Day One: October 28, 2008 |
| 7:15 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Opening Remarks from the Chair |
| 8:15 a.m. |
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Supply Chain Management in a Time of Crisis: A Strategy for Survival and Financial and Operational Impact Forecast |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Bare Bones Supply Chain Cost Cutting Measures: How to Cut Costs without Cutting Corners |
| 9:45 a.m. |
Networking Refreshment Break |
| 10:15 a.m. |
ROI Measurement & Assessment: Demonstrating Cost-Savings and Cost-Reduction to C-Level Executive Management |
| 11:00 a.m. |
RFID: Identifying and Capitalizing on the Opportunities for Enhanced Efficiency and Cost-Savings |
| 11:45 a.m. |
Winning Contracting Strategies to Reduce Costs and Maximize Efficiency with Suppliers |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Networking Luncheon |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Logistics Management: Overcoming Geographical Barriers to Reduce Wait Time for International Shipments |
| 2:15 p.m. |
Speeding Vendor Lead Times: Ensuring Fast Delivery of the Parts You Need, When You Need Them |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Networking Refreshment Break |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Leveraging Integrated Materials Management to Enhance Efficiency and Cost- Control |
| 4:15 p.m. |
Configuration Management: Adapting Your Supply Chain and Inventory Management Processes to Fleet Consolidation and Workforce Changes |
| 5:00 p.m. |
INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION
Developing a Business Strategy to Mitigate the Impact of the Oil Crisis |
| 5:45 p.m. |
Additional Q&A and Day One Wrap-Up |
| 6:00 p.m. |
Close of Day One and Adjournment to Networking Reception
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| Day Two: October 29, 2008 |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Networking Refreshments |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Remarks from the Chair |
| 8:15 a.m. |
Improving Information Exchange, Collaboration and Business Process Integration throughout the Extended Value Chain |
| 9:00 a.m. |
ROUNDTABLE BRAINSTORMING & INFORMATION EXCHANGES
Our roundtable brainstorming & information exchanges are designed to provide forum attendees with the opportunity to take an active role in the program. Each roundtable discussion group member will delve into the specific challenges and issues of the topic at hand and subsequently benchmark current practices and collaboratively identify best practices and innovative solutions.
PROPOSED DISCUSSION TOPICS:
- Mitigating Internal Supply Chain Challenges
- Optimizing Inventory Management and Cost Reduction
- Optimizing the Technical Inventory through Advanced Provisioning and Process Engineering
- Improving Vendor/Supplier Coordination
- Leveraging Incentives or Disincentives to Speed Vendor Lead Time
- Value Analysis of Your Supply Chain & Logistics Operations
- Outsourcing: Overcoming the Challenges to Maximize Profitability and Efficiency
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| 11:30 a.m. |
Groups Report Findings |
| 12:00 p.m. |
Closing Comments and Conclusion of Forum
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