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122nd Semi-Annual Meeting a success as members look at their business from the customers point of view
December 6, 2004 - ADMA held its 122nd Semi-Annual Meeting at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida, November 14-18, 2004. The business sessions offered during the meeting gave the attendees an opportunity to “Walk a mile in their customer’s shoes.” The educational session at the 122nd meeting featured Brian Finnegan, President, Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) who discussed “Taking the Supplier/Customer Relationship to the Next Level.” Mr. Finnegan’s program focused on how distributors and manufacturers can work together to improve supply chain efficiencies and identify better ways to service the aviation maintenance customer. At the end of the Thursday business session, ADMA presented Mr. Finnegan with a donation in the amount of $1,500 to go to PAMA's Educational Foundation (PAMF).
ADMA welcomes new leadership
ADMA is pleased to announce its new slate of Board members. As we thank the members who leave the board in 2004 for all of their hard work and support, we look forward to the Presidency of H. George Maxwell of Airparts Company and welcome two new board members who will fill two important vacancies on the board for 2005. Peter Wilkinson, Cessna Aircraft Company will serve as the 2nd Vice President and Bill Rehkop, Tex-Airparts, Inc. will join the board for the 2005 calendar year. A special thanks is extended to Bill Rathbun, Goodyear Tire and Rubber for his service as President. ADMA also thanks Karen Bowman, Aircraft Braking Systems, Rodney Cash, Cutter Aviation Supply Products, Michael Shaw, Teledyne Continental Motors, and Richard Teza, Aviall, Inc. who came off the board in Orlando.
ADMA moves to one meeting a year in 2006
December, 2004 - ADMA Headquarters - During the Board Meeting held at the 122nd Semi-Annual Meeting it was decided that ADMA would move to a one meeting a year format starting in 2006. What does this mean for 2005? The Spring Meeting scheduled for Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 15-18, 2005 will be the LAST Spring Meeting for ADMA. This Board decision was made to be conscious of members' budgets and time constraints. The Planning Committee is looking forward to a real celebratory atmosphere in Fort Lauderdale (home of our new President George Maxwell) as we say farewell to the Spring Meeting.
seven steps to improving distribution productivity
November, 2004 - NAW SmartBrief - Consulting firm Tom Zosel Associates has identified seven key principles it believes can help shippers improve distribution productivity:
- Start with individual accountability.
- Build standards based on the right methods and procedures.
- Productivity can be improved through software or engineering, or both combined.
- Focus management's attention on the details.
- Train operators and supervisors for success.
- Incentives can work, but only if done well.
- Utilize formal change management teams and techniques. Logistics Today
adma changes date of 124th semi-annual meeting in tucson to avoid conflict with NBAA convention
update on fcc fax ban legislation
December 2004 - NAW Government Relations Committee - As you may know, we were not able to get S. 2603 out of the Senate before they adjourned. However, the Congress did NOT adjourn sine die, and are scheduled to return for a few days of additional session starting December 7th. Presuming that session does take place, we still have one last chance to get our bill passed. To briefly recap:
The House passed H.R. 4600 in the summer, and has been waiting for the Senate to act on the companion bill, S. 2603. When the Congress adjourned before the election, S. 2603 -- with an agreed-to Smith/Hollings amendment -- had been “hotlined” by the Republican and Democratic Leadership. Senator Barbara Boxer of California objected to consideration of the bill, and since unanimous consent was required to pass it, her objection prevented action. When the Senate reconvened after the election, we continued to work with Senator Boxer to address her concerns about the bill. A further amendment was agreed to by all parties which will require that fax numbers used to send unsolicited commercial faxes under the “existing business relationship” exception will have to be obtained either from the owner of the fax number, or from a public source like a directory or a web site. The amendment “grandfathers” all business fax numbers now being used so you would not have to prove how you obtained them, but does not “grandfather” residential faxes. S. 2603 as modified was again “hotlined”, and as far as we know there were no objections from any senator. Even though we do not believe there are any further substantive objections to S. 2603, it did not pass the Senate. Unfortunately, our bill got caught up in an unrelated procedural dispute between the Senate and House Committee Chairmen. NAW will keep you updated on the progress.
Adma welcomes lear chemical research as a new manufacturer member
December 2004 - ADMA Headquarters- After a brief period of consideration, ADMA is proud to announce Lear Chemical Research as a new Manufacturer member. Lear Chemical Research are the manufacturers of ACF-50, a state-of-the-art anti corrosion/lubricating compound that has been specially designed for aviation and aerospace use. It is a clean, clear, non-toxic, ultra-thin fluid compound which leaves a non-greasy atmospheric barrier to protect metal surfaces. To find out more about ACF-50 and Lear Chemical Research, visit them at www.learchem.com
adma to offer more training and education
December 9, 2004- ADMA joined the Association Education Alliance, a partnership of distributor trade associations dedicated to offering training and educational programs to their respective memberships. The nearly 40 organizations pool their resources to offer programs that they could not afford to offer independently. These programs often focus on sales training, distribution trends, technology, and more. As a result of its recent membership, ADMA will be offering access to two professionally-presented webinars in 2005 as well as monthly sales training courses by Dave Kahle.
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