Day One: Monday, November 12th

7:15 Continental Breakfast & Registration Continental Breakfast & Registration

8:00 Chairperson Opening Remarks Chairperson Opening Remarks

8:15 Implementing Integrated Business Planning: Integrating Logistics Into Your Supply Chain Makarand Inamdar, General Manager Supply Chain Management, Reliance Industries Integrated business planning is proving increasingly beneficial for organizations that have been utilizing the practice. Now is the time you should start thinking about how it can improve your own forecasting and supply chain efficiency. In this session Makarand demonstrates how you can infuse strategic thinking into every level of your supply chain operation, including finance calculations and lean logistics for increased efficiency. Additional session highlights include: Overcoming challenges in integrating logistics into the S&OP process Attaining optimal performance through data utilization to leverage in sourcing decisions Creating more value for each partner and optimized network design of your total supply chain Makarand Inamdar General Manager Supply Chain Management, Reliance Industries Mac, as his colleagues know him, is a veteran in Supply Chain Management. A Statistics Graduate and Post Graduate in Marketing Management and Materials Management, his work experience spans for almost 30 years in various leading organizations in India.Mac started his career with Godrej Soaps Limited and has worked with the likes of Procter & Gamble, Parke-Davis, Warner-Lambert, Mie [read more]

9:05 QTS Workshop: Rail Cycle Optimization: A Proven Strategy For Maximizing Railcar Utilization, On-Time Delivery, And Customer Satisfaction Eric McMackin, Director Customer Service, Quality Transportation Services, Inc. No session description available. Eric McMackin Director Customer Service, Quality Transportation Services, Inc. Eric J. McMackin is Director of Customer Service for Quality Transportation (QTS) having been in the position for five years. Eric manages the day-to-day operations of the QTS service operations groups, including Railcar Tracking, Fleet Management, Reporting and Analytics, EDI and Data Exchanges, and Freight Management Services. Additionally, Eric serves as a product owner and “voice of the custom [read more]

9:55 Morning Refreshment & Networking Break In The Solutions Zone Morning Refreshment & Networking Break In The Solutions Zone

10:35 Executive Workshop: Exploring The Challenges With Global Procurement Of Raw Materials Adam Bevier, Global Supply Chain Director, Sherwin Williams In this session you’ll have the opportunity to uncover how organizations handle global procurement where a product is either made (with raw materials coming from another part of the world) or imported from another part of the world. Adam kicks-off the session with a brief presentation as to how Sherwin Williams works within their supply chain to manage lead times, customs, in-region regulations such REACH and TSCA. Be sure to be in attendance for this group workshop and discussion on one of the hottest topics facing the chemical industry. Adam Bevier Global Supply Chain Director, Sherwin Williams Adam Bevier has nearly 30 years of experience in Supply Chain, Distribution, Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Finance. He has been with Sherwin Williams for 20 years and his current assignment is managing the Supply Chain in Europe and Asia. In this role he works with integrating acquisitions, cultural opportunities, long lead time supply chains, as well as the normal supply chain challe [read more]

11:25 Panel Session: Exploring Supply Chain Leadership Development Emmett Harrigan, North American Supply Chain Leader, SABIC Antti Salminen, Executive Vice President, Supply Chain Management, Kemira Kelly Slate, Global Director of Supply Chain & Business Process Management, Miliken In today’s competitive employment landscape developing and identifying basic leadership characteristics that fit your supply chain model and identifying what incorporates strong leadership at your organization can often be overlooked. Attend this panel session to explore what other organizations are doing to incentivize and develop leadership and retain top-talent within their own supply chains. Discussion includes: Developing a skill analytics model and accelerator for first and second line support functions Developing tools to constructively communicate, motivate and evaluate performance Exploring industry standards for safety and effectively motivating to ensure those standards are met Executing business and supply chain case scenario testing Growing general manager expertise at senior-level responsibilities within supply chain Emmett Harrigan North American Supply Chain Leader, SABIC Antti Salminen Executive Vice President, Supply Chain Management, Kemira Since February 2011 head of global supply chain organization at Kemira and member of the Business Management Board. In charge of Supply Chain Planning, Sourcing and Procurement, as well as Logistics and Customer Service world wide. 2009-2011 headed the New Equipment Business of KONE Corporation in Asia Pacific. Based in Shanghai, responsibilities covering the full chain of activities from sales an [read more] Kelly Slate Global Director of Supply Chain & Business Process Management, Miliken

12:15 Lunch For All Attendees Lunch For All Attendees

1:15 Exploring The Benefits Of An On-Demand TMS Solution Russ Marky, Senior Vice President, Global Business Technology, Odyssey Logistics and Technology According to Logistics Management’s (LM) 2012 Supply Chain Software User Survey, just 37 percent of respondents said they’re currently using a TMS, versus 32 percent in 2011, while 25 percent are planning to buy/upgrade. While the trend is heading in the right direction, adoption rates are actually closer to 20 percent or less, with many companies still handling transactions manually. Yet with low, up-front costs, opportunities to automate processes, improve network leverage, and increase margins, now could be the time to consider the options. In this workshop, the features and benefits an on-demand TMS can deliver will be presented. The advantages of this type of model will be discussed and examples of how companies have benefitted will be shared. Russ Marky, SVP, Global Business Technology, Odyssey Logistics & Technology (OL&T) will be the Workshop Leader and case studies will be presented. Key Takeaways: Attendees will learn about choices that exist in the marketplace and the differences are between on-premise and on-demand TMS technological advancements will be reviewed with a sharp focus on how an on-demand solution can help to squeeze the maximum benefits and profits from the supply chain Russ Marky Senior Vice President, Global Business Technology, Odyssey Logistics and Technology

2:05 Panel Session: Utilizing Integrated Business Planning To Combat Supply Chain Volatility Kevin J. Gallagher, President, Quality Transportation Services, Inc. Makarand Inamdar, General Manager Supply Chain Management, Reliance Industries Justine Macdonald, Vice President Supply Chain Procurement and Planning, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation Executive Panelist, Executive, QTS How are you developing volume driven and price driven initiatives to get a true picture of how they hit the bottom line? How are you effectively closing error gaps in forecasting? Attend this panel session and get these questions answered and more. Discover how your industry peers are utilizing integrated business planning to better understand and improve their own supply chains. Be sure to walk away with strategies on: Attaining true internal and external collaboration by painstakingly breaking down communication barriers, connecting systems, optimizing data flow and human connection Continuously focusing on improving forecasting – defining your process and effectively working with sales, marketing and finance Ensuring a customer focus at all stages and nurturing your new found collaboration Kevin J. Gallagher President, Quality Transportation Services, Inc. Makarand Inamdar General Manager Supply Chain Management, Reliance Industries Mac, as his colleagues know him, is a veteran in Supply Chain Management. A Statistics Graduate and Post Graduate in Marketing Management and Materials Management, his work experience spans for almost 30 years in various leading organizations in India.Mac started his career with Godrej Soaps Limited and has worked with the likes of Procter & Gamble, Parke-Davis, Warner-Lambert, Mie [read more] Justine Macdonald Vice President Supply Chain Procurement and Planning, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation Executive Panelist Executive, QTS

2:55 SCMchem 2012 Innovation Spotlight: Telenor Traxion Clive Oakley, Business Development Director, Telenor Traxion The SCMchem Innovation Spotlight features snapshots of today’s bleeding edge companies who are leading the way in technology advancements and supply chain methodologies. These sessions are tailored to help you better understand what you can do to help your organization streamline and improve your supply chain processes, practices and capabilities. Clive Oakley Business Development Director, Telenor Traxion Clive Oakley, Business Development Director at Telenor Traxion AB., has 20 years of experience in the global supply chain industry having lead operations for manufacturers and 3rd party logistics operators, with spells in Procurement, Customer Service, Logistics Operations and Planning functions. Clive joined Telenor Traxion to lead its development and growth into the g [read more]

3:10 Afternoon Refreshment & Networking Breaking In The Solution Zone Afternoon Refreshment & Networking Breaking In The Solution Zone

3:50 Impression Management In Supply Chain: What Story Do The Numbers Tell Todd Ahern, Demand Manager, EMD Chemicals No session description available. Todd Ahern Demand Manager, EMD Chemicals

4:30 Dupre Logistics Workshop: Preparing For Increasing Regulatory, Driver Workforce And Transportation Challenges In Today’s Chemical Supply Chain Al Lacombe, Director, Safety & Training, Dupre Logistics, LLC Bill Rogers, Vice President Supply Chain Operations and Continuous Improvement, Univar USA Please visit www.scmchemical.com for updates on this session Al Lacombe Director, Safety & Training, Dupre Logistics, LLC Bill Rogers Vice President Supply Chain Operations and Continuous Improvement, Univar USA

5:20 Supply Chain Building & Reengineering: Real-World Supply “Change” Management - Tales From The Reengineering Front Trey McClure, Vice President Supply Chain, Loparex With over 20 years experience leading global supply chain transformations in public, private & private equity owned corporations Trey joins the SCMchem speaker faculty to share lessons learned in supply chain reengineering. With recent acquisitions and mergers many organizations are increasingly struggling with this challenge. However, in this session Trey provides attendees strategies to ensure corporate support and goal alignment, how to get the organizational/functional structure right the first time and a step-by-step roadmap for building and rebuilding. Do not miss this session! Trey McClure Vice President Supply Chain, Loparex Lloyd (Trey) McClure is an accomplished multi-functional supply chain professional with over 20 years experience leading global supply chain transformations in public, private & private equity owned corporations. Trey began his supply chain career living in Germany for 3 years while working in a logistics role with the U.S. Government. Since then he has successfully accomplished ma [read more]

6:00 Conclusion of Day One Conclusion of Day One