.0. While recent declines in com-modity price growth have been helpful, supply managers continue to report price growth that is significantly above acceptable levels. Al-though recent strength-ening of the dollar has cooled inflation a bit, we would have to see oil . . . Continued on page 7
Mountain States Economy
“Businesses with a
strong international
presence were the
big gainers for the
month. Even
though the U.S.
dollar has
strengthened a bit,
it remains
comparatively
weak, making U.S.
goods cheaper
abroad.”
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For More Information Contact:
Ernie Goss Ph.D. (303) 226-5882
[email protected] www.ernestgoss.com
Rob Robinson (402) 312-4636
info@ernestgoss,com
prices plunge below $100 per barrel to experience any mate-rial relief on the inflation front,‖ said Goss. ―When the Federal Reserve’s rate-setting committee meets again on Sept. 16, it cannot reduce interest rates due to the inflationary pressures in the pipeline detected in regional and national surveys of supply managers, nor can it increase rates for fear of damaging an already weak labor market. Due to excessive inflation in the pipeline, I expect the next move by the Fed will be to in-crease interest rates in early 2009,‖ said Goss. Looking ahead six months, supply managers’ economic optimism, captured by the con-fidence index, was a tepid 50.8 compared to 67.9 one year ago. ―Despite strong growth connected to the region’s large mining and natural resources industry, the downturn in the national economy is negatively affecting the economic outlook
six months out,‖ said Goss. Other components of August Business Conditions Index were new orders at 56.5, production at 58.5, inventories at 58.5 and delivery lead time at 56.7. The Institute for Supply Man-agement, formerly the Purchas-ing Management Association, has been formally surveying its membership since 1931 to gauge business conditions. The Goss Institute uses the same methodology as used in that national survey. The 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 Creighton Economic For-casting Group conducted the monthly survey of supply man-agers in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming since 1994 to produce leading economic indicators of the Mountain States region.
The Goss Institute took over the survey in August working with NAPM-Utah (www.napmutah.org) and NAPM-Western Wyoming ( h t t p : / / w w w . i s m . w s / s i t e s /westwyoming/index.htm) Colorado: The state recorded an August Business Conditions Index of 57.0. This leading economic indicator from a survey of supply managers in the state points to economic growth in the months ahead. However, this month’s reading was down materially from 80.7 for August of last year. Com-ponents of the overall index for Au-gust were new orders at 56.3, pro-duction at 59.1, delivery lead time at 57.3, inventories at 58.7, and employment at 53.4. ―Supply man-agers in heavy, or durable goods manufacturing, especially computer and electronic parts producers, reported pullbacks for August. On the other hand, non-durable goods producers detailed increased busi-ness activity for August. Firms with strong international ties or linkages to energy continue to grow at a brisk pace. I expect the state’s . . continued on page 8
Mountain States Economy (continued)
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For the month of February 2008, reported March 3, 2008
Utah’s growth is likely to slow even more in the months ahead. The Business Conditions Index from a survey of supply managers in the state dipped to 53.9 from 54.2 in January. Components of the overall index for February were new orders at 55.1, production at 53.2, delivery lead time at 53.8, inventories at 56.4, and employment at 51.6. ―I expect Utah’s growth to slow in the months ahead. Expansions in mining and natural re-sources will be more than offset by continuing downturns in manufacturing firms tied to domestic sales,‖ said Goss.
unemployment rate to increase by another 0.3 percent by the end of the year,‖ said Goss. Utah: Like the nation, the Utah economy is growing with few new jobs. Based on an August survey of the membership of N A P M - U t a h (www.napmutah.org), the state’s Business Conditions Index stood at a tepid 52.8 which was down significantly from last Augusts' reading of 71.8. Components of the overall index for August were new orders at 55.2, production at 55.7, delivery lead time at 43.9, inventories at 58.2, and employ-ment at 51.0. ―Supply managers in the state’s durable goods manufacturing sector reported pullbacks in economic activity for August. Even in the state’s large service sector growth is wilting. The state’s unemployment rate has risen by 0.8 percent over the past year. I expect Utah’s job-less rate to increase by another 0.5 percent by the end of the year,‖ said Goss.
Wyoming: Supported by NAPM-Western Wyoming http://www.ism.ws/sites/westwyoming/index.htm, the August survey of supply managers in the state indicates
that the state is growing and likely to continue to grow at a healthy pace in the months ahead, The states Business Conditions Index, a leading eco-nomic indicator, stood at 66.1. While this reading is down from 76.2 for August of last year, it is significantly above that of the nation and is being propelled by growth in the state’s large en-ergy sector. Components of the overall index for August were new orders at 64.3, production at 72.3, delivery lead time at 77.8, inventories at 60.0, and employ-ment at 56.3. ―The state’s large mining and natural resources industry growth has been brisk even in relation to a strong Au-gust 2007. This expansion has more than offset weakness in the state’s durable goods sector. Even so, I expect the state’s un-employment rate to grow by an-other 0.2 percent by the end of the year,‖ said Goss. For historical data and forecasts visit our website at: www.ernestgoss.com or www.outlook-economic.org
Mountain States Economy (continued)
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Congratulations to NAPM-Utah member Jacques Pruhs, C.P.M., who recently cele-brated his 80th Birthday! Jacques is a Lifetime Member, 1995 GBA Recipient and All Around Great Guy! Best Wishes from your NAPM-Utah Asso-ciates!
NATIONAL MOTOR FREIGHT CLASSIFICA-
TION (NMFC )
The National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) is the industry standard for freight identification and classification. The NMFC is a pricing tool used by shippers and motor carri-ers for a comparison of commodities moving in interstate, intrastate and foreign commerce to assist in freight rate pricing.
A different Term of
the Day is posted on the ISM home page at www.ism.ws each
Term of the Month
Happy 80th Birthday
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As most of you know, the vote was taken regarding an increase in dues for NAPM-UTAH at both the Utah Central Branch lunch and the SLC dinner meeting. We did not have any objections and the vote passed. Therefore, effective Sept. 12, 2008, our NAPM-Utah dues are as follows: $255 for first year membership (includes 1 time set up fee of $30 which covers admin. fee of $20 & $10 initiation fee) $225 per year renewal
These fees include meals (1 lunch or 1 dinner per month) and we do not offer a dues without meals, all the same.
NAPM-UTAH Dues Increase
NAPM-UTAH Board Tracey Stevens, President Jerilyn Midthun, Vice President Lori Peterson, Secretary Blaine Moon, Treasurer Santos Ontiveros, Coordinator Julia Tumanuvao, Past President Mike Bernard Cody Branz Dan Darrington Dave Schofield Tiffany Sorensen Gerald Tramposh Aaron Cameron, Communication John Carpenter, Certification Steven Cherecwich, Web Master Claudine Peterson, MemberRoster Douglas Simons, Education Debbie Smith, Newsletter David Stokes, Membership
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