| Day OneNovember 17, 2008 |
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08:45 |
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Chairpersons Welcome Address
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08:50 |
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Taking Control of Your Global Business: Identifying the Keys to Surviving—and Thriving—in the Current Economic Landscape
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- Analyzing economic trends in US and globally
- Determining the impact of global economic shifts on domestic supply chain business practices
- Developing strategies to take advantage of current conditions and position for growth when market turns
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09:40 |
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Mitigating the Impact of Rising Food, Fuel and Packaging Prices on Global Supply Chain Efficiency and Profitability
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- Analyzing the cause and impact of rising costs on your ability to remain profitable
- Coping with the ripple effects on your business
- Determining which sectors will be hardest hit and developing reliable strategies to minimize the impact
- Identifying rail and other alternatives to existing transportation options
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09:50 |
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| 10:10 |
| Sales and Operations Planning |
| PANEL DISCUSSION: Pushing Forecasting and Demand Planning Data Back Through Your Entire Supply Chain |
- Implementing computer assisted ordering to better manage inventory
- Using forecast data to streamline logistics and reduce finished goods in warehouses
- Leveraging success to reward your best operators/vendors
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| Transportation Management |
| Combating the Global Shipping Crisis with Innovative New Logistics Strategies |
- Exploring new transportation options to overcome the capacity limitations of international shipping
- Carefully planning future forecasts to minimize risk and reduce variations in freight quantities
- Partnering with freight forwarders to ensure adequate capacity in the near- to mid-term
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| Supply Chain Strategy |
| Acquisition Strategy: Combining Diverse Business Models to Achieve an Integrated Supply Chain |
- Identifying and preserving core competencies as organizational structure shifts occur
- Developing an acquisition integration plan and maintaining focus throughout the process
- Coordinating multiple aspects of facilities conversions
- Software
- Capital assets
- Human resources
Jay Clarke, Vice President, Extended Supply Chain, Coty US
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| Maximizing ROI: Leveraging S&OP Expertise to Maintain Profitability in a Declining Market |
- Developing sophisticated S&OP pricing as an outgrowth of the S&OP process
- Driving advances in demand planning
- Going beyond forecasting to create revenue and profit objectives and make them happen
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| Reevaluating Your Transportation Strategy in Light of Rising Fuel Costs |
- Understanding key indicators to anticipate fuel pricing and availability
- Adopting a model of more frequent network optimization and analysis
- Varying the number and location of warehouses to enable greater efficiencies
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| Closing the Loop: Harnessing Cutting-Edge Product Innovation to Drive Supply Chain Efficiency |
- Migrating your business to an innovative model of product sourcing and design
- Working with development teams to create products with an eye towards the supply chain
- Reaping the benefits of early planning
- Increased reuse
- Improved logistics efficiency
- Reduced inventory
Chris Hare, Head of Sourcing, PBU Central, Sony Ericsson
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11:10 |
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Morning Refreshments and Networking Break
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| Sales and Operations Planning |
| Identifying and Adopting Demand Management Best Practices to Reduce On-Hand Inventory |
- Empowering your supply chain to effectively reduce costs in correlation with reduced business
- Eliminating waste to enable efficiency and ability to scale when economy improves
- Tightening control of working capital and working inventory
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| Transportation Management |
| Leveraging Multi-Site Sourcing to Minimize Distance and Transit Time Challenges |
- Revamping your distribution strategies to eliminate inefficiencies and reduce waste
- • Identifying which areas of your supply network may need to be tweaked and which are unavoidable
- 3PL partnerships
- Real estate
- Private fleets
- Sourcing
- Fuel costs
- Putting cost containment at the top of your priorities
- Minimizing routing
- Distribution center planning
- Evaluating alternative carriers
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| Supply Chain Strategy |
| Build or Lease: Taking Advantage of Market Conditions to Strategically Expand Your Manufacturing and Distribution Network |
- Weighing the relative advantages of building vs. leasing to expand your manufacturing and distribution network
- Identifying current trends in supply chain distribution strategy
- Understanding how building and leasing options mesh with your current network
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| 12:10 |
| Perfecting Distributed Order Management: Analyzing Best Practices and Proven Strategies |
- Obtaining accurate real-time information from your supply network
- Mitigating the impact of a longer supply line on your ability to manage inventory
- Empowering your supply network to source anywhere and ship anywhere as needed
- Ad ordering, warehousing, shipping/delivery to customer
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| Collaborative Routing: Managing Your Transportation Partners to Drive Supply Chain Efficiencies |
- Evaluating whether to outsource more links in your supply chain
- Streamlining demand management and forecasting to create stability
- Identifying collaboration partners to share capacity
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| Identifying Alternative Supply and Manufacturing Options to Ensure High Quality and Low Costs |
- Sourcing manufacturing and materials closer to home to prevent interruptions in the supply chain
- • Evaluating the ability of international partners to provide an adequate supply and manufacturing bases
- Mexico
- Latin America
- China
- Overcoming the challenges of an increasingly complex supply chain
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12:40 |
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| INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP |
| Reaping the Rewards of Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment |
- Overcoming conflicts to achieve synchronization of point of sale data throughout the supply chain
- Developing effective partnerships: adapting your collaboration strategy to accommodate growth and demand variations
- Identifying areas of your supply network that are prime targets for collaboration vs. those that are best kept separate
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| INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP |
| Updating Your Fleet Management Strategy to Ensure Maximum Profitability |
- Devising innovative new ways to achieve fuel savings
- Becoming an expert at managing drivers and making equipment adjustments
- Adjusting capacity and planning to accommodate demand fluctuations
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| INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP |
| Minimizing Total Cost of Ownership when Implementing a Logistics Optimization Tool |
- Managing total cost of ownership through extended integration
- Enabling the collaborative process among all strategic partners
- Analyzing supply chain data to empower expedient, effective decisions
- Leveraging technology to improve real-time communication with supply chain partners
- Partnering with 3PLs to minimize cost and drive efficiencies
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14:10 |
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PANEL DISCUSSION: Overcoming Global Economic Shifts to Capitalize on Import/Export Opportunities
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- Identifying the challenges that are preventing US exports from taking advantage of market conditions
- Determining the impact of dollar valuation on import/export feasibility
- Capitalizing on global transportation shifts, new regulations and emerging market growth to target new business opportunities
Dave Malenfant, Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Alcon Labs
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14:40 |
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17:20 |
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Capitalizing on Emerging Market Opportunities despite Economic and Infrastructure Challenges
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- Identifying and pursuing favorable business conditions in untapped markets: BRIC and Asia
- Mitigating the risks of partnering with foreign suppliers
- Adapting your sourcing strategy to encompass shifting environmental conditions
- Successfully navigating the intricacies of conducting business abroad
Determining to what extent changes in foreign government regulations will impact your business
- Accommodating market shifts with new footprint analyses and strategic planning initiatives
Dave Malenfant, Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Alcon Labs
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17:50 |
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Maintaining Your Competitive Edge while Streamlining Your Extended Value Chain
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- Developing a holistic end-to-end mindset in optimizing your supply chain
- Overcoming the global supply chain trade-off between labor savings and costs of international transportation
- Adopting best practices in low-cost country sourcing
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18:20 |
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The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Constrained Planning: Why Shelf-Driven Demand Planning Drives Stronger Results than Constrain-Based Capacity Allocation
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18:50 |
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Networking Drinks Reception
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