The CSCMP/APQC Alliance

Everything You Need to Improve Your

Organizations Supply Chain Performance
Thursday, February 17, 2011

Agenda

Partner Information
Why a joint membership? How do You
benefit?
Details of the joint membership
How to gain access
Questions

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Polling Question

How large is your organization?

Less than $250 million
$251 million to $500 million
$501 million to $1 billion
More than $1 billion

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Polling Question

What best represents your geographic

region?

North America
Central/South America
Europe
Middle East/Africa
Asia/Pacific

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Partner Information

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APQC Overview

APQC is a member-based, 501(c)3

nonprofit specializing in providing unbiased
benchmarking, knowledge management,
measurement, and process improvement
research.
We leverage benchmarks and best practices
obtained from more than 8,500 studies to
help organizations identify and prioritize
improvement efforts.
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Our Mission

APQC will work with your organization, and

others around the world to improve
productivity and quality by:
discovering effective methods of
improvement,
broadly disseminating findings, and
connecting individuals with one another and
with the knowledge they need to improve.

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APQCs Core Competencies

Benchmarking and best
practices
Frameworks and maturity
models
Knowledge management
Process improvement and
measurement

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CSCMP History : Constantly Evolving

1963
Established as National Council of Physical Distribution Management

1985
2004

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Education Delivery Options

Blended Learning
Open Enrollment Workshops

On Site
Online Self Study

Webinars
Global Conferences

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Global Reach and the Right Relationships

Global membership
Members in all verticals of SC
Collaborative, working
relationships with leading
universities and aligned
associations around the world

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Roundtables

100 roundtables in 26 countries

Educational and best practice forums
Business network incubator
Mentoring
Global connections

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Why a Joint Membership? How

do You benefit?

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Supply Chain Under Pressure!

The supply chain represents both risk and

opportunity to an organization.
You are being asked to respond more quickly
and intelligently to these pressures.
To do this, youve told us you value:

ContentCase studies, best practices,

newsletters, books, articles, etc.
DataMetrics, benchmarks, and measures.
Peers and ExpertsHearing from others with
practical knowledge.
Learning opportunitiesAttending conferences,
workshops, Webinars, trainings, and roundtables.
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Two Industry Leaders Joining Forces

CSCMP

APQC

Well respected among supply

chain professionals.

Globally-recognized process
frameworks and models.

Vast network of supply chain

experts and volunteers.

Industry leader in providing

benchmarks and data sets.

Extensive content within the

various supply chain disciplines.

Award-winning research methods

and stellar best-practice content.

Stellar supply chain conferences

and events.

Robust web-based publishing

infrastructure.

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You Get Everything You Need in One

Place!

A single membership to meet all your organizations content,

networking, and learning needs.
Unparalleled in the marketplace!
Preeminent conferences, events, and research projects.
High-quality research, expertise, and networking opportunities.
If you need access to a supply chain professional anywhere in the
World, well help you find it.
The worlds premiere benchmarking and knowledge portal
High-value source of metrics, benchmarks, best practices, case
studies, and research reports.
A strong partnership better equipped to gain access to any other
supply chain resources you may need.
Let us go find the resources you need; you focus on improving the
performance of your supply chain.
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Details of the Joint Membership

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Polling Question

Rate your overall need for best practice

information (best practices, case studies,
white papers, etc.)

1-Low Need
2
3-Moderate Need
4
5-High Need

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Polling Question

Rate your overall need for metrics and

performance benchmarks.

1-Low Need
2
3-Moderate Need
4
5-High Need

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Best-Practice Content

Unlimited access, for all employees, to the

APQC Knowledge Base.

The world's largest database of actionable

knowledge including benchmarks, best practices,
case studies, articles, white papers, tools, and
templates
1,200 measures, 100,000 performance metrics
and thousands of content items at your fingertips
All pertinent CSCMP and APQC research findings
will be available to members via the this
knowledge base

Content-Based Newsletters and Expert

Recommendations/Commentary
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Best-Practice Content

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Data, Metrics, and Benchmarks

Unlimited access to APQCs Benchmarking

Portal.
Assessments are designed to help you
diagnose problems of any sizeand
understand the next steps to solve them.
Range from instant benchmarks to a deep dive
analysis of multiple processes and functions.

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Benchmarking Assessments Available

Benchmarks on Demand

Rapid Performance Assessments

Quick decision support and directional data

Instant benchmarks of best-in-class organizations.
Submit your data into brief, targeted form to instantly
compare your organizations performance benchmarks
with others.
Quickly identify gaps and pinpoint areas for
improvement.

Open Standards Benchmarking

Address a more complex problem and get a detailed
gap analysis and robust reporting
Robust and detailed benchmarking analysis of your
performance against peer groups.

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Benchmarking Portal

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Learning Opportunities

CSCMP Annual Global Conference

CSCMP International Conference
APQC Knowledge Management Conference
APQC Member Meeting
Jointly developed collaborative research
projects
Numerous training events, summits,
roundtables, workshops, and webinars
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Peers, Experts, and Support

Dedicated networking time at conferences and events.

Direct access to peers and experts

Member directory
Ask Us! Service

Global reach

If you need a supply chain professional from anywhere around the

globe, well help you find them within our network

Online Community Building

Receive answers to your pressing business questions from our vast

network of analysts and experts

Regular expert-led sessions

Dedicated relationship manager

To help you use the services available to you.

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Other Options Available

Based on your need, other services can be

tailored and included in your organizational
membership package.
Career center job postings
Promotion and Advertising
Custom benchmarking/research
Advisory services

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How to gain access

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Starting Your Membership

Each membership is customized based on

the needs of the organization
Complete our quick initial membership
assessment form and well contact you

http://cscmp.org/membership/corporate.asp

Contact your APQC or CSCMP

representative

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Contact Us!

Contact Information
Burt Blanchard
Director Business Relations and Solutions, CSCMP
+1 630-645-3488 Direct
bblanchard@cscmp.org
Ron Webb
Executive Director, Membership Services, APQC
+1 713-685-4634 Direct
rwebb@apqc.org
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Questions?

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