SCMChem Day Two

7:00 Continental Breakfast & Registration Continental Breakfast & Registration

8:00 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks Jack Weiss, CEO , WAM Systems Chairperson’s Opening Remarks Jack Weiss CEO , WAM Systems Jack Weiss is the CEO and founder of WAM Systems—a leading provider of supply chain planning solutions to the chemical industry and home to Picaso™, a globally-recognized supply chain planning solution supporting a broad range of chemical markets. Starting his career in finance as a senior manager at L. F. Rothschild Securities and member of the securities trading desk at Merrill [read more]

8:15 Developing Next Generation Supply Chains For Innovative Product Lines Torsten Pilz, Senior Vice President SC Consumer Goods, Henkel North America. In this session Torsten sets out to highlight how to best capture individual product supply chain characteristics and integrate them into new product chemistry’s and suppliers. Explore, share issues and take home a clear methodology on how to: • Map it out: o Determining what could be coming down the R&D pike in 12, 36 months • Execute a tolling strategy to bridge the time frame from research to commercialization • Collaborate with manufacturing on their product strategies o Global vs. Regional • Continuing to work hand in hand with marketing and research as products and supply chains evolve Torsten Pilz Senior Vice President SC Consumer Goods, Henkel North America.

8:55 Next Generation Rail Fleet Management And Control Powered By Predictive Analytics Shari Ruelas, Supply Chain Director, Chevron Oronite LLC Next Generation Rail Fleet Management And Control Powered By Predictive Analytics Shari Ruelas Supply Chain Director, Chevron Oronite LLC Shari Ruelas is the Americas Supply Chain Manager for Chevron Oronite responsible for the supply and distribution of gasoline and lubricant additives in North and South America. Key functions include planning, inventory management, procurement, subcontracting, logistics, warehouses and terminals. She has over 20 years experience in the chemical industry and holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering fro [read more]

9:35 Panel Session: Exploring Best Practices In Managing Your Complex Supply Chain Organization Adam Bevier, Global Supply Chain Director, Sherwin Williams Torsten Pilz, Senior Vice President SC Consumer Goods, Henkel North America. Roger Yackel, Director of Supply Chain, Rhodia Michael Kelton, Chairman and CEO, Inland Star Distribution Centers Inc. In this top-line panel discussion our panel members are prepared to share their insights on the many challenges of today’s complex chemical supply chain network. Developing operational excellence programs to engage and motivate employees is a great start and presenting your initiatives and successfully gaining buy-in to the corporate culture are all vital. Prepare to discuss how you can further your journey towards supply chain excellence. Additional highlights include: Developing an approach for global data integration, dashboarding and global KPI’s. Creating a toolbox and standardizing your technology tools, (i.e. statistical tools, data analytical tools) Determining process considerations (single vs. multiple processing) Evaluating the governance considerations between a central and decentralized model Adopting tailored strategies to model your supply chain organization and structure 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] Torsten Pilz Senior Vice President SC Consumer Goods, Henkel North America. Roger Yackel Director of Supply Chain, Rhodia Roger is responsible for overall management of the Eco Services supply chain in North America. This includes developing and improving the supply chain business processes, systems, and policies in order to improve the efficiency and reliability of the supply chain. Rhodia’s Eco Services business is a major supplier of sulfuric acid regeneration services and virgin sulfuric acid to the petroleum ref [read more] Michael Kelton Chairman and CEO, Inland Star Distribution Centers Inc. Michael Kelton is the Chairman and CEO of Inland Star Distribution Centers, Inc. After founding the company in 1981 in Fresno, California, Mr. Kelton grew the organization into a national provider of warehousing, distribution and transportation services specializing the in the handling and storage of hazardous and flammable chemicals. Mr. Kelton has spoken at numerous industry events and conferenc [read more]

10:15 Coffee & Refreshment Break In The Solutions Zone Coffee & Refreshment Break In The Solutions Zone

10:55 Connecting Disparate Systems Across Your Supply Network For Global Visibility Gustavo Araujo, Supply Chain Director, Elementis Specialties Effectively capturing data and communicating useful dashboard information across your organization is something most organizations struggle to improve. In this session Gustavo shares the key successes and strategies that Elementis employed in their recent journey on connecting systems and data on a global scale. Highlights include: Partnering on logistics modeling based on changing freight rates and realities Overcoming tight timelines and focusing on deeper analytics for reporting Optimizing your customer order, invoicing and inventory tracking and financials processes Gustavo Araujo Supply Chain Director, Elementis Specialties Supply Chain Director at Elementis Specialties located in Hightstown, NJ Supply Chain professional with over 25 years experience with a strong finance background with focus on supply, demand and distribution planning, customer service, purchasing, toll manufacturing and logistics linking processes and systems (SAP, Oracle-JDE and Baan) Previously worked for Vertellus Specialties, Honeywell Electro [read more]

11:35 Effectively Leading Sustainable Supply Chain Improvement Within Your Organization Roger Yackel, Director of Supply Chain, Rhodia In order to effectively lead change in your supply chain you must have good alignment between the business and supply chain and distribution operations. In this session Roger shares how he has focused his efforts in leading sustainable supply chain improvements at Rhodia. Be sure to join this session as Roger walks us through the following process improvements: Supply Chain / Distribution Vision. Must be well developed and communicated. Improvement plans and actions need to be focused to help achieve this vision and core objectives. Organizational Culture. Challenge to develop an “improvement focused” culture focused on improved customer service. Partnership Alignment. Must have good alignment with logistics and transportation partners to achieve desired improvement objectives (safety, efficiency, service) Planning Processes including a fully integrated S&OP process that includes transportation equipment planning and network planning Tools and Systems. Must have adequate tools and systems to support the level of service. (Tools to support ERP to inventory monitoring to transportation monitoring) Problem Solving with a focus on improvement Building in sustainability Roger Yackel Director of Supply Chain, Rhodia Roger is responsible for overall management of the Eco Services supply chain in North America. This includes developing and improving the supply chain business processes, systems, and policies in order to improve the efficiency and reliability of the supply chain. Rhodia’s Eco Services business is a major supplier of sulfuric acid regeneration services and virgin sulfuric acid to the petroleum ref [read more]

12:15 Lunch For All Attendees Lunch For All Attendees

1:15 SCMChem 2011 Roundtable Ideas Xchange Be sure to join these interactive roundtable sessions, and take a deep dive into the specific areas you came to discuss. Opportunities to sit and learn from executives like these do not exist elsewhere. From people, processes and technology advancements these roundtables have it all.

3:45 Afternoon Coffee & Refreshment Break In The Solutions Zone Afternoon Coffee & Refreshment Break In The Solutions Zone

4:25 Panel Session: Exploring Supply Chain Leadership Development Matt Tichon, Head of Supply Chain & Customer Service, Pigments & Additives North America, Clariant Corporation Roger Yackel, Director of Supply Chain, Rhodia Laura Rokohl, Supply Chain Industry Marketing Manager, Aspen Technology, Inc. David Johnston, Senior Vice President of Manufacturing and Wholesale Distribution , JDA Software 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 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] Roger Yackel Director of Supply Chain, Rhodia Roger is responsible for overall management of the Eco Services supply chain in North America. This includes developing and improving the supply chain business processes, systems, and policies in order to improve the efficiency and reliability of the supply chain. Rhodia’s Eco Services business is a major supplier of sulfuric acid regeneration services and virgin sulfuric acid to the petroleum ref [read more] Laura Rokohl Supply Chain Industry Marketing Manager, Aspen Technology, Inc. Laura Rokohl is the Supply Chain Industry Marketing Manager at AspenTech, specializing in supply chain solutions for the chemicals, polymers, and specialty chemicals markets. Laura has been with AspenTech for 12 years, working in a variety of roles, including implementation services, business consulting, and industry marketing. Laura conducts ongoing supply chain market research and has helped man [read more] David Johnston Senior Vice President of Manufacturing and Wholesale Distribution , JDA Software David Johnston is senior vice president of manufacturing and wholesale distribution at JDA Software. He previously served as vice president of forecasting and replenishment solutions at JDA, responsible for the strategic direction and business development of JDA’s forecasting and replenishment solution offerings. Prior to JDA, David held various positions at E3 and IBM, including vice president of [read more]

5:05 SCMChem 2011 Welcome Reception SCMChem 2011 Welcome Reception