Learn How To Create a More Scalable and Agile Supply Chain

Tuesday, February 5, 11AM PST/2PM EST

Modern Supply Chain Management systems must provide the capabilities to meet the challenges of today's business, which include new regulations, increased buyer expectations, shorter product lifecycles, fluctuations in demand, new market entrants, poor visibility of globalized supply chains and more. 

• Some key functions of state-of-the-art SCM solutions include:
• Advanced Supply, Demand, and Sales and Operations planning capabilities to understand future material and capacity requirements to meet sales forecasts
• Flexibility to adapt to changing regulations and taxation laws to remain legally compliant and avoid penalties
• Ensuring that system users have fast access to accurate information across the enterprise to increase responsiveness and service levels
• Ability to integrate directly with trading partners to automate processes and increase efficiency
• Modern user experience that allows users to complete complex transactions easily and without the need for excessive training

Agenda

• How to address challenges facing organizations today in their supply chain management environment
• How current technology can help overcome some of these challenges
• Case Study with the Michigan State University Department of Supply Chain Management

Speaker Biography
Steven Canter has been working with organizations to implement and improve Supply Chain Management solutions for over 30 years both as an in-house resource and as an outside consultant.  He has been instrumental in improving the SCM solutions at organizations ranging in size from small companies with under $30 million in annual revenue to global enterprises with annual revenues exceeding $5 billion.  During his career Canter has worked with companies in the Retail, Wholesale Distribution, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Industrial Manufacturing, and Consumer Packaged Goods industries. Mr. Canter has served as a leader of the SCM Special Interest group for the Quest Oracle Community for over 15 years and has previously served on multiple advisory boards to both Oracle and Microsoft.