Welcome

Our mission is to develop and to provide superior training, education and programs in resource management and related areas that are needed to assist our customers in achieving competitive excellence in a global economy. And to be "future-oriented" to meet changing market and membership requirements and to maintain an eminent position in the marketplace.

APICS, The Association for Operations Management, is a worldwide, respected, not-for-profit organization with nearly 60,000 members. Our chapter (#19) is one of 270 chapters in North America. We have approximately 200 members and more than 100 member companies. We are dedicated to help you.

APICS Membership Benefits
Certification Programs
Member-Only Content
APICS Magazine
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APICS Bookstore
Educational Events
Electronic Discussion Lists
APICS Career Center
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Joining APICS is quick and easy. Join today and start start enjoying benefits of membership. Contact: Cheryl Denoncourt @ (413) 569-9444 / Ext 167
or cdenoncourt@wgi.us.

2009 Company of the Year



Members of OnCore happily receive the Western Mass. Company of the Year award. Shown above (from left): Bruce Chartier, Chapter President; Diane Messier Gardner, Procurement Manager; Stewart Scoles, Buyer/Planner; Judith Scoles, Master Scheduler; Dean Charette, Materials Manager; Kevin Mepham, CPIM Director of Process Improvement and Customer Solutions. OnCore has promoted the APICS body of knowledge within their organization, including education and training for those individuals tasked with achieving operational excellence.

2009 Member of the Year



Judith Scoles was awarded Member of the Year by Chapter President Bruce Chartier. Judith has been a consistently active professional both within OnCore and the local chapter as well – helping to organize the plant tour at OnCore last September. Judith regularly attends the Professional Development meetings each month and she was successful in her pursuit of the CPIM certification. Well Done!

Past Events

Dr. Jeffrey Liker's Executive Roundtable PowerPoint presentation entitled, "Sustaining Lean Implementation or Sustaining the Journey?"
details (797kb - .ppt)