2011
New England Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition

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NESCON 2011 Keynote on the Economy by Jeff Carr (EPR)

• Fully leverage your training dollars: 18 workshops in six tracks from which to choose
• Take advantage of the newly integrated, 3-part professional development tracks as follows:
  • SUPPLY CHAIN LEADERSHIP // MICROSOFT OFFICE TOOLS FOR BUSINESS: A) What’s New in Microsoft Office 2010 – Changes & New Features in Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel; B) Supply Chain Leadership: Adapting to a Changing Environment; and C) Business Intelligence in Excel – Using Pivot Tables & Other Tools to Make Your Data Work for You (Simplified for Today’s Business Environment!).
  • PURCHASING AND MATERIALS MANAGEMENT: A) New Wrinkles in Procurement Law; B) Outsourcing 2011 – The Latest Trends & Mine Fields, as well as Opportunities Your Company Can Leverage!; and C) Four Steps to Improved Supplier Risk Management.
  • OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT: ERP & SUPPLY CHAIN: A) Ten Essential Lessons of ERP Implementations; B) Building and Sustaining Transformational Supply Chain Capabilities; and C) Keeping the Shop Running: Two Methods for MRO Point of Use Replenishment!
  • GLOBAL LOGISTICS: A) Improve Decision Making and Core Leadership Strengths for Supply Chain Managers; B) Incoterms 2010 – from a Procurement Perspective; and C) Future of Sourcing: Trends & Technologies in Logistics, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing.
  IMPROVING THE BIOTECH SUPPLY CHAIN: A) Driving Biotech Supplier-Distribution-Provider Collaboration for Cross Industry Operational Excellence; B) Leveraging Biotech Sales & Operations Planning, To Master A Volatile Environment; and C) How to Develop Talents Necessary for the Future Leaders of Bio Supply Networks.
  SUPPLIER SHOWCASE: Doing Business in the Commerce Cloud; Competitive Advantages of Sourcing from Canada; and What Might Procurement Look Like in the Future? Are you Ready?
• Enjoy an immediate ROI on the investment of your time and organization's money
• Help your organization evolve its supply chain into a true value chain
• Learn about the latest cutting-edge topics, trends and technology within multiple areas of the supply chain management field!
• Learn how to translate innovative ideas into immediately workable and practical solutions for you and your organization
• Enjoy and become transformed by our captivating keynote speakers!
• Interact with multiple service and product suppliers in our Exhibition Hall
• Network with your peers and those supporting other areas of the supply chain!
• Take advantage of the ability to earn 6.25 Continuing Education Hours (CEH's) towards your certification/recertification from both APICS and ISM

Presented by
The Next Generation Supply Chain Collaborative

APICS - The Association For Operations Management
North Shore Chapter 20 • Boston Chapter 10

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) • New England Roundtable

The Northeast Supply Management Group, A Special Interest Group of ISM^®

The Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel is conveniently located in a beautiful section of Marlborough, Massachusetts. Fall is the right time of the year to be in this area! Also, we are close to all of Greater Boston's attractions and easily accessible from both Logan Airport and the Massachusetts Turnpike. The planning committee has arranged for all attendees to receive a special conference rate at the first class Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel for this conference's time period -- both before, during, and after the program. Reserve quickly, so you can be part of the best and most comprehensive Supply Chain conference in the area!