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Integrated Business Planning with Digital Supply Chain
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Integrated Business Planning with Digital Supply Chain

March 5, 2019

As part of the 2018 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit, John Barcus, Oracle’s VP, Manufacturing Industry Solutions, gave an in-depth interview on how Industry 4.0 solutions are changing the very nature of Integrated Business Planning. The full transcript of the interview is below, or you can download a PDF version. I read recently that Supply Chain Management is on its way to becoming technology-centric as opposed to simply technology-enabled. Can you tell us a little about that? I think a lot of the technologies that are coming out today are really changing the dynamics of the way…

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Thinking Strategically About Supply Chain Risk Assessment and Management
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Thinking Strategically About Supply Chain Risk Assessment and Management

November 28, 2018

During the 2018 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit, Executive Platforms was proud to partner with SupplyChainBrain to conduct a number of onsite interviews between our speaker faculty and SupplyChainBrain’s Managing Editor Robert Bowman. — Anish Buch VP Supply Chain, Consumer Products L’Oréal Anish Buch is the Vice President of Supply Chain at L’Oreal USA. His responsibilities include leading planning as well as channel and customer collaboration for 8 global brands within L’Oreal’s Consumer Products Division. L’Oreal is the world leader in beauty, present in 130 countries on 5 continents. For more than a century, L’Oreal has devoted energy and…

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Leveraging Talent, Processes, and Systems with Lean Methodologies
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Leveraging Talent, Processes, and Systems with Lean Methodologies

November 27, 2018

Analyzing areas through the supply chain where an automation overhaul makes sense Prioritizing capital investments that will increase sales while continuing to lower costs People and Automation: What is the best mix to achieve optimal ROI along with corresponding increases of productivity, speed to market, and reductions in cost? During the 2018 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit, Executive Platforms was proud to partner with SupplyChainBrain to conduct a number of onsite interviews between our speaker faculty and SupplyChainBrain’s Managing Editor Robert Bowman. — Felica Coney VP, Operations, Quality, EH&S — Interiors, Actuation, Propeller Systems UTC Aerospace Systems A recognized…

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Preparing Students for a Career in Supply Chain
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Preparing Students for a Career in Supply Chain

November 27, 2018

The ideal candidate for a career in supply chain today must possess a mastery of numbers as well as the ability to communicate with people both in and outside the organization, says Matthew Liotine, professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. During the 2018 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit, Executive Platforms was proud to partner with SupplyChainBrain to conduct a number of onsite interviews between our speaker faculty and SupplyChainBrain’s Managing Editor Robert Bowman. — Matthew Liotine Professor of Supply Chain University of Illinois at Chicago Matt Liotine is a professor of Information & Decision Sciences at the…

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Great Supplier Delivery Performance in a Constrained Supply Chain World
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Great Supplier Delivery Performance in a Constrained Supply Chain World

November 26, 2018

During the 2018 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit, Executive Platforms was proud to partner with SupplyChainBrain to conduct a number of onsite interviews between our speaker faculty and SupplyChainBrain’s Managing Editor Robert Bowman. — Kevin Kryscio Sr. Director, Supply Chain Ace Hardware Kevin Kryscio has spent the last 20 years leading Supply Chain transformations in various roles within high tech, manufacturing, and retail distribution companies. Kevin is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and holds the PMP certification for Project Management. Kevin is currently the Senior Director of Supply Chain at Ace Hardware located in Chicago, Illinois accountable…

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How Technology Can Transform Procurement
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How Technology Can Transform Procurement

October 24, 2018

When it comes to modern-day technology tools, procurement officers have a wide variety from which to choose. Walter Charles, vice president and chief procurement officer with Allergan, lays out the most valuable options for driving better outcomes. During the 2018 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit, Executive Platforms was proud to partner with SupplyChainBrain to conduct a number of onsite interviews between our speaker faculty and SupplyChainBrain’s Managing Editor Robert Bowman. — Walter Charles SVP & CPO Allergan Walter Charles is the SVP & CPO at Allergan. Walter is a sought after speaker at national and international Supply Chain…

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Next Generation Cognitive Enterprise: Supply Chain and Operations Reinvented in the Cognitive Era
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Next Generation Cognitive Enterprise: Supply Chain and Operations Reinvented in the Cognitive Era

October 23, 2018

What is a Cognitive Enterprise, and how can AI solutions change the way businesses function? Discussing cognitive analytics and IBM’s implementation of a Cognitive Enterprise Data Lake Mapping out the journey of a Cognitive Enterprise: What are the new supply chain capabilities and the business value being driven? Showcasing IBM’s experience and other case studies where this transformation is already making a big impact IBM’s Journey to ‘The Cognitive Enterprise’ Joseph Selle, specialist in enterprise A.I. transformation with IBM, relates how the company has embraced the notion of a “cognitive enterprise,” and tells how it has transformed business processes across…

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Quantifying Trade-offs in Supply Chain Organizations
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Quantifying Trade-offs in Supply Chain Organizations

October 22, 2018

River Logic’s mission is to empower business leaders by revolutionizing the way they make decisions today. The power of advanced analytics should be in the hands of the people driving the business, not someone in IT or someone sitting behind a desk crunching numbers. Therefore, our primary focus is on helping customers increase their performance, decision-making agility and ability to predict business outcomes through flexible, easy-to-digest prescriptive analytics that guide tactical, operational and strategic decision making throughout an enterprise. With completely code-free optimization capabilities that link every decision to a set of forward-looking financial impact statements, River Logic is able…

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Negotiating Transportation Contracts: What has Changed, and What Should We Do About It?
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Negotiating Transportation Contracts: What has Changed, and What Should We Do About It?

October 22, 2018

AFMS specializes in benchmarking, negotiating and auditing small package, air freight, ocean carrier, and LTL contracts. We offer a “no cost” evaluation of your carrier contracts to identify savings opportunities. Our clients include shippers like GE, Honda, Sony, Disney, Johnson and Johnson, Toyota, Nestle, Hershey, and others. Our price benchmarking services and staff are very detailed and accurate. We can point out savings opportunities that even the most sophisticated logistics professionals often overlook. Our employees consist of former carrier executives, each coming to AFMS with 10-30 years’ experience working for major carriers such as UPS, FedEx, DHL, USPS, TNT Global,…

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Reducing Transportation Costs
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Reducing Transportation Costs

October 22, 2018

ORTEC is the world’s largest provider of supply chain planning and execution optimization and analytics software solutions. ORTEC solutions help Fortune 500 companies such as Walmart, Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble realize quantifiable savings and drive efficiencies through optimal network design, fleet routing & dispatch, (parcels, pallet and truck load building), workforce scheduling, real-time e-commerce order slotting and delivery routing. ORTEC provides both “on premise” and cloud platform solutions as well as and SAP add-on optimization solutions. ORTEC has over 2,000 customers worldwide, 900+ employees and 19 offices globally. ortec.com/en-us — Aaron Geiger Managing Director Manufacturing ORTEC Aaron has over…

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Case Study: Red Wing Shoe Company Makes Giant Steps with SIOP
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Case Study: Red Wing Shoe Company Makes Giant Steps with SIOP

September 28, 2018

Red Wing Shoe Company will discuss how the company has created a demand-driven supply chain and taken huge steps to increase forecast accuracy, reduce inventory, improve fill rates, boost collaborative visibility with key suppliers, and accelerate a productive sales inventory and operations planning (SIOP) cadence. Learn how to drive operational excellence through supply chain processes Hear how to create a demand-driven supply chain Get tips on how to create or fine tune your SIOP (or S&OP) process — Mallery Dosdall Demand Planning Manager Red Wing Shoe Company Mallery is responsible for forecasting inventory needs and helps set the strategic plans…

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Fact-Based Negotiations
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Fact-Based Negotiations

September 28, 2018

This presentation will include the following: Burning Platform Organizational Changes Process/Governance Results Lessons learned — Doug Weston Director, Purchasing Caterpillar Doug Weston is the Purchasing Director for the Energy & Transportation Division of Global Supply Network Division of Caterpillar Inc.. Doug has buying responsibility for over $4.5B which includes Engine Components and Assemblies, Fuel Systems, Generators, Rough and Machined Castings. Doug began his career in 1984 with Sundstrand Aviation as a cooperative education student. While at Sundstrand, Doug was a Service Manual Writer for B1B, C5A and Cessna 182. Upon graduation in December 1985, Doug joined Martin Engineering as a…

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From the Plant Floor to the Balance Sheet: A Case Study on a World-Class Business Performance System
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From the Plant Floor to the Balance Sheet: A Case Study on a World-Class Business Performance System

September 28, 2018

Thinking differently about supply chain performance measurements and problem-solving with zero-loss thinking Creating and sustaining a culture of engagement within decentralized supply chains Defining the foundational components to supply chain excellence for global manufacturers — Phil McIntyre Managing Director, Client Development & Marketing Performance Solutions by Milliken Phil has been with Milliken for over thirty years. He’s successfully led several business units within Milliken & Company to profitable growth and financial sustainability, as well as the Performance Products Division Milliken Performance System implementation. Phil was Director of Cost Improvement and spent time as the Pursuit of Excellence Director responsible for…

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Fix the Data Disaster in Your Business to Realize Key Benefits that Maximize Enterprise Speed to Revenue
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Fix the Data Disaster in Your Business to Realize Key Benefits that Maximize Enterprise Speed to Revenue

September 28, 2018

Learn how successful companies are leveraging critical data from across the supply chain with an Enterprise Cloud Backbone to eliminate risk to their brands and reputations, and accelerate revenues. Join this session to hear how to: Unify existing data and technologies Break down information silos and harmonize across enterprise systems Enable collaboration across your extended enterprise Increase return on existing IT investments Optimize go-to-market and maximize speed to revenue — Matt Smith President and Founder ICIX Matt is the President and Founder of ICIX, where he is responsible for determining the company’s vision, setting ICIX corporate strategy and driving execution…

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Preparing Your Supply Chain Organization for Growth by M&A
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Preparing Your Supply Chain Organization for Growth by M&A

September 28, 2018

 Redefining fast by transforming how M&A and Supply Chain strategy are used to drive growth and new capabilities to respond to market trends A new standard of execution: Integrating new acquisitions into large, global organizations with quality and speed Managing the technical complexity of integration without disrupting KPIs driving operational performance Surfing the M&A Wave: How to Avoid a Wipeout The business world is witnessing a rash of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Aisha Steptoe, group director of system, transformation and operations with The Coca-Cola Company, explains the reasons behind the trend, and outlines some common mistakes that companies make…

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Case Study: Reinventing Customer Success for Today’s Digital Supply Chain
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Case Study: Reinventing Customer Success for Today’s Digital Supply Chain

September 27, 2018

Walking through Mohawk’s experience growing their business and setting the stage for future success in a competitive marketplace currently facing declining demand Reinventing the relationship between suppliers, manufacturers, and customers by rethinking how supply chains function and serve all stakeholders Taking a people-first strategy followed by strong processes leveraging the right technologies to deliver game-changing improvements What can Mohawk do today that it could not do five years ago? What will it be able to do five years from now that it cannot do today? Offering lessons learned and best practices that other companies can take away from Mohawk’s experience…

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How Blockchain is Advancing a New Era of End-to-End Transparency in Global Supply Chains
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How Blockchain is Advancing a New Era of End-to-End Transparency in Global Supply Chains

September 27, 2018

Explaining how distributed ledger technology is a game-changing new tool for supply chain executives Highlighting some early adaptors who are already incorporating blockchain technology into their supply chains Offering real-world examples of what blockchain-enabled supply chains will allow us to do better than ever before How should our profession incorporate blockchain into our existing best practices and standard operating procedures? What is the future for this new trend? How common and widespread will this become in the future? — Stephen Rogers VP, Blockchain Initiatives for Supply Chain IBM Steven has been at IBM for 36 years. He joined in 1981…

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