Consumer Electronics Association - Conference Brochure, 2008 - (Page 55) CES PARTNER PROGRAMS 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9 LVCC, North Hall 9– 9:45 a.m. 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. RFID: WHAT’S THE ROI FOR THE CE INDUSTRY? LVCC, North Hall, N258 How are leading CE retailers planning to deploy radio frequency identification (RFID) to improve their supply chains? The benefits, technology, lessons learned and development strategies for successful RFID retail pilot programs will be presented. 12:30– 1 p.m. MANUFACTURERS PANEL: SUPPLY CHAIN IS EVERYONE’S BUSINESS LVCC, North Hall, N258 Gone are the days when the supply chain was the exclusive domain of operations executives. Sales and marketing executives are recognizing how supply chain integration can assist them with product innovation, collaborative forecasting, inventory management, real-time decision making and returns management. 9:45– 10:30 a.m. NETWORKING LUNCHEON LVCC, North Hall, N254-256 1– 1:30 p.m. SALES AND OPERATIONS PLANNING FORUM LVCC, North Hall, N258 What are the tools of the supply chain trade, and how do they work? What impact do they have on the reduction of stock-outs and inventory? We’ll look at demand forecasting and planning products that incorporate point-of-sale data, and recommend solutions for organizational and business processes. 10:30– 11 a.m. LUNCHEON KEYNOTE: RETURNS MANAGEMENT—PLUGGING THE PROFIT LEAK LVCC, North Hall, N254-256 In an industry where margins have become razor thin, returns management is now identified as the most promising way to increase profitability and affect measurable change. A leading CE executive will analyze what causes returns and present his company’s efforts to ameliorate this problem. 1:30– 2:15 p.m. NETWORKING BREAK LVCC, North Hall, N254-256 11– 11:45 a.m. CIO ROUND TABLE: LEVERAGING IT AND ORCHESTRATING DATA SYNCHRONIZATION LVCC, North Hall, N258 Inadequate IT systems are serious impediments to efficient and timely decision making by retailers and their vendors. CE CIOs will explain how their companies are leveraging IT for maximum supply chain efficiencies. CE SUPPLY CHAIN RESEARCH INDUSTRY UPDATE LVCC, North Hall, N258 Leading research analysts will report on the current state of the CE supply chain and forecast how digital entertainment will change the way content is supplied to and experienced by consumers around the world. Visit www.CESweb.org/conferences for current program updates. 55 http://www.CESweb.org/conferences
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