Next Monday afternoon, Josh and I will be heading out to Las Vegas to attend the SAP Logistics & SCM 2013 on behalf of Blue Harbors. I plan on taking notes on the sessions I attend throughout the conference, and sharing my thoughts on the highlights here on Blue Harbors’ blog.
I’ve started to build out an agenda of sessions I’m considering attending. I’ve narrowed down most time slots to two options. If anyone has suggestions on which sessions I should try and attend, please add your comments below. Here’s my agenda so far:
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Adam Young’s Current Schedule
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March 5, 2013
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11:00 AM
A step-by-step process to create a global template for your SAP EWM implementation
Timothy Craigmyle, IBM
Case study: How, why, and in what way Kimberly-Clark Health Care deployed SAP EWM and SAP Global Batch Traceability
Steve Ivanovic and Scott Sablich, Kimberly-Clark Health Care
New 2013 supply chain management benchmarks and metrics: How does your supply chain measure up?
Ashish Saxena, IBM
1:30 PM
How to ensure quality to support the innovation-to-fulfillment chain
Dr. Manfred Schulz, SAP AG (session is repeated on Friday at 10:15 am)
Leveraging SAP PLM to achieve product leadership for the discrete industries
Ulf Petzel, SAP
3:00 PM
Case study: How supply chain improvement projects at Pharmascience (Six Sigma and beyond) drive and sustain world class sales and operations
Terry Vermeylen, Pharmascience (session is repeated on Friday at 11:30 am)
From order to warehouse to transportation carrier: A guide to new solutions that support end-to-end logistics and supply chain execution excellence
Markus Rosemann, SAP AG
4:30 PM
A guide to SAP TM 9.0 for shippers
Bill King, SAP
Segment your supply chain to better align KPIs, increase responsiveness, and improve cost allocation
Ashok Pai, Cognizant
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March 6, 2013
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9:00 AM
Case study: How, why, and where Dana Holding Corporation created a world-class global distribution center with an SAP EWM deployment
Brad Knauf and Louise Strong, Dana Holding Corporation
Deriving, controlling, and sustaining ongoing value from supply chain master data – the lifeline of your business
Joseph Grobler, Reveal USA
Going mobile with supplier management: Lessons for leveraging new SAP SNC capabilities
Sharad Kerur, Cognizant
10:30 AM
The future of mobile manufacturing 2013: SAP Innovation Challenge for manufacturing mobile apps
Uwe Pfisterer, SAP AG
Understanding SAP offerings for warehouse management
Chrishawn Spackman, SOS4SAP
12:00 PM
Leveraging SAP EWM as the backbone for integrating plan-to-delivery across the end-to-end supply chain: Lessons from two business transformation stories
Ankur Saxena, IBM
Who designed this supply chain?
Toby Brzoznowski, LLamasoft
2:30 PM
Strategies to improve service targets across your supply chain with inventory optimization technology
Sandy Markin, SAP Labs
4:00 PM
A holistic guide for sensing and quickly responding to demand signals leveraging SAP demand-driven supply network solutions
Michael Lipton, SAP
An update on SAP Event Management – Lessons for managing by exception, minimizing risk, reducing costs, and improving visibility across your extended supply chain
Petra Diessner, SAP AG
Evaluate the latest performance management solution from SAP to measure, monitor, and model supply chain metrics
Ganesh Wadawadigi, SAP
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March 7, 2013
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9:00 AM
An update on how to manage (and adapt) your demand and supply plan, quickly and responsively
Michael Lipton, SAP
Best practices to leverage standard SAP tools and reports that streamline purchasing and improve on-time delivery
Keith Searls, Reveal USA
How to get your supply chain management solutions up and running fast
Markus Rosemann, SAP AG
10:30 AM
A comprehensive guide to the integration between SAP EWM and SAP TM for improved logistics
Richard Kirker, SAP Labs
SAP’s vision for a mobile supply chain
Ganesh Wadawadigi, SAP
12:00 PM
A detailed comparison of SAP ERP functionality for warehouse management with the latest release of SAP EWM
Richard Kirker, SAP Labs
2:30 PM
A best practice approach to speed time-to-market and improve data quality leveraging the SAP PLM platform
Gianni Pelizzo, Espedia
Increase forecast accuracy using advanced forecasting and demand sensing methods
Tod Stenger, SAP
4:00 PM
A guide to analytic solutions for harnessing large amounts of data to improve supply chain planning and performance
Ganesh Wadawadigi, SAP
Panel discussion: Leading experts share their insights from real-world SAP EWM implementations
Moderator: Richard Kirker, SAP Labs; SAP Panelists: Brad Knauf, Dana Holding Company; Spencer Farr, LogiStar Solutions; and Steve Ivanovic and Scott Sablich, Kimberly-Clark Health Care
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March 8, 2013
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9:00 AM
An expert guide to leveraging SAP SCM advanced planning engines to optimize subcontracting scenarios
Claudio Gonzalez, SCM Connections
How to leverage SAP TM as an execution platform for LSPs
Bill King, SAP
10:15 AM
How to ensure quality to support the innovation-to-fulfillment chain
Dr. Manfred Schulz, SAP AG (repeat session)
SAP Supply Network Collaboration: The 2013 roadmap and new implementation scenarios
Ganesh Vellore, SAP
11:30 AM
Case study: How supply chain improvement projects at Pharmascience (Six Sigma and beyond) drive and sustain world class sales and operations
Terry Vermeylen, Pharmascience (repeat session)
Top of the game strategies for ensuring a successful partnership with your third-party logistics (3PL) provider
Chrishawn Spackman, SOS4SAP