Featured Speakers:

Dan Gilmore, Editor, Supply Chain Digest   Jeff Metersky, Vice President, Supply Chain Strategy Practice, Chainalytics Joe Shamir, CEO, Tools Group

Join us to learn more about Inventory Optimization in this powerful series of 3 Web Seminars

The need to better control and optimize inventory levels across the network has never been greater. A newer set of technology tools, generally refered to as Inventory Optimization technology, are helping companies to gain competitive advantage, reduce costs, and increase service levels through significantly enhanced inventory management.

In this excellent three-part Videocast series, we'll take you from the basics to the details, providing the insight and education you need to better assess this opportunity for your organization.

Register now at the bottom of this page. Only one registration is needed to sign up for the full series of broadcasts.

Part : Keys to Success in Inventory Optimization

Get an overview of Inventory Optimization strategies and technology, and learn the key factors for achieving successful results.

Date: April 29, 2008
Time: 11:30 EST, 10:30 CST, 9:30 MST, and 8:30 PST
Place: Your PC

Can't make this date? Register now, and we'll send you the on-demand version shortly after each broadcast.

Inventory optimization is an increasingly utilized approach for improving supply chain performance, including achieving higher service levels and improved inventory turns. Join two industry veterans with more than 20 years of inventory optimization experience between them, as they share their best practices, keys to success and hard won experience in this field.

Featured Speakers:

	Dan Gilmore, Editor, Supply Chain Digest
	Jeff Metersky, Vice President, Supply Chain Strategy Practice, Chainalytics, a consulting firm that offers comprehensive services to improve supply chain performance in the areas of network design, inventory planning, transportation planning and performance analytics. Jeff has industry, software and global consulting experience in more than 50 engagements across a variety of industries, ranging from green-field supply chain design to developing inventory deployment strategies to enhancing inventory planning operations.
	Joe Shamir, CEO, ToolsGroup, a leading provider of demand-driven inventory optimization solutions. Joe has been involved in more than 30 inventory optimization implementations at companies ranging from multi-billion enterprises to mid-size manufacturers and distributors in a wide variety of industries.

This seminar is an important foundation for anyone implementing inventory optimization applications and also for anyone planning to attend the 2nd and 3rd seminars in the series. The presentation will cover several key areas of success and be followed by an interactive question and answer session.

• Inventory Optimization - The 3 dimensions of inventory optimization
• Master data management – What are the biggest stumbling blocks?
• Network and process modeling – Important Do’s and Don’ts
• Change management – Building the right team, before and after go-live
• Process integration – Integrating safety stock planning with other master planning processes

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Part 2: How to Mitigate the Impact of Global Sourcing on Inventory Levels

Learn the strategies and tools that enable companies to reduce inventory levels that inevitably grow as companies increase global sourcing and lengthen their supply chains.

Date: June 17 , 2008
Time: 11:30 EST, 10:30 CST, 9:30 MST, and 8:30 PST
Place: Your PC

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This broadcast will include case studies and lessons learned from companies that have achieved positive results in a varity of industries. What You'll Learn:

• The strategies leaders are using to control inventories over a global supply chain How to strategically and tactically evaluate your product portfolio for outsourcing decisions.  
• Managing inventory planning for new product introductions in outsourced supply chains

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Part 3: Broadcast will be in September 23, 2008. Topic to be announced shortly.