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APICS - Certified Supply Chain Certification Prep
237
5
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APICS - Certified Supply Chain Certification Prep

Course No. 237

The APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) program is the first and only supply chain certification that encompasses the end-to-end global supply chain (GSC), providing participants with the skills to effectively manage those activities that involve suppliers, plants, distributors, and customers located around the world. This course is designed to prepare attendees for APICS CSCP certification and covers all the required areas of the body of knowledge, as specified by APICS. Attendees will enhance their supply chain competency, enabling both professionals and employers by keeping organizations more competitive in today’s economy.

Course Benefits

Student will be able to examine and execute supply chain-related processes including forecasting, demand management, scheduling, master planning, supplier certification, communications, and managing customer expectations.
1. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
2. Assess internal operations for:
3. Inventory Management
4. Logistic management
5. Supply chain risk
6. Develop optimization plan
7. Apply GS strategies for products and services to benefit the use of global suppliers
8. Evaluate GS network and develop an improvement plan
9. Analyze demand forecast and measure supply chain performance for optimum capacity and capability
10. Identify risk throughout the supply chain
11. Evaluate options to minimize risk
12. Develop appropriate mitigation plans
13. Help your company reach its ideal supply chain state
14. Use data to link production, distribution, purchasing and service
15. Reduce waste in supply chains
16. Identify and classify supply chain risk and develop risk response plans
17. Improve communications throughout the supply chain

Prerequisites:

None for the course. Technology or Equipment Required Access to use of computer and internet. All courses are instructor-driven and provided via online or in-person. Certification Requirements To attain a certificate, attendees must pass the written examination, (earn a passing grade) in course assessments, and meet all prescribed professional requirements of attendance, participation, homework and learning objectives. Projects, class activities, workshop and brainstorming will be covered in the class. Homework is required. Candidates must meet ONE of the following requirements: Three years of supply chain experience Bachelor’s degree or in the international equivalent CPIM, CLTD (includes APICS Fellows), CTL, CIRM, SCOR-P, CPM, or CPSM designation

Duration:

Five Days; 35 Contact Hours

$2395 Includes materials, certificate of attendance. The material includes Book, CD with questions and materials.

Topics Covered:

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Instructor:

The instructor will be a Certified CSCP with 15+ years’ experience in industry.

Who Should Attend?

Professionals who are looking to obtain the CSCP certification or enhancing knowledge in Supply Chain.

For More Information:

Contact the Training Administrator training@qpsinc.com, Phone: (508) 786-0777

Note:

This course is also available for training onsite. A discount is available when 6 or more attendees enroll

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APICS – CPIM Certification Prep
242
8
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APICS – CPIM Certification Prep

Course No. 242

This course has been designed to prepare students for the APICS CPIM certification and learn all aspects of planning, scheduling, procurement, purchasing, supply chain and Systems. The course covers all the required areas of the body of knowledge, as specified by APICS. This certification will enhance your manufacturing and production control competency and the career.

Course Benefits

Participants will learn all areas of the APICS Body of Knowledge (questions/answers will be covered in the class.) including case studies.

Prerequisites:

None

Duration:

Eight Days

$3995

Topics Covered:
Details of Body of Knowledge at www.Apics.org
  • Basics of Supply Chain Management
  • Master Planning of Resources
  • Detailed Scheduling and Planning
  • Execution and Control of Operations
  • Strategic Management of Resources
Instructor:

The instructor is an APICS – CPIM certified with 20+ years of industry experience.

Who Should Attend?

Professionals who are looking to obtain the CPIM certification or enhancing knowledge.

For More Information:

Contact the Training Administrator training@qpsinc.com, Phone: (508) 786-0777

Note:

This course is also available for training onsite. A discount is available when 6 or more attendees enroll

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APICS – Logistics, Transportation, and Distribution Certification Prep
243
5
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APICS – Logistics, Transportation, and Distribution Certification Prep

Course No. 243

This course has been designed to prepare students for the APICS CLTD certification and learn the aspects of logistics and supply chain, including capacity planning and demand management. Students will learn all phases of logistics, from the warehouse inventory to transportation, as well as global logistics networks and sustainability.

Prerequisites:

None

Duration:

Five Days

$2395

Topics Covered:
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Overview
  • Capacity Planning and Demand Management
  • Order Management
  • Inventory and Warehouse Management
  • Transportation Management
  • Global Logistics Considerations
  • Logistics Network Design
  • Reverse Logistics and Sustainability
Instructor:

The instructor is APICS – CLTD certified with 20+ years of industry experience.

Who Should Attend?

Professionals who are looking to earn an CLTD certification or enhance their logistics and distribution knowledge.

For More Information:

Contact the Training Administrator training@qpsinc.com, Phone: (508) 786-0777

Note:

This course is also available for training onsite. A discount is available when 6 or more attendees enroll

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Blueprint Reading / GD&T Basics
251
2
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Blueprint Reading / GD&T Basics

Course No. 251

Learning Objectives
• Interpret basic orthographic projection
• Interpret basic dimensioning standards
• Interpret auxiliary views encountered by individuals in the machinist trades
• Interpret basic geometric tolerancing standards

Duration:

Two Days

$1095

Topics Covered:
  1. Introduction
  • Basic for interpreting drawings
  • Third angle projection
  • ISO projection symbol
  • Title block
  • Drawing standards
  • Drawing revisions
  • The drafting office
  • Drawing reproduction
 
  1. Types of drawings
  • Working drawings
  • One- and two-view drawings
  • Multi detail drawings
  • Partial views
  • Assembly drawings
    • Subassembly drawings
    • Identifying parts of an assembly drawing
  • Bill of material (items list)
 
  1. Drawing features
  • Lettering on drawings
  • Sketching
  • Types of lines
    • Visible lines
    • Hidden lines
    • Center lines
    • Break lines
  • Inclined surfaces
  • Circular features
  • Identifying similarly sized features
  • Rounds and fillets
  • Intersections of unfinished surfaces
    • Rounded intersections
    • Filleted intersections
  • Symmetrical outlines
  • Structural steel shapes
  • Phantom outlines
  • Bosses and pads
  • Abbreviations used on drawings
 
  1. Measurements and scale
  • Drawing to scale
    • Inch and foot scales
    • Si (metric) scales
  • Linear units of measurement
    • Inch units of measurement
    • Si (metric) units of measurement
  • Measurement of angles
  • Measuring dovetails
 
  1. Dimensioning
  • Placement of dimensions
  • Dimension lines
  • Extension lines
  • leaders
  • Choice of dimensions
  • Basic rules for dimensioning
  • Dimensioning of cylindrical holes
  • Dimensioning cylindrical holes
  • Repetitive features and dimensions
  • Reference dimensioning
  • Chain dimensioning
  • Base line dimensioning
  • Not -to -scale dimensions
  • Dimension origin symbol BPR 111: June 2013
  • Rectangular coordinate dimensioning without dimension lines
  • Rectangular coordinate dimensioning in tabular form
  • Dimensioning of key seats
 
  1. Sections
  • Sectional views
    • The cutting plane lines
    • Section lining
  • Types of sections
    • Full sections
    • Half sections
    • Revolved sections
    • Removed sections
  • Broken out and partial sections
    • Webs in section
    • Ribs in section
    • Spokes in section
  • Alignment of parts and holes
    • Foreshortened projection
    • Holes revolved to show true center distance
  • Section through shafts, pins, and keys
 
  1. Machining operations
  • Drilling, reaming and boring
  • Machine slots
  • Countersinks, counterbores and spot faces
  • Chamfers
  • Undercuts
  • Tapers
    • Circular tapers
    • Flat tapers
  • Knurls
  • Flats
 
  1. Surface finishes
  • Machining symbols
    • Indicating machining allowance
    • Removal of material prohibited
  • Surface texture
  • Surface texture symbol
  • Surface texture ratings
  • Control requirements
 
  1. Tolerances and allowances
  • Definitions
  • Tolerancing methods
  • Limit dimensioning BPR 111: June 2013
  • Plus and minus tolerancing
  • Inch tolerances
  1. Threads
  • Threaded fasteners
  • Threaded assemblies
  • Inch threads
  • Right and left-handed threads
  • Metric threads
 
  1. Components
  • Pin fasteners
    • Machine pins
    • Radial locking pins
  • Keys
  • Setscrews
  • Swivels and universal joints
Instructor:

The instructor is a Blueprint Reading certified instructor with 20+ years of industry experience.

Who Should Attend?

Professionals who are looking to obtain the Blueprint Reading certification and enhance their knowledge.

For More Information:

Contact the Training Administrator training@qpsinc.com, Phone: (508) 786-0777

Note:

This course is also available for training onsite. A discount is available when 6 or more attendees enroll

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Certified Supplier Auditor
234
2
Aug 23 – Aug 24
Nov 15 – Nov 16
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Certified Supplier Auditor

Course No. 234

This course has been designed for supply chain and quality personnel that are charged with auditing and improving the suppliers. Supply chain and quality team members should learn best practices to audit suppliers and develop the suppliers for new challenges to receive quality products and services on time at the least cost.

This course involves the exam of two hours at the end. The certification will be based on the passing an exam and active participation in the class, exercises and workshop.

Course Benefits

Provide you with an understanding and gaining knowledge and tools for auditing and improving suppliers. The certification marks the competency in auditing the suppliers.

Duration:

Two Days

$1095

Topics Covered:
Module 1:
  • Understanding supply chain
  • Fundamentals of Lean Supply Chain
  • Exercise
Module 2:
  • Basic Quality system requirements review
  • Exercise: Identify auditing evidences needed for each requirements
Module 3:
  • Supplier survey process
  • Supplier Certification process
  • Exercise: Develop plan to implement supplier certification for each type of supplier
Module 4: 
  • Auditing concepts including process auditing
  • Preparing for the audit 
 Module 5: 
  • Conducting the audit –System, process and product
  • Workshop: Role Playing
Module 6:
  • Reporting and follow up
  • Workshop: closing meeting, Follow-up meeting
Module 7:
  • Root cause analysis
  • Corrective and Preventive actions
  • Exercise: A specified problem with supplier; doing an effective root cause analysis and CAPA
Module 8:
  • Continual improvement
  • Basic Improvement and auditing tools
  • Exercise: Dealing with suppliers on improvements and using problem solving basic tools
Module 9:
  • Forms and audit checklist
Who Should Attend?

Anyone responsible for working with suppliers

For More Information:

Contact the Training Administrator training@qpsinc.com, Phone: (508) 786-0777

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This course is also available for training onsite. A discount is available when 6 or more attendees enroll

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Lean Supply Chain
230
2
Apr 1-Apr 2
Dec 2- Dec 3
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Lean Supply Chain

Course No. 230

This course has been designed for individuals that are charged with improving supply chain and material management. Process teams and business leaders will learn from the best in class case studies to implement the best practices to translate strategy into action plans.

Course Benefits

Provide you with an understanding of the supply chain and unlocking the secret to improved supply chain performance. It is about reducing waste and making supply chain lean.

Prerequisites:

None

Duration:

Two Days

$1095 Includes materials, certificate of attendance

Topics Covered:
  • Supply chain –waste
  • Evolution of supplier relationships
  • Tools for supply chain excellence
  • Adding flexibility
  • Process design- current problems
  • Process design- volatility amplification in the supply chain
  • Just In Time, demand flow directed processes
  • Designing supply chain
  • Supplier management
  • Sourcing strategies
  • Supplier partnership
Who Should Attend?

Anyone responsible for suppliers, product design, process design, and materials

For More Information:

Contact the Training Administrator training@qpsinc.com, Phone: (508) 786-0777

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This course is also available for training onsite. A discount is available when 6 or more attendees enroll

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NEW! Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing GD&T
244
2
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NEW! Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing GD&T

Course No. 244

This is a basic course designed for personnel who desire to learn the requirements used in the preparation or the interpretation of engineering drawings. This course is based on accepted industry wide standards. These standards establish uniform practices for anyone who either prepares drawings or is required to interpret drawing information.

Prerequisites:

None

Duration:

Two Days

$1095

Topics Covered:
Session 1 • Why Use GD&T? o Review of traditional dimensioning o Benefits of GD&T o Technical standards o Definitions o Basic dimensions o How to read the feature control frame Session 2 • Rules and the Form Symbols o Rule #1: Size controls form o Rule #2: Assume RFS o Flatness o Surface straightness o Circularity o Cylindricity Session 3 • Bonus Tolerance o GD&T applied to a feature of size o Bonus and the MMC modifier o Virtual condition o Gaging and inspection of GD&T Session 4 • Datums o Datum vs. datum feature o The datum reference frame o Primary, secondary, and tertiary datums Session 5 • Profile and Orientation o General definition of profile o Profile of a line o Profile of a surface o Use of datums with profile o Perpendicularity o Angularity o Parallelism Session 6 • Position Tolerance I o True position o Position tolerance RFS o Using MMC or LMC o The \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"boundary\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" concept o The pitch diameter rule Session 7 • Position Tolerance II o Projected tolerance zone o Inspecting parts for position o Calculating tolerance values o Composite position tolerance Session 8 • Symmetry and Coaxial Controls o Concentricity o Symmetry o Circular runout o Total runout • Wrap-up
Instructor:

The seminar leader will be an instructor with over 20 years of industrial experienced in the application and interpretation of engineering drawings using Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.

Who Should Attend?

Machine Operators, Mechanical Inspectors, newly hired Drafters and others who are interested to learn or enhance their knowledge of the application and interpretation of Engineering Drawings.

For More Information:

Contact the Training Administrator training@qpsinc.com, Phone: (508) 786-0777

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This course is also available for training onsite. A discount is available when 6 or more attendees enroll

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