Brian Myers, Business Supply Chain Specialist, Milliken & Company
Since joining Milliken in 1998, Myers has had development, sales, marketing, and supply chain responsibilities within the plastics additives business in the chemical division. He currently is leading the sales and operations planning process for the plastics additives business while supporting efforts to improve supply chain processes for the division. Myers holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and currently is pursuing an MBA from the University of South Carolina and the APICS CPIM designation.
SPEAKER
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Kelly Slate, CPIM, Global Director of Supply Chain and Business Process Management, Chemical Division, Milliken & Company
Kelly Slate is Global Director of Supply Chain and Business Process Management, Chemical Division, Milliken & Company. She has been with the company for 6 years.
SUBMITTER
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Kelly Slate, CPIM, Global Director of Supply Chain and Business Process Management, Chemical Division, Milliken & Company
Kelly Slate is Global Director of Supply Chain and Business Process Management, Chemical Division, Milliken & Company. She has been with the company for 6 years.
Description
This case study details the paths one supply chain management team traveled on the road to success, including creating the best possible team, building the right relationships across functions, educating global businesspeople, and obtaining senior management buy-in. Both successes and failures will be discussed in order to help you understand how to add real value to your business. The presenter also will explain why team members focused on three key supply chain initiatives (enterprise resources planning, sales and operations planning, and lean manufacturing).
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
1) Add value to your business and customers (and your career) by building a supply chain vision and a functional team 2)Implement change across an enterprise so you can get the results you want 3)Apply learnings to your implementation plans for ERP, S&OP and/or Lean to get results effectively