Day 2: Creating Supply Chain Visibility & Efficiency

According to the old adage, it's not what you know, it's who you know. This session will make sure you get to know even more people that can help you achieve your business and career goals.

Consignment inventory has been described as a necessary evil, but must it be so evil? Our esteemed panelists will share best practices they've developed to manage field and consigned inventory. You'll gain numerous perspectives on this important topic to ensure your inventory serves you well.
• Making consignment and field inventory management more efficient
• Understanding how to collaborate better with your provider partners on inventory practices
• Tools to help you managed trunk stock and forward stocking locations more effectively
• Identifying why inventory management is still a struggle and steps to create an industry best practice

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Consignment inventory has been described as a necessary evil, but must it be so evil? Our esteemed panelists will share best practices they've developed to manage field and consigned inventory. You'll gain numerous perspectives on this important topic to ensure your inventory serves you well.
•Making consignment and field inventory management more efficient
•Understanding how to collaborate better with your provider partners on inventory practices
•Tools to help you managed trunk stock and forward stocking locations more effectively
•Identifying why inventory management is still a struggle and steps to create an industry best practice

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A 15-minute audience discussion in small groups to tackle a remaining challenge/opportunity from the preceding panel.

One of the most critical factors in the success of your supply chain is the performance of and relationships with your 3PLs. When the relationship moves further into a true "partnership" the benefits are even greater. Learn how to optimize your relationships from many unique perspectives on the industry.
• Identifying advantages that result from enhanced partnerships with 3PLs
• Creating KPIs
• Ways to develop and mature relationships with 3PLs
• Determining how to be better partners and collaborators

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• Key healthcare trends and their impact on medical logistics
• Strategies revealed from the latest Pain In The Chain Supply Chain Survey
• Disruptive innovations for supply chains that cannot be disrupted
  

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Welcome to the Partnering Café, your “home base” over the course of the conference. This is where you’ll enjoy bottomless coffee and tea, soft drinks, and snacks; learn about the latest supply chain innovations, connect with your colleagues, and refresh from your busy days at LogiMed!

Hear from three very different device manufacturers, from one of the largest around to a recent startup, how they view S&OP and how it can better serve your organization.
• Assessing the current state of your S&OP or IBP; where are areas for improvement?
• Identifying the different levels of maturity for S&OP and steps to move yours further along
• Transforming from a consultant-led process to a company-led process
• If starting from scratch, where should you begin for most efficient implementation of effective S&OP

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Sit down with a speaker and 10 – 15 other attendees to dissect and debate a topic you select. Choose a focus area aligned with your most pressing initiatives or something you’d like to learn more about. (Be sure to divide and conquer with your teammates!) A breadth of experiences will be shared amongst all, and you get to ask the questions you need answers to.

#1 Post-Acquisition Supply Chain Integration
Kulwant Sandhu, Supply Chain Director, St. Jude Medical

#2 Moving Our Supply Chains From Reactive To Proactive In The Changing Healthcare Environment
Jerry Brown, VP Supply Chain, X-Spine

#3 Assessing Cash Conversion Cycles And Inventory To Set Services Levels And Customer Segmentation
Joe Vidricksen, Director – Americas Supply Chain, Halyard Health

#4 Risk Management And Supply Chain Continuity
Chris Kozlik, Director, Device Supply Chain, Amgen

#5 Driving Value In The Supply Chain Through Performance Management
Victor Machado, Director, Americas Logistics & Business Intelligence, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics

#6 Leveraging The Best Carriers To Ensure On-Time Delivery In A Direct-To-Consumer Environment
Adam Boccelli, Director of Worldwide Warehousing & Logistics, IDEXX Laboratories

#7 Diversifying A Global Supply Chain In The Biological And Electromechanical Instrumentation Industry
Babu Barat, Senior Director of Supply Chain, BD Biosciences

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Welcome to the Partnering Café, your “home base” over the course of the conference. This is where you’ll enjoy bottomless coffee and tea, soft drinks, and snacks; learn about the latest supply chain innovations, connect with your colleagues, and refresh from your busy days at LogiMed!

Sit down with a speaker and 10 – 15 other attendees to dissect and debate a topic you select. Choose a focus area aligned with your most pressing initiatives or something you’d like to learn more about. (Be sure to divide and conquer with your teammates!) A breadth of experiences will be shared amongst all, and you get to ask the questions you need answers to.

#1 Value Stream Mapping To Prevent Supply Chain Disruption
Don Lynch, Director, Supply Chain, Welch Allyn

#2 Achieving End-To-End Supply Chain Quality With Effective Supplier Partnerships
Greg Beach, Senior Director, Supply Chain, Seattle Children’s Hospital

#3 Prioritizing Security Improvements In The Global Medical Device Supply Chain
Joseph Mansfield, Director of Global Security Operations, GE Healthcare

#4 Successful Trading Partner Alignment
William Mosser, VP Materials Management, FMOL - Health System

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You’ve spent two full days in the Big Easy gathering strategies to bring bigger ease to your supply chain. Now relax and unwind with new friends, long-time colleagues, food, drinks, and fun.