Virtual Workshop
September 22 & 23, 11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (both days)
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The pandemic brought prominent disruptions to global logistics and supply chain operations over the last year, yet also provided opportunities for increased supply chain and logistics efficiencies, responsiveness, and resiliency. This workshop aims to provide leaders across a variety of industries with perspectives, actionable ideas, and strategies towards their supply chain reconfiguration post-pandemic. Prominent academic leaders from MIT, Rutgers Business School, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and the University of Illinois will be joined by seasoned industry leaders from General Electric Appliances, a Haier company, JD.com Inc., and UPS to deliver a dynamic series of presentations and panel discussions. The two half-day virtual format is designed to offer maximal flexibility and participation.
Sept. 22 Agenda | |
11:00 – 11:05 a.m. | Opening Remarks |
11:05 – 11:10 a.m. | Welcome by Kevin Gardner, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Research and Innovation, University of Louisville |
11:10 – 11:55 a.m. | Keynote 1: Logistics Industry Response to COVID-19 Disruptions Arash Azadegan, Ph.D., Director – Supply Chain Disruption Research Laboratory, Rutgers University |
11:55 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Break |
12:00 – 12:55 p.m. | Panel: Challenges, Best Practices and Opportunities in Retail Operations in E-Commerce Arena Xin Chen, Ph.D., University of Illinois – Champaign-Urbana Andy Eastes, CEO & Co-Founder, SkuVault Di Wu, Ph.D., Principal Scientist – JD.com, Inc. Lihui Bai, Ph.D., LoDI Co-Director, Moderator |
12:55 – 1:00 p.m. | Break |
1:00 – 2:25 p.m. | Executive Lecture: Managing Supply Chain Disruptions David Simchi-Levi, Ph.D., Professor of Engineering, MIT |
2:25 – 2:30 p.m. | Concluding remarks |
Sept. 23 Agenda | |
11:00 – 11:05 a.m. | Opening Remarks by Emmanuel Collins, Ph.D., Dean, J.B. Speed School of Engineering |
11:05 – 11:10 a.m. | Welcome by Derek Bland, Chair, Advanced Manufacturing & Logistics Network, Greater Louisville Inc. |
11:10 – 11:55 a.m. | Keynote 2: Supply Chain Efficiency and Resiliency: a Global Distribution Perspective Marcia Brey, V.P. – Distribution, GE Appliances, a Haier Company |
11:55 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Break |
12:00 – 12:55 p.m. | Panel: Warehouse Automation and Robotics Matt Hardenberg, Sr. Director, Logistics, Ariat International Chip Steffey, Director, Logistics & Distrib, NA, UPS Supply Chain Solutions Mike Brown, retired, Fetch Robotics & Plus One Robotics advisory board Jordan Frank, Sr. Director, Systems Sales, AHS, LLC Zac Boehm, Sr. Director, Innovative Sales, AHS, LLC Drew Eubank, Sr. Director Engineering, AHS, LLC, Moderator |
1:00 – 1:55 p.m. | Panel: Build a resilient 3PL network Nikki Gaudio, Director, Healthcare Logistics, UPS Healthcare Denise Edsell, Manager – Logistics, Sazerac Jason Dailey, Materials Manager, Yanfeng Arash Azadegan, Ph.D., Director, Supply Chain Disruption Laboratory, Rutgers University Andrew Manikas, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Louisville College of Business, Moderator |
2:00 – 2:45 p.m. | Keynote 3: Blockchain and Digitalization in Supply Chain Jim Shi, Ph.D., New Jersey Institute of Technology |
2:45 – 2:55 p.m. | Online survey & Concluding remarks |
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