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Supply Chain Strategy: From Sell-In to Sell-Out

February 16, 2017

In today’s marketplace success is dependent upon embracing new technologies, data streams, and ways of interacting with consumers and trading partners. A true paradigm shift is underway, yet many companies, while embracing new technologies, fail to adjust their business rules and practices to fully leverage the benefits these new techniques offer. In this presentation Miguel Abuhab, Founder of NeoGrid, discusses: Why paradigm shifts are a necessity in today’s business climate for overcoming contemporary technology constraints How visibility into integrated metrics can help you drive profitability and move from a push-based to a pull-based model How manufacturers can maximize cash flow,…

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Panel – Strategies to Identify, Develop, and Retain the Leaders Your Organization Needs for the Future

November 11, 2016

This was the final session of September 12th of the 2016 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit. The discussion revolved around strategies to identify, develop, and retain future leaders. The panelists from left to right are: Selina Kaing, Head of Global Transportation & Supply Chain Analytics, Google Selina Kaing leads strategy for global transportation and supply chain analytics as part of Google’s retail operations. She joined Google in 2010 as part of the supplier sourcing team handling the company’s multi-billion dollar spend base and more recently led partner development for Google’s Motorola division (now part of…

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Supply Chain Excellence in the Digital Age

November 2, 2016

Reuben Slone delivered the opening keynote on September 13th of the 2016 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit entitled, Supply Chain Excellence in the Digital Age. Reuben Slone is Senior Vice-President, Supply Chain for Walgreen Co., based in Deerfield, Illinois. He serves on the Walgreens Executive Operating Committee with responsibility for Retail and Pharmacy Renewal, two initiatives that will replace the company’s store and pharmacy systems. As head of supply chain, Slone is responsible for inventory management and replenishment, imports, transportation, distribution center operations and logistics for the company. Slone previously worked at OfficeMax, where he served as…

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Lenovo’s Customer-Centricity Transformation

November 2, 2016

Ben Massie shared Lenovo’s experience transitioning its supply chain into a customer-facing, customer-focused operation at the 2016 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit. While there were no cameras rolling during his presentation, he offered this summary of his case study in an interview in the Exhibition Hall on September 13th. Ben Massie is the Executive Director of Global Customer Fulfillment for Lenovo’s Datacenter Group. In this role Ben is responsible for all e2e elements of Lenovo’s datacenter clients order to delivery experience across every region with employees in 12 different countries. Previous to this role Ben ran…

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Risk Management: What Should Supply Chain Executives Learn from the Hanjin Shipping Bankruptcy?

October 26, 2016

Philip Damas heads up Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, the logistics arm of the Drewry Group and has more than 30 years experience in the international ocean transport sector and maritime supply chain design and optimization. He gave this interview on risk management in the Exhibition Hall on September 13th at the 2016 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit. Philip Damas is the founder and operational head of Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, the logistics arm of the Drewry Group and now the global leader in freight rate benchmarking. He is also a director of the Drewry group. Prior to…

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Panel: Improving Communication and Collaboration Up and Down the Supply Chain

October 17, 2016

This was the final panel discussion on September 13th of the 2016 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit. The discussion revolved around improving communication and collaboration up and down the supply chain. The panelists from left to right are: Jeff Moorefield, SVP of Global Operations, Tennant Company Jeff Moorefield is responsible for worldwide operations including supply chain, manufacturing, logistics and distribution. Since joining Tennant in 2015 Jeff is focused on eliminating waste in the process to driving speed and velocity into the overall supply chain, while understanding and improving the total customer experience. Before joining Tennant Company Mr….

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“Imagine if…” Uncovering the Possibilities in Supply Chain Reinvention

October 12, 2016

Daniel Myers delivered the opening keynote on September 12th of the 2016 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit entitled, “Imagine if…” Uncovering the Possibilities in Supply Chain Reinvention. Daniel Myers leads Mondelēz International, Inc.’s procurement, manufacturing, engineering, and customer service and logistics groups, which represent more than 70,000 of the company’s employees. Under Daniel’s leadership, Mondelez has funded a major reinvention of its worldwide supply chain with a goal of delivering over $3 billion in savings over three years. Daniel worked for Procter & Gamble for 33 years, serving in roles across all areas of the Supply…

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Back to the Future: Achieving Big Goals Begins with the Fundamentals

October 7, 2016

After his workshop presentation with Snyder’s-Lance, the EP Team had an opportunity to talk with Dan Spatz one-on-one about some of the trends he is hearing about in the supply chain world. We asked him what supply chain executives should be thinking about today to get ready for the next five or ten years. While Dan heard a number of great achievements and lofty ambitions from the speakers at the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit series, he said the foundation for those successes were laid years ago. Today’s supply chain executives need to identify what they want to achieve and…

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North American Supply Chain Executive Summit

Supply Chain Strategy: From Sell-In to Sell-Out

Panel – Strategies to Identify, Develop, and Retain the Leaders Your Organization Needs for the Future

Supply Chain Excellence in the Digital Age

Lenovo’s Customer-Centricity Transformation

Risk Management: What Should Supply Chain Executives Learn from the Hanjin Shipping Bankruptcy?

Panel: Improving Communication and Collaboration Up and Down the Supply Chain

“Imagine if…” Uncovering the Possibilities in Supply Chain Reinvention

Back to the Future: Achieving Big Goals Begins with the Fundamentals

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