7:30 Continental Breakfast And Registration Continental Breakfast And Registration

8:15 Chairperson’s Opening Address Chairperson’s Opening Address

8:30 Keynote: Addressing Supply Chains Of The Future: The CSCMP State Of Logistics Report Rick Blasgen, President and CEO, Council for Supply Chain Management Professionals Supply Chain Management has evolved over the past several decades. For over 20 years, CSCMP has been publishing the US State of Logistics Report. Today, US logistics expense tops 10% of GDP, while the discipline has become more efficient and relevant - we make a difference. Yes, times are tough, yet economies will recover, and this recession will end. There is considerable concern about whether supply chains will be ready to effectively manage through the substantial changes that will certainly take place in the global marketplace as all economies recover. Just the enormous increases in product volumes will challenge many supply chains, not to mention issues with possible congestion, talent, and infrastructures. During the recession, all companies have had to deal with an enormous variety of challenges from rapidly plummeting volumes, huge inventory swings, network designs that did not work, to the large pools of talent cast aside as we attempted to control costs. Supply chain capacities have shrunk: in the US alone during 2008, over 3,000 transportation companies went out of business, removing almost 7% of that nation’s transport capacity. As a result, driver shortages loom on the horizon of the recovery. This presentation answers the real question faced by supply chain leaders is: Are you ready for the next set of challenges imposed by an improving global economy? Overview of CSCMP and current SC trends Understanding how global supply chains drive change Sustainability within our field and what to do given current economic uncertainties Strategies to weather the SC storm and innovating into the future Rick Blasgen President and CEO, Council for Supply Chain Management Professionals Rick D. Blasgen is the president and chief executive officer of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) in Oak Brook, Illinois, USA. CSCMP was formerly known as the Council of Logistics Management (CLM).Blasgen began his career with Nabisco, working in a regional customer service center in Chicago, Illinois. While at Nabisco, he held various logistics positions of increasing r [read more]

9:10 Keynote Panel Discussion: Restructuring Your Supply Chain To Minimize Costs And Add Value For Your Company Dov Shenkman, SVP Inventory Management and Replenishment, Officemax Jennifer Pritchard, Vice President Sourcing, Chico's FAS Inc. Joe Shearn, VP Distribution, Tiffany Manufacturers and retailers are focusing on balancing cost-cutting initiatives with value creation strategies. Visibility and automation are intrinsic to achieve this balance and SC success in today’s market. Our diverse panel of retail supply chain leaders focus on vendor collaboration, procurement, talent management and technology to reduce overall costs and transform your supply chain into the “value chain of the future” in this dynamic keynote session. How can you gain visibility to evaluate where your core focus should be in the supply chain? How do you re-evaluate core areas of the supply chain: (i.e. talent, processes and technology)? How can you automate processes for collaboration and data integration to enhance vendor relationships? How can you ensure procurement areas of the business are focusing on product development and execution? How can you keep costs low while optimizing the value you are bringing to the company? Dov Shenkman SVP Inventory Management and Replenishment, Officemax Jennifer Pritchard Vice President Sourcing, Chico's FAS Inc. Joe Shearn VP Distribution, Tiffany

9:50 KEYNOTE: New Frontiers in Supply Chain Management Maha Muzumdar, Vice President, Supply Chain Marketing, Oracle An expert in supply chain management, Maha Muzumdar, discusses key industry trends that are affecting businesses today, as well as offers his insight into what interesting developments are likely on the horizon. Included in this session will be a case study demonstrating how companies are addressing supply chain challenges using a combination of people, technology and processes. Maha Muzumdar Vice President, Supply Chain Marketing, Oracle Maha Muzumdar is Vice President, Supply Chain Marketing at Oracle, where he helps formulate, define and drive the market strategy for Oracle's supply chain applications, including go-to-market planning and thought leadership campaigns. Prior to joining Oracle, Mr. Muzumdar was Vice President Supply Chain at Aspen Technology, where he had overall responsibility for supply chain applications marketi [read more]

10:30 Coffee and Refreshments In The Solutions Zone Coffee and Refreshments In The Solutions Zone

11:00 Keynote: Global Demand Planning Challenges – Getting A More Accurate And Timely Link From Sales To Supply Chain And Out To The Shelf Lalit Panda, CIO, DM Holdings DM Holdings, a manufacturer of super premium audio equipment, recently hired Lalit Panda to revamp their global supply chain. As a specialist in global supply chain, he focuses on increasing cost efficiencies, responsiveness and productivity. Leave this session with specific tactics to reduce costs and drive improvements within your global supply chain network presented by the new CIO of DM Holdings. Gathering available information to provide a more reliable signal to plants to help them function more effectively Instead of chasing demand planning processes, understanding if this can be developed collectively just once and applied throughout the supply chain Avoiding adding additional costs and driving improvements in order to deploy solutions into your global businesses Lalit Panda CIO, DM Holdings

11:40 Keynote: The 2016 Future Supply Chain And Managing SC Volatility Bob Boucher, VP Global Customer Service & Logistics, Colgate-Palmolive Adapting from the Global Commerce Initiative/CapGemini publication Future Supply Chain 2016, Bob shares valuable insights from industry leaders, and the need for future supply chains to evolve and be built upon a foundation of collaboration. Expanding on these findings, gain insights from one of the world's most recognized consumer goods companies in building a demand driven, globally integrated supply chain in volatile economic times. The trading environment is going through unprecedented change in terms of scale and scope Collaborating to address change Understanding that collaboration transcends cooperation Addressing issues of social responsibility and sustainability Effectively addressing these issues by trading partners working together Bob Boucher VP Global Customer Service & Logistics, Colgate-Palmolive Bob Boucher is Vice President, Global Customer Service & Logistics for Colgate-Palmolive, based in New York. His responsibilities include global customer collaboration, standards development, inventory management, demand and S&OP deployment and logistics network strategy development.Bob joined Colgate-Palmolive 36 years ago. Most of this time has been spent in Colgate’s Australian operatio [read more]

12:20 Lunch For All Attendees Lunch For All Attendees

1:20 Afternoon Chairperson’s Remarks Afternoon Chairperson’s Remarks

1:35 Panel Discussion: SC Strategies To Gain An Immediate ROI And Turn A Profit Through The Fall Season Charlie Kantz, Vice President Logistics, Bakers Footwear Joe Tocci, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Consumer Sales , Intertape Polymer Group Susan Zayas, Vice President, Distribution, Inventory and Logistics, Jack in the Box Inc Tammy Rice, Vice President Solution Design, Transplace Benchmark against your peers in areas such as labeling for DC by-pass, zone skipping, inbound and outbound logistics. Save valuable budget and understand how to implement each strategy within your organization at the end of this session. Focus on the nuts and bolts of your SC strategy and learn simple and effective tactics to assist in sustaining profitability through the fall season and beyond. Leave armed with “quick ROI wins” for your business and deep dive into these specific tactics in our executive roundtables following the panel discussion. Each panelist presents one specific ROI “win” before breaking out into smaller group discussion. Executive Roundtable Discussion and key panel discussion talking points include: Supply Chain Transformation strategies Vendor Relationship and Partnerships Inbound and Outbound Logistics DC bypass/Cross Docking Zone Skipping/Pool Distribution/DC locations Overseas processing/Overpacking of cartons Charlie Kantz Vice President Logistics, Bakers Footwear Joe Tocci Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Consumer Sales , Intertape Polymer Group Joe Tocci currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Consumer Sales for Intertape Polymer Group, an acknowledged leader in the packaging industry. His responsibilities include all warehousing, distribution, transportation, forecasting, replenishment, inventory management, planning, and customer service. Mr. Tocci oversees a network that includes three Regional Distribution C [read more] Susan Zayas Vice President, Distribution, Inventory and Logistics, Jack in the Box Inc Susan Zayas leads process, structure and technology transformations withinJIB's supply chain. This includes such things as redesigning supply chainsupport for new product introductions, supplier collaboration, and supply chain optimization. She has 18 years of experience in various areas of supply chain management leading process engineering, inventory management, logistics analysis, inbound trans [read more] Tammy Rice Vice President Solution Design, Transplace Tammy Rice is responsible for evaluating future business opportunities, through the use of cost modeling and process and technology solution development, to produce solid economic proposals for Transplace prospects and customers. She has more than 15 years of experience in the supply chain arena. She was one of four chosen to launch Transplace’s Lean Six Sigma program, where she earned her Lean Si [read more]

2:35 Developing The Business Case For Automation Pete Hartman, President, Retrotech Walk away from this session learning whether a new automated material handling system, or improvements to an existing system, may deliver compelling organizational benefits. The President of Retrotech reviews tools used to determine if an operation is a viable candidate for an automated material handling system along and share proven methods for gathering, assembling, and presenting facts that demonstrate due diligence, help manage risk, and promote cross-functional consensus that increase the probability of being funded. Pete Hartman President, Retrotech As President of Retrotech, Inc.since 1992, Peter Hartman has general management responsibility for the business, leads the management team, and provides technical and strategic direction with particular focus on major project development.With a BSEE from M.I.T. , Mr. Hartman, as V.P. of Allis-Chalmers Hartman in 1980, helped pioneer the early development of real-time software development capabilit [read more]

3:15 Coffee And Refreshments In The Solutions Zone Coffee And Refreshments In The Solutions Zone

3:45 Panel Discussion: Creating A Higher Velocity Responsive Supply Chain To Meet Your Customers Needs And Capture Every Sales Opportunity Alex Albertini, Dir. Global Logistics and Trade Compliance, Pacific Sunwear Susan Zayas, Vice President, Distribution, Inventory and Logistics, Jack in the Box Inc Supply chain executives face similar challenges every day, getting the right product and the correct supply chain structure in place to support your company’s growth. As consumer demand uncertainty increases and SC risk is top of mind, creating a faster and more responsive supply chain reduces overall costs for your business. Our panel of manufacturers and retailers discuss how SC transformation has enabled their companies to meet the needs of their customers and gain a competitive advantage in today’s market. How can you decrease lead time to increase flexibility and responsiveness to customer demand? How can you optimize your supply chain to improve cash flow for your business? How can you increase the end to end velocity of moving products to decrease pressures on your supply chain to reduce costs? What strategies are you implementing to get replenishments faster and satisfy purchase requirements from your customers in a timely manner? How can you respond to a potential future shift in consumer demand? Examining localization to decrease lead times Instituting infrastructure and process changes via global outsourcing How can you take advantage of supply chain transformation to capture market share and gain a competitive advantage? Alex Albertini Dir. Global Logistics and Trade Compliance, Pacific Sunwear Alex Albertini is the Director of Global Logistics and Trade Compliance for Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. (PacSun). PacSun is a leading specialty retailer of casual apparel, accessories, and footwear catering to teens and young adults with more than 900 stores across the U.S. and Puerto Rico.As a Director, Mr. Albertini is responsible for the strategic management of international and domestic [read more] Susan Zayas Vice President, Distribution, Inventory and Logistics, Jack in the Box Inc Susan Zayas leads process, structure and technology transformations withinJIB's supply chain. This includes such things as redesigning supply chainsupport for new product introductions, supplier collaboration, and supply chain optimization. She has 18 years of experience in various areas of supply chain management leading process engineering, inventory management, logistics analysis, inbound trans [read more]

4:25 Transforming Your Supply Chain Processes To Increase Efficiencies And Flexibility Within Your Organization Simon Powell, Senior Director Logistics & Planning, Samsung Telecommunications With responsibility for designing and managing the global supply chain of Samsung Telecommunications, the mobile phone subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, Simon is charged with establishing key supply chain visibility needs and developing the strategies necessary to achieve them. At Samsung, a core focus is increasing visibility for the global supply chain to reduce costs and add value for the company. Return to the office with tactics to drive efficiencies within your supply chain on a global level. Mapping and documenting processes to ensure efficiencies on a crossfunctional level Removing redundancies and helping executives understand what their individual and department roles are within the process scope Continually evolving your processes to drive efficiencies Adding flexibility and additional value for your company Obtaining operational improvements through global supply chain visibility Simon Powell Senior Director Logistics & Planning, Samsung Telecommunications Simon has 14 years experience in all aspects of the supply chain. He currently works at Samsung Telecommunications where he has responsibility for designing and managing their global supply chain. Prior to this, Simon performed similar roles at AT&T, Lucent and Agere systems with experience in both industrial and retail environments. Throughout his career, he has been designing and optimizing [read more]

5:05 Closing Afternoon Keynote: Transforming Your Supply Chain Infrastructure To Maximize Customer Service And Drive Down Costs Chandrashekar Natarajan, Director of Supply Chain Operations, Pepsi Bottling Group Presently a Director of Supply Chain Operations for Pepsi Bottling Group, Shekar Natarajan is spearheading a change and transformation initiative to completely modify the company’s logistics and delivery systems. As his primary responsibilities include identifying opportunities from repurposing the Pepsi’s 300 warehouses, increasing storage and driving productivity to deliver improved returns on invested capital, on a daily basis he is charged with understanding how to reduce costs while maximizing their customer service. Shekar outlines the development of a transformative inventory management and supply chain execution system during this closing Keynote session. Optimizing existing warehouse and distribution center networks to deliver double-digit productivity Optimizing customer responsiveness through cross-network visibility Collaborating with suppliers to enhance material flow and order fulfillment through automation Chandrashekar Natarajan Director of Supply Chain Operations, Pepsi Bottling Group Presently Director of Supply Chain Operations for Pepsi Bottling Group, Shekar Natarajan is spearheading a change and transformation initiative to completely modify the company’s logistics and delivery systems. His primary responsibilities include identifying opportunities from repurposing the PBG warehouses, increasing storage and driving productivity to delivering improved returns on invested ca [read more]