Sunday

1:00 – 5:00 pm

Optional Round of Golf at the Arroyo Gold Club

6:00 – 8:00 pm

Welcome Cocktail Reception and Registration, Veranda Room

Monday

7:30 – 9:00 am

Buffet Breakfast, Summerlin Ballroom

8:00 - 8:50am

Keynote Address, Panel Discussion, Summerlin Ballroom.  

“What Drives a Winning Supply Chain in today’s Economic Climate?”  

This panel discussion analyzes key trends and best practices from organizations on the 2010 AMR Research Supply Chain Top 25. We hear the first hand perspectives from supply chain leaders within these organizations on what their priorities were and what measures were taken to reach their goals. We explore two key themes that emerged from the group: a re-examination of the benefits of vertical integration and increasing advances in the realm of sustainability. We then establish what recommendations can be drawn from these insights and how they might apply to your supply chain. 

Panelists Include: Mark Vollrath, Worldwide Director of Strategy Systems, Global Supply Chain, Colgate-Palmolive;  Jim Matthews, Senior Director of Business and IT Solutions Group, RIM; John Jarvis, CIO - Integrated Supply Chain Planning Lead, PepsiCo; Swati Saran, Director, Customer Value Chain Management, Cisco; Simon Jacobson, Research Director, AMR Research/Gartner 

Moderator: Roddy Martin, SVP Global Supply Chain, Competitive Capabilities International

9:00 - 10:00am

“Supply Chain Collaboration: RIM Collaborative Planning”

During this past year, RIM, developed and implemented a more structured CPFR program, that it is calling RCP or “RIM Collaborative Planning.  During this session, we will discuss the components of RCP, and why this more structured and formalized approach to CPFR has been so successful with RIM’s Carrier Partners.  We will also discuss some of the many benefits RCP has provided RIM and their Carrier Partners, such as improved demand forecasting accuracy, reduction in inventory levels, and improved Customer Service.  

Jim Matthews, Snr. Director of Business and IT Solutions Group, RIM co-presented with Oliver Wight Americas, Inc.

Presentation on breakout room Charleston E

10:00 - 11:00am

 “IT Procurement: How to Yield Maximum Savings from Your Supply Chain Tech”

It is a fact that the majority of the savings opportunity in supply chain purchasing happens in the pricing and contracting phase. In this session, Geoff Smith, Director Materials and Sourcing at Arbitron Inc, and NPI will provide a joint case study presentation on how Arbitron methodically reduced costs in supply chain IT spending by focusing on lean purchasing best practices . Attendees will learn common contracting tactics, pricing pitfalls and strategies to develop a true win-win partnerships with the right supply chain technology vendors. 

Geoff Smith, Director Materials and Sourcing, Arbitron, Inc co-presented with NPI Financial

Presentation on breakout room Charleston E

11:00 - 12:00pm

“Thriving In A Supply Chain Driven Economy - A Business Intelligence Love Story”

Superior customer service for manufacturing and distribution companies is an increasingly complex task in today’s global economy.  Delivering products that your customers want in a timely fashion requires immediate and accurate information from various touch points in the supply chain.  This session describes how Creativity Inc. addressed their analytical requirements through the deployment of a corporate business intelligence platform.

Jim Mulholland, Vice President, Information Technology, Creativity, Inc.
Presentation on breakout room Charleston F

12:00 - 1:00pm

“Navigating Your Application Portfolio During the Changing IT Landscape.” 

Managing application portfolio through changing IT landscape with SAAS, hosted environments and cloud services. How do you navigate through the changes to support an application portfolio that leverage these transformations and ensure the investments you are making are in line with these transformational changes. 

Pranab Sinha, Vice President, IT, Seagate

Presentation in breakout room Charleston F

1:00 - 2:00pm

Gourmet Lunch, Summerlin Ballroom

Birds of a feather Round Table Discussions – Set over lunch, these informal sessions are designed to connect you directly with peers in the same industry and department as you for brainstorming, benchmarking and expanding your network of influential contacts in the industry.

2:00 - 4:00pm

Targeted Research Meetings in Main Exhibit Hall in Sebastian Ballroom

This element of the event provides the most targeted and time efficient medium to research the latest technology and innovation from the industry’s premier suppliers. We will customize an appointment schedule based on your unique profile of interests to connect you with industry leading suppliers best placed to deliver real competitive advantage to your organization.

Appointments are in 25 minute windows and in each case you will be met by a senior level executive for a relaxed, open discussion on how their solutions may be put to work for your unique needs and requirements.

4:00 - 5:00pm

“Transforming IT investments and focus from an ERP centric “we will make it fit” to an Enterprise Infrastructure that supports “Outside-In” Business capabilities” 

Traditionally IT investments have been made on ERP projects with tight integration to non-ERP processes that were focused on standardization.  Leading companies are now shifting that investment focused on enabling best in class capabilities that drive differentiation and provide a flexible, modular “enterprise” business infrastructure that is more responsive to the needs of the business.  ERP is no longer the center of the world but the ‘commodity” transaction element that works within with the “Outside In” processes supporting Innovation, Integrated Sales & Marketing, Demand Driven Operations and Integrated Business Planning.  IT is Co-Partnering with the line of business to provide the best in class capabilities across these differentiating processes…where force fitting ERP to do everything and average capabilities are just not good enough to compete.  Eliminating the capability gaps hindering the business is how IT is supporting Operational Excellence. 

Curtis Marshall, Director of IT, Sara Lee co-presented with Oracle

Presentation on breakout room Charleston D

5:00 - 6:00pm

“Connecting your WMS to a Customer Portal for End-to-End Visibility” 

Abstract:  Many Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) provide some form of end to end visibility from the order to the final destination.  However, getting the steamship lines and freight forwarders to use YOUR WMS can be a challenge if not impossible altogether.  By utilizing a customer specific WEB Portal which is integrated with your WMS, Transportation Management Systems (TMS), and  Advance Shipment Notices (ASN) your company can achieve the best solutions for your customers. 

Robert Eads, CIO, Bennett International Group, LLC.

Presentation in breakout room Charleston D

6:00 - 7:30pm

Networking Drinks Reception

7:30pm

Gala Dinner, Pavilion Ballroom

Tuesday

7:30 - 9:00am

Buffet Breakfast, Summerlin Ballroom

8:00 - 8:50am

Keynote Address, Panel Discussion, Summerlin Ballroom  

“Integrated Business Planning – Building Transparency of Insights directly into your Demand and Supply planning processes to Sense and Shape Responses In Real-Time...a cross industry view of how our customers are driving profitable demand fulfillment”

Learn how Oracle's Integrated Business Planning customers are able to:

• Align day-to-day sales forecasts and operations with strategic goalsa
• Leverage demand signals to sense actions in the market and evaluate the effectiveness of promotions executed to define promotion offerings in the future
• Evaluate how different scenarios / decisions affect your top and bottom line
• Sense and identify emerging problems and take actions aligned to your objectives
• Create more reliable revenue forecasts and commitments
• Correlate operational decisions with business outcomes

Panelists include: Kedar Kulkarni, Director Supply Chain Division, VTech Communications; Curtis Marshall, Director of IT, Sara Lee; Dr. John Gattorna, Author and Supply Chain “Thought Leader”

Moderator: Linda Peel, Value Chain Planning Solutions, Oracle

9:00 - 10:00am

“The IT-Value Chain Partnership” Best Practices for Operational Excellence”

Swati Saran, Director, Customer Value Chain Management, Cisco

Presentation on breakout room Charleston D

10:00 - 12:10pm

Targeted Research Meetings in Main Exhibit Hall in Sebastian Ballroom

This element of the event provides the most targeted and time efficient medium to research the latest technology and innovation from the industry’s premier suppliers. We will customize an appointment schedule based on your unique profile of interests to connect you with industry leading suppliers best placed to deliver real competitive advantage to your organization.

Appointments are in 25 minute windows and in each case you will be met by a senior level executive for a relaxed, open discussion on how their solutions may be put to work for your unique needs and requirements.

12:00 - 1:00pm

Closing Keynote Panel Discussion, Summerlin Ballroom

“Key Insights for the Conference” 

You can only be in one place at one time, and with so many excellent presentations running simultaneously there will be many useful sessions you will have missed. We take this opportunity to regroup at the close of the event and draw on the perspectives from a number of high profile attendees from different Tracks to summarize the key insights they took from sessions and networking at the event. This synopsis will round up key themes and winning strategies you can take back to your organization and is a session you won’t want to miss! 

Panelists Include: Jennifer Hughey, Vice President of Supply Chain, Home Care Products, Electrolux; Patrick Burnson, Executive Editor, Supply Chain Management Review; Roddy Martin, SVP Global SC, Competitive Capabilities International; Dr. John Gattorna, Author and Supply Chain “Thought Leader” 

Moderator: Nari Viswanathan, Vice President & Principal Analyst, Aberdeen Group

1:00pm

Gourmet Lunch and Price Draw, Summerlin Ballroom

Stick around for your chance to be one of 20 lucky attendees to go home with a free ipad!