| Tuesday, April 14, 2009 |
10:00am - 4:00pm
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Golf Outing at Heritage Golf Club |
4:00pm - 8:00pm
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Registration |
6:30pm - 8:00pm
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Opening Welcome Reception |
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| Wednesday, April 15, 2009 |
7:00am - 8:00am
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Registration |
8:00am - 8:30am
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Welcome |
| 8:30am - 10:00am |
Breakfast with Stuart Varney, Keynote Speaker |
10:00am - 10:15am
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Break |
10:15am - 11:30am
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Session 1: Retail Supply Chain Transformation: Improving Flexibility to Meet Changing Store Needs
The Home Depot Mark Holifield Senior Vice President, Supply Chain |
11:30am - 1:00pm
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Lunch with speaker Rick Blasgen, President & CEO of CSCMP |
| 1:00pm - 2:15pm |
Session 2 Optimizing Inventory Productivity through Advanced Planning and Versatile Fulfillment Techniques
Orvis Mark Holmes Vice President, Information Services & Human Resources |
2:15pm - 2:30pm
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Break |
| 2:30pm - 3:45pm |
Session 3: The Flexibility and Advantages of Using Automation in Multi-Channel Order Fulfillment
MBS Textbooks Mike Pitt Director, Warehouse Automation |
3:45am - 4:00pm
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Break |
| 4:00pm - 5:15pm |
Panel Discussion: Eliminating Costs from Logistics & Distribution with Innovative Technology
Interstate Brands Corp. Micheal Reiber, Operations Manager - Supply Chain
Pepsi Co - QTG Ryan Conner - Performance Engineer
DC Velocity David Maloney - Senior Editor |
| 5:15pm - 6:00pm |
Free Time |
6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Reception |
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| Thursday, April 16, 2009 |
| 8:00am - 9:30am |
Breakfast with Speaker
Global Port Traffic: What a Difference a Year Makes!
Michael Peters
Principal, Peakview Strategy Group |
9:30am - 10:45am
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Session 4: Supply Chain Excellence: A Case Study
Manfred Preiss Vice President, SSI Schaefer Peem; Chairman, P+P |
10:45am - 11:00am
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Break |
11:00am - 12:15pm
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Session 5: How Change Management Concepts Ensure a High Performance Workforce
Pactiv Mark Crabtree Director, Distribution |
12:15pm - 1:45pm
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Lunch with Speaker John Langley, PhD. Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology |
1:45pm - 3:00pm
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Session 6: Lean Six Sigma Transformation
Cardinal Health Steve Thompson Vice President Operational Excellence
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3:00pm - 3:30pm
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Conference Closing |
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