Kevin Stout, Executive Director at Medical Device Supply Chain Council

Kevin Stout


Executive Director
Medical Device Supply Chain Council

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Day 1: Shifting The Supply Chain In Response To The New Healthcare Environment

Friday, November 4th, 2016


14:00 PANEL: Increasing Forecasting Accuracy: Tips And Tricks

Gain insight into how several forecasting pros account for the multitude of factors that impact your demand models. Learn what technologies and tools support them and how you can make your forecasts more accurate.
• Debating the pros and cons of different forecasting methods
• Are marketing and sales teams always overly optimistic? Accounting for this in your forecasts
• The importance of publishing forecast accuracy metrics
• Understanding how Obamacare, the regulatory environment, competition, industry trends, and other moving pieces will impact your business

14:20 PANEL: Increasing Forecasting Accuracy: Tips And Tricks Continued

Gain insight into how several forecasting pros account for the multitude of factors that impact your demand models. Learn what technologies and tools support them and how you can make your forecasts more accurate.
• Debating the pros and cons of different forecasting methods
• Are marketing and sales teams always overly optimistic? Accounting for this in your forecasts
• The importance of publishing forecast accuracy metrics
• Understanding how Obamacare, the regulatory environment, competition, industry trends, and other moving pieces will impact your business

14:40 PANEL: Recruiting, Developing, And Retaining Supply Chain Talent

Your talent runs your supply chain, but we all know its a challenge to find and retain them. Gain multiple perspectives on this topic from both large and mid-sized device companies. While the way you do things might work, you'll gain ideas in this panel to do it better.
•Recruiting and retaining top talent
•Best ways to incentivize your supply chain team
•Creating a succession planning road map to ensure you do it right