DAY 1: TUESDAY, AUGUST 27
8:15 AM --- (CST)
Opening Ceremony – US National Anthem, Welcome Speech –
9:30 AM --- (CST)
Inventory Management
Redefining Supply Chain Planning with Discrete-Event Dynamic Simulation
• Techniques for using dynamic simulation to make the supply chain more resilient, agile, and efficient
• Strategies to use dynamic simulation in predicting and managing disruptions, improving customer experience, and preventing risks
• Methods to make informed decisions when faced with supply chain unpredictability – real use cases
10:30 AM --- (CST)
Data-Driven
Data-Driven Rules to Manage Volatility in Procurement and Supply Chain
• How Can a Data-Driven Supply Chain Strategy Increase Your Competitive Edge?
• Issues with Data Analysis and how to Develop data-driven rules to manage volatility
• Balancing cost, service, risk, and ESG elements
• Using optimization tools to design the best network of facilities
11:30 AM --- (CST)
LUNCH BREAK
NETWORKING & EXPO CONCURRENTLY
1:00 --- (CST)
The use of blockchain for supply chain sustainability in
The use of blockchain for supply chain sustainability in – Digital Logistics and the impact of geopolitical factors on supply chain management
• Blockchain technology creates a shared, unchangeable record of transactions, enabling supply chain traceability and transparency. Managers may automate and streamline business processes with blockchain, which lowers costs and boosts productivity.
• Blockchain technology can promote sustainability and social responsibility in supply chain management by improving environmental performance, promoting fair labor practices, and preventing fraud and counterfeiting.
• Geopolitical factors such as trade policies, tariffs, and political instability can significantly impact the supply chain management and blockchain technology can potentially mitigate these risks.
NETWORKING & EXPO CONCURRENTLY
2:00 --- (CST)
Networking Assembly
Transforming the Demand Planning and Forecasting – practical application
• Tools: a review of possibilities with four popular tools (SAP APO, SAS, Kinaxis Rapid Response, Excel)
• Process: how the Ways of working should look like in modern Process, concerning the mentioned tools
• People: Change management in connection with the two topics above is massive, and there are a lot of blind spots. I can share insight into the experience of two implementations (SAS in Nestle and Kinaxis RR in Carlsberg)
3:00 --- (CST)
Networking Assembly
Machine Learning in Supply Chain and Procurement Management – A Systematic Review
• Powering the planning revolution to Identify stock fluctuations
• Forecast trends and demands for products
• Detect excesses and shortages of assets in a store
• Optimize production planning
4:00 --- (CST)
Networking Assembly
Digital Inventory : How to overcome resilience and inflationary issues in supply chains through 3D printing”
• With no signs that pressures from disruptions and inflation will abate soon, supply chains must find innovative ways to deal with them
• The capabilities of 3D printing have matured significantly over the last few years and new operating models mean that supply chains can today leverage the advantages of digital inventories in a scalable manner, opening opportunities for small and large companies alike
• Looking at the benefits and constraints of this approach, this talk will describe how to start on the digital inventory journey.
4:30 --- (CST)
Networking Assembly
The Opportunities and Challenges in Revolutionizing Technology Development in the Supply Chain Industry with a special focus on the Food and Agriculture Supply Chain.
• Smart Technology available to the food and agriculture Supply Chain
• A Workable Model Making Use of smart technology to Optimize efficiencies and minimize waste in agriculture supply chains
• Optimizing on-time pick-up and delivery performance
• Optimizing carrier utilization and profitability in partnership with farmers and producers
• The importance and function of smart regional command centers and smart regional produce exchange and consolidation centers
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DAY 2: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28
9:00
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Inventory Management
How to apply ML in demand forecasting, sales and operation planning (S&OP), and inventory management
a. Use cases of AI/ML in Supply Chain
b. Ensemble Methods in Predicting customer’s behavior
c. Genetic algorithms for improving delivery times and reducing costs
d. ML in production planning and predictive maintenance
a. Representation Leaning in Supply Chain
b. Deep Reinforcement Learning in building effective supply chain optimization models
10:00 --- (CST)
Inventory Management
Supply Chain design and planning for E-commerce supply chain networks
• Optiflow is an AI-powered digital twin platform with modules to simulate and optimize parcel networks which are used primarily by E-commerce supply chains.
Areas where Optiflow can be used:
1. Network Design
2. Constrained supply planning
3. Real-time visibility
11:00 --- (CST)
Increasing Supply Chain Visibility with Tracking Devices
NETWORKING AND EXPO CONCURRENTLY
VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
AAPSCM® MEMBERS ASSEMBLY (ALL CHARTERS)
11:30 --- (CST)
LUNCH AND NETWORKING, EXPO
AAPSCM® MEMBERS ASSEMBLY (ALL CHARTERS)
1:00 --- (CST)
Networking Assembly, Expo & other conventions
2:00 --- (CST)
Networking Assembly
Building a Responsive Supply Chain through Digitalization
• Nature of the evolving market in India – fast-paced eCommerce adoption, a discerning, price and time-sensitive customer, and a plethora of established and entrepreneurial brands proliferating the market
• To cater to this evolving market, supply chains are being shaped to deliver on 3 key parameters – Speed, Scale, and Sustainability. Digitalization is a key enabler for these evolving supply chains.
• How is Digitalization enabling supply chains / evolving trends?
3:00 --- (CST)
Networking Assembly
Reengineering and Process change and Applying work systems theory
a. End-to-end, real-time business flow insights and intelligence
a. Analyze the impact of IT performance on business outcomes
b. Applying the concepts of systems theory to analyze supply chain processes
c. Supply Chain Management Theories
d. Applications and Limitations of SCM Theories Reengineering and Process change
a. Quantitative modeling and reengineering
b. Business process reengineering (BPR) framework for improving performance.
c. Master the interactions between strategy, technology, processes, and organization
4:00
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Networking Assembly
Enable a Risk-Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chain
• Transform your supply chain from cost-conscious and efficient to risk-resilient and sustainable to manage business risk holistically.
Design your supply chain to prevent risk and embed sustainability with three capabilities:
• Connect every process within your supply chain and across your business
• Contextualize every decision by linking real-time operational and business data
• Collaborate with your ecosystem to create digital connections with all your partners
5:00 --- (CST)
Networking Assembly
The Digital Transformation of Your Supply Chain to Reduce Risk and Cost: The Role of ERP and Process Intelligence
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
• Role of ERP in Supply Chain Management
• Implementing Supply Chain Management and ERP Integration
• Common ERP Components in Supply Chain Management
• Process Intelligence
• Process Intelligence: What Is It? And Why It Matters
• Process Intelligence Mining and Procedure
• Process Intelligence Strategies
6:00 --- (CST)
End of Day 2
Day 3: THURSDAY, AUGUST 29
09:00 am
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(CST)
Inventory Management
Awards Opening & Announcement of Top 30 – Top 21 Winners in Supply Chain Management
11:30 am --- (CST)
LUNCH HOUR
1:00 pm --- (CST)
Inventory Management
Leadership Stories in Supply Chain – 1 Year of From Source to Sold – Global Excellence awards by country and by regions
2:30 pm --- (CST)
Inventory Management
Announcement of Top 20 – Top 11 Winners & Supply Chain Tech
3:30 pm --- (CST)
Networking Assembly
Announcement of Top 10 – Top 6 Winners & Top Skills
4:00 pm --- (CST
Networking Assembly
Revealing Top 5 – Top 1 Winners
4:30 pm --- (CST)
Networking Assembly
Closing ceremony – Closing Speech Military recession parade
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