| Sunday 05/03/2015 | |||
| 10:00 am - 6:00 pm | Networking | Registration Open | |
| 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Networking | Conference Kick Start [More Info] | |
| 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Special | Simulating Supply Chain Disaster [More Info] Kathy Fulton, Director of Operations, ALAN, American Logistics Aid Network - ALAN Jamison Day, President, Ecosify | |
| Monday 05/04/2015 | |||
| 7:00 am - 5:30 pm | Networking | Registration Open | |
| 7:15 am - 8:45 am | General Session | Breakfast & Opening General Session - Better & Faster: The Proven Path to Unstoppable Ideas [More Info] Jeremy Gutsche MBA, CFA, CEO & Innovation Expert, Trendhunter.com | |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Activity-Based Pricing in Outsourcing—Demystified! [More Info] Robert Ulery, VP, Solutions Design, GENCO | ||
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Applying Just-In-Time (JIT) to the Warehouse [More Info] Jason Minghini, Vice President, KENCO | ||
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | How Do You Create a Culture of Ownership? [More Info] Amy Rhodes, Director, DC Learning & Development, The Container Store` | |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Lessons on Supply Chain Resiliency: The Transition from Reactive to Proactive [More Info] Lisa Harrington, Associate Director - Supply Chain Management Center, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland | ||
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Omni-channel Supply Chain Network Design [More Info] Jeff Girard, SVP Distribution & Fulfillment, DSW, Inc. James Reardon, Senior Consultant, Kurt Salmon Associates | ||
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | Slotting Optimization Group Therapy: Remedy Your Warehouse Slotting Woes [More Info] Dan Basmajian, President, Optricity Corporation | |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | Strategic Networking Tips for New Supply Chain Professionals [More Info] Sylvia Clark, Technology Manager, Humana, Inc. | |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | Understanding Driver Hours of Service Implications [More Info] Nate Lewis, Senior Manager II, Regional Safety - Logistics, Walmart Stores, Inc. | |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Understanding the Secondary Market [More Info] Pete Carfrae, COO, The Recon Group Dale Rogers Ph.D., Professor, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Arizona State University Troy Kubat, Sr. Director, Reverse Logistics, Walmart Stores, Inc. Steve Dollase, President, Supply Chain Network, Inmar | ||
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Using Leading Indicators to Drive Operational Excellence [More Info] Matt Jensen, SCO Business Applications Manager - Supply Chain Center, Intermountain Healthcare Scott Bryan, Distribution/Logistics Operations Manager, Intermountain Healthcare | ||
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am | Networking | Networking Break | |
| 10:30 am - 11:30 am | 3PL Warehousing: How to Pick the Right Partner [More Info] Andy Bass, VP of Supply Chain, The McPherson Companies | ||
| 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | Best Practices in Teaching Warehousing, Distribution and Supply Chain [More Info] Joe Walden, Lecturer, Supply Chain, University of Kansas | |
| 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Big Fulfillment: Justifying Automation Technology in a High-Volume Environment [More Info] Mark Diehl, Business Development Manager, Beumer Corporation Brad Taylor, Sr. Director, Distribution, Chico's FAS, Inc. | ||
| 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | Build a Better Manufacturing DC [More Info] Jason Minghini, Vice President, KENCO | |
| 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Continuous Improvement and Conscious Capitalism: A Perfect Match [More Info] Amy Carovillano, VP Logistics & Distribution, The Container Store John Frehse, Managing Partner, Core Practice | ||
| 10:30 am - 11:30 am | How Humana Managed Supply Chain Changes During Rapid Business Growth [More Info] Sylvia Clark, Technology Manager, Humana, Inc. | ||
| 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Metrics in the DC: Annual Workplace Study [More Info] Joe Tillman, Founder, TSquared Logistics Karl Manrodt, Professor, Georgia College & State University Donnie Williams Jr., Assistant Professor, Georgia Southern University | ||
| 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | Pick This! [More Info] Marvin Logan, Director, Consulting Services, Bastian Solutions | |
| 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | Women @ WERC [More Info] Annette Danek-Akey, Senior Vice President, Fulfillment, Penguin Random House, Inc. | |
| 11:30 am - 12:00 pm | Slotting Optimization Success 101: Industry Profiles Crash Course by Optricity [More Info] Optricity Pros, Optricity Corporation | ||
| 11:30 am - 1:30 pm | WIRE / Lunch [More Info] | ||
| 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm | Omni-channel Distribution: Meeting the Customer Anywhere by HighJump [More Info] | ||
| 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Transforming Your Operations with Honeywell's Vocollect Voice and Mobility Solutions by Honeywell Scanning & Mobility [More Info] Bruce Stubbs bruce.stubbs@honeywe, Director, Industry Marketing, Honeywell Scanning & Mobility | ||
| 1:30 pm - 4:45 pm | Facility Tour | Tour #01 - Walmart DC 6071 (Sold Out) [More Info] | |
| 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm | How to Optimize and Maximize Economic Incentives [More Info] Leslie Rubin, President, Rubin Advisors, Inc. | ||
| 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | Insights into Chemical Supply Chain Issues [More Info] Bill Miller, Director of Business Development, Faure Brothers Corporation | |
| 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm | Leading Logistics: Lessons Learned the Hard Way [More Info] Catherine Cooper, President, World Connections | ||
| 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm | Making Metrics Relevant [More Info] Elijah Sleigh, Regional Operations Manager, LEGACY Supply Chain Services | ||
| 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | Many Happy Returns [More Info] Jim Stock PhD, Co-Director Center of Supply Chain Management & Sustainability Distinguished University Professor, University of South Florida | |
| 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | Maximize Your 3PL Relationships [More Info] Junior Jabbie, Executive Manager of Business Development and Customer Relationships, Banneker Industries, Inc. | |
| 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm | PepsiCo's Driver Skills Program: Comprehensive Collision Prevention [More Info] Pat Sheridan, Senior HSE Manager, PepsiCo | ||
| 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm | Shock and Awe: Revelations from the U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics [More Info] Gary Forger, Managing Director of Professional Development, MHI | ||
| 1:45 pm - 4:00 pm | Facility Tour | Tour #03 - Orlando Health Consolidated Service Center (CSC) [More Info] | |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Facility Tour | Tour #02 - Mondelez International (Sold Out) [More Info] | |
| 2:15 pm - 3:45 pm | Facility Tour | Tour #04 - State of Florida Emergency Logistics Response Center [More Info] | |
| 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm | Networking | Networking Break - Sponsored by ProLogistix [More Info] | |
| 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm | aLive from WERC’s Celebrity Studio: Warehouse [Family] Feud [More Info] | ||
| 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | Continuous Improvement and Conscious Capitalism, A Perfect Match: P2P Follow-up Session [More Info] Amy Carovillano, VP Logistics & Distribution, The Container Store | |
| 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | Got Metrics—Now What? [More Info] Joe Tillman, Founder, TSquared Logistics | |
| 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm | Horizontal Collaboration: From Theory to Action [More Info] Sven Verstrepen, Sustainable Logistics & Horizontal Collaboration Pioneer, Business Developer & Entrepreneur, Tri-Vizor | ||
| 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | Optimizing and Maximizing Economic Incentives: P2P Follow-up Session [More Info] Leslie Rubin, President, Rubin Advisors, Inc. | |
| 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm | Planning for the Unexpected: Awkward, Oversized and Heavy Freight in Warehousing [More Info] Chad Barrow, President, Coastal Logistics Group | ||
| 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm | Understand Equipment Utilization [More Info] Lance Meyer, Senior - Crown Insite Technology Advisor, Crown Equipment Corporation | ||
| 4:15 pm - 6:30 pm | WIRE / Reception | ||
| 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Supplier Presentation Theater - TBA | ||
| 5:15 pm - 5:45 pm | How the Internet of Things Will Reshape Facility Optimization by The Raymond Corp [More Info] Alan Marder, Director of Technology Solutions, The Raymond Corporation | ||
| 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm | Supplier Presentation Theater - TBA | ||
| Tuesday 05/05/2015 | |||
| 7:00 am - 4:30 pm | Networking | Registration Open | |
| 7:15 am - 8:45 am | General Session | Breakfast & General Session - A Better Way To Build Teams - Sponsored by Cushman & Wakefield [More Info] David Burkus, Assistant Professor of Management, Oral Roberts University, College of Business | |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Aligning Reverse Logistics: Vertical Integration of Commodities and Returns [More Info] Jeff Loafman, Sr. Director of Operations - West BU Supply Chain, Walmart Stores, Inc. Troy Kubat, Sr. Director, Reverse Logistics, Walmart Stores, Inc. Matt Ennis, VP of Reverse Logistics, Yusen Logistics (Americas ) Inc. – Warehouse Division Chuck Johnston, Director of Reverse Logistics, The Home Depot Jeff Abbott, Sr. Director of Operations, Exel | ||
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Annual Warehouse Employee Opinion Survey: The 2015 Results [More Info] Brian Devine, Division Vice President, ProLogistix | ||
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | Distribution Center (DC) Incentives: Share What Works [More Info] Andy Bass, VP of Supply Chain, The McPherson Companies | |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Going Global: Amway’s Rapid WMS Expansion [More Info] Mahesh Rekhani, Manager of Global Logistics Business Systems , Amway Corporation Nick Villanti, Senior Client Partner, Services, JDA Software | ||
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | How to Increase Yard Management Productivity via Mobile Technology [More Info] Nate Harris, President, Yardview Cypress Inland Corporation Blair Thomas, Director of Customer Care, Columbian Logistics Network | ||
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | Operating a Smaller Facility: Secrets of Success [More Info] Randy Plost, Houston Distribution Manager, Victaulic | |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Real Robots in the Warehouse [More Info] Chris Harbert, Global Sales Manager, Rethink Robotics | ||
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | Shop and Compare the Hottest Retail Distribution Trends [More Info] Jack Horst, Partner, Kurt Salmon Associates | |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | Slotting Optimization Group Therapy: Remedy Your Warehouse Slotting Woes [More Info] Dan Basmajian, President, Optricity Corporation | |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Undercover Boss: Distribution Center Edition [More Info] Barry Brandman, President, Danbee Investigations | ||
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am | Networking | Networking Break | |
| 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | Ask the Auditor [More Info] Steve Murray, Principal & Chief Researcher, SC Visions | |
| 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | Distribution Center Recruitment and Retention: Best Practices [More Info] Amy Rhodes, Director, DC Learning & Development, The Container Store` | |
| 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Enhancing Relationships with the Business Review Process [More Info] Elijah Ray, EVP of Customer Solutions, Sunland Logistics Solutions Doug Heaster, Global Distribution Manager, Scotts Miracle-Gro | ||
| 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Evaluating the Potential for Returnable Packaging in a Manufacturing Process [More Info] Barb Ledbury, Packaging Engineer, Ingersoll Rand Company Chris Miller, Packaging Engineer, Ingersoll Rand Company | ||
| 10:30 am - 11:30 am | How to Enable and Optimize Ship-from-Store Fulfillment [More Info] Josh Mayer, Director of Engineering and Services, Belk, Inc. Holden Bale, Senior Consultant, Kurt Salmon Associates | ||
| 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | More on Horizontal Shipping [More Info] Sven Verstrepen, Sustainable Logistics & Horizontal Collaboration Pioneer, Business Developer & Entrepreneur, Tri-Vizor | |
| 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | Pick This! [More Info] Marvin Logan, Director, Consulting Services, Bastian Solutions | |
| 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Still Rugged, Now Flexible: Rocky Brands’ Dramatic Transformation to Omni-channel [More Info] Kevin Koster, Director of Distribution Services, Rockybrands Adam Kline, Director, Product Management, Manhattan Associates | ||
| 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Supply Chain Logistics: A Best Practice Prescription for Reducing Healthcare Costs [More Info] Randy Hayas, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Orlando Health Brent Johnson, Vice President Supply Chain & Support Services , Intermountain Healthcare Tom Seliquini, Managing Partner, National Medical Logistics, LLC Mitch MacDonald, Group Editorial Director, DC Velocity Andy Leaders, Area Vice President Florida, Owens & Minor, Inc. | ||
| 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Urban Logistics: Excel at Serving Highly-Congested Metropolitan Areas [More Info] William Rose, PhD Candidate, University of Tennessee, Knoxville | ||
| 11:30 am - 12:00 pm | Turn Your Warehouse on Its Head by Penske [More Info] Eric Hepburn, Vice President - Distribution Center Management, Penske | ||
| 11:30 am - 1:30 pm | WIRE / Lunch | ||
| 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm | WMS Implementation: Best Practices by Sologlobe [More Info] Emmanuel Langlois, Executive Vice President, Sologlobe | ||
| 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Supplier Presentation Theater - TBA | ||
| 1:30 pm - 4:45 pm | Facility Tour | Tour #14 - PepsiCo Driver Training Exercise [More Info] | |
| 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | Being Green—Just How Easy Is It? [More Info] Jim Stock PhD, Co-Director Center of Supply Chain Management & Sustainability Distinguished University Professor, University of South Florida | |
| 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | CANCELED - Does Your Healthcare / Pharmaceutical DC Need a Checkup? - CANCELED [More Info] | |
| 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm | Getting to We: Negotiating Agreements for Highly Collaborative Relationships [More Info] Kate Vitasek, Faculty, University of Tennessee Graduate & Executive Education | ||
| 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm | How to Achieve New Targets for Hiring Talent with Disabilities [More Info] Howard Green, Deputy Director of Corporate Programs, National Organization on Disability Stan Martz, Human Resources Manager, The Kroger Co. David Fields, Account Representative, Corporate Connections, Univ of TN, Center for Literacy, Education & Employment | ||
| 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm | The Art and Science of Strategic Site Selection for Distribution and Manufacturing [More Info] Bethany Bailey, Managing Director, Industrial Strategy & Operations for the Americas, Cushman & Wakefield John Morris, Senior Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield Andy Mace, Managing Director, Global Business Consulting, Supply Chain Solutions, Cushman & Wakefield Dennis Ritchie, Former Director, Supply Chain Strategy, Mondelez/Kraft Foods | ||
| 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | The Lean Warehousing Idea Exchange [More Info] Steve Hopper, Founder & Principal, Inviscid Consulting, LLC | |
| 1:45 pm - 4:00 pm | Facility Tour | Tour #13 - AmerisourceBergen (Sold Out) [More Info] | |
| 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Facility Tour | Tour #11 - Walt Disney Company, Inc. (Sold Out) [More Info] | |
| 2:15 pm - 4:00 pm | Facility Tour | Tour #12 - United Stationers, Inc. [More Info] | |
| 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm | Networking | Networking Break - Sponsored by Optricity [More Info] | |
| 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm | Special | Beer Logic - Everything I Ever Needed to Know about Warehousing, I Learned from Beer [More Info] Chad Pilbeam, Creative Idealist, WERC | |
| 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | Disability Hiring: How to Develop and Implement a Successful Initiative [More Info] Howard Green, Deputy Director of Corporate Programs, National Organization on Disability Stan Martz, Human Resources Manager, The Kroger Co. | |
| 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | Hot Topics in Logistics Recap [More Info] Annette Danek-Akey, Senior Vice President, Fulfillment, Penguin Random House, Inc. Deb Parme, VP, Supply Chain Center of Excellence, Amway Corporation | |
| 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm | Solutions for Financing Automation [More Info] Patrick Judge, Regional Director, Farnam Street Financial, Inc. | ||
| 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm | Step Up to Automation: A DSW Case Study [More Info] John Sarinick, Chief Sales Officer, Beumer Corporation Jeff Girard, SVP Distribution & Fulfillment, DSW, Inc. | ||
| 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm | Supply Chain Sustainability: Addressing Drivers and Barriers [More Info] Rob Hooker PhD, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of South Florida | ||
| 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm | Peer-to-Peer Discussion Session | Ways to Improve Outsourcing Outcomes [More Info] Kate Vitasek, Faculty, University of Tennessee Graduate & Executive Education | |
| 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm | Networking | Networking Reception [More Info] | |
| Wednesday 05/06/2015 | |||
| 7:30 am - 10:00 am | Networking | Registration Open | |
| 8:00 am - 10:00 am | General Session | Breakfast & Closing General Session - The Levity Effect: It Pays to Lighten Up - Sponsored by National Retail Systems [More Info] Scott Christopher, Humorist and Best-Selling Author | |
