Wednesday, March 10th, 2021
9:00 am CST
Ten Hurdles While Implementing Digital Supply Chains
Dr. Torsten Becker, Managing Director • BESTgroup Consulting GmbH
Many supply chain experts discuss the needs for a digitization. Block chain, AI and machine learning are key topics in the discussion. But there are many hurdles to implement digital supply chains in companies. Based on the experience of many digital supply chain projects...read more
9:30 am CST
Leveraging AI and Machine Learning in Demand Forecasting
S. Aaron McClendon, Applied Analytical Sciences Practice Lead • Aimpoint Digital
Artificial intelligence is uprooting the way that we commonly deal with demand planning and forecasting. The impact of Covid-19 on business operations drove this point home to many businesses, as many were unprepared to deal with rapidly changing behavior and...read more
10:00 am CST
Networking Break • Attend a 1x1 Meeting • Visit the Expo Hall • Stop by the Networking Lounge
10:30 am CST
AI in Supply Chain: Lessons from Companies Using a ‘Digital Brain’
Patrick Lemoine, Vice President, Industries • o9 Solutions
This decade is all about data-centricity and automation in the enterprise world. Companies seeing the potential of both are wondering what optimizations can be made to their supply chains and how best to separate hype from reality when it comes to technology...read more...
11:15 am CST
Value Chain Optimization for Manufacturing: Driving Business Results in the New Normal
Keith Chambers, Vice President of Operations Management Software • AVEVA
Manufacturers are facing unprecedented and uncertain markets conditions, which are significantly impacting business results, growth and profitability. Challenges of agility, sustainability, quality and productivity have all been amplified by COVID 19 and are driving unprecedented...read more
11:45 am CST
Supply Chain Risk Management & Advanced Analytics
Gayle Brim, Managing Director - Advisory Transformation • Grant Thorton
Jonathan Eaton, Principal - National Supply Chain Practice Leader • Grant Thorton
Supply Chain risk management has become more important than ever for many companies. As the inefficiencies and lack of resiliency within the supply chains were exposed by COVID-19, supply chain risk management was thrust to the forefront of C-Suite discussions...read more
12:15 pm CST
The Digital Supply Chain Twin: An Imperative for Supply Chain Resiliency & Relevancy Powered by AI
Matt Tichon, Vice President of Industry Strategy • Coupa
The digital supply chain twin is one of Gartner’s top 8 supply chain technology trends for 2020. That momentum carries forward in 2021, mainly due to the growing interconnected supply chain dependencies and the realization of supply chain fragility...read more
1:00 pm CST
Double Trouble: Hurricanes or Wildfires and COVID-19: Identify Risks and Maintain Global Supply Chain Resiliency
Thomas Ward, AI Project Leader • IBM
Galen Smith, Chief PO for IBM Supply Chain Blockchain • IBM
During the COVID outbreak, how do global supply chain leaders know when to take costly risk mitigating actions to recover from the pandemic or the impact of a natural event like a hurricane or wildfire and when can they take caution, but no action?...read more
1:30 pm CST
The Importance of Using Intelligence to Ensure Logistics Flow
Lior Elazary, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer • inVia Robotics
When manufacturers implement automation into their operations, they usually start by automating one distinct task, like materials retrieval. The benefits of automating rote movements with ML are substantial. The velocity machines are able to achieve far surpasses...read more
2:00 pm CST
Fergal Glynn, VP Marketing • 6 River Systems
Warehouses today are under higher pressure than ever before. Customer expectations for speedy and accurate deliveries have been heightened, and the high order demand has forced warehouse technologies to advance 5-10 years into the future within a matter...read more
2:30 pm CST
Strategic Innovation: The Digital Backbone of Smart Supply Chain
Manju Devadas, Founder and CEO • Pluto7
Never before has the supply chain been at the top of companies' priority list. Regardless of industry, supply chain leaders have enabled key technologies such as Digital Twins and AI to drive strategic innovation. Leveraging the power of...read more