SCMChem Day One

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12:45 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks Ed Hildebrandt, Sr. Vice President Operations, Chemlogix Chairperson’s Opening Remarks Ed Hildebrandt Sr. Vice President Operations, Chemlogix Ed Hildebrandt began his career in information technology where he worked in sales, marketing and general management for IBM and Digital Equipment. His career in chemical logistics began in 1991 with Chemical Leaman Tank Lines where he served as Director, National Accounts representing Chemical Leaman to some of the world’s largest chemical companies. In 1997, he joined Leaman Logistics as Vice Pr [read more]

1:00 Workshop A: Effectively Utilizing Supplier Risk Management George Morrison, Vice President Global Supply Chain & Information Technology, IPS Corporation Determining which of your products or services is at risk for shutting down your operations or potentially cutting of your supply is more vital than ever considering recent events. In this session George shares his experiences and insight in: Evaluating each region for that product or service in terms of stability and vulnerability Determining the risk associated with each region/product and developing a contingent supply in disaster/recovery scenario Organizing a matrix that determines what the risk and reward is and discovering the opportunity for savings George Morrison Vice President Global Supply Chain & Information Technology, IPS Corporation George Morrison is currently Vice President Global Supply Chain at IPS Corporation and also a member of the senior executive team. George is responsible for strategy development, capability building and execution for global supply chain and procurement, outsourcing, customer service, transportation logistics and information technology. He is also responsible for the company's SIOP process and cycl [read more] 1:00 Workshop B: Exploring Supply Chain Resilience:Developing Your Integrated Business Management Processes Using The SCOR Model Peter Murray, CIRM Global Supply Chain Development & Innovation Leader , EI DuPont & Nemours Company In this session Peter shares Dupont’s successes in utilizing the SCOR Model to enhance their supply chain’s resilience. Be sure to attend this high profile session and takeaway best practices on: Analyzing mature product supply chain data to find potential synergies within the businesses/products/processes Evaluating new metrics and models, i.e. forecast accuracy, supply chain focused metrics Translating the data to itemized, actionable information at operational levels of analysis Consistently evaluating your data and information to ensure sustained improvement and growth Peter Murray CIRM Global Supply Chain Development & Innovation Leader , EI DuPont & Nemours Company Peter Murray is currently one of DuPont’s Competency Leaders working on enabling DuPont’s Supply Chain Transformation and shifting the emphasis from a functional focus within operations to a strategic part of the business management process across DuPont. This includes extensive work on identifying and developing the competencies required at all levels of the organization to create the performance [read more]

2:00 Coffee & Refreshment Break Coffee & Refreshment Break

Workshop C: Exploring Supply Chain Security: Managing Su...Workshop D: Evaluating Risk For Multifaceted Structures ... 2:30 Workshop C: Exploring Supply Chain Security: Managing Supply Chain Disruptions Workshop C: Exploring Supply Chain Security: Managing Supply Chain Disruptions Sean K. Ritchie, Director of Logistics Operations and Distribution Safety, Bayer MaterialScience Recent developments in weather conditions, rail, waterway and road blockages, strikes, civil unrest and supplier failures should have you on your toes at all times, but how does one know when its time traise the red flag? In this session Sean highlights how BMS uses an established “Supply Chain Alert” process and how you can implement one at your own organization. Takeaways include: Identifying the Issues Broadcast Message internally Consider external messaging Assembling the team Limiting the Scope Define scope carefully Modes, Geographies, Plants Working the issue Keep within the scope Daily Updates Publish the results – make them available Risk rank solutions Being aware of secondary effects A mode shortage in one area can lead tanother mode shortage elsewhere Various modes can feed each other It’s not over till its over Knowing when tshut the Alert down Set up the requirement tclose the process early Return equipment and master data settings twhere they belong Learning the Lessons Run a “lessons learned” event several weeks afterwards Could this happen again? How well was it handled? Sean K. Ritchie Director of Logistics Operations and Distribution Safety, Bayer MaterialScience Sean Ritchie is the Director of Logistics Operations and Distribution Safety at Bayer MaterialScience LLC. Sean is a graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY and holds an M.B.A. from Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, PA. Sean is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. He has worked for 19 years in the supply chain field in various functions ranging from interna [read more] 2:30 Workshop D: Evaluating Risk For Multifaceted Structures And Demand Analyses Workshop D: Evaluating Risk For Multifaceted Structures And Demand Analyses Steve Hensler, GM Global Supply Chain, Air Products Optimizing your S&OP process with supply modeling and effective purchasing planning Uncovering how your 3PL’s are handling ERP transactions Searching for compatibility Modeling specific metrics to be tracked in each model/product line Effectively communicating and tying together your customers with your information systems Steve Hensler GM Global Supply Chain, Air Products

3:30 Coffee & Refreshment Break Coffee & Refreshment Break

4:00 Workshop E: Balancing Supply And Demand: Demand Pull Strategies Coupled With Statistical And Collaborative Forecasting Techniques Supported By The S&OP Team Matt Tichon, Head of Supply Chain & Customer Service, Pigments & Additives North America, Clariant Corporation Organizations invest significant resources in forecasting and planning systems with the primary goal of synchronizing supply with demand; the Pigments & Additives division of Clariant was no different in this regard. The challenge was that our erratic customers’ demands, coupled with a lack of forward looking market-level information created significant forecast inaccuracies that led to unsatisfactory order fill rates and created substantial overstocks that tied up precious working capital. The solution was to move to a mix demand driven replenishment processes that were coupled with collaborative forecasting inputs from the Marketing function that are reviewed during the monthly S&OP cycle.Key Points in the Presentation will Include: Determining the appropriate planning techniques for different segments of your product portfolio Utilizing demand driven pull replenishment strategies in lieu of forecasting Obtaining support from your commercial organization to get the forecasting activity percolated through regional directors/managers Optimizing the tracking of collaboration and performance Implementing tools and processes in order to provide remote access to the system for your field force Harmonizing your metrics with your entire global enterprise Matt Tichon Head of Supply Chain & Customer Service, Pigments & Additives North America, Clariant Corporation Matt Tichon currently heads supply chain function in North America for the Pigments and Additives Business Units of the Clariant Corporation. While at Clariant he also management the Customer Service function as well. Matt is also deployed as a LeanSigma Green Belt leading numerous supply chain projects throughout multiple Business Units of Clariant. Prior to joining Clariant, Matt held supply cha [read more] 4:00 Workshop F: Bringing Your Sales Group To The S&OP Table: Finding Commonalities To Drive Your Process Todd Ahern, Demand Manager, EMD Chemicals The “S” in S&OP is “Sales”, not “Supply”. Full engagement in S&OP from your sales team is the key to ensuring a business encompassing process. In this presentation Todd covers strategies for developing organizational consensus that generates superior results in comparison to a supply-centric approach. Todd Ahern Demand Manager, EMD Chemicals

5:00 End Of Day Wrap-Up Session End Of Day Wrap-Up Session