| Educational Tracks |
| The educational portion of this event is designed to address the leading areas of corporate interest in supply chain improvements. These educational tracks will equip you with the strategies and insights to increase efficiencies in key areas. Some of the topics to be addressed include: |
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| Speaker Profiles |
| Roddy Martin, GM and VP; Value Chain Strategies, AMR Research |
| Best Practices & Frameworks For Transforming Your Supply Chain Into A Demand-Driven
Value Network. |
| All verticals and styles of manufacturing are growing their businesses by becoming demand-driven vs traditional forecast-driven.
The change is not only a technological and process challenge , but also a cultural and change leadership one. Companies must look
at new measurement strategies, ways of organizing the business, and new technology enablers. Strategic IT vendor relationships
must deliver the missing pieces that support manufacturers looking at their businesses from an outside –in view of demand that
is then translated into operations and execution strategies. In the presentation Roddy will look at best practices, benchmarks, and
frameworks to help architect the journey. |
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| Bob Belshaw, Sr. Vice President, GE (General Electric) Trade Services |
| Hidden Impact of Global Sourcing on Working Capital, Supply Chain Tools & Metrics |
| Many organizations trying to stay competitive are seeking lower costs through global sourcing. This session will explore the impact
this is having on supply chain ecosystems, working capital and the changing roles, tools and metrics needed to administer and
manage longer, more complex supply chains |
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| John Angleson, Director, Mohawk Paper Inc. |
| Why Inventory Needs to be Included in Everyone’s S&OP: Working Capital and 99% Service
Levels |
| Mohawk Paper has used their innovative optimization software to enable their SIOP processes. Early results have been impressive,
with better planning, more interactive biweekly SIOP planning sessions, reductions in inventory, and better ability to drive decisions
and quote new business. |
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| Micheal Sippey, VP Products, Professional Division , Six Apart, Ltd. |
| Using Business Blogs to Create Deeper Supplier Relationships |
| Collaborative forecasting and replenishment technologies are designed to help you manage your supply chain in real time. But in
an environment where suppliers are strategic partners helping to create true value for the end product, collaboration needs to
extend beyond the demand forecast. In this session, we’ll explore how business blogs can be used to create deeper relationships with
suppliers, engaging them in the product development, manufacturing, sales and distribution processes. We’ll cover what business
blogging is and how simple blogging technology can be used to foster true collaboration between a manufacturer and its suppliers. |
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| Anthony H. Mirra, VP Customer Relationships, INSIGHT, Inc. |
| Logistics Planning Tools that Turn a Supply Chain into a Value Chain |
| The challenge for logistics planners is to find the optimal balance between costs and services that delivers the highest ROI while
creating actionable deliverables. Complementary tools and processes exist that provide impartial evaluation of alternatives, and the
opportunity to knock down silos to drive collaboration and bottom line results! |
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| David Maloney, Sr. Editor, DC Velocity |
| Hearing is Believing – how voice-directed systems have streamlined supply chain operations. |
| The session will address the important role that voice-directed systems now play in distribution operations. The basic technology
behind voice will be explained as well as comparisons made to other warehouse systems. Various applications for using voice will
be also be discussed, along with benefits achieved, such as labor savings, productivity, accuracy, safety and use in harsh working
environments. |
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