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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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Press Contact: Aimee Ortiz, LogicTools
888-265-4706 or Email
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3M, Accenture, Cargill, LogicTools, Microsoft, MIT, SAP, U.S. Army and others to present at Supply Chain Innovation Through Process & Technology, September 22, Chicago
Symposium Addresses the Importance of Understanding Key Supply Chain Drivers
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Chicago - September 9, 2005: LogicTools brings together thought leaders from academia, industry, technology, and consulting for its symposium, Supply Chain Innovation through Process & Technology on September 22nd in Chicago. Attendees will discover how linking processes and systems with performance generates significant operational improvements and 75% higher profitability. Call 888-265-4706 or visit www.supplychainexpert.com to register.
Highlights include:
Rob Wehrman, Manager Supply Chain Design & Optimization Modeling & Expertise Center, 3M, will discuss the methodology required to deploy supply chain modeling throughout the entire organization.
Narendra Mulani, Partner, Accenture, will discuss how many organizations are embracing an agenda that successfully places the supply chain at the core of their business strategy. These “masters” have developed new operating models across essential supply chain processes--models that dramatically improve their cost position, drive customer service performance, and achieve significant working capital reductions and enhanced asset productivity.
Brad Hildebrand, Supply Chain Manager, Cargill, will present an innovative use of supply chain planning to model the marketplace by including the competition in network scenarios.
Atanu Banerjee, Program Manager, Architecture Strategy Team, Microsoft, will discuss connected systems for manufacturing.
David Simchi-Levi, Professor of Systems Engineering at MIT and CEO of LogicTools will discuss the impact of process and technology on supply chain planning and the necessity of understanding key supply chain drivers to truly optimize the supply chain.
Sandy Markin, Director SCM BGS Manufacturing Industries, SAP will discuss how SAP can help companies leverage technology to achieve greater adaptability, and enable them to respond to and thrive on unexpected change.
William Killingsworth, Director of the Office for Economic Development, UAH
Frank T. Lawerence, Director, G3 Command Analysis, AMCOM, U.S. Army
Brian Wood, Director of the Office of Continuous Improvement, AMCOM, U.S. Army
Speakers from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) and UAH will talk about changes in processes and technologies needed to transform the Army's supply chain for replacement parts. The supply chain is complex because it involves many different companies and bottlenecks. This directly impacts the Army's ability to keep sophisticated pieces of equipment operational.
Knowledge Expert Panel
A panel of experts from leading consulting firms will lead an interactive discussion on how to successfully use technology to analyze and implement new supply chain strategies. Panelists include Narendra Mulani, Partner, Accenture, Jim Barnes, CEO, enVista, Dmitry Kordysh, Director, PRTM Management Consultants, and Leslie Brand, President & CEO, Supply Chain Solutions.
About LogicTools
LogicTools (www.logic-tools.com) a leading provider of supply chain planning solutions was founded in 1995 by David Simchi-Levi, Professor of engineering systems at MIT. LogicTools provides the expertise, software, services and support that enable comprehensive supply chain planning processes in a variety of industries. LogicTools’ suite of supply chain planning solutions includes network design, inventory planning, and multi-site production sourcing. LogicTools is a long-time SAP Software Partner through its certified integration of LogicNet Plus® which is offered as an extension to the mySAPTM Supply Chain Management (mySAP SCM) solution and Inventory AnalystTM, a multi-echelon inventory optimization solution which is Powered by SAP NetWeaver.
LogicTools’ customers include General Motors, IBM, Kraft Foods, Ryder System, UPS, United States Postal Service, Welch’s, Yankee Candle and many others.
Media Contact
LogicTools: Aimee Ortiz, Director of Marketing 888-265-4706 or Email
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