The SCOPE Steering Committee consists entirely of your contemporaries, meaning we tackle the themes that have profound significance to your performance and your company.
Supply chain visibility has moved from the “luxury” phase to a mandated necessity. Your informed customer base demands it and technology has cracked open a new world of risk mitigation and optimization opportunities. From technology selection to best practices, we’ll give you the leg up and save you from the hard lessons of operating below the curve.
Learn how you can create optimal conditions for your people to achieve innovation, realize their potential, and find true fulfillment in the workplace. Experts will discuss the finesses of managing the changing manufacturing landscape and tackling the task of attracting, and retaining, qualified talent.
Artificial intelligence, blockchain, automation, robotics, IoT, IIoT and the like have transformed every aspect of procurement. We’ll help you nail down this soup of buzz words into an effective strategy for technology driven processes, backed by case studies and proven best practices.
Connect the dots between senior purchasing, sourcing and supply chain executives for a comprehensive view of the overlapping challenges of procurement. Master the protocol for optimal performance in inventory and cost management, contract compliance, achieving greater transparency across the chain, supplier management and risk mitigation.
Industry experts will cover a range of proven strategies to effectively measure and minimize transportation costs. Navigate the ins and outs of successful 3PL partnerships, last mile delivery, contract negotiation, driver shortage solutions, and more.
Address some of the most pressing challenges that come with Warehouse Management. We’ll cover labor, automation, inventory, WMS selection, fulfillment demands and more to improve your day-to-day operations and cut costs.
High Profile Speakers
Strategic endeavors and skillful insights from 30+ seasoned executives address the challenges in managing today’s supply chain.
Adoption of Rising TechnologiesHitachi Consulting - Hitachi Global Solution and Innovation Business Subject Matter Expert in Discrete Manufacturing, Operations and Process Hitachi Consulting - Hitachi Consulting Insights & Analytics Director
The rise of the Internet of Things has seen a tidal wave of data unleashed into the supply chain. Connected devices are now everywhere—from wearables on the warehouse floor to temperature monitors in shipping containers. Supply chain managers need to understand how they can best exploit this data—the technologies that collect and store it, the evolving skill set required of supply chain professionals, and how to align the organization to ensure insights garnered translate into action.
Join Hitachi at SCOPE Supply Chain Conference to gain knowledge of the value emerging innovation and connected IoT technologies can bring to your business with real-time insights and reporting. Assess your business and supply chain challenges—identify where you are now—and the best starting point for moving to a smart, connected supply chain. Learn what you can do to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving marketplace..
Key Take-Aways
Gain knowledge: Hitachi offers real-world experience gained from over 100 years in operational technology (OT), over 50 years in IT and demonstrated IoT leadership. We’ve developed our know-how from owning, operating, servicing or supplying companies in the same industries as our clients
Take Action: reduce costs, increase agility and reduce bottlenecks, improve utilization of factory assets and resources, increase production speed and quality, and meet compliance and sustainability goal
Increase competitive advantage through faster innovation, more flexible and customized product mix, and faster supply chain reconfiguration
Move forward without fear: Learn how to transform your supply chain one smart step at a time. Hitachi is focused on business outcomes—not on a particular solution platform. Hitachi start engagements by identifying the business problem, and then work with clients to co-create and implement a solution that achieves the desired results
Speaker
Marcella Backer
Hitachi Global Solution and Innovation Business Subject Matter Expert in Discrete Manufacturing, Operations and ProcessHitachi Consulting
Adoption of Rising TechnologiesIBM - Senior Offering Manager - Watson Supply Chain Insights IBM - Program Director, Supply Chain Insights Offering ManagementSr. Portfolio Marketing Manager
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming modern supply chains, enabling new levels of visibility, transparency and trust. Learn how you can change the game for your supply chain through real-world scenarios and use cases for AI and machine learning. You’ll be amazed how much you can do with AI today.
Key Take-Aways
How AI can help you predict and mitigate disruptions and risks
How AI and Blockchain can help you build a smarter supply chain
How to get started now – no matter where you are on your supply chain journey
Warehouse Management and OptimizationStage Stores - Vice President- Distribution Manager
Today’s consumers are smarter and more demanding shoppers than ever. To drive customer loyalty, your supply chain must operate flawlessly. However, you rely heavily on an extensive ecosystem of vendors and other trading partners to execute your supply chain. Digitizing the buying and fulfillment process, driving visibility, improving collaboration, and vendor compliance, are all essential components of an agile supply chain that minimizes risk and improves consumer satisfaction. This session will explore how Stage Stores digitized and automated its vendor compliance program leveraging OpenText deductions management—driving significant savings to the bottom line, while also improving vendor relationships and satisfaction.
Key Take-Aways
How to improve vendor compliance AND improve relationships simultaneously with transparency and real-time information sharing
Best practices for streamlining supply chain and procurement processes with improved data quality
Lessons learned in moving from vendor deductions capture to deductions avoidance
How digital business networks can improve profitability and accelerate growth for your business
Warehouse Management and OptimizationHelix - Senior Director Global Supply Chain
As more retailers lose market share to e-commerce companies, brands and original equipment manufacturers will need to strengthen their supply chain and become more connected, get closer to the consumer, to lower costs, ensure on time delivery and capture as much of the marketplace as possible. To do so companies need to understand their true costs, have visibility into network inventory, use the right tools for inventory and freight optimization and deliver on their promises to end consumers. All this is possible with strategy, connectivity, visibility, and strong partners and systems.
Key Take-Aways:
Planning for the real customer- end consumer, is different than traditional planning for retail marketplace. E-planning is reinventing inventory optimization.
Ensure that all your supply chain partners invest in systems, provide visibility and create a combined data strategy with shared KPIs.
Supply chain must become part of the long term brand development strategy and a tool for competitive advantage.
Diversity in the logistics network and supply chain, with strong partners will help brands service the consumer better, faster and cheaper ensuring no loss of market-share to online retailers such as Amazon. Customers want to stay true to the brand they trust- companies can strengthen this through supply chain.
Supply Chain Strategies to Increase VisibilityThe Coca-Cola Company - IT Director, Supply Chain Fourkites - Vice President, Customer Success
Intelligent, digital supply chain technology is spreading and advancing like never before. As manufacturers and retailers recognize the potential for supply chain visibility solutions to provide value across all business operations, it’s vital to consider all opportunities for innovation and the impact on your business. In this session, John P. Reynolds, Director of IT for The Coca-Cola Company, will join Mathew Elenjickal, FourKites’ founder and CEO, to discuss the future of supply chain visibility and predictions for 2019.
Key Take-Aways
Sustainability will become a competitive differentiator, driven by visibility and collaboration
Network effects can maximize the value of data for connected businesses
Logistics innovation will be a key driver for innovation in warehousing
How digital freight management solutions and traditional brokers are adapting to disruption
Supply Chain Strategies to Increase VisibilityAT&T Business - Marketing Director, AT&T Global Business & Industry Solutions – Manufacturing
When an asset is missing or unnecessarily out of service, the inability to collect data from it can result in missed opportunities to learn detailed insights about a company’s operations. During this session, we’ll discuss how IoT can deliver the visibility and control companies need to keep their assets in support of, and contributing to, the bottom line of the business.
Key Take-Aways
An overview of a connected supply chain
An understanding of the types of data that can be collected through IoT
How collecting this data may be used to improve revenue opportunities
Speaker
Guy Poorman
Marketing Director, AT&T Global Business & Industry Solutions – ManufacturingAT&T Business
Supply Chain Strategies to Increase VisibilityThe Coca-Cola Company - Group Director - Logistics
Our history has several examples where challenging times has propelled advancements in our society at an accelerated pace as a response to times. At our company, we saw a similar phenomenon as a result of the 2018 challenges experienced in the transportation space. The capacity, service and cost pressures necessitated a response that drove advancements in areas such as load forecasting, end-to-end visibility, digital and AI supply chain enablers, etc. I want to share some of these learnings.
Key Take-Aways
There were strong transportation headwinds in the forms of capacity, service and costs in 2018
Traditional supply chains were challenged to successfully react
These challenges occurred simultaneously as customer demands were changing and shifting largely driven by e-commerce
Strong adaptation and advances in technology has been a byproduct of the challenging landscape
Supply Chain Strategies to Increase VisibilityBostik - Head of Quality and SCM
The classic APICS CPIM certification covers a rich body of knowledge in supply chain analytics and problem solving methods. Applying the learning to day to day supply chain operation is fairly straightforward. On the other hand, creating impactful supply chain step improvement requires a keen insight in the underlying principles, financial acumen, and additional techniques that range from advanced statistics, supply chain portfolio mapping, strategic planning, IT technology, and lean six sigma. This session will illustrate some of these principles and techniques by solving supply chain challenges that include supply chain infrastructure redesign, forecasting, inventory stock policy, cost model for supplier negotiation, sourcing strategy, and digital transformation. Given that limited time is allotted to this session, the speaker will tailor the content to the background and needs of the audience.
Key Take-Aways
A template for strategic assessment of any end-to-end supply chain
A framework for inventory decision
A project model for distribution network analysis and optimization
Adoption of Rising TechnologiesOracle - Sr. Director of Product Marketing
Artificial Intelligence is a catch all phrase for a broad set of algorithms. In this session we explore the different algorithms and talk about their specific business applications in your organization. We also explore the practical ‘how’ of leveraging AI. Learn what data sources you need, what skill sets are required and the IT infrastructure required.
Key Take-Aways
Deep dive into key AI algorithms and their specific business applications
The nuts and bolts of implementing AI in your organization
The unexpected side benefits of implementing AI in your manufacturing process
Digital Transformation of ProcurementMallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals - Senior Director, ERP Center of Excellence
A digital transformation journey may deliver a host of tangiable benefits for an organization. But driving standardization and optimization with technology at the heart of your business can drive future growth and sustainment. Often times companies do not realize their own complexities keep them from reaching new heights. I will talk about how your company can benefits from digital transformation journey.
Key Take-Aways
How to transform your organization through process optimization and process documentation
How leveraging the right technology and will drive long term business benefit
Why standardized processes provide future benefits
Speaker
Lori Foster
Senior Director, ERP Center of ExcellenceMallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
Digital Transformation of ProcurementNitor Partners - Partner
Procurement leaders need to ensure that their organizations are driving real and sustainable value. To achieve this, you need to evolve and continuously improve or risk falling behind. Many organizations only scratch the surface when making changes rather than perform a deep analysis to enable meaningful transformation. We will review how and where we asses a Procurement organization to identify and evaluate opportunities with clear recommendations and benefits. The result is a holistic Procurement transformation initiative across people, processes, and technology that will improve organizational performance and maximize value creation.
Key Take-Aways:
All Procurement organizations have the opportunity to improve performance and drive additional value.
People, process, and technology need to be in sync and work together to maximize value and performance.
End results of an assessment is an actionable plan and holistic transformation
Warehouse Management and Optimization 6 River Systems - Senior Solutions Executive 6 River Systems - Senior Solutions Executive
You’ve probably heard a lot of talk about mobile robotics and the value it generates for warehouse operators today. Most mobile robots are focused on removing the long walk. But eliminating the long walk is just one of 3 areas for improvement in the warehouse. Now, leading companies are using directed workflows to make the picking task easier, and machine learning and artificial intelligence to reduce the number of aisles an associate needs to travel through and the number of steps they need to take.
Curious about collaborative robots? They’re flexible, cost-effective, scalable — and that’s not all. Join this session to learn why collaborative robots are revolutionizing order fulfillment.
Key Take-Aways
Removing the long walk is table stakes when it comes to mobile robots
How machine learning and artificial intelligence reduce the in-aisle walking
How follow the robot directed workflows make picking faster and remove errors
Supply Chain Strategies to Increase VisibilityFlexport - Senior Director, General Manager - SE Region
Technology in the logistics industry has the potential to transform the supply chain with structured data and achieve end-to-end visibility into all operations. However, supply chain decisions are frequently made with very fragmented data – consumers have increasingly higher demands as retailers attempt to optimize inventory and capital allocation, while having limited shipment tracking and SKU-level visibility to understand the holistic picture of their supply chain. Hear the story of how Georgia-Pacific achieved better visibility, understanding, and peace of mind in managing their supply chain through an investment in digital transformation.
Key Take-Aways
Retailers have to work with a logistics providers that deliver end-to-end shipment visibility, SKU-level granularity, structured data, reports, and analytics
Modern logistics technology can empower and elevate modern supply chain and logistics teams to achieve maximum efficiency and peace of mind.
Speaker
Matt Marshall
Senior Director, General Manager - SE Region Flexport
Strategic Sourcing and Contract ManagementSwedish Match North America - Head Headquarters Procurement
This session will focus on taking integrated supplier relationships to an entirely new level by breaking down the traditional barriers that prohibit optimization and integration of key suppliers into your Supply Chain. The key challenge to procurement experts everywhere is to re-think the approach and action your strategy to achieve not the same, but different , more valuable results with those key critical suppliers.
Key Take-Aways
Unlock the secret to better supplier integration
Discover that they have the answers , where with all and knowledge to “Lead the evo…revo..lution”
Be challenged to “think out of the box ‘
Speaker
David Carminucci
Head Headquarters ProcurementSwedish Match North America
Leadership and Workforce StrategiesTent Partnership for Refugees - Executive Director
This presentation will focus on the opportunity that companies – especially large multinational companies – have to support refugees by integrating them into their supply chains. The vast majority of the world’s 25.4 million refugees live in protracted displacement in low- and middle-income countries where multinational companies have strong supply-chain linkages, such as Turkey, Jordan, and Colombia. The executive director of Tent will highlight the business case for companies to do more to bring refugees into their supply chains – including the results of consumer-perception studies in the United States and Europe – and set out concrete strategies for doing so; he will be followed by a supply chain expert who will present a case study in a specific sector
Supply Chain Strategies to Increase VisibilityMichigan State University - John H. McConnell Chaired Professor of Business Administration in the Department of Supply Chain Management
Increasingly, firms are beginning to extend their capabilities to compete on value chain performance. One of the key questions is to understand the difference between supply chain and value chain competitiveness. Based on research at Michigan State University, this session discusses value chain competences and describes how they impact firm performance.
Key Take-Aways
Identify the competencies that drive value chain management
Determine which competencies have the most significant impact on value chain performance
Provide examples regarding practices that firms are using to enhance their value chain performance
Speaker
David Closs
John H. McConnell Chaired Professor of Business Administration in the Department of Supply Chain ManagementMichigan State University
Supply Chain Strategies to Increase VisibilitySAP Ariba - Senior Director, Ariba for Direct (A4D)
Measuring and managing the effectiveness of strategic supply chain initiatives at all levels of an organization is necessary as everyone from the shop-floor to the top-floor can contribute significantly to material results. Complicating performance initiatives is high volumes of data and how business are constructed today since a portion of your business is outsourced and out of your control: what happens 10,000 miles away, or 100 days from now can hurt or help you. How can an organization survive and thrive from this complexity, uncertainly and unprecedented volume of data?
Key Take-Aways
How advanced technologies such as Machine-Learning, IIoT and Blockchain can contribute to improving supply chain performance
A practical approach to targeting, measuring and managing-to leading KPIs, which roll up to lagging KPIs
An example of combining leadership, business processes improvements, people-strategies and technology to solve supply chain problems and lead to material financial improvements
Procurement Strategies & SustainabilityBel Brands USA - Sourcing & Supplier Development Senior Director
Procurement organizations are viewed in very different ways in organizations. Sometimes used as cost savers only and sometimes they are considered business partners, even leaders. You can increase the impact of the procurement department in your organization through a change management journey. With few tips, a mindset twist, you can enhance the internal or external collaboration as well as the added value to your organization. See how you can transform the procurement department to a real business partner.
Key Take-Aways
Understanding where you stand
Change tools and collaboration
What is a high performing team?
Few tips to transform your organization and move forward
Speaker
Jean-Michel Dos Remedios
Sourcing & Supplier Development Senior DirectorBel Brands USA
Warehouse Management and OptimizationKNAPP - Director Business Development & Marketing
Whether you have a manual or a highly automated eCommerce or Omni-Channel warehouse, learn how you can manage all of your resources efficiently and effectively – out performing your competition and “leading the pack” by achieving industry-leading performance!
Learn how one company achieved this result in under 6 months, with an exceptional ROI.
Key Take-Aways
Market drivers that make this strategy essential for C-level, supply chain and operations managers
Slash your cost per order
Reduce labor costs, scheduling and volatility
Manage uncertainty using the latest technologies; big data, predictive modeling & analytics, IoT and artificial intelligence
Increase uptime and utilization of automation
Perform under continuously changing operating conditions, reacting and optimizing logistics resources quickly – as you go – and in real time!
Build a self-learning infrastructure with continuous improvement
Supply Chain Strategies to Increase VisibilityLanier Clothes - Vice President of Global Sourcing
We all have access to the same software, planning tools and experts but are our companies best in class? History has proven that the most expensive run organizations are not always the best. Is your company doing what is necessary to improve? Are you doing what is necessary to improve? What separates the truly long term successful company from those that are not? In a word, Leadership.
Key Take-Aways
Leadership is looking beyond the horizon. Not at what you are doing but what you will be doing
Transportation Management Strategies to Reduce CostsDelta Air lines - Manager Delta Logistics Control CNTR & Trade Compliance Fortigo - President
As part of their 2018 One Delta initiative, Delta Airlines set a goal to drive $200 million in savings for the enterprise. The Delta Global Logistics Team looked within on how to leverage the companies’ extensive cargo network to support the internal supply chain. This session will demonstrate how Delta used an innovative approach for deploying a transportation management system (TMS) powered by Fortigo.
Key Take-Aways
How to merge your internal logistics network with 3rd party providers
How innovation drives savings and efficiency
How to standardize, automate, optimize
Speaker
Doolittle Adcock, LCB, CES
Manager Delta Logistics Control CNTR & Trade ComplianceDelta Air lines
Strategic Sourcing and Contract ManagementLululemon Athletica Inc. - Procurement Director
Throughout the presentation there will be discussion on how to uncover value through strategic sourcing activities like demand management, planning, supplier relationship management, contract negotiation, supply chain infrastructure, and outsourcing models. Managing contracts throughout the lifecycle, including compliance, performance metrics and T&C’s.
Warehouse Management and OptimizationCook County Government - Deputy Chief, Performance Management Officer
This presentation is designed to shed light one of the most unsuspecting business operations, reverse logistics. Often referred to as ‘returns management,’ reverse logistics (RL) is a more expansive business process and one that is increasingly impacting bottom lines. Establishing foundational knowledge around the RL process from end-to-end is an essential first step to precisely leverage data analytics and unleash the power of RL.
Key Take-Aways
This presentation will take a granular look at seemingly innocuous reverse logistics sub-processes and identify how they impact both OpEx and CapEx
It will identify best practices to extract more precise and meaningful RL data analytics
Lastly, it explores real life business cases to demonstrate how RL has been used across various industries to strengthen customer loyalty, improve profitability, and develop leading sustainability programs
Speaker
Valerie Holden
Deputy Chief, Performance Management Officer Cook County Government
TuesdayNetworking
Lunch
Executive Steering Committee
Experienced Supply Chain leaders work with us to focus our program on trends that will move the needle at your company.
Dave HarringtonVice President Supply Chain Operations
Stratus Technologies
Ted BaggesenSenior Director of Logistics
Spencer Gifts
John JansonDirector of Global Logistics
SanMar Corporation
Rickette Collins Strategic Supply Chain Director
McDonald's Corporation
Kevin Releford Senior Director Logistics
Gap Inc.
Pedro A. FernandezSenior Director, Global Parts Distribution Aftermarket
JLG Industries Inc
Kevin Mills Director of Supply Chain
Fairmont Santrol Incorporated
Shaun AndersonManaging Director of Supply Chain
Dynegy, Inc
William Bagley Vice President of Global Procurement
UnumProvident Corporation
Martin FijmanVice President of Procurement
Sprint Corporation
Valerie Conard Senior Director of Procurement
Ardent Mills
Philip CarpenitoSenior Director of Global Procurement
The Nature's Bounty Co.
Michael van KeulenProcurement Director
Lululemon Athletica Inc.
Jean-Michel Dos RemediosPurchasing Director
Bel Brands USA
Marcela MrugalaPurchasing Director
Barilla
Marcell VollmerChief Procurement Officer
SAP
Anthony Fuller Head of Sourcing
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation
Bill MunroDirector of Procurement
SunOpta Inc
Jay RojekDirector of Purchasing
Blue Bird Corporation
Steven AlsbroStrategic Sourcing Director
ON Semiconductor Corporation
Tom Oris Director of Procurement
Wyandot, Inc
David Fortes Director, Manufacturing Operations
Intel Corporation
David ZamudioAmericas Sourcing Director
Essity
Dhinakar Baskaran Director of Global Procurement
VideoJet Technologies, Inc
Tolga TuksalDirector of Corporate Purchasing
Miniature Precision Components, Inc
David MeeksVP Supply Chain Operations
Summit Electric Supply Corporation
Michael McMahonGroup Vice President Supply Chain Operations
Beachbody LLC
Chris HamelSenior Procurement Manager
Displays2go
Gil KannerVice President of Operations
Pharmalink
Keith Woods Group Director - Supply Chain
Coca-Cola
Eric KowalewskiVice President Supply Chain
Westlake Chemical
Mike BungeDirector Global Resources & Materials
Libbey
Vedat AkgunSenior Manager
Verizon
Catherine Higgins Senior Vice President
NeighborWorks America
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SCOPE is an invitation-only trade show for Supply Chain executives that bridges you to the most efficient solutions and information for your crowning priorities.
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Flight reimbursement is limited to 2 attendees per company for those traveling over 100 miles to attend. A check is delivered to you personally at the end of the event, after you have completed your schedule of research meetings with exhibitors.
Based on the details of your registration, we carefully select up to 10 best-fit exhibitors for you to meet with. You’ll have the opportunity to approve both your sessions and meetings schedule before the event. Each meeting is 25 minutes long and focused on solving a specific priority you have a listed.
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Our Schaumburg hotel accommodations boast stylish design and luxurious comfort. Located in an accessible hub with a sophisticated collection of retail and culinary options such as Sam & Harry’s and Woodfield Mall, this Schaumburg, Illinois hotel serves as an indigenous ambassador for entire Chicagoland area…and a gateway for the entire Midwest.
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