ISM-Charlotte, Inc. Board of Directors Planning Retreat
Location: Charlotte, NC (NASCAR Hall of Fame)
On August 18th, 2018, the Board of Directors held a meeting to discuss numerous topics including:
A look back to last year’s results and accomplishments
A look forward to this year’s expectations, opportunities, and additional value to bring to our membership
Throughout this meeting, the board discussed topics around:
Aligning Organizational Goals
Membership & Growth
ISM- National Conference in Houston, TX April 7-10, 2019
ISM- Charlotte Spring Conference 2019 (additional details to come)
Tours
Meeting Dynamics
ISM-Charlotte’s Board of Directors is very excited to get the year kicked off. The organization discussed many opportunities to engage our membership with continuing education, enhancing professional networks, and connecting to all aspects of Supply Chain within the Charlotte community. The organization’s goal for the upcoming fiscal year is to enhance our Member’s experience through exciting plant tours, interactive meetings, and new opportunities we have yet to explore.
We are thrilled for the initial dinner meeting on September 13th and BMW Plant Tour in Greenville, SC on October 18th (BMW’S only American factory). We look forward to seeing you there!
The BMW Plant Spartanburg is approximately 7.0 million square feet with the recent addition of a new body shop, an expansion of the X5/X6 assembly hall, and an expansion of logistics. Current construction includes the expansion of Assembly North (X3/X4 assembly) by 140,000 square feet and renovation/re-tooling of the first-generation X4 body shop.
Currently, BMW Manufacturing produces more than 1,400 vehicles each day. The factory is the global producer of BMW X3, X4, X5 and X6 Sports Activity Vehicles and Coupes (and their variants) to more than 140 global markets.
In addition to the plant tour, the day will include a visit to the BMW Zentrum Museum for a self -guided trip through the world of BMW.
Lydia Rowson - 2018 Supply Chain Management Professional of the Year
Lydia has been given recognition for her outstanding leadership and tireless efforts in bringing education to the forefront for ISM-Charlotte.
She has been an active member of ISM for many years and currently sits on the ISM-Charlotte affiliate board of directors. Lydia attended the ISM affiliate leadership training in 2016 were she was able to network with many of the national affiliate leaders and bring their best practices to ISM-Charlotte. Lydia currently has plans to work on her CPSM. She regularly attends our dinner meetings and has been the point person for many of our tours and educational activities. She has truly taken ISM to a different level with the enthusiasm and programs she has offered our members.
Lydia is a professional in Supply Chain in many aspects. She shares best practices with others and helps promote the standards of our profession. She has been a mentor to many of our members and to many others in our profession from her workplace to the affiliate membership. She has devoted much of her time to the improvement of our programs, tours and our dinner meetings for all our members within our affiliate and strives to promote certification. She was instrumental in hosting an event at her workplace to introduce her team to ISM and the member benefits.
Lydia has consistently reached out to many institutions and supplier locations to promote ISM and bring our members and non-members educational meetings and tours. She strives and encourages all our members to seek their educational hierarchy and obtain their CPSM certification and promotes ISM as a whole. She has been the point person for all our tours. Her professional relationships with peers, and her tireless efforts in bringing education to the forefront to all of our members has not gone unnoticed. This has allowed the Charlotte affiliate to bring our members an experience for education and professional growth to another level.
Some people go above and beyond the requirements of their individual jobs and truly work to improve the supply chain profession as a whole. Lydia continuously sets high standards for excellence not only in her workplace but within our organization on a regular basis. She truly is a Supply Chain Management Professional in all aspects.
ISM is encouraging those currently working on their CPSM® to complete their exams now, before they change! Whether you're already in the CPSM® pipeline or thinking about earning this certification, you still have time to achieve this important professional milestone.
New courseware will be introduced in April 2018 and updated exams in September 2018.
