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April 5-7, 2011
Knoxville Marriott
Knoxville, TN
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| Tuesday, April 5 | |
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| 6:00pm-8:00pm Riverview Room, 11th Floor |
Opening Reception Please join colleagues, faculty and undergraduates for refreshments and stimulating conversation before the Forum begins. This is an opportunity to meet an exclusive group of Logistics undergrads. |
| Wednesday, April 6 | |
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| 7:30am-8:00am John Sevier Lobby |
Supply Chain Forum Registration & Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00am-8:30am MS/KY Ballroom |
Welcome & Agenda Review Dr. Ted Stank Harry J. and Vivienne R. Bruce Chair of Excellence in Business and Executive Director, UT Forums |
| 8:30am-9:30am MS/KY Ballroom |
OPENING KEYNOTE Supply Chain Challenges and Opportunities at P&G Mr. Daniel Myers Vice-President Product Supply, Global Hair Care and Beauty & Grooming Coordination, P&G |
| 9:30am-9:45am John Sevier Lobby |
Break |
| 9:45am-10:45am MS/KY Ballroom |
Developing a Supply Chain Strategy at Honeywell Mr. Jay Fortenberry Vice-President, Supply Chain Integration, Honeywell |
| 10:45am-11:00am John Sevier Lobby |
Break |
| 11:00am-12:00pm MS/KY Ballroom |
Continuous Improvements in Supply Chain and Logistics Mr. Chris Scott Vice President, Logistics, Winn-Dixie |
| 12:00pm-1:30pm Georgia Ballroom |
Lunch |
| 1:30pm-2:45pm MS/KY Ballroom |
Senior Executive Roundtable Mr. Daniel Myers, P&G Mr. Jay Fortenberry, Honeywell Mr. Chris Scott, Winn-Dixie Open Forum—Questions posed by faculty and audience, facilitated by Dr. Chad Autry, Associate Professor of Logistics and Director, UT Supply Chain Forum |
| 2:45pm-3:00pm John Sevier Lobby |
Break |
| 3:00pm-4:15pm MS/KY Ballroom |
Breakouts: Hot Supply Chain Topics Facilitators: UT Faculty, Corporate Executives, and Doctoral Students |
| Breakout: Blount North |
Track 1: Managing the supply chain in the economic recovery Dr. Ted Stank and Mr. Scott McWilliams, Executive Chairman, OHL |
| Breakout: Blount South |
Track 2: Supply chain metrics Dr. Funda Sahin, Professor of Logistics and Ms. Cynthia Hensley, Director, Supply Chain Development, Lowe's |
| Breakout: Alvin York | Track 3: The state of outsourcing today Dr. Chad Autry and Mr. Steve Baker, VP of Logistics, Radio Systems Corporation |
| Breakout: MS/KY Ballroom | Track 4: Collaboration with suppliers/customers Dr. Paul Dittmann and Mr. Dan Montgomery, VP Business Development, APL |
| 4:30pm-4:45pm MS/KY Ballroom |
Short debrief from breakout |
| 6:00pm-7:30pm The Square Room, Market Square |
Evening Reception Relax and reconnect with colleagues at this unique reception venue in the heart of Knoxville. This is also an opportunity to meet an exclusive group of Logistics MBAs. |
| Thursday, April 7 | |
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| 7:30am-9:00am Georgia Ballroom |
Supply Chain Forum Breakfast Buffet and Business Meeting All attendees are invited. |
| 8:30am-9:00am MS/KY Ballroom |
Registration: Forecasting and Demand Management Forum Conference |
| Remarks & Agenda Review Dr. Mark Moon Director UT Forecasting Forum and Associate Professor of Marketing UT Department of Marketing & Logistics |
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| 9:00am-10:15am MS/KY Ballroom |
KEYNOTE Supply Chain Mega Trends Dr. Ted Stank Harry J. and Vivienne R. Bruce Chair of Excellence in Business and Executive Director, UT Forums |
| 10:15am-10:30am John Sevier Lobby |
Break |
| 10:30am-11:45pm MS/KY Ballroom |
Network Optimization at Colgate Mr. Brad Blizzard Director, U.S. Logistics, Colgate-Palmolive |
| 12:00pm-1:30pm Georgia Ballroom |
Lunch |
| 1:30pm-2:45pm MS/KY Ballroom |
S&OP Best Practices Mr. Jim Thomas Business Operations Manager, Boise, Inc. |
| 2:45pm-3:00pm John Sevier Lobby |
Break |
| 3:00-4:15pm |
Breakouts: Difficult Issues in Demand Management Facilitators: Drs. Dittmann and Moon Track 1: Dealing with artificial surges, including promotions Track 2: S&OP continued Track 3: Dealing with many SKUs |
| 4:15-4:30pm MS/KY Ballroom |
Short Breakout Debrief |
| 5:30-7:00pm |
Forecasting Conference Reception |
| Friday, April 8 | |
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| 7:30am-9:00am Georgia Ballroom |
Forecasting and Demand Management Forum Breakfast Buffet and Business Meeting All attendees are invited. |
| 9:00am-10:15am MS/KY Ballroom |
CLOSING KEYNOTE Forecasting and Inventory Management Best Practices Mr. Eric Johnson Vice-President Inventory Management, Lowe's |
| 10:15am-10:30am John Sevier Lobby |
Break |
| 10:30am-11:30am MS/KY Ballroom |
Forecasting Demand for New Products Dr. Charles Noble Professor of Marketing, The University of Tennessee |
| 11:30am-12:30pm Georgia Ballroom |
CLOSING LUNCHEON |
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