Presidents Corner

By Pete Petersen
NAPM joins the rest of the country in mourning the loss of life from the cowardly acts of September 11, 2001. We join everyone in our prayers for the families and friends of those killed or injured. We especially share our thoughts and prayers for our members in New York and Washington, D.C. whose lives have been very directly touched by this horrific tragedy.

I saw this on the NAPM web page and though it was appropriate to reprint it here because I thought it expresses the feelings of most Americans and our membership.

If by chance someone can look at this terrible event and think well hasn�t affected me, well they better think again. This was not just an attack on New York a couple of buildings or the Pentagon but an attack on our people, our freedom, our way of life, and our economy.

While by no means the most important, the economy affects each and every one of us and being in the supply management profession we realize how delicate our economy can be even without events like this. This upcoming Educational Resource Presentation should be very interesting considering recent events as Dawn McLaren will present an economic outlook of Arizona and the Nation.

Mr Jim Liebestkind C.P.M. from the Tucson Airport Authority will be our Dinner speaker should prove to be interesting in light of the fact the industry he is in will definitely be affected by current events. I hope to see you all there.

I would like to thank Deanna Nye and Christopher Good for taking the time to get involved, and the Board Members and Committee Chairs for all their time and efforts to make us a better affiliate. If you are interested helping on a committee or have a suggestion please contact one of the Board Members.

NAPM-SA will put on workshops for the C.P.M. Exam if there is an interest. We need 10 or more for a session. These are presented one session per module taking aprox. 7 Hr. per session. If you are interested contact one of the Board Members.

MISSION STATEMENT The National Association of Purchasing Management Southern Arizona serves the needs of its members and the profession by providing quality learning opportunities through educational forums, career broadening experiences and mentoring opportunities.

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

By Myles Zimmerman C.P.M.
In October we will be presenting Dawn McLaren as our pre-dinner meeting speaker. Dawn is a Research Economist at the Bank One Economic Outlook Center of Arizona State University. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and did her graduate work at North Carolina State University. She worked in the textile industry providing forecasts and analyses of cotton futures and of the global textile industry. Currently, she manages the publication of the Western Blue Chip Economic Forecast and the Arizona Purchasing Managers Index. She is experienced in industry analysis - focusing on forecasting and industry outlook. I was originally very excited to have Ms. McLaren address our group about the forecast of the Arizona economy and the economy of the nation as a whole. The economy seemed to be leveling and perhaps. Turning around and I was anxious to hear on expert�s opion and analysis.

After last week's tragedy, I am now extremely interested in what Ms. McLaren has to say and how the forecasts for our economy have been affected. I encourage everyone to attend this presentation and show your support. Let's stay informed and up to date and let's purchase our way to a better economy.

DINNER MEETING NOTES

Jim Liebeskind C.P.M. will be speaking to NAPM-SA on Wednesday night October 10, 2001 talking about the Tucson Airport history, it�s origin, it�s future and in light of the resent terrorist actions in New York and Washington DC, how life will be changed at the Tucson International Airport. As the Director of Purchasing, Jim and his staff handle the breadth of responsibilities over supplies, warehousing, construction, and contracts all procured according to TAA and governmental procurement regulations. Jim will explain the types of procurements and the procedures the TAA goes through to complete a successful procurement and the challenges to watch for. turning around and I was anxious to hear an expert's opinion and analysis.

Jim Liebeskind has both a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and his Certified Purchasing Manager accreditation. Jim past positions include 1982 � 1987 as Purchasing Agent/Warehouse Manager with Intel Electronics, 1987 � 1992 as Purchasing Agent for Borderland Construction, 1992 � 1998 as Purchasing/Warehouse/Operations Manager for International Service System, 1998 � 2001 as Director of Purchasing for Canyon Ranch Resorts and now currently as the Director of Purchasing for the Tucson Airport Authority.

This will be a very informative talk regarding Purchasing but also on how activities are being affected by our national crisis with airports, airline companies and security.

Affiliate Briefs

At our dinner meeting we will be handing out to our members some really nice business cardholders designed and made by Caid, along with some NAPM-SA pens. Make plans and be sure to attend.

Please contact:
Joe Herber at ([email protected])
or you can call him at (520) 648-8738

Name __________________________________________________________________________________________
Company ____________________________________________________ # Attending ____________________
Phone ________________________________________________________

Global Resources

Much of the Asian turndown was within the high technology sector, particularly in the semiconductor industry. Throughout the history of the semiconductor industry, Japan has labored diligently and successfully to establish itself as a major competitor in this field. As labor costs rose, Japan�s semiconductor industry followed the pattern set by the U.S. semiconductor manufacturers by locating assembly operations in lower labor cost countries such as Taiwan, Korea, Thailand and Malaysia. Over a period of time these countries vertically integrated their operations to include high technology wafer fabrication and finally circuit design. These latter functions had mainly been the province of the U.S. and Japan.

As Mr. Iwata points out, �the U.S. economy � especially the technology sector �was the primary locomotive for the export economies of Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia.� The decline in the U.S. high technology sector has had a more severe impact on Asian countries whose economy is highly reliant on the exportation of high technology products such as semiconductors.

The article reported that Fujitsu, the number two Japanese producers of personal computers and leading chip producer will lay off about 16,000 employees in its facilities in Japan, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines as well as additional personnel in their U.S.A. This company will also take a $2.5 million write-off and turn its Oregon plant into a joint venture with Advanced Micro Devices, a Sunnyvale, CA chip manufacturer.

Taiwan�s economy has also suffered due to the U.S. economic turndown and has experienced its first recession in 26 years. Iwata observed that China predicted an eight percent rise in its economy in 2001, however, there is a considerable question as to the validity of a China�s economic data. It is believed that a four to six percent increase is more believable.

The poor Asian economic performance has reduced the ability of Asian countries to buy goods from the U.S., which is further depressing the U.S. high technology sector. The article concludes that the global high technology economy is a victim of its own success. �When technology sales were red-hot in the U.S. the world benefited. Now with the U.S. in a slump the world is suffering.�

U.S. purchasing professionals should be on the look out for bargains in high tech products while inventories are high and demand is low.

Welcome New Members

Greg Crooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manager, Inventory Planning
NCS Learn

Gilda D. Marquez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purchasing Agent
Frontier Kemper Construction

Cynthia D. Britain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Materials Coordinator
Enviormental Systems Products

Jon Grasse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President, SCM/Bus. Development
Ventanna Medical Systems

Daniel J. Henkel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Support Systems Analyst Sr.
The University of Arizona

Candy M. Hawkins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Material/Cost Estimator
Raytheon Missile Systems

Patty L. Taylor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Small Dollar Program Manager
The University of Arizona

Kevin J. Kruckman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buyer
Professional Chemicals Corp.

Ryan L. Henry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Contract Admistrator/Sr. Buyer
Phelps Dodge Sierrita

Jerome W. Walker, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buyer
Kraft Foods

Robert S. Lyman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Purchasing Manager
Applied Process Technologies

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The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) is the major element of the Manufacturing NAPM Report on Business�. The PMI is a composite index based on the seasonally adjusted diffusion indexes for five of the indicators (New Orders, Production, Supplier Deliveries, Inventories, and Employment) with varying weights.

Diffusion indexes have the properties of leading indicators and are convenient summary measures showing the prevailing direction of change and the scope of change. A PMI reading above 50% indicates that the manufacturing economy is generally expanding; below 50%, that it is generally declining. A PMI over 42.7%, over a period of time, indicates that the overall economy, or Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is generally expanding, below 42.7%, that it is generally declining. The distance from 50% or 42.7% is indicative of the strength of the expansion or decline. With some of the indicators within this report, NAPM has indicated the departure point between expansion and decline of comparable government series, as determined by regression analyses.

The Manufacturing NAPM Report on Business� and the PMI have earned immense recognition over the years from the economists and forecasters in government and business because of the report's early and accurate reflection with the manufacturing sector of the economy and the PMI's close correlation with the entire economy.

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PURCHASING MANAGEMENT-SOUTHERN ARIZONA AFFILIATE SERVES AS A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING PROFESSIONAL STANDARD OF COMPETENCY AND CONDUCT FOR ITS MEMBERS AND THE PROFESSION IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO PRUCHASING AND MATERIALS MANAGEMENT