WERC 2017 Annual Conference
 

FOCUS ON REVERSE LOGISTICS

In today’s competitive marketplace companies continue to find ways to reduce costs, increase revenues and generate additional profitability. Industry experts agree that a reverse logistics network that seizes opportunities to create value is a clear path to increased profitability. Join us from April 30 to May 3 for the WERC Annual Conference and learn from experts in the field of reverse logistics as they explore challenges and opportunities in the following sessions: 

Monday 05/01/2017
9:30 am - 10:30 amReverse Logistics and the Secondary Market [More Info]
Moderator: Dale Rogers Ph.D., Professor, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Arizona State University
Panelist: Zac Rogers, Assistant Professor, Supply Chain Management, Colorado State University
Panelist: Chuck Johnston, Director of Reverse Logistics, The Home Depot
2:15 pm - 3:15 pmVested Outsourcing: Five Rules To Transform Supplier Relationships [More Info]
Speaker: Kate Vitasek, Faculty - Graduate & Executive Education, University of Tennessee
Speaker: Tom Maher, Senior Vice President, Global Service Parts, Dell
 
Tuesday 05/02/2017
1:45 pm - 2:45 pmIntegrating Backwards: Meeting Reverse Logistics Challenges [More Info]
Panelist: Steve Simmerman, Sr. Director - Sales, JDA
Panelist: Tom Maher, Senior Vice President, Global Service Parts, Dell
Panelist: Don Rombach, Vice President, The Jay Group, Ltd.
Panelist: Karl Siebrecht, CEO, FLEXE, Inc
Moderator: Ron Lembke PhD, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management, University of Nevada, Reno
3:15 pm - 4:15 pmPeer-to-Peer Discussion SessionP2P-Reverse Logistics Innovation [More Info]
Facilitator: Dale Rogers Ph.D., Professor, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Arizona State University