Purolator Facilities Tour – Tuesday Sept 14th
Purolator, Canada’s largest integrated distribution services provider with a full suite of international freight forwarding, logistics, LTL and courier services will be graciously opening there doors to SCL members and guests.
The tour will be structured to follow a global supply chain move from emptying of an ocean container of consumer goods through to sorting and induction into the air and ground transport network for delivery to consumers.
2010 Annual Golf Tournament, Dinner & AGM – Friday June 18th
Join us on Friday June 18th for the 2010 CMHDS Golf Tournament, Dinner & Annual General Meeting at the Delta Golf Club. This event is an opportunity for members to spend a day in the sun, enjoy some golf, some friends and some food. We will also be holding the CMHDS Annual General Meeting where we will review the events of the year and elect the new Board of Directors for the 2010-2011 season.
June 1st – Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) DC Tour
Join us on Tuesday June 1st at 3:00pm as we tour the Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) Distribution Centre in Vancouver, BC.
One of two distribution centres (the second is located in Kamloops) the Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) is one of the two governmental bodies responsible for regulating and monitoring the liquor industry in British Columbia, the other being the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch (LCLB)).
The LDB is the only organization allowed to purchase, import, and distribute alcoholic beverages in British Columbia. They employ more than 3,500 people, and operate 215 government liquor stores under the BC Liquor Stores name, found all across the province.
13th Annual Forklift Rally Knocks It Out Of The Park!
It was Saturday May 1st, 2010 and with almost 90 competitors and 500 people in attendance many said the 13th Annual BC Championship Forklift Rally felt like an all day party!
For all the details & pictures head over to ForkliftRally.com.
Registration Now Open For The 13th Annual Forklift Rally!
Do you think you are one of the best Forklift Operators in the province? Think you can drive circles around everyone else?
On Saturday May 1st, 2010 you’ll get your chance to prove it as the CMHDS presents the 13th Annual BC Championship Forklift Rally.
This year’s Rally adds a fourth division, Propane Counterbalanced, ups the prize money to over $3,500.00 and the registration fees have been rolled back to $49.00 for those who register early. With more sponsors, and additions like Forklift Basketball it promises to be a great event.
Click here to go to ForkliftRally.com and view all of the details.
March 3rd – Logistics For Breakfast: Forklift Rally Seminar
Join us on Wednesday March 3rd as we present Logistics For Breakfast: How To Stage Your Own In-Company Forklift Rally.
Hosted & presented by the team that stages the BC Championship Forklift Rally each year, this breakfast seminar will cover all of the aspects that go into staging a forklift competition. Whether you are looking to promote safety within your company in a fun way, prepare for competition in the upcoming BC Championship Forklift Rally or just want to find out what goes into staging a forklift competition, you will find this seminar of value. All stages from inital planning to staging and scoring the event will be covered.
March 15th – SCL Breakfast Meeting
Supply Chain Optimization: Your Competitive Advantage
Industry Canada research has shown that adoption of technology in the supply chain is a key factor in gaining best-in-class status among the competition.
This is especially true in times of economic turbulence when businesses are under tremendous pressure to make tangible productivity gains while cutting costs.
Fast changing business conditions require creative business solutions at all levels of the supply chain. Rapid access to information and communications technologies means that integrated software solutions are essential, in today’s environment, to address supply chain challenges, such as risk management, out-sourcing, demand planning, inventory optimization, visibility, and vendor collaboration.
Feb 3rd – Lucerne Foods Milk Plant Tour
Join us on Wednesday February 3rd as we tour the Lucerne Foods Milk Plant in Burnaby, BC. This 75,000 sq.ft. facility is one of three state of the art facilities located in Western Canada that make up Lucerne’s Dairy Division.
The Burnaby facility which recently implemented a 5S & Lean Principles program produces approximately 850,000 litres of product per week and stores and ships 94 SKU’s plus seasonal products to 71 Safeway stores and various independent accounts.. Tour attendees will see an operation that not only receives raw product, then processes, packages, stores and ships but also deals with the added complexities of a product that is liquid and time & temperature sensitive requiring special handling and fast inventory turns.
Dec 2nd,2009 – Logistics For Breakfast Meeting
Join us on Wednesday December 2nd as the CMHDS presents a new type of event – the “Logistics For Breakfast” Discussion Roundtable. Each event will feature breakfast and an introduction and presentation by an industry expert. After the presentation the floor will be opened to questions and discussions by attendees.
For our first event we welcome Michael Docherty of i to i logistics (www.itoilogistics.com) as we present “Warehouse Management Systems – The Key To Effective Supply Chain Management“. Whether you are looking to implement a new WMS, upgrade an old one or just want to increase your knowledge and meet with like minded professionals this meeting will hold something for everyone!
Oct 29th – CMHDS UAP/NAPA Tour
Join us on Thursday October 29th as we tour the UAP/NAPA Vancouver Distribution Centre in Langley, BC. This facility is one of 58 Distribution Centres supporting the 5800 NAPA Auto Stores throughout North America so join us and see how this Atlanta based giant handles distributing auto parts.
We have arranged for two tours (3:00pm and 5:30pm) which are limited to 15 people for each tour (30 people in total). Due to this REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO CMHDS MEMBERS ONLY.
