Experts Offer Success Stories in Supply Chain Analytics
To help companies succeed in Latin America in an increasingly challenging business environment, Florida International University's Ryder Center for Supply Chain Management at the College of Business Administration will host the 2012 Inter-American Supply Chain Forum, March 15-16, 2012.
The conference, "Supply Chain Management Analytics: Driving Latin American Companies to the Next Performance Level," will take place at the Ocean Bank Auditorium of FIU's College of Business Complex (CBC), 11200 SW 8th Street in Miami.
The conference is presented in partnership with the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business from Trinidad and Tobago. It is co-sponsored by FedEx Express and Ryder. Academic supporters are Broward College and FIU's Center for International Business Education and Research.
Supply chain analytics can help companies to address important issues such as shrinking profit margins, demand uncertainty and challenges to efficient linking of planning, fulfillment activities and customer demand. They can also help companies deal effectively with business challenges in Latin America, including security issues in Mexico and Central America, environmental issues, and port competition in the wake of the Panama Canal expansion.
"Our key purpose is to show businesses how supply chain processes and operations can take their businesses to the next level," said Walfried Lassar, director of the Ryder Center for Supply Chain Management at FIU, conference chairman.
Keynote speakers are:
Honorable Dr. Anil Ramnanan, Consul General in South Florida, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago,
Cesar Bueno, Trade and Investment Commissioner of Mexico in South Florida,
Conrad Enill, Former Minister of Energy, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Through panel discussions, presentations, and case studies, the forum will focus on four core areas of supply chain management: processes and operations, impact on the bottom line, systems performance, and customer-business centric. Opportunities to network with thought leaders and expert practitioners will show participants how companies are using supply chain analytics to make them more efficient, agile and profitable.
The cost of the two-day conference is $295, or $75 for members of the FIU and Arthur Lok Jack University communities. Conference fees include dinner, breakfast and networking receptions.
For more information and registration, visit the conference website.
Contacts:
Florida International University
Jose Rocha, 305-519-4651
