Description:  This meeting has been cancelled due to low enrollment.  Please join us at our December PDM.

Please join us at the next ASCM Triangle Chapter Professional Development Meeting (PDM) on November 14, from 2 PM to 4 PM EDT.  We will be in Fayetteville NC for a presentation and tour of the Fayetteville Public Works Commission (PWC).  Light snacks will be provided.

Who can attend the Professional Development Meetings? Everyone who is interested in professional growth and/or interested in expanding their supply chain knowledge is welcome to attend. Register to attend the meeting, invite a friend or colleague. The event is open for anyone to attend.

Registration and payment are now completely online.  For an early bird discount, please register and pay by noon Thursday November 9^th. Your registration packet will be at the Welcome desk when you arrive. 

Agenda:

1:40 -2:00 pm      Arrival.  Light snacks and soft drinks will be provided.

2:00 - 3:00 pm     Guest Speakers:  Glenn Andersen and Paula Eckard

3:00 - 4:00 pm     Tour of Facilities.  (tour participants will be required to complete and sign a liability waiver form)

4:00 pm               Adjourn

About the Speakers:

Glenn Andersen, PE

Principal Engineer - Material Standards

Fayetteville Public Works Commission, Fayetteville, NC

Glenn Andersen writes and maintains the specifications for all materials used on the Electric Distribution System at Fayetteville PWC.  He has been working in the Electric Utility Industry for over 40 years, and has extensive knowledge of the purchasing, inventory, and installation of materials.  He has worked at Duke Energy (Charlotte, NC) and at a small Municipality (Edenton, NC) and has been a member of the IEEE for many years.

As the Material Standards Engineer, Glenn possesses the knowledge and understanding of the physical properties of all materials involved in the design, construction, and operation of the Electric System, as well as the manufacturing processes of these materials.  Glenn has a BS Degree in Electrical Engineering from NCSU and is a registered Professional Engineer in North Carolina.

Paula Eckard, CSCP
Supply Chain Analyst

Paula is a retired Major from the U.S. Army and the North Carolina National Guard where she served as a Maintenance, Signal and Human Resource Officer.   She has 35 plus years working in Supply Chain in the Power Transmission Industry and MRO industry with skills that  include People Management, Inventory Management, Logistics and Procurement.  She has been with Fayetteville Public works since January 2018 and currently serves as the Supply Chain Analyst responsible for tracking Key Performance Indicators, Inventory Sourcing and Buying, Operational Reporting and Inventory Surplus.  She earned her BS in Business from Methodist University in May of 1994 and her CSCP from ASCM in March of 2022.

About the Topics:

Materials used in the Electric Utility Industry range from simple bolts and washers to complex high voltage switching equipment. Glenn will be discussing some of the challenges in obtaining and maintaining enough of these materials in inventory to ensure reliable electric service is provided to all customers.

Paula will demonstrate the similarities and differences in forecasting related to the service supply chain versus the manufacturing supply chain.

About the Tour:
We will take a tour of the warehouse facilities to include the warehouse yard.
(A liability waiver form for you to complete is posted here under the heading DOCUMENTS.)