130 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK PWFA - 10842 Noel Street, #107, Los Alamitos, CA 90720 • Tel: 714.484.4747 • Fax: 562.684.0695 • www.pac-west.org PACIFIC-WEST FASTENER ASSOCIATION PAC-WEST & NFDA JOINT CONFERENCE IN FEBRUARY WILL OFFER SOME GREAT EDUCATION The Pacific-West Fastener Association and the National Fastener Distributors Association will hold a joint conference February 12-15, 2014 at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort in Indian Wells, California. The Program Includes Some Great Educational Opportunities Manufacturers are from Mars, Distributors are from Venus, Part 2 Fastener distributors need to get their inventory somewhere, right Fastener manufacturers and master distributors need to get the products they make and import into the supply chain, right Sounds like the perfect relationship right It's not that easy. Join this lively panel discussion, which began at NFDA Annual Meeting in June of 2013 and will address the strong but sometimes delicate relationship between fastener distributors, manufacturers, and master distributors. Panelists will include Jamie Lawrence from AVK Industrial Products, Tim Roberto Jr. from Star Stainless Screw, and Jay Queenin from Specialty Bolt & Screw, with Russ Doran from Timberline Fasteners as the moderator. ISO 9001-2008 – What Is It Good For Absolutely Something! Whether or not your company has a Quality Management System (QMS) and whether or not it is registered, in this competitive climate you can be assured that most of your competitors do have registered systems, and all of the best customers expect it. If you have a QMS, is it working for you (Translation: are you more profitable because of your QMS) If not, why not If you do not have a QMS, why not How do you get the ball rolling toward that goal and, most importantly, how do you make sure the investment pays off Every distributor manages quality, one way or another. This session will help you look at how your company manages quality and see if you need to make some changes. This session is presented by Carmen Vertullo, CFS from CarVer Consulting. Ignite Ignite! These are five-minute presentations, accompanied by 20 slides. It's quick, exciting and the objective: educate and make it fun. You can use your five minutes to talk about company initiatives or about anything that you're passionate about. If you've never heard of Ignite, here's a link from Wikipedia that explains it all. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignite_(event) Business Owners Forum and Business Executives Forum Two different sessions: one for business owners and one for your company's key executives. You and your peers will share experiences and solutions in a frank interchange. You can submit topics for discussion in advance or jump in during the session. Conflict Minerals Reporting Requirements Your customers are asking you to respond to conflict minerals information requests. What is this all about How do you comply This informative program will offer: •An overview of the regulations, including important definitions, exclusions and deferrals •Explanation why non-SEC-regulated companies and suppliers need to be concerned •Program approaches for SEC compliance and customer responses •Available solutions, including industry initiatives and IT systems •Time for Q&A This session is presented by Lawrence M. Heim, CPEA, director of The Elm Consulting Group International LLC, part of the Conflict Minerals Consortium. please turn to page 138
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