Supply Chain Management Directors’ Conference 2012

No Registration FEE

• Are you responsible for developing and managing supply chain/operations programs?
• Are you experiencing difficulties in recruiting new students?
• Are you in the process of enhancing your supply chain curriculum?
• Would you like to build quality relationships with industries to market your programs?
• Would you like to improve your internship outcomes or the overall ranking of your SC/OM programs?

If you experience these issues, then you are not alone. That is why the UT Dallas (Naveen Jindal School of Management) has joined forces with Arizona State University (W.P. Carey School of Business) and Gartner (Supply Chain Talent Program) to bring a unique colloquium specific to program directors, assistant/associate deans and center managers who are involved in developing and managing different aspects of supply chain/operations programs and curriculum.

This conference is a premier colloquium for designing, developing, and even reinventing SCM programs. We plan to encourage thought-provoking conversations, debates on the several issues confronting us, and discussions of emerging ideas to promote program success at every level from the classroom through the dean’s suite.

Interested in Being a Speaker or Serving on a Faculty Panel?

Experts from various universities will provide insight and share innovative techniques and if you are interested in sharing your experiences as a speaker or faculty panelist, please send an email to Michele Pfund.

A tentative agenda includes:

• Building Marketable Certificate Programs
• Building Industry Relationships and Program Marketing
• Career Skills: Communication, Leadership, Creativity and Technical Know-How
• Curriculum Development (including areas such as healthcare, sustainability and more)
• Industry Needs Analysis Methods in Building and Managing a SC Center
• Methods to Grow Enrollment
• Online Programs and Assessment (AACSB)
• Ranking Methodology and Report
• University and Industry Rankings

• Organizing Committee
• Conference Agenda

If there are topics you would like to see on the program, please let us know. More details will be posted soon and we look forward to seeing you on October 2012. Michele Pfund, Arizona State University, Conference Chair Clinical Assistant Professor Email (480) 965-6409 Dr John Fowler, Arizona State University, Conference Co-Chair Chair (FSC) and Professor Email (480) 965-3727 Dr Shawn Alborz, UT Dallas, Conference Co-Chair Assistant Dean & Director of SCM/PMBA/MAS Programs Email (972) 883-6455

Thursday, October 11
07:00 PM	Reception, Meet and Greet

Friday, October 12
08:00 AM	Conference Registration & Networking
08:30 AM	Welcome and Opening Remarks Robert Mittelstaedt, Dean, W.P. Carey School of Business, ASU John Fowler, Chair, SCM department, W.P. Carey School of Business, ASU
08:45 AM	Conference Overview and Agenda Review Michele Pfund, Assistant Chair, SCM department, W.P. Carey School of Business, ASU Shawn Alborz, Assistant Dean, School of Management, The University of Texas at Dallas Mohan Gopalakrishnan, Associate Professor, SCM department, W.P. Carey School of Business, ASU
09:00 AM	Opening Keynote Presentation – Innovations in Supply Chain Tentative: Rick Blasgen, CEO and President, CSCMP
09:45 AM	Refreshment Break
10:15 AM	Industry Panel Discussion: Recent Trends and Industry Needs Panelists Mani Janikiram, Director, Supply Chain Strategy, Intel Corporation Cathy A. Rodgers, Vice President, IBM GEO- Global Engagement Office , ISM Committee Chair: Sustainability & Social Responsibility
11:30 AM	Lunch
12:45 PM	Welcoming New Students and Managing New Students’ Expectations Kay Faris, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Program, W. P. Carey School of Business, ASU
01:15 PM	Panel Discussion – Innovative Methods to Grow Enrollment During Challenging Times Panelists Rich Metters, Tenneco Professor and Head, Department of Information and Operations Management, Texas A&M University Anthony D. Ross, Professor & Rockwell Automation Endowed Chair in Supply Chain Mgt. Director of Supply Chain Initiatives, Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Dr. Charles Sox, Professor, Manufacturing, University of Alabama
02:15 PM	Refreshment Break
02:45 PM	Panel Discussion – Innovative Methods in Curriculum Development, Online Programs & Assessment (AACSB) Panelists Gene Tyworth, Chair, Supply Chain & Information Systems Department and John J. Coyle Endowed Professor of Supply Chain Management, The Pennsylvania State University Dr. Funda Sahin, University of Houston
03:45 PM	Refreshment Break
04:00 PM	Panel Discussion – Innovative Methods in Building & Managing a SC Center Panelists Dr. Bruce C. Arntzen, Executive Director, Supply Chain Management Program, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics Shoshanah Cohen, Director, Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum, Stanford Graduate School of Business J. George Shanthikumar, Director, Dauch Center for the Management of Manufacturing Enterprises & Global Supply Chain Management Initiative, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University
05:00 PM	Closure

Saturday, October 13
08:00 AM	Conference Networking, Coffee and Refreshments
08:30 AM	University and Industry Ranking Potential speaker Dana Stiffler, Managing Vice President, Gartner Supply Chain (formerly AMR Research)
09:30 AM	Panel Discussion – Innovative Methods in Building Marketable Certificate Programs Panelists Gary Gittings, Director, Online SCM programs, Supply Chain and Information Systems Department, The Pennsylvania State University Dawn Feldman, CEPD, ASU
10:30 AM	Refreshment Break
10:45 AM	Panel Discussion – Innovative Methods in Building Industry Relationships & Program Marketing Panelists David Closs, The John H. McConnell Chair in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management Department, Broad College of Business, Michigan State University Joel Sutherland, Managing Director, Supply Chain Management Institute, University of San Diego
11:45 AM	Closure and Next Steps