a) Show companies how to manage SCM for competitive advantage b) Share challenges faced by companies in the realm of Integrated Demand-Supply NetworksThe question that the attendees at the event received an answer to via recent Aberdeen research and our terrific lineup of industry leading presenters was: "How can the Supply Chain Organization help my company reduce costs to weather the recession and potentially even use it as an opportunity to build competitive advantage for the future?" The conference was led by Nari Viswanathan, vice president and principal analyst, Supply Chain Management Research at Aberdeen Group, and gave a platform to top companies to talk about their organization's use of supply chain management to gain competitive advantage. "The SCM Summit was an excellent conference which gave a bird's eye view of the challenges at hand and a good grasp of the solutions available to tackle those challenges." - Eivor Donahue, Treasurer, Superion Plastics Company, Inc. A series of executive-level presentations delivered explosive presentations on topics like:
* The Global Supply Chain Becomes Strategic * Strategies for Managing Multi-Enterprise Supply Chains * Supply Chain in an Uncertain Environment * China Sourcing Strategies in the Current Economy * Working Capital Optimization for the Supply ChainView the full Supply Chain Management Summit Agenda. "Good, solid, practical themes to address the current and future supply chain challenges." - Andre Colete, Supply Chain Director, Peninsula Beverage Company, Coca-Cola, South Africa For a complete list of the summit presenters, visit the SCM Summit Speakers Page. Some of the summit presenters included:
* Angel Mendez, SVP of Customer Value Chain Management, Cisco Systems * Thomas Blackstock, former VP of Supply Chain Operations for Coca-Cola North America * Bill Nienburg, VP of Sales & Operations Planning, Sara Lee * Harvinder Sembhi, VP of Supply Base Solutions, Celestica * Stuart Pann, VP Sales and Marketing, GM Business Management Group, Intel Corporation"Aberdeen over delivered on its promise! The presentations were informative, the topics were timely and the speakers were dynamic!" - Ray Whitley, SVP Supply Chain, Cost Plus World Market During the proceedings, Aberdeen announced the 2009 Achievement Award Winners that were derived from Aberdeen's research over the past 12 months. Winners included:
* Supply Chain Process Excellence Award: Technische Unie (Sonepar) * Innovation in Technology Award: Celestica * Business Evolution Award Aligning Supply Chain Tactics with Business Goals: VTech * Performance Excellence Award: Poland Spring * Supply Chain Process Integration Award: IKEAClick here for a complete list of the award winners, descriptions and statements from the winners. Post Summit Webinar: The post SCM Summit Webinar will reveal research findings and key information shared at the conference will be presented on Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 10am PDT/ 1pm EDT. To register click here. Conference number: 3172187 Passcode: 6041021 Summit Sponsors Aberdeen acknowledges and appreciates the support of the 2009 HCM Summit sponsoring companies: E2Open, Citi Bank, Dimensional Insight, Lean Logistics, and Deutsche Bank. About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company Aberdeen provides fact-based research and market intelligence that delivers demonstrable results. Having queried more than 30,000 companies in the past two years, Aberdeen is positioned to educate users to action: driving market awareness, creating demand, enabling sales, and delivering meaningful return-on-investment analysis. As the trusted advisor to the global technology markets, corporations turn to Aberdeen Group for insights that drive decisions. As a Harte-Hanks Company, Aberdeen plays a key role of putting content in context for the global direct and targeted marketing company. Aberdeen's analytical and independent view of the "customer optimization" process of Harte-Hanks (Information - Opportunity - Insight - Engagement - Interaction) extends the client value and accentuates the strategic role Harte-Hanks brings to the market. For additional information, visit Aberdeen or call (617) 723-7890, or to learn more about Harte-Hanks, call (800) 456-9748.
© 2009 Aberdeen Group, Inc., a Harte-Hanks Company 451 D Street, Suite 710 Boston, Massachusetts 02210-1928 Telephone: (617) 854-5200 Fax: (617) 723-7897 www.aberdeen.com
Contact Information: Media Contact: Nari Viswanathan Aberdeen Harte-Hanks (617) 854-5293 Nari.Viswanathan@aberdeen.com