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Improve Supplier Relationship Management, Capitalize on RFID and Achieve Superior Supply Chain Security and Efficiency

Supply chain and procurement professionals have consistently kept their eyes peeled for innovations aimed at streamlining the efficiency of their operations, and due to the oil crisis, that endeavor has never been more paramount than it is right now. Bare-bones cost-cutting measures are no longer a luxury, or even an option – in today’s climate they are a necessary mandate to ensure survival. During this in-depth and engaging day and a half forum, we will highlight the paramount challenges impacting aviation supply chain professionals and share practical and proven real world success strategies for achieving significant cost-reductions and cost-savings.

KEY FOCUS AREAS

  • Learn how leading organizations are reducing costs and operating more efficiently
  • Hear proven case studies from top industry executives
  • Benchmark supply chain and logistics processes to determine areas for innovation and enhancement
  • Improve supply chain relationships to maximize cost-savings and speed vendor lead times

About Aviation Week Management Forums

Aviation Week  Management Forums are designed to provide you with — not only the latest, best practices, innovations and tactical processes — but a highly interactive information exchange and networking event designed to allow both attendees and speakers to benchmark processes, exchange best practices and forge valuable new relationships that will last long after the forum itself has concluded.

 

Podcast!
 

Kevin J. Duggan on Supply Chain issues

Kevin J. Duggan is Founder of the INSTITUTE FOR OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE and President of DUGGAN ASSOCIATES; a Rhode Island-based consulting firm focused on applying advanced lean principles to complex supply chain and materials management operations. Kevin and his team work globally teaching and guiding many large aerospace companies in their lean transformation towards Operational Excellence. In addition to his work with the Institute for Operational Excellence, Kevin is author of Creating Mixed Model Value Streams, a faculty member for the Lean Enterprise Institute and an instructor for the University of Michigan.

CEU Credits
 

Get CEU from Embry Riddle University!
Earn 1 CEU for attending this event!

forum brochure
 


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WHO WILL ATTEND
 

This conference will be designed to provide solutions for Senior Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents, Directors and Senior Managers from commercial airlines, aircraft manufacturers and air cargo carriers responsible for:

  • Supply Chain
  • Purchasing & Procurement
  • Materials Management   
  • Technical Operations
  • Strategic Sourcing
  • Inventory Management
  • Asset Tracking


more information
 

Contact:
Ed Hazelwood
Editor-in-Chief Conferences
Phone: 202-383-2358
Fax: 202-318-7764
ed_hazelwood@aviationweek.com