Newsletter July 2023

Hope all is well at your end.

NZPICS Incorporated celebrated 43rd Anniversary on June 15th, at Mt. Smart Stadium, Penrose Auckland.

The conference was a success with a great line up of national and international speakers. We had over 150 supply chain professionals attending the conference. The presentations were informative, educative, engaging and providing insight into the current and future supply chain trends.

Thank you to the NZPICS committee and staff.

From L to R (standing) – Dan Cater (Treasurer), John Varughese, Vincent George, Denzil Rodriques, Abe Eshkenazi (CEO ASCM, USA), Jacquelene Bycroft (Vice President), Andrew Anquetil (President), Richie Panjwani, Navjot Gulati. (Kneeling) L to R – Vijay Todkar (GM, NZPICS), Hoson Man.

See you at our 45^th anniversary conference in 2025.

CPIM ver 8.0 registrations open – last instructor led session in 2023, starts August 24^th.

FastTrack CPIM Qualification with ONE exam!

The new program provides a structured and streamlined experience with consolidated content relevant to the current market. For supply chain professional the CPIM is a globally recognised as the Gold standard in Supply chain and Operations management – it’s now made more affordable and completion timeline shortened (as CPIM part 1 & 2 have been merged).

Instructor led sessions starting from August 24, through to September 30^th, 2023.

Instructor led sessions are held at our Penrose site (level 1, 23 Fairfax Avenue, Penrose, Auckland) from 1700 hrs to 2000 hrs – 15 sessions of 3 hours, once a week over 15 weeks. If can also attend

these sessions via Zoom.

Below is the link to register for the CPIM ver 8.0 program

https://nzpics.org.nz/nzpics-cpim-enrolment-form/

CSCP & CLTD self-study options are open throughout the year.

SCOR – DS – Instructor led session November 8 & 9th, 2023.

NZPICS is running a SCOR DS program on November 8 & 9^th, 2023. SCOR DS has new and improved SCOR attributes including Sustainability, customer facing to resilience; internal facing to Economics, etc.

The SCOR DS is a two-day instructor led program. One can attend the program at our Auckland site (Penrose) or via Zoom. SCOR DS excludes exams, includes a “Certificate of participation” on completion of the 2-day session.

If you are interested in the SCOR DS program or are interested to learn more about the program pls contact Vijay – vijay@nzpics.org.nz or call 021 525 604

NZPICS are proud to be channel partner for ISCEA (International Supply Chain Education

Alliance), Ohio, USA.

ISCEA is the developer of Internationally recognized certification programs of Certified Sustainable Supply Chain professional (CSSCP), Certified Supply Chain Manager (CSCM), Certified Supply Chain Analyst (CSCA), Certified Healthcare Supply chain Analyst (CHSCA) and others. ISCEA members hold mid to upper supply chain management positions in Global 2000 companies.

ISCEA was the first organization certifying supply chain professionals around the globe, and it remains the worldwide authoritative resource for supply chain career development with thousands of certificate holders commanding top-tier salaries.

ISCEA offers many certification programs based on participants education, work experience, and job complexity (operational, tactical or strategic). ISEAC offers certification programs for those on the shop floor to that a management level.

NZPICS can customise to the ISCEA programs to meet your and your team needs. If you are interested pls contact Vijay – vijay@nzpics.org.nz or call 021 525 604

Short courses to build a resilient supply chain

NZPICS has a myriad of resources to help you plan and prepare to meet your customer demand.

To assist you, we can customise short programs to upskill / cross skill the workforce or provide targeted training to address specific operational challenges within your organisation viz. inventory management, demand management, S&OP, distribution & logistics, warehouse management, Operations planning, etc

Please contact the NZPICS office on 021 525 604 to discuss your requirements.

Edukazi

NZPICS is proud to announce our partnership with Edukazi.

Edukazi offers many certification programs on- demand so participants can learn at their own pace, on their own time and on any device. They offer the following programs

Ø Supply chain Risk and Resilience Level 1, 2 & 3

Ø Supply chain Risk and Resilience in Healthcare Level 1, 2 & 3

Ø Inventory Planning for Supply Chain professionals

Ø Becoming a Global Logistic Manager, etc.

Link to Edukazi website – https://edukazi.com/

If you are interested in any Edukazi program/s please call / email the office on 021 525 604 or info@nzpics.org.nz

Regional Business Partner 50 % Voucher subsidy

A subsidy of up to 50% is available towards NZPICS CPIM Part 1 & Part 2, CLTD and CSCP program through the Regional Business Partner Network (RBP) voucher scheme. If you are interested, please visit the below link to find out if your business is eligible to the 50 % subsidy.

https://nzpics.org.nz/rbpn-voucher-scheme/

You take care, be safe.

If you have any question/s please feel free to email or call me.

Cheers,

Vijay Todkar

CSCP, CLTD, SCOR – P

General Manager

Celebrating 43 years as a Premium Supply chain education provider in NZ.

New Zealand’s Premium Educational Provider in Supply Chain & Operations

23, Fairfax Avenue, Penrose

Auckland – 1061 NZ

PO Box 112-066, Penrose, Auckland