President's
Message
The President’s Message - 4th Quarter 2006
Dear Members and Supply Chain Leaders in Arizona,
It is an exciting time to be a part of the largest Supply Chain Association in the world as well as one of the most respected. Did you realize as a member, you are part of a membership base that includes more than 40,000 supply management professionals with a network of domestic and international affiliated associations? Our affiliate, NAPM – Arizona, is Arizona’s largest ISM affiliate and is a leader in providing opportunities for the promotion of the profession and the expansion of professional skills and knowledge. Recently your board was in Las Vegas where the affiliate received two awards including the 2006 Affiliate Spirit Award and the 2006 Recognition of Merit for Affiliate Excellence. Congratulations to a job well done!
As for the future, we have an exciting year planned for 2006 and 2007. In August, your dedicated board completed our annual summer planning session and targeted six goals for the 2006- 2007 year. All of the goals were created to benefit the membership in accordance with the by-laws of our organization
- Goal #1 – Website Improvement – The www.napmaz.org website is one of our biggest communication tools for our affiliate and we will be improving the overall look, feel, and functionality of the site. We are currently working with a Webmaster/Designer to make this a reality.
- Goal #2 – Increasing the Membership – Is a basic necessity for the promotion of the Supply Chain profession to have a large and strong presence in Arizona. So it is crucial to consistently increase the number of active members to our NAPM-AZ affiliate. Every month we will be tracking the membership roster to set targets in increasing affiliate membership. Your board is also coming up with innovative ways of retaining the membership we have.
- Goal #3 – Speaker Improvement – Our Association’s By-Laws state that we are to provide and promote the education of the Supply Chain Industry and we will try to do so to the best of our ability. We have already developed a Speaker Contract that better manages the process. We also are constantly striving to bring the affiliate the best speakers for our Membership meetings that are within our financial limitations.
- Goal #4 – Continue to offer Education Seminars and Review Sessions – We have been successful in past years and will continue to offer comprehensive educational seminars that bring a tremendous value to the membership and attendees.
- Goals #5 – Maintaining the Financial Stability of the Affiliate – All good organizations are responsible in this area and we are no exception. As a non – for profit affiliate, it will be our goal to control the cost to a break-even point.
- Goal #6 – Mission Statement Review and Revision - It is our goal this year to take a good look at the current Mission Statement and make necessary changes that will keep us on track for future success.
In summary, we have developed a series of obtainable goals that will benefit the NAPM-AZ affiliate for years to come and ultimately bring value to our constituents – members, community and the industry. The Board Members you have elected are a talented group of individuals who bring a tremendous value to the organization and I personally look forward to working with them this year.
Sincerely,
Chad West, C.P.M., CFPM
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