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2013 New England Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition

http://www.nescon.org/cgi-bin/2013/index.pl

This years slogan:  "Optimize Your Supply Chain With Winning Business Strategies"  bring to mind great minds sharing beneficial information!

For nine consecutive years the New England Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition has been providing a premier forum where exhibitors meet directly with hundreds of key supply chain decision-makers and influencers.

Supply chain professionals repeatedly attend this collaborative event as it provides a forum for cross pollinization of ideas, thought leadership, and best practices among manufacturing, logistics, and supply management practitioners and leaders.

  • Fully leverage your training dollars: 18 workshops in six tracks from which to choose

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  • Take advantage of the newly integrated, 3-part professional development tracks as follows:


  • MICROSOFT OFFICE TOOLS FOR BUSINESS: A) Intro to Windows 8 (and What’s Coming in Windows "Blue"/Windows 9 = Get Ready for More Changes!); B) What’s New in Microsoft Office 2013 (and Office 365) - Changes & New Features in Outlook E-Mail, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel;  and C) Using Excel Pivot Tables & Other Tools to Make Your Data Work for You (Simplified for Today’s Business Environment!).


  • NEGOTIATIONS: A).Negotiation 101 – Back to Basics, B).Intermediate Negotiations – Supplier Partnerships/Collaboration, and C).Advanced Negotiations: Contracts & Strategic Commodity Management.


  • OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT TOOLBOX: A).Basics of Demand Planning & Forecasting, B).Operations & Finance, and C).MRP/MPS


  • PROJECT MANAGEMENT: A).Project Management 101/The Basics/Project Plan creation, B).Intermediate Project Mgt:/Executing/Adjusting, and C).Advanced Project Management.


  • LOGISTICS: A).Logistics 101/FOB terms/Shipping terms/Carrier comparisons, B).Intermediate Logistics/Energy-fuel prices/cost optimization/Green, C).Advanced Logistics - Global vs Local / Updates on Latest Rules & Regulations / Setting up a Freight Contract with Carriers./ Using a 3PL Provider.


  • SUPPLIER SHOWCASE


  • Enjoy an immediate ROI on the investment of your time and organization's money

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  • 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!

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  • Learn how to translate innovative ideas into immediately workable and practical solutions for you and your organization

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  • 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 20Boston Chapter 10

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