Schedule*

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

5:30pm - 7:30pm: Networking Reception
Shiley Center for Science & Technology Atrium

Thursday, November 17, 2011

All sessions and cocktail reception will be held in Manchester Executive Conference Center

8:00am: Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30am: Welcome: Joel Sutherland, Managing Director, SCMI

8:45am: Session 1: Joel Sutherland
Understanding the Causes and Effects of Supply Chain Complexity and How to Overcome Them

9:30am: Session 2: Bob Bennett, Toyota Motor Sales USA (retired)/Lean Consulting Associates
Supply Chain Complexity-If People Cause It, They Can Fix It; Otherwise Be Prepared

10:15am: Break

10:30am: Session 3: Rachel Schaler, Starbucks Coffee Company
Last Mile Distribution - Balancing Distribution Costs with Product Requirements

11:15am: Session 4: Kevin Nohelty, WD-40 Company
Architecting Your Supply Chain to Reduce Complexity

Noon: Lunch

1:00pm: Session 5: Phil Schultz, Foxconn Technology Group
Managing Supply Chain Complexity: Perspectives from the World's Largest Enterprise Manufacturing Solution (eMS) Provider

1:45pm: Session 6: Breakout Sessions
Driving Supply Chain Strategies to Mitigate Complexity/Uncertainty
Outsourcing, Near Sourcing, and Right Sourcing
Risk Management in a Complex Global Environment

3:30pm: Break

3:45pm: Session 7: Michael Forbes, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Supply Chain Complexity in a Changing Environment

4:30pm: Closing Comments & Wrap-up

5:00pm - 6:00pm: Cocktail Reception

*Schedule subject to change