Dear Colleagues and Friends, News Hello and Welcome to our September/October Edition of the Newsletter, Dinner Meetings Member Engagement Mixer Development Opportunities On-line Version President’s Corner 1 68th Southwest SMC 2 Business Report 2 Dinner Activities 3 Membership Mixer 4 Certification Training 4 Pro-D Training 5 CS Training 5 Executive Board 6 With the end of September and the beginning of October, we’ve now fully entered our fall program season. Our fall 2014 dinner and pre-dinner meetings are focusing on the local Houston and national economies; the environment that propels our companies and organizations. With procurement’s continuing growth as a strategic function, it is imperative to all of us to have a heightened situational awareness of our business environment. Having a deep understanding of economic drivers and consequences is very important to what we do in our professional and even personal lives. I am absolute in my belief that those who stay aware so that that they can plan and prepare, will better position their organizations, and thus themselves, for success. Along the economic theme, we featured Patrick Jankowski of the Greater Houston Partnership in our September dinner conference who delivered a fantastic presentation and Q/A on what’s happening economically with our city. Patrick talked traffic, construction, the bustling port, and many more important topics. Patrick’s slide pack is imbedded in our website…feel free to take a look. A brief reminder of what to expect in October and November… Our October Dinner Meeting will feature presentations from local staffing firms and a discussion panel of top Houston business leaders (to be announced on the website) who will address how the economic impacts are affecting their business decisions today. We'll be listening closely to how they plan to prepare for the future. I look forward to topics of the current state of the Gulf's labor market and forecasted material needs. At our November Dinner Meeting Kristina Cahill, Report on Business® Analyst at the Institute for Supply Management, the famous "ROB Report", will discuss her insights into current and forecasted national economic news. Our dinner presentation will be delivered by Mr. Norbert Ore, Director of Strategic Research, who will continue the discussion on the national economy and Houston's role and involvement. Thanks again and keep checking out our website and stopping by the newsletter. Best Regards, Pat Goodrum, C.P.M. President | ISM-Houston [email protected] Page | 2 ISM DINNER MEETING - Tuesday, October 14 Sheraton Houston Brookhollow Hotel 3000 North Loop West Houston, TX 77092 ISM-Houston Inc. has nine general meetings per year, scheduled the second Tuesday of each month with the exception of July, August and December. Our general meetings typically have a 45 minute pre-meeting that normally starts a 5:00 PM, followed by dinner at 6:00 PM and a featured program or speaker at 7:00 PM concluding at about 8:00 PM. Cost is $29.00 with reservations or $32.00 at the door without reservations. Students have a discounted fee of $18.00. We request that members make a dinner reservation by the 5:00 PM of the Thursday prior to a scheduled meeting to assist us in planning our meeting re-quirements with the hotel. Please find RSVP link on our website by clicking here. This month’s meeting will be on Tuesday, October 14 and will include both a pre-meeting and the dinner meeting. Please click on the titles of the presentations to see more details. PREMEETING TRAINING OPPORTUNITY (from 5:00 to 5:50 PM) Contingent Workforce Availability in the Tight Houston Economy Contingent work arrangements allow firms to maximize workforce flexibility when major construction efforts, maintenance activities, or simply seasonal variation in need require significant shifts in personnel levels over short periods of time. The Houston region has relied on strong contingent workforce availability for many years. However, strong economic growth throughout Texas has increased the need for this labor source significantly and we are seeing shortages of both basic and skilled labor. Pilar Fanaselle, from Link Staffing Services, will discuss current concerns in this area and review what the industry is doing to respond to these shortages. DINNER MEETING DISCUSSIONS (from 6:00 to 8:00 PM) Impacts of the Houston Economic Expansion on Supply Chain Supply Chain activities have been significantly impacted by materials and labor cost increases as the Houston economy has continued its strong recovery from the recent recession. Highly effective organizations are taking action to reduce the impacts of the price increases and associated shortages in supply. Key leaders from two industries in the Houston area will share the podium to relay their views on our strong economy, its impact on their companies, and the actions they are taking as a result. Page | 3 THE SOUTHWEST SUPPLY MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE RETURNS TO GALVESTON IN NOVEMBER 68TH ANNUAL ISM SOUTHWEST SUPPLY MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE Wednesday-Friday, November 12-14 San Luis Resort 5222 Seawall Blvd Galveston, TX 77551 The ISM Southwest Supply Management Conference returns to Galveston this year and promises to be a fantastic event. There will be an opportunity to attend five of 25 training sessions on a broad array of supply chain topics. You will also have the opportunity to participate in one of three all day training seminars on Wednesday before the main conference begins. The registration fee for the conference is $499 for ISM members, $599 for non-Members, and $250 for Students. You can see all activities scheduled for the forum here and sign up here. Call +1.800.392.5937 for hotel reservations. The room rate is $159 until October 21. ISM HOUSTON BUSINESS REPORT SUMMARY The Houston area economy continued its expansion in August reaching its 60th month of continuous growth according to area supply professionals surveyed by the Houston affiliate of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) for its latest ISM-Houston Business Report. Seven of the eight underlying indicators are now pointing to expansion near term. The remaining indicator shows a potential for moderate contraction. You can see the full report here. Historical PMI Trend The Houston Purchasing Managers Index (H-PMI) fell modestly from 56.4% in July to 55.6% in August 2014. Indices at a Glance Sales/New Orders, Production, Employment, Purchases, Prices and Lead Times continued their long period pointing to near term expansion and Purchased Inventory changed track from contraction to expansion. Only the Finished Goods Inventory index is pointing to possible contraction near term. Page | 4 MEMBER ENGAGEMENT MIXER Member Engagement Mixer – What Can We Do for You? Monday, October 27 (from 6:008:00 PM) Join us at the Saint Arnold Brewery for refreshments and pizza, and get a brief overview of the benefits of being a member of ISM-Houston. We'll also discuss areas where you may want to engage to support our organization. Saint Arnold Brewing Company is downtown at 2000 Lyons Ave, Houston, TX 77020. You can get a map at their web site by clicking on their logo above. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING Negotiation Planning for Breakthrough Total Cost of Ownership Thursday, October 30 (from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM) Omid Ghamami, President and Chief Consultant at Purchasing Advantage, continues his support for the ISM-Houston Purchasing Excellence Series with this full day seminar on “Negotiation Planning for Breakthrough Total Cost of Ownership”. Total Cost of Ownership Analysis Techniques Friday, October 31(from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM) Omid Ghamami, President and Chief Consultant at Purchasing Advantage, continues his support for the ISM-Houston Purchasing Excellence Series with this full day seminar on “Total Cost of Ownership Analysis Techniques”. Page | 5 CAREER SERVICES TRAINING Assessing Your Strengths and Development Needs Thursday, October 23 and Monday, November 17 (from 5:30 to 7:30 PM) Shell Woodcreek 200 N Dairy Ashford Rd Houston, TX 77079 True high performance comes through a continuous, well thought out review of your capabilities and a focused effort to change. Ross Harvison, Managing Partner at Intuitivum Group, will present this two day workshop using a program developed by his organization to help supply chain executives effectively develop their staff during major change initiatives. PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION TRAINING Unfortunately, we have postponed the CPSM Certification and Bridge Exam Seminars scheduled for midOctober due to a last minute conflict for the presenter. We will update the web site as soon as we have this rescheduled. Page | 6 YOUR EXECUTIVE BOARD PRESIDENT Pat Goodrum, C.P.M. Shell Oil [email protected] ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS Ziba Mahre, MBA, CPSM, SPSM, CC Calpine Corporation [email protected] PUBLIC RELATIONS Mara Stanfield, C.P.M. Belmont Village [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT Ross Harvison Intuitivum Group [email protected] AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS Sharon Malkovicz, C.P.M. Hewlett-Packard [email protected] MEMBERSHIP Otuko John-Teye, MBA, CPSM Hewlett-Packard [email protected] IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT David Allen, C.P.M. Shell Oil [email protected] CAREER SERVICES Peter Dill, MBA FMC Technologies [email protected] PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Pilar Faneselle Link Staffing Services [email protected] DIRECTOR Rose Berberian, MBA, CPSM, CMRP Houston Methodist Hospital [email protected] CERTIFICATIONS Sheila Smith, C.P.M., A.P.P. City of Missouri City [email protected] PROGRAMS David Flusberg, MBA Successful Events [email protected] DIRECTOR Gail Fuselier Men’s Wearhouse [email protected] COMMUNICATIONS Art Rutauskas ConocoPhillips [email protected] SPECIAL ACTIVITIES Grant Hill ABB [email protected] DIRECTOR Kathy Silverberg Reef Industries [email protected] CORPORATE OUTREACH Deb Keller, MBA Greene’s Energy Group [email protected] SUPPLIER DIVERSITY Teena Bell Dresser-Rand DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE Peter Dill, MBA FMC Technologies [email protected] CPO ADVISORY GROUP Robert Davis, MBA Shell Oil [email protected] DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE Deb Keller, MBA Greene’s Energy Group [email protected] EMERGING PROFESSIONALS Rohan Dubal, MS Dow Chemical Company [email protected] SECRETARY/PARLAMENTARIAN Marian Nimon, MBA, C.P.M. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center [email protected] HOUSTON BUSINESS REPORT Ross Harvison Intuitivum Group [email protected] TRESURER/BUSINESS MANAGER Edward Wahowski Williams Gas Pipeline [email protected] GREETERS Kim Wren. A.P.P. Amegy Bank [email protected] [email protected]
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