Next Professional Development Meeting

 

November, 2008:

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APICS Down East

is pleased to host a dinner meeting with

Todd Pierce of Hussey Seating

 on the topic of Global Sourcing

at

Holiday Inn West (at Turnpike exit 48)

Thursday, November 20th

5:30 - 6:00    Networking

6:00               Presentation and discussion

Dinner to follow

 

Register at the APICS Down East website here

 

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Members  $20.00

Non-Member  $30.00

 

Hussey Seating in Berwick is one of many Maine companies pursuing a global sourcing strategy. Our speaker, Todd Pierce, is Vice President of Operations at Hussey Seating and he leads their global sourcing initiative. Todd is back from his most recent trip to East Asia and will talk to us about the experiences and challenges he faces in making global sourcing work for his company. Some of the areas Todd will cover include where Hussey outsources, for what products and why. He will share some cautions for companies getting into this activity for the first time and some of the solutions Hussey has devised for ensuring that they receive a quality product, on time. Todd will also talk to us about how having a global component to their supply chain impacts the planning process back at their manufacturing site in Maine.


This is a great opportunity to hear about a local company that has successfully extended their supply chain to global dimensions. There are valuable lessons to take back to your organization, whether you are already sourcing globally or getting ready to take the plunge. Please register for this event using the web form here.

 

About Todd Pierce:

Todd Pierce is Vice President of Operations for Hussey Seating Company in North Berwick, Maine.

Todd is responsible for the engineering, manufacturing and purchasing activities for Hussey’s domestic activities, as well as all off-shore sourcing and production, including import freight management. He travels regularly to China and throughout Southeast Asia.

Prior to joining Hussey Seating, Todd worked with other mid-size New England manufacturing firms and has a background in the production of military and aerospace equipment, as well as commercial and industrial products.

A Maine native, Todd is also a graduate of the University of Maine with a BS in Mechanical Engineering

 

 

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