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April & May 2016 Volume 1, Issue 8
MAY DINNER MEETING at EMBASSY SUITES
Dinner Meeting
Tuesday May 10th
Time: 5:30 – 7:00 PM
Location: Embassy Suites, 3332 S 79th East Ave, Tulsa
Contact for ISM-Tulsa events
Edward Long - Director of Communication; [email protected]
2015-2016
ISM-Tulsa
Board of Directors
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For Membership Information please contact Rachael Vejraska - Director of membership; [email protected] ___________________________________________________
NOTEWORTHY NEWS ARTICLES
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Interview with Goss can be seen at
https://youtu.be/qBL5KNed43E
ISM-Tulsa
Calendar of Events
2016
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
― Nelson Mandela
CONGRATULATIONS TO: HARIHARAN BALASUBRAMANIAN
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER
RODNEY ROBINSON PURCHASING SPECIALIST
May 10th
Monthly Dinner Meeting
Embassy Suites 5:30-7pm
May 23rd
Annual Golf Outing
Meadow Brook Country Club
ISM-Tulsa, Inc. 2015-2016
Mission for 2015-2016 To provide educational resources for Supply Chain Management Practitioners, to foster and enhance networking opportunities within the regional business community that will allow like-minded professionals to share experiences and expand on their own personal career development
Vision for 2015-2016 To be recognized as the premier professional association in Northeast Oklahoma.
Values for 2015-2016 A professional association which desires to:
Provide opportunities for enhancing professional skills and knowledge in Supply Chain Management
Promote public understanding of Supply Chain Management Concepts
Offer opportunities to network within the regional Supply Chain Management Community.
Looking to the Future of the Affiliate Focusing on:
Continuing Education
Skills development
Certification Support Programs
About Institute for Supply Management®
Founded in 1915 as the first supply management institute in the world,
Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) is committed to advancing the
practice of supply chain management to drive value and competitive
advantage for its members, contributing to a prosperous and sustainable
world. This year, ISM celebrates 100 years of leading, innovating and
guiding the profession through the renowned ISM Report On Business®,
highly regarded certification programs, and industry-standard training
and educational resources. ISM is a not-for-profit organization with
global influence, serving supply chain professionals in more than 90
countries. This report has been issued by the association since 1931,
except for a four-year interruption during World War II.
From the President… By Susan Carrillo, CPSM
Dear Affiliate Members,
Happy Spring!! Due to the lateness of the April newsletter
getting out, I am rolling May right along in with April. We
had an awesome speaker for our April meeting with NSU at
their beautiful campus in Broken Arrow. Dr. Landry always
does such a great job hosting us for our NSU student
scholarship night, thank you Dr. Landry! Ms. Danielle
Shelton was this year’s scholarship winner; please take a
moment to visit our website to learn more about Danielle
and her accomplishments. We had an awesome speaker for
April, Mr. Ed Gort, V.P. of Engineering & Professional
Services. He spoke to us about SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATIONS
THROUGH VISUAL DATA INTELLIGENCE.
Mr. Gort has over 28 years of management experience in
Logistics, Sales, Industrial Engineering, Management
Consulting, Distribution, and Transportation. With his
entrepreneurial spirit, he has a proven record of high
impact, high value successes in designing, executing growth,
and transformational initiatives for large, complex, global,
public companies. He is a recognized industry leader for
leadership development with a history of building and
developing high caliber, performance driven teams.
Mr. Gort has been with LynnCo Supply Chain Solutions since
2013. He has a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
from the University of Miami, a Bachelor of Science Business
Administration in International Business/Trade/Commerce
from Shorter College, and a Master of Business
Administration from the University of Phoenix. Ed is certified
as a material-handling consultant by the Material Handling
& Material Management Society of America. He is also a
member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, Warehouse
Education & Research Council as well as the Council of
Supply Chain Management Professionals.
I apologize that I will not be able to be at our May PDM
meeting but I leave you in good hands with VP Scott Mullins.
ISM-Tulsa takes a break in the summer and then back in the
fall. I wish each of you a very happy and wonderful summer
and look forward to seeing you again in the later months.
Susan Carrillo, President ISM-Tulsa
Buyer Dan Monthly Supply Chain Tips Traits of a Leader Focused Passionate Accepts responsibility Respectful/developed empathy skills Listens Ability to think BIG Really and truly care ___________________________________________________
There is still time to register!
Annual Buyer-Supplier Golf Outing Monday, May 23rd, 8:00AM
Your support, and the support of your suppliers, helps to support funding for
your ISM-Tulsa Chapter and its NSU student scholarship fund. Since the
launch of the NSU scholarship, ISM-Tulsa has distributed over $4,000 in
scholarship funds to students seeking a Supply Chain Degree, our future of
ISM-Tulsa. Registration for this event is now open. For more details about this
event as well as the registration form for you and your suppliers, please visit
www.ismtulsa.org and click on the Annual Golf Tournament link located on
the bottom right corner of the page. You can also email your request to David
Young at [email protected] . If playing golf is not your “thing” we certainly
encourage, and welcome you to help us by joining the golf committee in any
way you can. For information of how to join, please email David Young at
[email protected]. David Young, CPPB Advisor & Golf Committee Chair.
2016-2017 Board Nominees Susan Carrillo – President Michael Kelly – Vice President Beverly Coleman – Treasurer Edward Long – Director of Education Rachel Vejraska – Director of Membership Lorilee Kanner – Director of Communications Carol Glasgow - Secretary
