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What
Was Discussed
Regardless of the sophistication level used, matching demand and supply
remains a daily challenge.
Panel members will borrow from their personal experiences to address a
number of critical questions: What are some of the typical roadblocks
and pitfalls? Should S&OP extend beyond the traditional firm, adopting a
true supply chain perspective? Who needs to be involved in S&OP, and how
can the necessary buy-in be achieved? How can we track and ‘market’ the
value of implementing a structured S&OP program?
Speaker Biographies
Jay Traficante recently joined Acushnet Company as Senior Director, Golf
Ball Supply Chain. Through
various positions at companies like P&G (Gillette), Bose, and Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt Publishing, Jay has built a track record of managing
global product introductions, implementing inventory reduction
strategies, and increasing customer service while decreasing internal
costs. Jay earned his
Bachelor’s in Business Administration (Operations Management) from UMass
Amherst, and MBA in Marketing from Boston University.
Sean O’Sullivan joined Welch’s three years ago to create a Demand
Planning organization. That role expanded to Director of Supply
Chain Planning in 2008. By implementing an S&OP process, elevating
Sales and Supply Chain collaboration and applying lean tools to planning
and scheduling, Sean and his team have cut forecast error by 40%,
reduced inventories by more than 20% and cut material losses and waste
by nearly $4 million dollars per year. Prior to joining Welch’s, Sean
spent 20 years at Colgate-Palmolive in technology, operations, supply
chain and demand planning. Sean earned a BSE in Chemical Engineering
from Princeton University, and MBA from Cornell University
Rick La Fratta
is Director of Global Order Fulfillment and Planning for the Patient
Care and Clinical Informatics business within Philips Healthcare. Rick
and his team implemented a global S&OP process which is a best practice
across Philips Healthcare. The results are increases in the top and
bottom lines, customer satisfaction, market share, inventory turns, and
lower scrap rates. Rick has worked at Hewlett Packard, Agilent
Technologies, and Philip Healthcare in a variety of roles including
Production Manager, Operations Manager, Materials Manager, Master
Scheduling Manager, and Order Desk Manager. He holds a Bachelor of
Science in Computer Information Systems and an MBA from Bentley
University.
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