Benchmarking Your Company to Class A Best Practices
Track
:
Demand Management / Forecasting / S&OP
Program Code:
D-5
Date:
Monday, September 15, 2008
Time:
8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
EST
Location:
Room 2103 A
SPEAKER
:
Ron Ireland, None, Principal Consultant, Oliver Wight Americas
Ron Ireland is on the Oliver Wight Americas and International Board of Directors, and is a leading educator and consultant in supply chain, sales and operations planning, demand management, and supply chain collaboration. Ireland began his career at Martin Marietta Aerospace where he was involved in 6 different Class A certifications for materials requirements planning. He then joined Wal-Mart Stores as a strategy manager, responsible for the design and implementation for a significant portion of Wal-Mart’s Supply Chain Strategy. Ireland was awarded Wal-Mart’s “Visionary of the Year” for the design and implementation of the company’s replenishment and forecasting processes. He also has authored a new book titled, “Supply Chain Collaboration—How to Implement CPFR and other Best Collaborative Practices,” and was one of the leaders in the development of the “Oliver Wight Class A Checklist for Business Excellence”.
SUBMITTER
:
Ron Ireland, None, Principal Consultant, Oliver Wight Americas
Ron Ireland is on the Oliver Wight Americas and International Board of Directors, and is a leading educator and consultant in supply chain, sales and operations planning, demand management, and supply chain collaboration. Ireland began his career at Martin Marietta Aerospace where he was involved in 6 different Class A certifications for materials requirements planning. He then joined Wal-Mart Stores as a strategy manager, responsible for the design and implementation for a significant portion of Wal-Mart’s Supply Chain Strategy. Ireland was awarded Wal-Mart’s “Visionary of the Year” for the design and implementation of the company’s replenishment and forecasting processes. He also has authored a new book titled, “Supply Chain Collaboration—How to Implement CPFR and other Best Collaborative Practices,” and was one of the leaders in the development of the “Oliver Wight Class A Checklist for Business Excellence”.
Description
Using electronic polling, the audience will review a class A checklist. Polled areas will include sales and operations planning, demand management, and supply chain. Discussions will focus on results and what it takes to be best in class or class A. Participants also will explore the value of being class A.
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
Understand where their companies rate in Class A Best Practices and who they compare to other companies in a group concensus from the audience vote.
Participants will understand better what areas their company should focus on for business process improvements