Welcome to APICS Learning
Communities!
APICS Learning Communities are online forums where
members can come together regularly to share and develop ideas, practices, and
solutions in the field of operations management. APICS Learning Communities
provide a communications tool to enhance knowledge sharing among APICS members
to strengthen individuals in their work and the association as a whole.
Members:
To join your colleagues online, simply
login.
Customers:
If you’re not an APICS member, you can visit the
APICS public community to stay
up-to-date on APICS offerings.To visit members-only learning communities,
join APICS.
Explore APICS Learning Communities
using these online tools:
| Discussions:
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Participate in a current topic or start a
new discussion. |
| Resources:
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Search for resources or submit materials for
posting. |
| Links: |
Find and share links to relevant materials.
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| Events:
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List community events and discussions. |
| Poll:
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Gather community opinions about a subject. |
| Chat:
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Communicate in real time with your peers. |
For details, read the
User Guide.
Featured APICS Learning
Communities (members only):
Lean
The Lean Learning Community connects professionals who are dedicated to the
sharing and application of lean enterprise tools, techniques, and standard
practices. Their focus is to increase the value of an organization’s products
and services for its customers to meet or exceed customer expectations and to
achieve sustainable competitive advantages.
Project-Oriented Operations
The Project-Oriented Operations Learning Community connects professionals from
project-driven enterprises and those in government agencies who provide project
oversight and may also manage resources across the operation. Day-to-day
responsibilities might include production of highly engineered products with low
volume, deep bills of material, and long lead times. The operations are usually
proposed, contracted for, designed, and costed individually. The typical
business environments are defense contracting, contract manufacturers, hi-tech
electronics, specialty machine tools, medical appliances and electronics,
shipbuilding, airplane and avionics manufacture, and space exploration.
Theory of Constraints
The Theory of Constraints (TOC) Learning Community is made up of people who are
interested in TOC or constraints management in one or more areas that include
but are not limited to
- TOC Thinking Processes (Trees and Clouds)
- TOC Scheduling (Drum-Buffer-Rope)
- TOC Project Management (Critical Chain)
- TOC for Education.
