This Week in IDEA | February 07, 2007
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Contents
- New IDEA Customer
- New IRD/CERICOMX® Customer
- FullTilt Sponsor of Electro E-Biz Forum 2007
- Adam J. Fein, Ph.D. Selected to Speak at Forum
- IDEA Hosts Student on Job Shadow Day
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New IDEA Customer
Mick Electric Co., Inc., an electrical distributor from Toledo, OH, became an IDEA customer on February 7, 2007. Mick Electric is a leading provider of pipe and wire supply to Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan. They will be using the Industry Data Warehouse (IDW2) to obtain their suppliers' product and pricing information. They will also be taking advantage of the cost saving features and reliability of the Industry Data Exchange (IDX2). Mick Electric is a member of both NAED and the IMARK Group. To learn more about Mick Electric Co., Inc., please visit them . Welcome aboard!
New IRD/CERICOMX® Customer
IDEA, a 1SYNC Data Pool On-Board Solution (OBS) partner, implements suppliers that subscribe to the 1SYNC data pool using IDEA's IRD CERICOMX application. IDEA was recently assigned the following supplier:
This company will be trained to use IRD CERICOMX®, an IDEA branded product for supporting and uploading supplier product information into the GS1 Registry® and GDSN via the 1SYNC Data Pool.
If you would like to learn more about the CERICOMX® product, please contact John Etrie, IDEA IRD Product Manager, here or at (703) 562-4624; or Tony Gaffney, IDEA CERICOMX® Implementation Manager, here or at (508) 386-0261.
FullTilt Sponsor of Electro E-Biz Forum 2007
The Electro E-Biz Forum 2007 Committee would like to thank FullTilt Solutions for their Bronze Level sponsorship.
FullTilt Solutions is a leading provider of enterprise product information management (PIM) software solutions that provides the perfect product information required for business-to-business electronic commerce. To learn more about FullTilt, please visit
www.fulltilt.com.
Adam J. Fein, Ph.D. Selected to Speak at Forum
Electro E-Biz Forum 2007
Opening General Session: “Facing the Forces of Change ®”, Adam J. Fein, Ph.D., President, Pembroke Consulting
Date: September 19, 2007
Time: 8:00a.m.
Adam J. Fein, Ph.D. is the founder and president of Pembroke Consulting, Inc. a boutique management consulting firm that advises executives from manufacturing, distribution, and technology companies in healthcare and B2B industries.
Dr. Fein consults with manufacturers on channel strategy, assists distributors with business planning, and advises technology companies on marketing opportunities. He also conducts independent economic research in many supply chains. Dr. Fein has published over 100 academic and industry articles as well as authored or edited eight books for the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW). In recognition of my scholarship and thought leadership, NAW selected Dr. Fein to research and write the last three editions of Facing the Forces of Change, the distribution industry's leading future trends study.
Dr. Fein is a popular and provocative keynote speaker for executive planning sessions and industry meetings around the world. He is frequently sought by the media for his industry expertise and has been quoted by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Business Week, Inc. Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, The Daily Deal, NPR's Marketplace, Industrial Distribution and many other leading publications. Dr. Fein was named to Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine’s list of “Top Industry Analysts to Know” and Electrical Wholesaling magazine’s list of “Super Industry Influentials.”
He serves as the first Fellow of NAW’s Institute for Distribution Excellence, as a Senior Fellow at the Wharton School of Business’ Mack Center for Technological Innovation, and on the editorial board of Pharmaceutical Commerce magazine.
Dr. Fein earned his Ph.D. from the Wharton School of Business and a B.A., summa cum laude, from Brandeis University. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and their two children.
IDEA Hosts Student on Job Shadow Day
The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) made a commitment to have its member companies host at least 100 Northern Virginia high school juniors or seniors on Job Shadow Day. IDEA, a member of the NVTC, was a participant in this event on February 2, 2007, hosting Johnny Hernandez, a junior from Marshall High School in Falls Church, VA.
Hernandez was invited to IDEA to see firsthand how the skills learned in school relate to the workplace. His visit included a tour of the IDEA office, a meet and greet with staff members, a company luncheon in which he learned about the software development process and a one-on-one session with each product manager.“Software development seems pretty interesting to me. If there was an opportunity to be an intern this summer, I would be interested in learning more about being a Network Admin; however business would also be another choice for me because I’d like to broaden my horizon,” said Hernandez.
National Job Shadow Day is an academically motivating activity designed to give kids the unique opportunity of an up-close look at the world of work and provide the answer to the commonly asked question, “Why do I have to learn this?”
The nationwide kickoff was on Friday, February 2, 2007. The program, led by the National Job Shadow Coalition, is nationally sponsored by ING and Nelnet. The NJSC will promote the continuation of this program throughout the school year. Students across America “shadowed” workplace mentors as they went through a normal day on the job.“I enjoyed the job shadow experience and would definitely do it again, if given the chance,” said Hernandez.
