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2008 APICS International Conference & Expo

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Case Study on Sudden Loss of Supply

Track : Global Supply Chain

Program Code: G-6

Date: Monday, September 15, 2008

Time: 3:30 PM to 4:45 PM EST

Location: Room 2103 C

SPEAKER :

Michael Trocchia, CPIM, Director SCM Project Management, Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Michael Trocchia started his career with Novartis in 1984 as a process engineer at the then Ciba-Geigy facility in Summit NJ. Mike steadily progressed to senior Process engineer in the Chemical Development group, overseeing the manufacture of Drug Substance used in clinical testing. Mike then went on to manage the Commercial Drug Substance operations at the Summit site. His next assignment was to direct all Commercial Manufacturing operations at the Summit site before the site was closed and operations moved to alternate Novartis facilities. Mike then moved to the Suffern, NY site as head of Quality Management and Training where he laid the groundwork for the very successful LEAN manufacturing implementation at the plant. He was instrumental in training several hundred employees in the principle�s and practices of LEAN manufacturing. Mike also was involved in the planning for the LEAN implementation at the Plant. Mike�s latest career move was to the Supply Chain Management organization at the East Hanover, NJ site. His involvement with APICS began at this time and continues to the present. Mike sponsored the in house CPIM refresher courses at Novartis which involved 20-25 employees for the 5 training modules. Several Novartians have attained the coveted APICS CPIM designation and Mike himself has competed 3 of the 5 tests needed for certification. Mike has also been a speaker at a West Jersey PDM meeting. Mike�s experience with APICS has been very rewarding allowing him to gain the technical knowledge needed to excel at his responsibilities in addition to networking with highly skilled professionals. Mike�s current role at Novartis involves Project management for the Supply Chain area for all new product launches, production transfers, and life cycle management changes for the Novartis US pharmaceutical business. Mike has a BE degree in Chemical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology, and is a licensed professional engineer in the state of NJ. He lives locally in the East Hanover Area with his wife and son, and is very active in the local community volunteering his time for several charitable organizations.

SUBMITTER :

Michael Trocchia, CPIM, Director SCM Project Management, Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Description

The case presents a situation in which the supply of key raw material for a $1 billion product is interrupted. Participants will work through their action steps to deal with the interruption and plan to avoid similar issues in the future.

LEARNER OUTCOMES:

1. Review their own supply risk and put contingency plans in place to avoid supply interrruptions.

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