From The San Juan County Economic Development Council
The San Juan County Economic Development Council, in partnership with the Island County EDC and the Economic Development Association of Skagit County, has been awarded a grant from the US Department of Agriculture, for APICS training in supply chain management.
The grant covers full scholarships for Island, San Juan and Skagit County residents to attend a three-day workshop on the Basics of Supply Chain Management. Training will cover manufacturing business models, planning, production and inventory management, forecasting, distribution, lean & quality systems and more. This training is critical for anyone working in – or looking to work in – manufacturing or other industrial careers.
The course will be taught by Hank Barr, an APICS-certified fellow in production and inventory management. He has over 40 years of a broad range of worldwide inventory and logistics management experience including accounting, budgeting, material requirements and logistics support planning, data processing and executive level assignments.
Retired from the Air Force as a supply and logistics officer and more recently from Boeing, Mr. Barr has managed local and worldwide inventories as diverse as aircraft and vehicle fleet maintenance parts, electronics and communications items, office supplies, fuels and nuclear weapons and their maintenance parts.
Mr. Barr has taught Materials Management courses in the Air Force, at Boeing, for the Portland, Tacoma and Seattle chapters of APICS, at North Seattle Community College and at City University of Seattle and is an advisor and lecturer for the University of Washington’s extension program in Purchasing Management. He has also taught in-house courses at Tektronix, Sun Microsystems, Starbucks, Amazon, and Port of Seattle.
The San Juan County Economic Development Council is currently accepting applications for the APICS training scholarships. Scholarships are eligible only for residents of Island, San Juan and Skagit Counties who are over 18 years old and a $25 application fee is required. The deadline to apply is January 21, 2013. Training will be held February 11-13, 2013 in Anacortes, WA. The application is available at https://www.sanjuansedc.org/apics.htm.
The grant was awarded through the Rural Business Enterprise program of the USDA, which was created to provide adults with job skills training in rural areas. For more information and application, please visit www.sanjuansedc.org/apics.htm
The San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) strives to strengthen and diversify the economy of San Juan County. We believe a strong economy builds a strong community. The EDC works to build an environment that helps business owners create jobs. We serve business: linking organizations and resources, providing valuable information, rendering assistance and advocating for an improved island business environment.
I got my CPIM certification in the early 1990’s, and found it a very relevant certification program and experience even when I served as VP/CIO at a number of companies. APICS has managed to keep their programs current and this training and certification continues to be valued in a wide variety of industries. This is a good opportunity.