| 7:45 |
Breakfast, Networking & Registration |
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| 8:10 |
Welcome Address
Carina Kuhl, Executive Director, ProcureCon 2008 |
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| 8:15 |
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks |
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| 8:30 |
Considering The Total Costs Of Your Entire Global Sourcing Process To Identify Your True Cost-Savings Potential |
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| 9:05 |
Sponsor Keynote |
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| 9:40 |
Panel Discussion: Speaking The Language Of Your Internal Customers To Demonstrate The Value That Your Procurement Organization Delivers |
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| 10:15 |
Refreshment Break |
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| 10:45 |
The Continued Story: Transforming The Supply Organization And Payables To A Center-Led Decentralized Model
– 4 Years and 73,000 man-hours later, with $ 112 million in benefits on the balance sheet….and $170 million in cost reduction
Pete Connelly, CPO, Leggett & Platt |
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| 11:20 |
Sponsor Keynote |
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| 12:05 |
Lunch |
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| 1:30 |
Start Of Track Sessions: Choose Track A or B |
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Track A: Globalization, Outsourcing & Emerging Market Developments |
Track B: The Last Frontier In Indirect |
| 1:30 |
Track Chair Introductions |
Track Chair Introductions |
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| 1:35 |
Overview Session: What’s The Next Phase In Emerging Markets? - Assessing Potential Hiccups That Affect Your Global Expansion Plans |
Case Study: Deploying Value Analysis Expertise To Reduce Costs Of Existing Products On The Indirect Side |
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| 2:05 |
Emerging Market Roundtables: Identifying 10 Things You Need To Look Out For |
Deciding On Your Indirect Organizational Structure; Where Would You Place The Seat Of Power? |
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| 3:05 |
Coping With REACH Compliance From A Procurement Perspective |
Managing Global Logistics Procurement Taking A Total-Cost Approach To Ultimately Make The Best Shipping Choices |
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| 3:35 |
Refreshment Break |
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| 4:15 |
Intellectual Property Protection In Foreign Markets |
Streamlining And Driving Ownership Of Indirect Categories |
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| 4:45 |
Analyzing Recent Developments In The Procurement Outsourcing Market |
Tackling The Last Frontier In Indirect Spend: Professional Services |
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| 5:45 |
Conclusion By Chairperson |
Conclusion By Chairperson |
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ProcureCon Boardroom Meeting & Idea Xchange
(Running alongside track A&B)
The ProcureCon Boardroom is invitation-only. If you wish to nominate
your CPO or senior management colleague, or if you qualify to
attend, please contact Carina Kuhl at HYPERLINK "mailto:carina.kuhl@wbresearch.com" carina.kuhl@wbresearch.com or 212-885-2663 for further details |
| 1:30 |
Chairperson Introduction |
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| 1:40 |
Interactive Roundtables – Topics:
- Managing Procurement Through M&A: Preparing for and capturing the value of the deal
- SarbOx Compliance: What is the impact on your supply chain if suppliers provide you with false or incomplete information?
- Addressing The Marriage Between Lean And SRM: Integrating strategic suppliers into your own factories to eliminate waste
- Joint Value Engineering In Practice: Building the trust and a secure data exchange platform to allow for joint product value engineering with your key suppliers
- Bridging the interface between procurement and SCM to achieve an effective alliance |
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| 3:15 |
Session Wrap-up by Chairperson and Moderators |
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| 3:35 |
Refreshment Break |
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| 6:00 |
End Of Day One |
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| 6:00-7:30 |
ProcureCon Party |
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| 7:00 |
Breakfast, Networking & Registration |
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| 7:00 |
Women In Procurement Breakfast |
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| 8:00 |
Chairperson’s Opening Address |
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| 8:15 |
Digging Deep Into Each Other’s Business To Build Trust And To Reach Optimal Value From Your Key Supplier Relationships |
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| 9:00 |
Sponsor Keynote |
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| 9:40 |
Re-designing Your Existing Supply Chain Processes Through Modeling, Taking Oil Prices Into Account |
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| 10:20 |
Refreshment Break |
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| 11:00 |
Start Of Track Sessions: Choose Track A or B |
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Track A: SRM – Generating True Supplier Value Through Collaboration & Migrating Risk |
Track B: Facing The Current Economic Climate & Procurement Automation |
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| 11:00 |
Track Chair Introductions |
Track Chair Introductions |
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| 11:05 |
5 Keys To Measuring Your Supplier Relationships Holistically Through Dual Accountability Scorecards
Brian Slobodow, Chief Operations Officer, Neways, Inc. |
The Ups And Downs Of PPG’s Broader Automation Journey
James L. Polak, Director, General Purchasing, PPG Industries, Inc.
2008 Pro of the Year – Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine |
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| 11:35 |
Collaborating With Your Key Suppliers To Ensure Continuous Supply |
Taking Another Look At Consortium And Cross-Company Buying; Exploring How To Achieve Great Savings And Avoid The Pitfalls |
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| 12:05 |
Lunch |
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1:30 |
Acquiring Supplier Value Engineering Expertise To Reduce Costs Of Existing Products
Getting Procurement And Key Suppliers Involved In New Product Design Early On To Drive Costs Out Of The Supply Chain |
Considering The Short And Long-Term Effects Of Recession
And Actions Companies Are Undertaking To Off-Set The Consequences |
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| 2:30 |
Best Practices In Supply Base Rationalization |
Disaster Recovery And Continuity Planning In A Lean World |
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| 3:00 |
Refreshment Break |
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| 3:15 |
Case Study: Ensuring Contract Execution Compliance To Realize Full Anticipated Contract Savings |
Examining The Business Case Of Indirect Green Sourcing Practices To Drive Your Company’s Environmental Goals |
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3:45 |
Global Supplier Selection Guidelines To Identify First-Class Suppliers To Match Your Company’s Sourcing Needs |
Interactive Session:Training Your Buying Organization In Counter Inflation Through Tools And Processes |
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| 4:45 |
Conclusion By Chairperson |
Conclusion By Chairperson |
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| 5:00 |
End Of ProcureCon 2008 |
