BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20080205T203000Z DTEND:20080206T013000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Professional Development Meeting DESCRIPTION:February 5th\, 2008 PDM is a Joint Meeting with Tri-State Manufacturers’!\n\nMake an afternoon of it\nand join us for not one\, but TWO plant tours. Then stay for the networking\, dinner and a great presentation!\n\nThe first tour starts at 2:30 hosted by: \nTastefully Simple\n1920 Turning Leaf LaneSW\, Alexandria \nwww.tastefullysimple.com\n\nIn a departure from the typical manufacturing plant\, TSMA members are invited to tour Tastefully\nSimple in conjunction with the February\n5 meeting. With 25\,000 consultants nationwide\, as well\nas 350 employees headquartered in their200\,000 square foot facility in Alexandria\, Tastefully Simple has achieved tremendous success sincethe\ncompany was founded in 1995. Sales reach $138 million last year. The tour will provide insightabout warehousing and distribution\, off-site sales teams\, motivation techniques\, personnel issues\,corporate culture\, etc.\nDirections: From I94\, exit on Hwy\n27 (exit #100) and go slightly east to\nCty Rd 45. Continue north 2.5 miles on\nCty 45 and turn right into the Tastefully\nSimple parking\nlot.\n\nThe second tour starts at 4:30\, hosted by:\nDonnelly Custom\nManufacturing\n105 Donovan Drive\, Alexandria \nwww.donnmfg.com \n\nThe second plant tour is scheduled\nat Donnelly Custom Manufacturing from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.\nSpecializing in injection molding of thermal plastic\, Donnelly Custom Manufacturing employs 200 people at its 100\,000 square foot facility in Alexandria. Since 1984\, Donnelly's business has been\norganized for short-run manufacturing excellence. By implementing ISO9001: 2000 standards\, a Manufacturing War Room\, Theory of Constraints management\, Lean Manufacturing\, and other techniques to support the goal of continuous improvement\, Donnelly\nis setting the standard for "How short run is done."\nDirections: From Hwy 27 east\, turn left on McKay\nAve. Then make a quick left\non Donovan Drive.\n\n\nAfter the tours please join us at the Holiday Inn\, Alexandria for networking\, dinner and a presentation:\n\n"Forging New Partnerships:\nHow to Thrive in Today's Global Value Chain" \nPresented by: Tom Murphy\, RSM McGladrey\nHow does\nyour firm serve global markets\, harness innovation\, finance investments\, and build skilled workerpipelines? Compare your practices against the best practices of small and mid sized manufacturers. This session\, presented during the business meeting\, is based on a new report\, the second of the Small\nand Medium Manufacturers series\, which was jointly developed and produced by NAM\, the Manufacturing\nInstitute\, and RSM McGladrey. Learn the obstacles and risks of participation in today’s global value\nchain versus the supply chain of the past and gain an understanding of how leading manufacturers have turned this challenge into opportunities. Tom Murphy oversees RSM McGladrey’s largest industry practice – manufacturing and wholesale distribution. As industry practice leader\, Murphy ensuresdelivery of high quality service offerings that respond to the changing needs of midsized manufacturers\,wholesalers and distributors.\n\n.\nAgenda:\n2:30 - 4:00 PM TOUR: Tastefully Simple\n4:30 - 5:30 PM\nTOUR: Donnelly Custom Mfg.\n4:15 - 5:30 PM Tri-State Quality Council\n5:30 - 6:00 PM Social Time\n6:00 - 8:00 PM Dinner Fax 320-259-4679\; Email dillies@wacosa.org\nAPICS is responsible for all\nmeal reservations\, including no-shows. Cancellations and no-shows received after January 31\, 2008 will be billed. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:February 5th\, 2008 PDM is a Joint Meeting with Tri-State Manufacturers’!\n\nMake an afternoon of it\nand join us for not one\, but TWO plant tours. Then stay for the networking\, dinner and a great presentation!\n\nThe first tour starts at 2:30 hosted by: \nTastefully Simple\n1920 Turning Leaf LaneSW\, Alexandria \nwww.tastefullysimple.com\n\nIn a departure from the typical manufacturing plant\, TSMA members are invited to tour Tastefully\nSimple in conjunction with the February\n5 meeting. With 25\,000 consultants nationwide\, as well\nas 350 employees headquartered in their200\,000 square foot facility in Alexandria\, Tastefully Simple has achieved tremendous success sincethe\ncompany was founded in 1995. Sales reach $138 million last year. The tour will provide insightabout warehousing and distribution\, off-site sales teams\, motivation techniques\, personnel issues\,corporate culture\, etc.\nDirections: From I94\, exit on Hwy\n27 (exit #100) and go slightly east to\nCty Rd 45. Continue north 2.5 miles on\nCty 45 and turn right into the Tastefully\nSimple parking\nlot.\n\nThe second tour starts at 4:30\, hosted by:\nDonnelly Custom\nManufacturing\n105 Donovan Drive\, Alexandria \nwww.donnmfg.com \n\nThe second plant tour is scheduled\nat Donnelly Custom Manufacturing from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.\nSpecializing in injection molding of thermal plastic\, Donnelly Custom Manufacturing employs 200 people at its 100\,000 square foot facility in Alexandria. Since 1984\, Donnelly's business has been\norganized for short-run manufacturing excellence. By implementing ISO9001: 2000 standards\, a Manufacturing War Room\, Theory of Constraints management\, Lean Manufacturing\, and other techniques to support the goal of continuous improvement\, Donnelly\nis setting the standard for "How short run is done."\nDirections: From Hwy 27 east\, turn left on McKay\nAve. Then make a quick left\non Donovan Drive.\n\n\nAfter the tours please join us at the Holiday Inn\, Alexandria for networking\, dinner and a presentation:\n\n"Forging New Partnerships:\nHow to Thrive in Today's Global Value Chain" \nPresented by: Tom Murphy\, RSM McGladrey\nHow does\nyour firm serve global markets\, harness innovation\, finance investments\, and build skilled workerpipelines? Compare your practices against the best practices of small and mid sized manufacturers. This session\, presented during the business meeting\, is based on a new report\, the second of the Small\nand Medium Manufacturers series\, which was jointly developed and produced by NAM\, the Manufacturing\nInstitute\, and RSM McGladrey. Learn the obstacles and risks of participation in today’s global value\nchain versus the supply chain of the past and gain an understanding of how leading manufacturers have turned this challenge into opportunities. Tom Murphy oversees RSM McGladrey’s largest industry practice – manufacturing and wholesale distribution. As industry practice leader\, Murphy ensuresdelivery of high quality service offerings that respond to the changing needs of midsized manufacturers\,wholesalers and distributors.\n\n.\nAgenda:\n2:30 - 4:00 PM TOUR: Tastefully Simple\n4:30 - 5:30 PM\nTOUR: Donnelly Custom Mfg.\n4:15 - 5:30 PM Tri-State Quality Council\n5:30 - 6:00 PM Social Time\n6:00 - 8:00 PM Dinner & Business Meeting held at the Holiday Inn Alexandria Located at the Intersection of I94 and Hwy 29 West.\n\nMENU: Lasagna Dinner\n\nThis month only a reduced cost: $15.00per person\n\nPlease make reservations by Noon\, on Thursday\, January 31\, 2008 with Doris Illies at WACOSA. Phone: 320-309-0917\; Fax 320-259-4679\; Email dillies@wacosa.org\nAPICS is responsible for all\nmeal reservations\, including no-shows. Cancellations and no-shows received after January 31\, 2008 will be billed.\n LOCATION: UID:e.2754.429 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260404T215024Z URL:https://chambermaster.businesscentralmagazine.com/events/details/professional-development-meeting-02-05-2008-429 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR