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Presentations
Steve frequently gives presentations to groups for meetings and conferences. He can speak on a wide variety of Business Operations and Strategic Planning related topics. Here are just some of the topics he has presented:
Effective Strategic Planning
Management System Selection Process
Lean Principles
Six Sigma
Overcoming Obstacles to Overseas Outsourcing
Your Role in the Supply Chain
The Baldrige Award Criteria
If there’s a topic you’d like to hear and learn more about, please let us know.
Workshops & Seminars
Steve regularly leads workshops and seminars in a variety of Business Operations related areas. Some of the seminars and workshops he has led include:
Selecting the Management Systems to Help You Win (based on Steve’s book)
Inventory Essentials for Small Manufacturers (Steve authored this seminar for APICS)
Introduction to Lean Manufacturing
If there is a topic that you’d like to learn more about, we can develop and customize materials to fit your needs.
APICS Classes
If you’re interested in on-site APICS training, CPIM, CSCP, Fundamentals, or the Lean Workshop Series or Inventory Workshop Series, first contact your local APICS chapter. If they are unable or unwilling to provide you the classes that you want, we will provide them. Or, if you just have to have Steve present them, we can do that too.
CPIM - Certified in Production and Inventory Management review classes
CSCP - Certified Supply Chain Professional review classes
Fundamentals - Fundamentals of Materials and Operations Management introductory level classes
Lean Manufacturing Workshop Series
Inventory Management Workshop Series
Steve Novak is also the author of the APICS seminar Inventory Essentials for Small Manufacturers, and is available to present it to you.
APICS is The Association for Operations Management, an international organization dedicated to education and networking in the field of Business Operations. Find out more, or locate your local chapter, at www.apics.org.