Interviews
Uncovering the Mystery of the Dreaded Stock-Out at CES
Mark Payne, Vice President of Operations for Linksys, a Division of Cisco, will be uncovering the mystery of the dreaded stock-out at the Consumer Electronics Supply Chain Academy (CESCA), Jan 8, 2010 in Las Vegas. Balancing inventory in a multi-tier infrastructure of retail stores, DCs and Manufacturer’s DC represents an optimization challenge for CE manufacturers and their customers, demanding visibility of inventory at all nodes of the supply chain and frequent sharing of point-of-sale data.
Payne is responsible for all of the company’s supply chain departments and their activities worldwide including manufacturing, logistics, procurement, forecasting and planning, information technology, engineering services, call centers and real estate. He has written the business book “Make the Numbers, Don’t Chase the Numbers” (2007), which outlines a process that is designed to allow a business to continuously plan, decide, and adjust future demand and supply activity in order to maximize profit potential.
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An Interview With Yuka Yu, VP, Global Supply Chain Operations, Sony Electronics
Convergence is real for today’s hardware manufacturer who needs to ride the wave of consumer content demand while managing their product inventory and overall mix. At the Consumer Electronics Supply Chain Academy (CESCA) on January 8, 2010 at the International CES experts will address [...]
The Art And Science Of Collaborative Planning At CES
Michael Aguilar is widely known throughout the consumer electronics industry for his global supply chain initiatives on behalf of one of the world’s biggest companies – Panasonic U.S.A., where he had direct oversight of corporate strategic initiatives involving sales, marketing, supply chain and logistics. He brings this broad perspective to his role as a Conference [...]
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