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2012 Supply Chain Leadership Forum Set for August 27-29 in Denver, Colorado

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Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) June 26, 2012

Global supply chain executives will meet to discuss the latest strategies in logistics, distribution, inventory, transportation, and benchmarking and best practices at the Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium’s eighth annual Supply Chain Leadership Forum, August 27-29 in Denver.

“The agenda is packed with small group education sessions, and our tour of MillerCoors Brewery promises an entertaining look at the logistics behind beer making and packaging,” says Bruce Tompkins, Executive Director of the Consortium. “Attendees will leave with fresh ideas for creating higher value in their supply chains.”

The event is being held at the Grand Hyatt Denver and runs from the evening of August 27 to midday August 29. Vice presidents, chief supply chain officers and other directors of leading retail, consumer products, manufacturing, distribution and service provider companies will learn new ways to optimize and transform their supply chains.

“Each year, our event creates a distinct and enjoyable learning experience, bringing participants back for more information on the latest and upcoming supply chain strategies,” adds Tompkins.

Other highlights of the forum:

    A special keynote speech, Business at a Crossroads, by Dr. James A. Tompkins;
    A panel discussion on Factors Driving Today’s Supply Chain Networks; and
    Breakout sessions on hot topics including demand-driven supply chain, sales and operations planning, trucking regulations and supply chain technology trends.

To register or learn more about the event, visit: http://www.supplychainconsortium.com/Seminars/2012/overview.asp.

The Consortium also has a LinkedIn group and Xing group for organizations that are interested in staying current on the latest in supply chain benchmarking and best practices.

About Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium

Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium is the premier source for supply chain benchmarking and best practices knowledge. With more than 350 participating retail, manufacturing and wholesale/distribution companies, the Consortium sponsors a comprehensive repository of over 10,000 data points complemented by search capabilities, online analysis tools, topic forums and peer networking for supply chain executives and practitioners. The Consortium is led by the needs of its membership and an Advisory Board that includes executives from Domino’s Pizza, GlaxoSmithKline, Hallmark, Ingram Micro, Kane is Able, Miller-Coors, The Coca-Cola Company, Target and University of Wisconsin. To learn more about how your company can become a member of the Supply Chain Consortium, contact John Foley, 919-855-5461 or visit http://www.supplychainconsortium.com

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Keri McManus, 919-855-5516

kmcmanus (at) tompkinsinc (dot) com







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Life Sciences Veteran Michael Davies Ph.D. Joins TraceLink to Lead Global Sales Growth

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Wakefield, MA (PRWEB) January 23, 2014

TraceLink Inc., the leader in global pharmaceutical serialization, drug track and trace compliance and supply network performance solutions, announced today that life sciences industry veteran Michael Davies Ph.D. has joined the company as the Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Business Development.

Mike joins the TraceLink leadership team and will be responsible for shaping the company’s worldwide sales strategy and driving overall revenue generation. In addition, he is charged with building new business and channel partnerships to expand global market access for TraceLink’s cloud-based software application platform providing solutions for companies across the global life sciences supply chain.

“We are excited to have Mike join TraceLink and lead our global expansion in the life sciences supply chain,” said Shabbir Dahod, President and CEO of TraceLink. “His sales leadership, global experience and deep knowledge of the unique needs of the pharmaceutical industry further enhance the strong team we have built creating solutions that help the industry meet global regulatory compliance requirements and improve performance across the supply chain from ingredient to patient.”

“A major factor in my decision to join TraceLink is the company’s passion for tackling some of the biggest challenges facing the global pharmaceutical industry today: protecting patient safety, ensuring global track and trace compliance and improving access to global markets for needed medicines,” said Mike Davies, Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Business Development at TraceLink. “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to join a team so dedicated to this mission and I look forward to helping TraceLink grow its global business and build long-term customer relationships.”

With an eighteen year career in the biopharmaceutical industry, Mike has a proven track record of building and scaling sales organizations, developing markets and helping customers succeed at companies such as Oracle, Phase Forward and Parke-Davis (now Pfizer). As Vice President for Global Sales in the Health Sciences Global Business Unit at Oracle Corporation, he helped shape business unit strategy and led sales execution for Oracle’s Life Sciences and Healthcare solutions. At Phase Forward, Mike was instrumental in helping the company rapidly grow revenues by leading sales teams and designing and implementing channel partner programs for the company’s electronic data management and pharmacovigilance solutions. Mike started his career in various Life Sciences roles at Parke-Davis and Pfizer and he holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Sunderland and a Ph.D. in Physiology & Pharmacology from the University of Bradford.

TraceLink serves the global life science industry through the TraceLink Life Sciences Cloud network platform, pharmaceutical track and trace solutions and supply network performance applications that help pharmaceutical companies and supply network partners connect, share key business data and collaborate across supply, production and distribution operations. Market leaders, including four of the top-10 pharmaceutical companies, use a single integrated connection to the TraceLink Life Sciences Cloud for:

    Compliance with pharmaceutical serialization, product tracing and government reporting regulations for the US H.R. 3204 Drug Quality and Security Act, China, Brazil, Korea and other global drug track and trace regulations
    Creation of a supply chain control tower that improves speed across external supply activities, increases visibility and control across the outsourced production lifecycle and enhances agility in meeting patient demand across global markets

To learn more about TraceLink’s scalable solutions serving pharmaceutical companies, CMO/CPOs, wholesale distributors and pharmacies of all sizes, complexities and locations across the globe, visit us at http://www.tracelink.com.

About TraceLink

TraceLink protects patients, enables health, grows profits and ensures compliance for companies across the global Life Sciences network through the TraceLink Life Sciences Cloud. The TraceLink Life Sciences Cloud is an Amazon AWS-based cloud application platform which enables complete global connectivity, visibility and traceability of pharmaceuticals from raw materials to patient. A single point and click connection to the Life Sciences Cloud delivers the information, insight and collaboration needed to improve performance and reduce risk across global supply, manufacturing and distribution operations. Winner of numerous industry awards including the Amazon AWS Global Start-Up Challenge Grand Prize and the Edison Award for Innovation in Health Management, the TraceLink Life Sciences Cloud is relied upon by businesses across the globe to meet strategic goals in ensuring global compliance, fighting drug counterfeiting, improving on-time and in-full delivery, protecting product quality and reducing operational cost. For more information on TraceLink and our solutions, visit http://www.tracelink.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

TraceLink is funded by FirstMark Capital. FirstMark Capital is an early stage venture capital firm based in New York City. Our mission is to partner with exceptional entrepreneurs who are changing the world by solving meaningful problems. We have built a deeply engaged community among the extraordinary teams in our network to spread ideas and opportunities. We are privileged to work alongside the founders of remarkable businesses like Pinterest, Lumosity, Aereo, TapAd, Shopify, Riot Games, and dozens more. Visit us in New York City or online at firstmarkcap.com and @FirstMarkCap.







New ATI Landing Pad Company V-Chain Solutions to Expand Its Business in Austin

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Austin, Texas (PRWEB) September 12, 2011

The Austin Technology Incubator (ATI), a not-for-profit unit of The University of Texas at Austin, has selected V-Chain Solutions, an emerging enterprise technology provider of Supply Chain Execution & Analytics solutions, for its Landing Pad Program. V-Chain will be working with the University of Texas at Austin Artificial Intelligence department to roll out a revolutionary technology called Swift Response, which enables companies to automatically pinpoint the root problem areas within the supply chain operation before they become disruptions to the business.

ATI’s Landing Pad Program supports early stage technology companies by leveraging ATI’s network and community insight to accelerate a company’s acculturation into Austin’s ecosystem. V-Chain Solutions is a Supply Chain Execution & Analytics Technology provider who enables companies to run more efficiently and respond faster to changing conditions in the marketplace. Its new corporate headquarters in Austin is the fourth V-Chain location, with additional offices in San Francisco, Atlanta and Dallas. Austin’s leading tech environment and rich entrepreneurial community first led V-Chain Solutions to the flourishing Central Texas area, as well as the opportunity to work with ATI and UT Austins Artificial Intelligence department.

“We are excited about the opportunity to work with ATI and the University of Texas at Austin. I have made Austin my new home and I look forward to bringing more tech jobs to the Austin community, said James Vinson, President of V-Chain Solutions.

Swift Response consolidates the transactional activities from multiple supply chain systems, enabling companies to have a single environment where they plan, execute, analyze and communicate across their entire supply chain, while increasing productivity by 200%. The technology blends with existing supply chain systems and is non-disruptive to the operation. Swift Response analyzes every supply chain transaction, which drives real time compliance.

The Swift Response technology has received numerous awards in its early stages: the 2010 Concept to Reality Award, the 2011 Georgia Bowl Business Plan Competition, and the 2011 Global Venture Labs Outstanding Market Award.

V-Chain is currently seeking development partners and early stage adopters to pilot the Swift Response solution. The Swift Response Technology is available to medium to large enterprises that use two or more transactional-based systems to drive their supply chain operations.

We are thrilled to welcome V-Chain Solutions to ATI as a new Landing Pad company. We look forward to helping them grow their business and providing them with networking opportunities with local tech entrepreneurs, venture capital investors, UT Austin researchers, and potential customers, said ATI IT Portfolio Director Robert Reeves.

James Vinson will be speaking at the Sales and Operations Planning Conference in Boston September 15th and 16th (http://www.theiegroup.com/SOP_Boston/Overview.html) and the Demand Planning Conference in San Francisco at the 3:30pm session on September 19th (http://www.altamont-group.com/event_brochure/BusinessForecasting2011.pdf).

About the Austin Technology Incubator

The Austin Technology Incubator is a not-for-profit unit of The University of Texas at Austin that harnesses business, government and academic resources to provide strategic counsel, operational guidance and infrastructure support to its member companies to help them transition from early stage ventures to successful technology businesses. Since its founding in 1989, ATI has worked with over 200 companies, helping raise close to $ 750 million in investor capital. ATI is a key program of the IC2 Institute at UT Austin. For more information, visit http://www.ati.utexas.edu.

About V-Chain Solutions, Inc.

V-Chain Solutions is dedicated to increasing business value by aligning people, process, and technologies. V-Chain places value on integrity, innovation and accountability to customers, partners and shareholders. We provide the means to assess and manage improvement projects that deliver a significant return on investment to our clients. V-Chain’s vision is to create a Supply Chain Visibility Network in which companies are guaranteed efficiency through the use of visualization, collaboration and system consolidation. Visit http://www.vchainsolutions.com for more information.

Contact

Vince Yuen

PR Analyst

V-Chain Solutions

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New Course on Capacity Planning for the Supply Chain to Ensure on Time Delivery of Purchased Material While Reducing Costs

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New London, NH (PRWEB) September 22, 2011

Oliver Wight Americas, Inc., a consulting and education firm that specializes in integrated supply chain management, has announced its newest offering: Capacity Planning for the Supply Chain designed for top and middle managers.

Capacity Planning is the ability to predict the requirements (people, equipment, facilities) needed to satisfy customer demand. The scope of requirements ranges from internal resources of a manufacturing or services company to the suppliers suppliers in the supply chain.

This course is designed for top and middle managers and buyers who are concerned with ensuring that their Supply Chain has the right capacity deployed in the right place to assure customer delivery performance without sacrificing operating efficiencies and costs. This course will be offered November 16-17, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois for $ 1,550 per person.

Dennis Groves, President of Oliver Wight Americas, explains why this course is important to companies: Corporations are experiencing the need now, more than any time recently, to conserve cash on the one hand and, on the other hand, to invest cash wisely. This situation is causing companies to review decision-making processes, such as capacity planning. There are opportunities to improve capacity planning, chiefly better ways to communicate and align with both internal and external suppliers capacity. With improved alignment and integration come better capacity investment decisions.

One of the instructors of the class is James Correll, a capacity planning expert with decades of experience in helping companies better manage and plan capacity. He is also author of the book Gaining Control: Managing Capacity and Priorities. Jim observes: This course is different than other capacity planning courses in that it is not focused on just planning capacity inside ones own company. Participants will learn how to collaborate with suppliers in developing integrated capacity plans and how to improve risk management. The material is oriented around the supply chain, not just a single node in the supply chain.

Following is the course schedule: http://www.oliverwight-americas.com/courses/public/capacity-planning-course.htm

About Oliver Wight Americas, Inc.

Oliver Wight Americas, established more than 40 years ago, is recognized throughout the world as thought leaders and practical coaches and educators. The company is a pioneer in integrated business planning methodologies, including enterprise resource planning, capacity planning, master scheduling, production planning, demand planning, and sales and operations planning.

The companys coaches and educators are required to have practitioner experience operating to industry best practices as a prerequisite to joining the firm. These seasoned professionals excel at transferring knowledge and experience at all levels of an organization. The largest worldwide consultancy of its type, Oliver Wight has offices throughout Europe, North and South America, and the Asia/Pacific Region. For more information, please visit http://www.oliverwight-americas.com.

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Learning being considered a continuous process, certifications and various exams serve the practical purpose of addition of skills and knowledge in a professional. Notwithstanding, CPIM which stands for Certified in Production and Inventory Management is a professional qualification which enhances the level of a person a notch up i.e. it increases the functional knowledge of production and inventory management i.e. improves efficiency. The professional certification of CPIM is all set to make a difference in supply chain management with focus on simplification and modernization of the entire setup.

Apart from improving the process in supply chain, CPIM program also assists a professional in streamlining the operations through accurate forecasting and predicting the accurate outcomes based on certain facts and data. Post-CPIM certification, the professional so qualified can maximize customer satisfaction by delivering products and services in a stipulated time. Notwithstanding, the professional becomes beneficial for the organization as the qualifichttp://www.supplychainsimulator.com/ation enhances credibility in front of peers, employers, customers, etc. amongst others.

A candidate applying for CPIM exam is expected to have fundamental to advanced level knowledge on Basics of Supply Chain Management, Master Planning of Resources, Detailed Scheduling and Planning, Execution and Control of Operations, Strategic Management of Resources, etc. The CPIM exam aims to test the candidate’s ability to comprehend and response in actual time scenario. Preparation for CPIM exam is being made easy by companies which are offering simulator software for practicing the previously asked questions or important questions.

CPIM exam content manual serves the purpose of acquainting an aspiring candidate about the syllabus, questions, question patterns, etc. Despite the fact that CPIM test is being put as one of the complex one, with the help of CPIM Exam Simulator Software a candidate can practice the questions which are compiled by researchers and collectors. Every time the candidate goes for practicing, he gets unique questions which are aimed to widen up the knowledge base. In consequence to practicing through CPIM exam simulator software, the candidate can easily pass CPIM test.

For nearly four decades, CPIM has trained more than 90000 candidates who are working in manufacturing sector. Established in the year 1973, the CPIM program has been offering training modules on concepts, supplier relationships, quality control, capacity requirements planning, sales and operations planning, strategies related to demand management, procurement and supplier planning, material requirements planning, master scheduling, performance measurements, and continuous improvement, etc. to professionals aspiring for CPIM exam.

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One Network Enterprises Announces Strategic Alliance with Arrow Electronics

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Dallas, TX (PRWEB) January 17, 2012

One Network Enterprises, the leading provider of community-based supply chain solutions in the cloud, today announced plans for a strategic alliance with Arrow Electronics, Inc., a global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. This alliance will use the companies complementary strengths and expertise to provide manufacturing organizations with a comprehensive set of supply chain management tools and services to help improve services levels and lower costs.

One Network is uniquely positioned to help Arrow Electronics and its customers. In the high-tech manufacturing and electronic components distribution industry, supply chains are communities of trading partners that require alignment of demand and supply information in real time. Unlike traditional approaches, One Network was architected as multiparty, multi-echelon network solution that integrates with existing ERP systems to provide an integrated planning and execution solution across all tiers of the value chain. This includes the end customer through distribution channels, OEMs, contract manufacturers, EMS providers, and multiple tiers of component and raw material suppliers and their carriers. In the end, this community approach allows all participants in the value chain to lower costs while maintaining high service levels.

Arrow Electronics is a recognized leader in managing best-in-class, globally complex supply chains and logistics operations. Combining this expertise with Arrow Electronics comprehensive reverse logistics portfolio provides expansive services offerings. These services address common challenges faced by manufacturers in the high-tech industry across all stages of a products life. Customers typically benefit from improved efficiency, flexibility, scalability, and reliability while helping to reduce risk and total costs.

One Network has been successfully powering Arrow Electronics auto-replenishment service, Arrow CARES, since 2007. The system currently manages inventory replenishment for hundreds of OEMs, EMS providers and suppliers, making it one of the largest inbound high-tech networks in the world. We are excited to take our longstanding relationship with Arrow Electronics to the next level, said Greg Brady, founder and CEO, One Network Enterprises. This alliance is the perfect union of the best-in-class supply chain management service provider with the best-in-class IT solutions provider, thus, providing Arrows customers with a full suite of tools and services to improve their supply chain operations.

By partnering with One Network, Arrow Electronics can provide its customers with One Networks broad set of supply chain technology solutions including Demand Planning and Management, Supply Planning & Collaboration, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), Transportation Management and Business Intelligence. We have formed a strategic alliance with One Network because of its revolutionary technology and solutions that can be quickly deployed and help our customers reap the benefits of an integrated supply chain in a short period of time, said Jim Rosenberg, vice president of strategic sales for Arrow Electronics. By minimizing the time it takes to integrate a network of customers, carriers and suppliers, a company can increase its customer service levels (fill rates) while increasing revenues at lower costs.

About One Network Enterprises

One Network is the worlds only multi-party, multi-echelon supply chain solution in the cloud. As the leading provider of demand driven supply chain technology solutions, One Networks cloud-based platform enables customers to easily collaborate with all their value chain participants on a single network. With more than 10,000 companies connected, One Networks community based supply chain solutions help customers increase profitability and efficiencies by optimizing their supply chain operations. One Network serves a variety of industries including high tech, retail, consumer products, public sector, automotive, energy, and logistics. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, One Network also has offices in Europe and India. For more information, please visit http://www.onenetwork.com.

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