Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference

Summit Tracks

Strategy & Planning

Reimagining supply chains starts at the top and requires a visionary but realistic strategy and informed planning. We'll look at what it takes to advance your planning capability, transform your supply chain, and prepare for the supply chain of the future, drawing from several new global Gartner studies. We'll look at risk management best practices and how planning excellence can drive improved demand insights, more successful product launches and optimized product portfolios.

Sessions

Gartner Opening Keynote: Reimagine Supply Chain — Fast, Forward, Focus

12 August, 2013 (9:00 AM - 9:45 AM)

It's time to re-imagine your supply chain and push the boundaries of conventional thinking. Incremental improvement won't suffice to capitalize on the next wave of global growth. New markets present opportunity and emphasize the need to move quickly and to focus amid rising competition. Future supply chain leaders must engage business partners to drive new market growth while continuing to improve service levels and profits in existing markets. Senior analysts present Gartner's most current research addressing the changes ahead and the capabilities required for supply chain to be the critical differentiator for global corporations.

Premier Sponsor Panel

12 August, 2013 (9:45 AM - 10:15 AM)

Guest Keynote: Dhaval Buch, SVP, Supply Chain, Asia, Africa & Russia, Unilever

12 August, 2013 (10:45 AM - 11:30 AM)

Roundtable: Moving Your S&OP Performance From Stage 2 to Stage 3

12 August, 2013 (11:45 AM - 12:45 PM)

With an analyst moderating, participants will share best practices in identifying their position on the S&OP maturity curve, and initiatives they've undertaken to move up the curve. This is an interactive sharing of best practices, and attendees should come prepared to share at least one best practice or success story. Roundtables are available to supply chain executives only, and capped at 12 participants.

The Future of Supply Chain, and the Five Imperatives for Getting There

12 August, 2013 (11:45 AM - 12:45 PM)

We delve into the five imperatives for a supply chain transformation framework: 1) Form a foundation; 2) focus on three; 3) fix the gap; 4) formalize the architecture; and 5) fund and follow. And we provide you details on how to implement these five best practices.

Attendee Lunch & Dessert in the Solution Showcase

12 August, 2013 (12:45 PM - 2:15 PM)

Key Findings from the Gartner Chief Supply Chain Officer Study

12 August, 2013 (2:15 PM - 3:15 PM)

We'll review the key findings from Gartner's inaugural, comprehensive study of chief supply chain officers (CSCOs), including what leading CSCOs consider to be their top opportunities and challenges for the coming year.

Solution Provider Sessions

12 August, 2013 (3:45 PM - 4:15 PM)

Value Chain Transformation Revisited

12 August, 2013 (4:30 PM - 5:30 PM)

Developing the next level of capabilities for supply chain transformation requires a vision and then a journey. We'll help you understand the transformation others have taken to improve their organizations' capabilities, including talent management.

Networking Reception in the Solution Showcase

12 August, 2013 (5:30 PM - 7:00 PM)

Join fellow attendees and some of the market's leading solution providers for lively networking and sharing of ideas at our drinks reception in the solution showcase.

Guest Keynote: Lim Chin Chye, VP, Supply Chain, Haier Goods Company

13 August, 2013 (9:00 AM - 9:45 AM)

Guest Keynote

13 August, 2013 (9:45 AM - 10:30 AM)

Solution Provider Sessions

13 August, 2013 (11:00 AM - 11:30 AM)

Roundtable: Maturing Your Demand Management Process

13 August, 2013 (11:45 AM - 12:45 PM)

With an analyst moderating, participants will discuss demand management maturity and the process, people and technology steps required to improve demand management capabilities. This is an interactive sharing of best practices, and attendees should come prepared to share at least one best practice or success story. Roundtables are available to supply chain executives only, and capped at 12 participants.

Supply Chain Performance Management

13 August, 2013 (11:45 AM - 12:45 PM)

We help you focus on the supply chain metrics that matter, and use those metrics to manage trade-offs across the end-to-end supply chain and deliver a profitable perfect order.

Attendee Lunch & Dessert in the Solution Showcase

13 August, 2013 (12:45 PM - 2:00 PM)

Magic Quadrant Theater: Supply Chain Planning

13 August, 2013 (1:00 PM - 1:20 PM)

We'll review the inaugural Gartner Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning providers, as well as key planning market dynamics.

Case Study: Demand Management Best Practices

13 August, 2013 (2:00 PM - 3:00 PM)

We'll look across ANZ and APAC at the best practices leading organizations are using when it comes to demand management and increasing the maturity of this discipline within their supply chains.

Linking New Product Introduction and S&OP for Improved Product Launches

13 August, 2013 (3:30 PM - 4:30 PM)

We'll look at how successful supply chain organizations are strengthening the link between new product introduction and S&OP, resulting in improved trade-off decisions and more-successful product launches.