Virginia commonwealth university
Supply Chain Summit
INNOVATION
April 5, 2019
The Jefferson Hotel, Richmond Virginia
The Summit
VCU School of Business and the Department of Supply Chain Management and Analytics invite you to join us for a full day of interactive and educational sessions that highlight interesting and emerging supply chain phenomena. This year's theme is Innovation in the Supply Chain featuring multiple speakers who will share their personal insights on the topic.
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We ask that you check back often as we continuously update the agenda.
Agenda
8:00 - 9:00 Registration
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9:00 - 10:00 Kristi Montgomery, Senior Innovation Officer,
Kenco Logistics
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10:00 - 11:00 Charles Chase, Executive Industry Consultant and Thought Leader,
SAS Institute Inc.
Breakout: Research Showcase
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"Mitigating the Effects of Commodity Price Volatility in the Supply Chain," George Zsidisin, Professor, VCU School of Business
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"Practical Approaches for Factory Scheduling in the Era of Supply Chain Innovation," Sudharshana Apte, Research Scientist, Altria Client Services and Paul Brooks, Professor, VCU School of Business
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11:00 - 12:00 VCU Analytics Challenge (link)
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Breakout: Dave Hendricks: Sabra
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12:00 - 1:00 Lunch [provided]
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1:00 - 2:00 Joe Ruddy,​ Chief Innovation Officer, The Port of Virginia
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2:00 - 3:00 Session A: Emerging Technology Panel
Session B: Innovative Logistics Projects @ VCU
Breakout: Excel and Tableau Tutorials in Snead Hall (link)
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3:00 - 4:00 Session C: Challenges of the Modern Workforce Panel
Session D: Big Data, Little Data, No Data: Analytics in Supply Chain Risk
Jason Merrick, Professor, VCU School of Business
Breakout: Excel and Tableau Tutorials in Snead Hall (link)
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4:00 - 6:00 Networking Reception
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