April 29: Global Distribution Network & Inventory Management Optimization

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• Outlining how hospital needs are changing in regard to inventory management and supply chain distribution
• Focusing on customer needs first for supply chain solutions, then solving for your own needs to create an optimized value stream
• Getting supply chain a seat at the table with your customer base
• Taking a total cost-to-serve approach so your customers can enjoy all of the service-related benefits you offer

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• Outlining how hospital needs are changing in regard to inventory management and supply chain distribution
• Focusing on customer needs first for supply chain solutions, then solving for your own needs to create an optimized value stream
• Getting supply chain a seat at the table with your customer base
• Taking a total cost-to-serve approach so your customers can enjoy all of the service-related benefits you offer

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When it comes to healthcare, the last thing one should be worried about is the supply chain. But in the world of life-saving medical devices and pharmaceuticals, issues in the supply chain can become
matters of life and death in a heartbeat. In the complex healthcare environment – with its constantly changing regulatory requirements, globalizing supply chains, and evolving technologies – you need supply chain innovation to meet today’s accelerating challenges. Learn new thinking about the essential role of scale and expertise in the healthcare supply chain and what will be required to succeed.

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Hear the key outcomes and takeaways from yesterday’s VP Think Tank; learn what your leadership is focusing on at this moment and what their insights for the future look like.

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Choose Two (30 minutes each)

Interactive Peer-to-Peer Format: You control your experience at LogiMed. After our speakers present, you will have an opportunity to sit down with one of them to ask questions and dive deeper into their subject matter during the interactive roundtables. Or take part in a brand new discussion – you can choose the topic to join depending on what’s most critical to your organization. Bring your team with you to divide and conquer to take even more ideas back to your office.

#1 Designing A Value Stream That Is Optimized For Your Customer
Sheri Henck, VP Global Supply Chain, Medtronic

#2 Medical Device Distribution In Emerging Markets
Thomas Dale, Director of Marketing, Fedex

#3 Improving Customer Service And Manufacturing Efficiency Through Your Sales And Operation Planning (S&OP) Program
Scott Oberman, Global VP, Supply Chain Management, C.R. Bard

#4 The Future Of The Healthcare Supply Chain
Don Casey, Chief Executive Officer, Medical Segment, Cardinal Health Integrated Logistics Services

#5 Differentiate Your Transportation Strategy: Deliver On Your Budget And Be Most Attractive To The Transportation Community
Steve Raetz, Director of Research and Market Intelligence, C.H. Robinson
Today’s market conditions mean that all supply chains are under pressure—no matter their industry. All industries compete for the same capacity, which means you’re in competition with not only other members of the medical industry, but all industries when it comes to securing the transportation capacity at the right price. Differentiation is critical for success. Discuss the strategy behind and best practices for developing a strong, stable budget no matter what the market throws at your business, and what attributes beyond price affect carriers’ decisions to haul your freight over your competitors’.

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UPS is now in its seventh year of conducting the annual healthcare supply chain survey—The Pain in the Chain. Learn how industry decision-makers reveal their future plans and supply chain strategies—revealing how healthcare challenges have shifted over time and how the most successful supply chains are grappling with risk, and complexity and successfully navigating the course. Executives are dealing with entering new markets with increasingly strict regulations. Attaining balanced successes across supply chains metrics—while pursuing gains in emerging markets--can be difficult. New insights show that the most successful companies are turning to logistics and distribution partnerships to better optimize their intricate, elongated supply chains. Gain a glimpse into the growing trends and insights.

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• Determining who should own responsibility for consignment inventory and the optimal process to manage it
• Identifying solution providers that can help you manage your consignment inventory and the best payment structure to meet your needs
• Forecasting the future of consignment inventory:
• Will consignment inventory be a thing of the past?
• If hospitals and med device companies are moving away from this model, what does a next-generation inventory model look like?

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See how your supply chain stacks up against other medical device manufacturers in this benchmarking study developed by the LogiMed USA 2014 Advisory Board. We'll share the results with you after the event!

Have an area of your supply chain you'd like to benchmark? Email your ideas to our program director Sara Mueller at sara.mueller@wbresearch.com or call her at 239.529.6917.

• Reasons behind plastic parts failures material selection, design, process, service condition
• Types of failures and typical failure modes mechanical, thermal, chemical, environmental
• Analyzing failures - steps and tools
• Preventing part failures and product liability issues

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Choose two – 30 minutes each

#1 Case Study: How A Small Rapidly Growing Company Efficiently Built A Frozen Cold Chain From The Ground Up
Todd Abraham, VP Operations, Endologix

#2 Improving Medical Device Supply Chain Management To Increase Performance
Lora Cecere, Founder & CEO, Supply Chain Insights

#3 Streamlining Reverse Logistics To Lower Return Rates And Minimize Cost
Rudy Ratliff, Director, Distribution & Logistics, Americas, Nobel Biocare

#4 Plastics Part Failure Analysis and Product Liability Prevention
Vishu H. Shah, Author, Handbook of Plastics Testing and Failure Analysis

#5 Developing A Modern Global Supply Chain Practice And Architecture
Executive TBC

#6 Effectively Developing The Sales And Supply Channel Into Emerging Markets With A Focus On South America, Asia, And The Middle East
Nathan Swisshelm, Director of Supply Chain, ABT Molecular Imaging

#7 Using Lean/Six Sigma Continuous Improvement Processes To Optimize Your Global Supply Chain
Ken Ward, Director, Global Supply Chain Management, Varian Medical Systems

#8 Keys To Effective End Of Support Implementation Title TBC
Pat Miler Brodkey, Senior Director, Install Base Marketing, Accuray

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After a busy day of solution-focused sessions, relax and unwind with fellow speakers and attendees. Take advantage of the opportunity to network, share ideas off-line and check out new products and services from innovative solutions providers. Enjoy food, drinks, music and more from around the world!