SUPPLY CHAIN DESIGN

Thursday, June 7th
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Expeditors Cleveland
18029 Cleveland Parkway
Cleveland, OH 44135

Presented by:
Christine Miner, Regional Manager, Network Solutions

Course Description
The design of physical and information networks has such a profound impact on cost performance, responsiveness, reliability and working capital. Faced with an ever changing landscape and the pressure to drive continued performance and margin improvements, the ability to focus on fulfillment in a holistic way is critical. Companies who recognize this can rapidly make design changes and can unlock tremendous value and create significant competitive advantage.

Common challenges faced by today’s supply chain practitioners:

  • Increased complexity
  • Continuous improvement and cost reduction mandates
  • Decreased logistics resources with increased operational demands
  • Enhancing the customer experience

Focused discussion and dialogue:

  • What is supply chain design and network optimization?
  • How do I initiate a project and when? What should I expect?
  • Tools in the market today
  • Practical application through case study
  • What's in your toolkit?
  • Innovation
  • Current environment