WELCOME COCKTAIL RECEPTION the Sayers Club
5:00PM – 7:00PM
BREAKFAST
7:15AM – 8:45AM
REGISTRATION
7:30AM – 9:00AM
INTRODUCTIONS & AGENDA – UPDATE FROM SDI
Krish Nathan | CEO – SDI
9:00AM – 9:30AM
The Importance of Bandwidth and Prioritization in the DC: How Office Depot has done it.
Bob Abbondanza | Senior Director or Supply Chain Engineering and Network Design
E-commerce’s impact on buying habits is pushing every supplier to have a fulfillment solution that meets their customer’s needs right now. Does your distribution network have the ability to respond quickly? How do you choose where orders are fulfilled? Are your fulfillment processes set up for success to meet the demands of a multi-carrier outbound transportation network? In this presentation, you will learn how Office Depot addresses these questions and how understanding optimal product flow paths, effectively managing customer order sourcing, and leveraging next generation automation are key.
9:30AM – 10:30AM
BREAK
10:30AM – 10:45AM
Next Generation Supply Chain for JCPenney
Chad Duennes | Sr. Director of Supply Chain at JCPenney
10:45AM – 11:45AM
Planning for Peak Success
Peter Kok | VP at Carter’s
As Retailers / E-tailers sharpen their focus on exceptional customer experiences year-round, and particularly for peak season, they look at ‘what’s ahead’ and have to balance multiple priorities as they plan for year-over-year growth in distribution/fulfillment services. They also have running rules and commitments at corporate as well. We will present a seasonal planning process and potential resulting project(s) which address the most critical areas for operating during a seasonal peak. The approach is based on year over year performance/limitations, and projected growth factored into data analytics that will highlight this year’s formula for customer service & corporate success.
11:45AM – 12:45PM
LUNCH
12:45PM – 1:45PM
Strategies That Will Increase Your Likelihood of Surviving in Retail
Andy Lockhart | VP of Sales at TGW Logistics Group
This presentation will address the challenges to existing business models for fulfilment and how Goods to Person Automation, Effective Cube Optimization & Robotics, could help people adapt to the rapid changes happening in retail across the globe. This presentation will address some of the latest approaches to the ever-changing business needs.
1:45PM – 2:30PM
BREAK
2:30PM – 2:45PM
Increasing Productivity & Performance in Your Supply Chain
Steven Hunter | COO at Stage Stores
Steven Hunter with Stage, will discuss how Stage has overcame challenges in acquiring a company using a different model, process redesign, and an engaged and committed workforce. As a result, four-wall DC productivity increased in just three months– meeting aggressive management expectations.
2:45PM – 3:45PM
CLOSING REMARKS
Krish Nathan | CEO – SDI
3:45PM – 4:00PM
COCKTAILS/ CIRQUE DU SOLEIL/ DINNER (Meet at Stack)
5:30PM – 11:00PM
BREAKFAST
7:15AM – 8:45AM
REGISTRATION
7:30AM – 9:00AM
WELCOME BACK / AGENDA
Krish Nathan | CEO – SDI
9:00AM – 9:15AM
Competing for Knowledge
Brian Gibson | Professor & Executive Director of the Center for Supply Chain Innovation at Auburn University
In this interactive activity, you will get to demonstrate your professional expertise about supply chain, omnichannel, transportation and current events, and compete against other experts for the chance to win some amazing prizes!
9:15AM – 10:15AM
A Strategic Approach to Intelligent Site Selection
Kelvin Sakai | Director of Supply Chain Advisory for the U.S. at CBRE
In this presentation, you will learn how industrial real estate decisions are being made today within the context of recent market trends. In addition, you will see why it is important to ensure your real estate strategy is aligned with your supply chain and business strategic objectives. Finally, we will provide a brief glimpse into a few logistics trends we envision in the domestic market over the next few years.
10:15AM – 11:15AM
BREAK
11:15AM – 11:30AM
Panel | Transforming the Supply Chain of Today: Optimizing Your Existing Assets
Rob Caucci | Co-founder at Fillogic
Austin Smith | Founder at Submetrics Data
Jatin Lewis | Sr. Sales Consultant at SDI Systems
Brian Gibson (Moderator) | Wilson Family Professor and Executive Director of the Center for Supply Chain Innovation at Auburn University
The demand of today’s consumer is transforming the supply chain of tomorrow, as companies realize they need to utilize their supply chain assets in a manner that they were not originally designed for. By optimizing network capacity to introducing new and innovative ways to use technology to unlock value from existing assets, the supply chain must strive for ways to be more creative. This panel brings together a group of supply chain professionals with a unique vantage point on this transformation, and they each have a different perspective when it comes to discussing today’s challenges and how they can be the opportunities of tomorrow.
11:30AM – 1:00PM
LUNCH
1:00PM – 1:45PM
The Concept of Now Logistics in 2019
Jean-Pierre Asselin | Managing Partner at TRANS-PRO Logistics
1:45PM – 2:45PM
CLOSING REMARKS
Krish Nathan | CEO – SDI
2:45PM – 3:00PM