Sunday

1:00-5:00pm

Optional Round of Golf Arroyo Golf Club

6:00- 8:00pm

Welcome Cocktail Reception and Registration, Veranda Room

Monday

7: 30- 9:00am

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 in breakout room Charleston E

10:00-11:00am

"Supply Chain Transformations are Old News"  

Cost, Quality and Service are cost of entry today for a supply chains.  Transforming to meet these type of goals will not put you in a leadership role.  Bringing  value to customers through flexibility and responsiveness thru segmented collaboration with the right system tools will produce mutual savings and growth.  Colgate is well down this path with global customers and is a primary reason why Colgate is in the AMR Top 25 for the second straight year.

Mark Vollrath, Worldwide Director of Strategy and Systems, Global Supply Chain, Colgate-Palmolive

Presentation in breakout room Charleston D

11:00-1:00 pm

Targeted Research Meetings in Main Exhibit Hall in Red Rock 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. 

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- 3:00pm

“Building Supply Chain alignment with end market expectations through SCOR®” 

There are many supply chains serving both domestic and international markets through a network of plants and 3^rd party contractors.  These end market channels require varying levels of performance as it relates to reliability, responsiveness, flexibility, cost, and asset management.  Building supply chain/manufacturing strategies around these requirements is essential to success.  MWV is enabling this approach through SCOR® to align the organization in order to identify gaps and drive value where needed most. 

Brian McClure, Director of Global Procurement & Supply Chain, MeadWestVaco

Presentation in breakout room Charleston E 

3:00- 4:00pm

“Learning to Trust Your Supply Chain” 

The key to any successful partnership is trust, and the relationship you have with your supply chain is no different.  

Supply chain trust is earned by:

-          Aligning supply and demand

-          Boosting forecast accuracy

-          Lowering inventory levels

-          Improving customer service

-          Measuring supply chain performance 

Join Jennifer Hughey, Electrolux Home Care Products to learn how building trust in your supply chain solution can help you improve operations, measure and track your success, gain better visibility and become a more responsive business. 

Jennifer Hughey, Vice President of Supply Chain, Electrolux Home Care Products NA co-presented with Logility

Presentation in breakout room Charleston F

4:00- 5:00pm

“Moving Beyond S&OP and Demand Forecasting to Responsiveness Forecasting”           

The ability to service is no longer a competitive advantage in supply chain management.  It is a requirement to stay in the game. Walmart’s Supply Chain Reliability Program is a continuing trend of retailer requirements’ becoming more and more stringent.  The potential risk of fines will reduce your bottom line and oh, by the way, do more with less and reduce your working capital.  Since the forecast by definition is wrong, you will fail if improving forecast accuracy is your primary strategy. Although there are no silver bullets, understanding capacity, response time, increasing supplier and manufacturing flexibility, and communication through S&OP provide a solid foundation for success.  Beyond this, are you evaluating the range your supply chain can respond to when the forecast is exceeded or missed? 

Matt Filbern, Vice President of Operations and Supply Chain for Branded Consumables Division, Jarden Corporation

Presentation in breakout room Veranda E

5:00- 6:00pm

“Transforming a Demand Driven SupplyE Chain from a Push to a Pull Enabled Replenishment process to Profitably Fulfill Demand”    

1. Join us to hear from our customers on how they have transformed their abilities to profitably “pull” and fulfill demand on a continual basis. 

Kedak Kulkarni, Director Supply Chain Division, VTech Communications co-presented with Oracle

Presentation in breakout room Veranda E

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 goals a
• 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- 11:00am

Targeted Research Meetings in Main Exhibit Hall in Red Rock 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. 

11:00- 12:00pm

The Best Case: How Distributors Transform Their Supply Chain and Achieve Excellence

To remain competitive and respond to business growth, distributors will overhaul entire distribution operations, from designing and moving to a new facility, to evaluating and implementing new systems and processes. In this must-hear session, Nature’s Best President & CEO Jim Beck and enVista’s CEO Jim Barnes detail how Nature’s Best transitioned its $250M business from a four-building, multi-touch mechanized operation into a LEAN, one-touch, right-touch, one building system – without missing disrupting its supply chain or losing a single customer. The 18-month project included: a Material Flow Analysis, Facility Design, WMS Selection & Implementation, Labor Management System, Labor Performance Standards and Slotting. As a result, Nature’s Best significantly reduced labor and inventory costs, improved cube utilization and inventory accuracy, improved visibility, eliminated the use of temp workers and improved on-time performance and delivery. 

Jim Beck, President and CEO, Nature’s Best co-presented with enVista

Presentation in breakout room Charleston E

12:10- 12:50pm

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

Prize Draw and Gourmet Lunch, Summerlin Ballroom

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