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Conference & Tutorials: Conference Details

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 14 & 15, 2012

Companies Presenting:
	American Apparel	BASF Corporation
	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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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

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 Corporation

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

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 Corporation

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