Designing Flexibility to Address Uncertainty in the Supply Chain with AI
Identifying different sources of uncertainty is critical to designing flexibility in supply chains and are central to the use of modern AI techniques in machine learning and sequential decision analytics. Adaptable inventory staging, substitutable suppliers, modular product designs and flexible processes are all mechanisms that contribute to the resilience of a supply chain. In addition to identifying mechanisms for flexibility, we need to understand the different sources of uncertainty and the types of exogenous inputs that can affect the performance of the system. At this conference, leaders from industry and academia came together to identify sources of uncertainty and the methods for improving flexibility.
Key takeaways and highlights
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Event details
Date: June 29, 2022
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (CT)
Location: 黑料门University, Lewis Towers, Beane Hall, 111 E. Pearson, Chicago, IL
Speakers
- Scott Friesen, EVP Strategic Analytics, Echo Global Logistics
- Derek Gaskins, Chief Marketing Officer, Yesway
- Mike Hewitt, Professor, Faculty Director, Supply Chain and Sustainability Center
- Michael Joyce, SVP Supply Chain Strategy, Inventory and Demand Management, Dollar General
- Andy Kettlewell, Group VP Inventory and Analytics, Walgreens
- Rajiv Malik, EVP Sourcing and Product Services, Kohl’s Corporation
- John McCarville, Former Senior VP, Global Supply Chain and IT, Griffith Foods Worldwide
- Ray Nair, VP, Supply Chain, CDW
- Maciek Nowak, Interim Dean and Professor, Quinlan School of Business, 黑料门University Chicago
- Warren Powell, Co-founder and Chief Analytics Officer, Optimal Dynamics, Professor Emeritus, Princeton University
- Cerag Pince, Associate Professor, Quinlan School of Business, 黑料门University Chicago
- Solomon Ray, Director, Innovation, Iterate.ai
- Brian Reed, Supply Chain Leader, Global and Strategic Accounts, Amazon Web Services
- Wesley Rhodes, VP Technology Transformation & Research and Development, Kroger
- Brook Rucinski, Sr. Director, Inventory Management, W.W. Grainger
- Krishna Chaitanya Sanka, Lead Data and Applied Scientist, Microsoft
- Federico M. Sciammarella, President and CTO, M×D
- Tom Siegmund, Founder and Chairman, Harvest Sporting Group
- James Sutton, Co-Founder and CTO, Elevate
- Annie Valkova, Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company
- Brooke Wagner, SVP Merchandise Planning and Allocation, Designer Brands
Agenda
| 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. | Conference Intro |
| 8:50 a.m. | How Sequential Decision Analytics Builds Flexibility in Supply Chains Speaker: Warren Powel |
| 9:30 a.m. | Panel: Retail Supply Chain |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. | Panel: Distributor Supply Chain |
| 11:45 a.m. | Lunch |
| 12:45 p.m. | Panel: Inventory Demand Planning |
| 1:45 p.m. | Panel: Manufacturing Supply Chain |
| 2:45 p.m. | Break |
| 3:00 p.m. | Panel: AI Solutions |
| 3:45 p.m. | Closing Summary & Remarks |
| 4:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
Research Partner
Special thanks to our Research Partner, MxD.
Trade Association Partner
Special thanks to our Trade Association Partner, the National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED).
Media Partners
Special thanks to our Media Partners at The AI Journal and CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly.
This event is co-hosted by Loyola's Risk Management and Insurance Center, the Supply Chain and Sustainability Center, and the A.I. Business Consortium.
Identifying different sources of uncertainty is critical to designing flexibility in supply chains and are central to the use of modern AI techniques in machine learning and sequential decision analytics. Adaptable inventory staging, substitutable suppliers, modular product designs and flexible processes are all mechanisms that contribute to the resilience of a supply chain. In addition to identifying mechanisms for flexibility, we need to understand the different sources of uncertainty and the types of exogenous inputs that can affect the performance of the system. At this conference, leaders from industry and academia came together to identify sources of uncertainty and the methods for improving flexibility.
Key takeaways and highlights
Missed the event? Click here to read a post-event write-up or flip through the event photos below or on .
Event details
Date: June 29, 2022
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (CT)
Location: 黑料门University, Lewis Towers, Beane Hall, 111 E. Pearson, Chicago, IL
Speakers
- Scott Friesen, EVP Strategic Analytics, Echo Global Logistics
- Derek Gaskins, Chief Marketing Officer, Yesway
- Mike Hewitt, Professor, Faculty Director, Supply Chain and Sustainability Center
- Michael Joyce, SVP Supply Chain Strategy, Inventory and Demand Management, Dollar General
- Andy Kettlewell, Group VP Inventory and Analytics, Walgreens
- Rajiv Malik, EVP Sourcing and Product Services, Kohl’s Corporation
- John McCarville, Former Senior VP, Global Supply Chain and IT, Griffith Foods Worldwide
- Ray Nair, VP, Supply Chain, CDW
- Maciek Nowak, Interim Dean and Professor, Quinlan School of Business, 黑料门University Chicago
- Warren Powell, Co-founder and Chief Analytics Officer, Optimal Dynamics, Professor Emeritus, Princeton University
- Cerag Pince, Associate Professor, Quinlan School of Business, 黑料门University Chicago
- Solomon Ray, Director, Innovation, Iterate.ai
- Brian Reed, Supply Chain Leader, Global and Strategic Accounts, Amazon Web Services
- Wesley Rhodes, VP Technology Transformation & Research and Development, Kroger
- Brook Rucinski, Sr. Director, Inventory Management, W.W. Grainger
- Krishna Chaitanya Sanka, Lead Data and Applied Scientist, Microsoft
- Federico M. Sciammarella, President and CTO, M×D
- Tom Siegmund, Founder and Chairman, Harvest Sporting Group
- James Sutton, Co-Founder and CTO, Elevate
- Annie Valkova, Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company
- Brooke Wagner, SVP Merchandise Planning and Allocation, Designer Brands
Agenda
| 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. | Conference Intro |
| 8:50 a.m. | How Sequential Decision Analytics Builds Flexibility in Supply Chains Speaker: Warren Powel |
| 9:30 a.m. | Panel: Retail Supply Chain |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. | Panel: Distributor Supply Chain |
| 11:45 a.m. | Lunch |
| 12:45 p.m. | Panel: Inventory Demand Planning |
| 1:45 p.m. | Panel: Manufacturing Supply Chain |
| 2:45 p.m. | Break |
| 3:00 p.m. | Panel: AI Solutions |
| 3:45 p.m. | Closing Summary & Remarks |
| 4:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
Research Partner
Special thanks to our Research Partner, MxD.
Trade Association Partner
Special thanks to our Trade Association Partner, the National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED).
Media Partners
Special thanks to our Media Partners at The AI Journal and CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly.
This event is co-hosted by Loyola's Risk Management and Insurance Center, the Supply Chain and Sustainability Center, and the A.I. Business Consortium.