7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Refreshments
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Nick Vyas, Executive Director, Founder, ASQ Fellow, USC Marshall Center for Global SCM
8:40 AM - 9:25 AM - Panel Discussion
Strategic Operations
How to Handle Trade-Offs Between Quality, Safety and Costs especially in the Context of a Post-COVID Recession?
Nick Vyas, Executive Director, Founder, ASQ Fellow, USC Marshall Center for Global SCM
Gonzalo Lopez-Polin, Director of Supply Chain, North America, Saint-Gobain
Billy Ingram, Director of Lean Product Development, Interface
Connie Deyo, Vice President Business Excellence, Greenfield Global Inc.
Joanna Szymczyk, Head of Global Operational Excellence and Quality Assurance, CAE Inc.
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM - Keynote
Logistics & Inventory Management
Supply Chain - Swinging the Pendulum - Outsourced to In-House
Shauna Gamble, Chief Procurement Officer, Bombardier
IoT & Technology
PMI - Manufacturing of the Future Transformation Journey – The Role of Digital Maturity and Capability
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM - Solution Spotlights
Leadership & Workforce Development
Why Winning in Today’s Environment Requires a New Labor Model
Rich Tompkins, Vice President of Operations, Veryable
Jim Freeze, Partnerships Manager, Southwest, Veryable
Collaboration & Transparency
Driving Business Growth with a Strategic Product Management Approach
Maziar Adl, CTO, Co-Founder, Gocious
An Executive Discussion on Operational Transformation in a Climate of Disruption
10:35 AM - 11:25 AM
1-2-1 Pre-Scheduled Meetings & Networking Break
11:25 AM - 11:55 AM - Case Studies
Strategic Operations
Better Understanding Your Customer to Inform Your Value Chain
Leadership & Workforce Development
The Case for Change: “Aha’s + Now What’s” from a Fortune 15’s Year of Change
Making Lean, Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence Fit for the Customer
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM - Solution Spotlights
Logistics & Inventory Management
Using the Power of Intelligent Automation for Operational Success in Warehouses and Distribution Centers
Patrick Millar, Senior Product Manager, Seegrid
IoT & Technology
AI-Enabled Forecasting & Advanced Analytics in Action: How to Optimize Inventory for Resilient Supply Chains
Neal Goffman, VP of Sales, Vanguard Software, part of Wolters Kluwer
IoT & Technology
Machine Health: Value from Day One, Not One Day
Brian Charles, Manager, Enterprise Sales, Augury
12:35 PM - 1:05 PM - Case Studies
IoT & Technology
Augmented Project Management: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Mitigate Project Risk
Justin Goldston, PhD, Professor of Project and Supply Chain Management, Penn State University
Leadership & Workforce Development
Psychological Resilience in Organizations
1:05 PM - 2:05 PM
Networking Lunch
2:05 PM - 2:35 PM - Case Studies
Strategic Operations
A S&OP Case Study
Gonzalo Lopez-Polin, Director of Supply Chain, North America, Saint-Gobain
IoT & Technology
IoT & Technologies for Supply Chain
Dr Dale L. Tibodeau, Professor of Practice, University of Houston
IoT & Technology
Preparing for Long Term Manufacturing Business Resiliency
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM - Solution Spotlights
IoT & Technology
Demystifying Smart Manufacturing in the “New Normal”
IoT & Technology
ServiceMax Asset 360 for Manufacturers
Joe Kenny, Vice President of Global Customer Transformation, ServiceMax
Strategic Operations
Growth Strategies: Marketing in Times of Uncertainty
Brenda Boral, Marketing Strategist, CMO, Boral Agency
Patricia Boral, Digital Marketing Consultant, Boral Agency
3:10 PM - 3:50 PM
1-2-1 Pre-Scheduled Meetings & Networking Break
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM - Case Studies
Logistics & Inventory Management
The Use of Emerging Technologies in Food Supply Chains
Nick Vyas, Executive Director, Founder, ASQ Fellow, USC Marshall Center for Global SCM
Business Optimization Through a Pandemic
4:25 PM - 4:55 PM - Keynote
IoT & Technology
Leveraging IoT and Digital Ecosystem to Transform Customer Experience and Accelerate Value Creation within Healthcare Industry
Strategic Operations
John Deere’s Digital Journey
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM - Panel Discussion
Strategic Operations
Corporate Social Responsibility in Supply Chain Management
Sydney Badger, CEO & Co-Founder, Public Habit
Justin Goldston, PhD, Professor of Project and Supply Chain Management, Penn State University
Billy Ingram, Director of Lean Product Development, Interface
Tom Butkiewicz, Ph.D., Core Faculty-Research, Walden University
5:45 PM - 5:50 PM
Chair's Closing Remarks & End of Day 1
5:50 PM - 6:50 PM
4th Annual American Manufacturing & Supply Chain Awards 2021
Shekar Natarajan, Chief Supply Chain Officer, American Eagle Outfitters
Jason Prince, Senior Director of Operations, Golden State Foods
7:25 AM - 8:25 AM
IoT & Technology
MESA Workshop - Analytics Working Group Podcast LIVE
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Refreshments
8:30 AM - 8:35 AM
8:35 AM - 9:20 AM - Panel Discussion
Leadership & Workforce Development
Women in Manufacturing & Supply Chain: How can you Build a Workplace that is Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive?
Mary E Blair Ph.D., Chief Supply Chain Officer, Accuride Corporation
9:25 AM - 9:55 AM - Case Studies
Leadership & Workforce Development
Driving Change Through Leadership & Workforce Engagement to Build a Strong Culture of Execution
IoT & Technology
Defining a Strategic Approach to Software Investment Decision-Making
Victoria Bryazgina, Head of SCM Development , Independent Consultant
IoT & Technology
How the Principles in the Shingo Model can Inform Investments in Technology
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM - Case Studies
Collaboration & Transparency
Product Excellence Through Supplier Engagement
IoT & Technology
AI for Good: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for a Global Advantage
Justin Goldston, PhD, Professor of Project and Supply Chain Management, Penn State University
Leadership & Workforce Development
Helping Technical Experts Develop into Effective Leaders
10:30 AM - 11:20 AM
1-2-1 Pre-Scheduled Meetings & Networking Break
11:20 AM - 11:50 AM - Case Studies
Strategic Operations
Scarcity as a Strategic Weapon: Driving Strategic Break-Throughs During Lean Times
Geoffrey Fry, VP of Supply Chain Management, DISH Network
IoT & Technology
Toward Technology Adoption in Supply Chain
Salisu Uba, PhD Researcher, University of Strathclyde
Establishing Capable Measurement Systems for Manufacturing Processes
11:55 AM - 12:25 PM - Case Studies
Strategic Operations
Supply Chain Collaboration & On-Time Delivery Performance
Mary E Blair Ph.D., Chief Supply Chain Officer, Accuride Corporation
The New Journey of Lean Manufacturing in Digitalization
Leadership & Workforce Development
What Drives Attraction, Development, Retention and Acceleration of Top Talent?
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM - Case Studies
Leadership & Workforce Development
Industry and Governmental Partnerships from an Economic Development Viewpoint: How Industry can take the Initiative in Creating these Partnerships?
How have Interface Used Lean and Social Responsibility Principles to Maintain and Enhance Productivity during the Pandemic?
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Networking Lunch
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM - Case Studies
Strategic Operations
Transforming your Business Objectives and Key Results
Leadership & Workforce Development
Developing the Next Generation of Operations Leaders
Lean - Understanding the Human Element
2:35 PM - 3:05 PM - Case Studies
Strategic Operations
S&OP Planning in a Global Manufacturing Company
Robin Stratthaus, Supply Chain Manager - Americas, Pepperl+Fuchs, Inc.
IoT & Technology
Industry 4.0: System Transformation Requirements
Leadership & Workforce Development
Virtual Leaders Applying Emotional Intelligence and Restorative Practice During Times of Uncertainty
3:05 PM - 3:20 PM
1-2-1 Pre-Scheduled Meetings & Networking Break
3:55 PM - 4:25 PM - Keynote
Collaboration & Transparency
Advancing Digital and Sustainable Supply for Customers
Kenneth Engel, Senior VP Global Supply Chain, North America, Schneider Electric
IoT & Technology
Leading IT/OT Convergence; Planning, Planning...and more Planning
4:25 PM - 4:30 PM