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APICS & IBF Best of the Best Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) Conference
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Group Conference Pricing, Only $1245 per person when you register a group of 3 or more before June 13, 2012!
APICS & IBF Members Save $100!
Discover how to introduce, plan, implement, and collaborate on S&OP at your organization
Bring more of your team to Increase productivity at your Company
APICS certification designees: Earn up to 12 points toward your APICS certification maintenance by attending the Best of the Best S&OP Conference.
IBF certification designees: Earn up to 10 points toward your IBF certification maintenance by attending the Best of the Best S&OP Conference.
And Much More!
Hilton Downtown Chicago
720 South Michigan Avenue

Chicago, Illinois
June 13, 14 & 15, 2012

Companies Presenting:
American Apparel BASF
Combe Incorporated CooperVision
Georgia Gulf Chemical Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Kraft Lehigh University
Rolls-Royce Sonoco
VF Corporation W.L. Gore & Associates
Wholesale Tire Distributors


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Wednesday, June 13 2012
05:00 - 07:00PM
Early Conference Registration

Thursday, June 14 2012
07:00AM - 08:30AM
Registration, Networking Breakfast and Exhibitor Connections
08:30AM - 09:45AM
Panel Discussion: Apply S&OP Lessons Learned to Your Work


Moderated by: Lora Cecere
Founder
Supply Chain Insights

Panelists:
Alan Milliken, BASF Corporation
Pat Bower, Combe Corporation
Jonathon Karelse, Wholesale Tire Distributors
Judy Nolan, Rolls-Royce
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Level I: Forecasts are Always Wrong. Why Take the Time and Effort to Make Them Better?


Jonathon Karelse
VP - Corporate Development and Strategic Planning
Wholesale Tire Distributors
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Level II: Strategic Aspects of S&OP


Patrick Bower
Sr. Director, Corporate Planning & Customer Service
Combe Incorporated
11:10AM - 12:10PM
Level I: Aligning for Action: Resolving Conflict & Building Consensus


Judy Nolan
Forecasting Improvements Manager
Rolls-Royce
11:10AM - 12:10PM
Level II: Supercharge Your Supply Chain with Customer Collaboration


Scott DeGroot
Director of Customer Supply Chain Strategy
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
12:15PM - 01:30PM
Lunch & Keynote Presentation


Pete Alle
Senior Director Logistics COE
Kraft
01:30 - 02:15PM
Exhibitor Connections
02:15 - 03:15PM
Level I: How to Measure, Monitor and Improve S&OP Performance?


Alan Milliken
Senior Specialist - Supply Chain Education GRS/ET
BASF
02:15 - 03:15PM
Level II: Managing Global Operations: Regional versus Global. What is the Right Design?


Kerry Middlemas
Director of Operations
VF Corporation
03:15 - 03:45PM
Refreshment Break
03:45 - 04:45PM
Level I: Successful Implementation and Revitalization of S&OP


Ruth McElheny
Global Supply Chain Manager
CooperVision
03:45 - 04:45PM
Level II: Financial Integration: S&OP-Based Cash Flow


Lora Cecere
Founder
Supply Chain Insights
05:00 - 06:00PM
Best of the Best Attendee Reception
Friday, June 15 2012
07:00AM - 08:30AM
Registration, Networking Breakfast and Exhibitor Connections
08:30AM - 09:30AM
Level I: Supply Chain as a Driver of Innovation: Aligning New Product Planning with S&OP


Daniel P. Meier, CPIM, CSCP
S&OP Process Leader
DuPont
08:30AM - 09:30AM
Level II: Managing & Mitigating Risk in S&OP


Greg Schlegel
Adjunct Professor, Supply Chain Risk Management
Lehigh University
09:45AM - 10:45AM
Level I: Getting Ready for the Executive Review


Alan Milliken
Senior Specialist - Supply Chain Education GRS/ET
BASF
09:45AM - 10:45AM
Level II: Managing the Extended Supply Chain


Richard Herrin
Director of Supply Chain
Georgia Gulf Chemical
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Level I: Change Management: Key to a Successful S&OP Process


Keith Holliday
Director Supply Chain & Operations Excellence
Sonoco
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Level II: Operating S&OP in Retail


Muhammad Zaman
Forecasting Manager
American Apparel

 

 

 
















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