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Speaker Information
Chaher Alzaman is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
at Concordia University where he obtained a M.Eng in Industrial
Engineering in 2003. He holds a B.Sc. in Pertroleum Engineering
from the University of Alberta. He specializes in supply chain
management and operations research.
Mr Ambe is a PhD student with the School of Accounting and
Management sciences. He has a BSc in Management from the
university of Buea-Cameroon, An Honours degree in Commerce
(Management) from North West University and a Master of commerce
degree in Management with speciality in supply chain management.
He enrolled for a PhD in Management with speciality in supply
chain management in February 2007. He has presented papers on
supply chain management in South Africa and Spain.
Yousef Amer, University of South
Australia,
Yousef.amer@postgrads.unisa.edu.au
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Yousef Amer has worked in Manufacturing and Logistics for the
last 15 years, joined the University of South Australia in 2002
and is currently a lecturer, tutor and PhD candidate in the
School of Advanced Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering. His
research interests are supply chain management, integration and
performance measurement, business process re-engineering, Design
for Six Sigma and fuzzy logic.
Muhammad Azeem Ashraf received a B.S degree in mechanical
engineering in 1992 from University of Engineering and
Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. He received a masters engineering
degree in mechatronics from Asian Institute of Technology,
Bangkok, Thailand and Technische Universitat Hamburg, Hamburg,
Germany in 1999. Prior to starting PhD research at Centre for
Advanced Manufacturing, University of South Australia, he has 10
years of industrial experience last assignment being as
automated manufacturing systems development manager at Seagate
Technology, Thailand. With certifications in DFSS and Six Sigma
continuous improvement he has a profound experience in systems
development with quality perspective.
Rodrigo Cambiaghi Azevedo is a Ph.D. student at the For@c
research consortium, beginning January 2006. In his previous
experience, he worked as a business consultant for Deloitte and
Axia Consulting being allocated in supply chain management
projects in countries like Brazil, Italy and Slovakia. He also
has experience in the automotive industry in companies like
Volkswagen and DaimlerChrysler, both in Germany. He holds a
Master’s of Science degree from the University of Sao Paulo
(Brazil) and holds APICS-CPIM certification. His research
interests are in supply chain management and revenue management.
Mohammed Amine Benkaddour received a diploma in industrial
engineering from the École Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et
Métiers France in 2006. He is currently a M.Sc candidate in the
department of automated manufacturing engineering at École de
Technologie Supérieure de Montréal, where he is developing
models for supply chain network design. His research interests
include supply chain design and planning as well as optimization
approaches. He is a student member of the Laboratoire de
Recherche sur les Chaînes d’Approvisionnement (LRCA).
Dr. Bulgak is an Associate Professor in the Department of
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Concordia University.
He holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from the
University of Wisconsin, Madison and a B.Sc. from the Technical
University of Istanbul, Turkey.
Christopher Carter is a Principal with A.T. Kearney, a
high-value added management consulting firm widely recognized as
the global leader in procurement and supply chain
transformation. With 20 years of management and consulting
experience in Canada, Australia, Italy and the United States,
Mr. Carter assists both public and private sector organizations
in all aspects of change, especially when enabled by technology.
Recent project experience include procurement transformation at
the Government of Canada and spend analytics for the Ontario
Education Collaborative Marketplace. He co-authored “What’s Next
for Government Procurement?” published in Contract Magazine,
February 2006.
Amin Chaabane received the Bachelor degree in Industrial
engineering from Ecole Nationale d’Ingenieurs de Tunis (ENIT),
in 2002, and the Master of Science degree in Management Science
(Logistics and Systems) from Conservatoire Nationale des Arts et
Metiers (CNAM-Paris), in 2004. He is currently pursuing the Ph.
D degree at Ecole de Technologie Superieure (ETS), Department of
Automated Manufacturing Engineering. His research interests
include linear and integer optimization, multi-criteria and
multi-objective optimization, Supply chain design, Logistics,
Inventory, Routing and scheduling. He is a student member of
SCRO and APICS.
Dr. Yehua Chen is a professor and chairman of the department of
Industrial management, School of Economic and Management,
Yanshan University, China. His research areas are Management
Decision Theory and Method, Entropy theory and Application,
Logistics and Supply Chain Management. He has published more
than 40 papers in these areas. Among the papers, 2 papers are
included in SCI, 3 papers are included in EI.
Tom Comstock is a 20-year veteran in the area of manufacturing
software. Prior to joining Apriso Corporation, he was VP of
Product Marketing at Brooks Software, a $120M software division
of Brooks Automation, which focuses on real-time execution
software for high-tech manufacturers. Previously he held VP of
Marketing roles at Sequencia Corporation, a leader in PLM and
automation for batch manufacturing companies and at Promis
Systems a leading in MES systems for semiconductor
manufacturers. Comstock also provided sales and marketing
leadership to Palette Systems and worked in electronics
manufacturing with Consolidated Micrographics. Tom received his
BA from UCLA, Masters from UC Berkeley, and his MBA from
Pepperdine.
Tom Comstock is frequently quoted in leading manufacturing
publications, and often speaks at industry forums and
conferences. He can tell your audiences how to get rid of the
waste between their disparate execution systems when it comes to
a lean manufacturing initiative.
Apriso’s website may be found at http://www.apriso.com
Giovani J. C. da Silveira is an Associate Professor of
Operations Management at the Haskayne School of Business,
University of Calgary. He holds a PhD in Operations Management
from the University of Warwick (1997). He is a researcher in the
areas of operations strategy, supply chain management, and
e-operations. He has published numerous articles in renowned
journals such as Journal of Operations Management, International
Journal of Operations and Production Management, and
International Journal of Production Research. His research is
supported by a five-year grant from the Natural Sciences and
Engineering Research Council (NSERC) to develop a program on
supply chain integration for mass customization. Dr. da Silveira
is a member of the International Manufacturing Strategy Survey,
a global network of operations strategy scholars. He serves on
the editorial boards of journals such as the International
Journal of Operations and Production Management and the Journal
of Operations Management.
Tushar Daine is a PhD Student in the Faculty of Computing
Engineering and Mathematical Sciences at the University of the
West of England.
Sophie D’Amours holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics and
Industrial Engineering from the École Polytechnique of Montréal,
as well as an M.B.A. and a BSc. in Mechanical Engineering from
Université Laval. She is currently Director of Research and
Administration of the FOR@C Research Consortium and full time
researcher. She is full professor in the Faculty of Science and
Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Université
Laval. She holds the Canada Research Chair in planning value
creation networks. Sophie is also a regular member of the
CIRRELT. Her research interests are in supply chain management
and e-business.
Anne Donaldson-Page has over thirty years of consulting and
marketing experience in the private and public sectors.
Throughout her career in industry and government, she has been
instrumental in managing engagements and providing thought
leadership in areas as diverse as strategic planning, strategic
sourcing and procurement, economic competitiveness and education
and training. Currently Anne is owner of the management
consulting firm, stratAHEAD which provides strategy and sourcing
solutions for her clients. Recent engagements include partnering
with a major Canadian consulting firm to develop a strategy for
a large Canadian retailer to turn ‘Vendors into Customers’,
working with the Ministry of Finance and the Hospital sector on
issues related to benefits capture and balanced scorecard
development, sourcing a new legal services supplier for one of
Ontario’s leading community colleges, speaking at strategy and
contract management conferences, working with the Boreal
Institute for a Civil Society, based at the Munk Centre for
International Studies, University of Toronto on the ‘Youth
Employment Community of Practice’.
Anne is versed and familiar with many state of the art tools
including best practices frameworks, and strategy templates and
tools to provide value to her clients. Previously Anne was
Director, Global Sourcing and Payment Processing at CIBC where
she built a successful ground-breaking sourcing strategy for
Management Consulting and Professional services including legal
services.
Anne implemented a Vendor Management Program including setting
direction regarding best-in-class vendor scorecards and led a
group of Vendor and HR Portfolio Managers in their ongoing
management of vendors for the benefit of CIBC. She successfully
implemented a Sourcing strategy which led to more effective
control of Bank of Montreal Group’s external legal costs as well
as managed a group of Category Managers in their ongoing
supplier and project management efforts of initiatives within
the Services team, and provided overall program direction to
this team. She developed senior executive communications
highlighting high levels of consulting spend within the BMO
organization which acted as the catalyst for more effective
spending controls, achieved major cost savings and implemented a
best practices discipline internally.
Anne’s formal consulting experience comes through the former
Canada Consulting Group, now Boston Consulting Group where she
provided consulting advice to the private and public sectors in
planning, marketing, finance, organizational design, and policy
and program development. She has led many teams in cost
cutting/revenue enhancing efforts for clients in many
industries.
E Jim Eckler, President &
CEO,
jim.eckler@progistix.com
Panel I JIM ECKLER is President and
CEO of SCI Logistics Inc. SCIL is the parent of Progistix-Solutions
Inc., a supply chain management services provider for companies such
as Bell Canada, Siemens, Pitney Bowes, and Xerox, and through its
affiliated companies, Assured Logistics, AMG Logistics, and First
Team Transport, clients such as Amazon.ca, Lowes, Rogers, Trane,
Bata, and Canada Post. SCI Logistics is a subsidiary of Canada Post
Corporation
Jim’s background includes over 30 years of experience in the supply
chain management field. His business focuses on developing and
operating supply chain outsourcing services for companies that
demand complex, high value services.
Jim is a graduate in Mathematics from the University of Waterloo and
in Management Science from the Wharton School of the University of
Pennsylvania. He is a past chairman of the Supply Chain and
Logistics Association of Canada and a frequent speaker on a wide
range of supply chain topics. He is also a founding member and a
Director of the Center for Outsourcing Research and Education. In
the community he serves on the Board as Treasurer of the Headwaters
Health Care Centre and is an active fundraiser for the United Way of
Greater Toronto.
Kamel A. Fantazy is a Post Doctoral Fellow at the Sprott School
of Business, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Junior Oliveira Freitas, SCM - Process Improvement and
KPI´s, Perdigao Brazil, jif@perdigao.com.br
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Flávio S. Fogliatto holds a PhD in Industrial and Systems
Engineering from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
(1997). He spent a sabbatical year at the Conservatoire National
des Arts et Metiers (Paris, France) in 2005-2006, sponsored by
CAPES. He is Associate Professor and Graduate Director of the
Department of Industrial and Transportation Engineering of the
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Dr. Fogliatto's
research is focused on multivariate process control, reliability
analysis, mass customization, and quantitative methods for
operations management. He received the best paper award of IIE
Transactions in 2002. He has published in renowned journals such
as the International Journal of Production Research, IIE
Transactions, International Journal of Production Economics, and
Journal of Sensory Studies, among others. His research is being
funded since 1997 by CAPES and CNPq.
L.J.K Godji,
North West University-Mafikeng Campus, South Africa,
godjilj@uniwest.ac.za FA2
Mr Godji is a senior lecturer and programme coordinator in the
department of Management. He has a BA (hons) in Economics and
Education from the University of Cape Coast and an MBA from
University of Ghana. He has over sixteen years of lecturing
experience in various institutions in Africa-Ghana, Nigeria,
Swaziland and South Africa. His research interests are in project
management and supply chain management.
Mark Gallant, Accenture Canada
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Mark J. Gallant is a Senior Manager at Accenture. He is the practice
leader for Accenture’s Supply Chain Strategy Practice in Canada.
Mark specializes in delivering end-to-end supply chain
transformations. From developing and communicating a strong vision,
to executing a strategic plan, through to implementation and
operations.
After graduating from the University of Windsor with an Industrial
Engineering degree, Mark managed an industrial engineering group at
mid sized manufacturing company and moved on to corporate planning
at a major automotive parts manufacturer. At Accenture, Mark has
assisted top Canadian retailers, food & beverage, manufacturing and
consumer goods companies to bring adaptive capabilities, leading
practices and step-change results to their supply chains. His twelve
years of strategic and operational supply chain functional
experience is allocated across replenishment, merger analysis,
transportation optimization, end of life pricing, ERP IT
implementation, supply finance and enabling product flow channels.
Elkafi Hassini is a Professor at the DeGroote School of
Business, McMaster University. He holds PhD and MASc degrees in
Management Sciences from the Faculty of Engineering, University
of Waterloo. In his research, he uses mathematical models and
techniques to solve business decision problems. His current
research focuses on the logistics of e-tailing, joint pricing
and inventory management, and supplier selection and
negotiation.
Dr. Head is a Field Leader in the Mechanical Manufacturing and
Aerospace Engineering School in the Faculty of Computing
Engineering and Mathematical Sciences at the University of the
West of England.
Dr. Paul Hong is Professor of Operations Management at the
University of Toledo, USA. Dr. Hong holds a doctoral degree in
Manufacturing Management and Engineering from the University of
Toledo. He also holds MBA in Accounting and MA in Economics
degree from Bowling Green State University, USA and a BA from
Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea. He is a certified management
accountant (CMA). His articles has published in professional
journals including European Journal of Innovation Management,
International Journal of Operations and Production Management,
Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Enterprise
Information Management, International Journal of Quality and
Reliability Management, Journal of Information and Knowledge
Management, Korean Journal of Tourism Research, and Tourism
Culture and Science. His international collaborative research
includes scholars from USA, Australia, Spain, and South Korea.
He is US network participant for IMSS (International
Manufacturing Strategy Survey).
Robert C. Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Purolator Courier LTD.
Keynote IV
Robert C. Johnson joined Purolator Courier Ltd., Canada's
leading overnight courier, as President and Chief Executive
Officer on July 16, 2001. Mr. Johnson is proud to lead Canada’s
premier provider of integrated distribution solutions.
Since his arrival, and with his visionary expertise, Mr. Johnson
has led Purolator through advancements in operational procedures
and corporate efficiencies improving service to its customers
and its operating profits. With continued investments in
technology and overseeing the ongoing development of integrated
distribution solutions for customers, Mr. Johnson is positioning
Purolator for sustained growth and profitability. His vision for
the company remains focused on growing in new areas to maintain
competitive advantage in the Canadian marketplace and continuing
to add value for customer supply chains through enhanced
products and services.
Before coming to Purolator, Mr. Johnson spent six years with TNT
Post Group in Europe. Most recently, he was Managing Director,
TNT Benelux, responsible for all TNT Express activities in the
Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Prior to his employment at
TNT, Mr. Johnson was a valued member of the executive team at
Canada Post Corporation for 12 years and held progressive
positions including Senior Vice President in charge of the
marketing, sales and customer service functions.
Mr. Johnson holds a degree in Economics from the University of
Winnipeg, Manitoba and attended the Queens University Executive
Program. Mr. Johnson lives in Mississauga, has four children and
enjoys golf, racquet sports, the theatre and symphony and
reading.
He received degree in Mechanical Engineering from B V B College
of Engineering and Technology, Hubli, Karnataka University,
Dharwad, (Karnataka), India in 1985 and M.E degree in Production
Management in the year 1991 from Basaveshwar College of
Engineering Bagalkot, Karnataka University, Dharwad,
(Karnataka), India. He working as Asst Professor, in Dept of
Industrial Engg & Management Siddaganga Institute of Tech
Tumkur-572103 Karnataka state INDIA and also pursuing his Ph.D.
degree .He has published papers on supply chain management in
national and international journals and conferences.
John has over 20 years of international management experience
and has held senior management and executive positions in
consulting, information technology and supply chain management.
He is an active member of EPCglobal Canada SAC and co-chairs the
RFID R&D sub-committee. John is also is co-chair of EPCglobal
Inc. public policy sub-committee for consumer choice.
His industry experience includes hi-tech manufacturing,
distribution/logistics, retail, military telecommunications and
healthcare. John is an APICS CPIM and received CompTIA RFID+
certified status in 2006
Uma Kumar is a Professor of Technology and Operations
Management at the Sprott School of Business, Carleton
University, Ottawa, Canada
Vinod Kumar is a Professor of Technology and Operations Management
at the Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Ottawa,
Canada
Dr Sang-Heon Lee is Program is Director and Senior Lecturer in
the School of Advanced Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering,
University of South Australia. He obtained PhD in Systems
Engineering from Australian National University and MEngSc in
Mechatronics from University of New South Wales, Australia. His
research interests are in supply chain management,
discrete-event systems, robotics, mechatronics and machine
vision systems.
Professor Lee Luong is Head of the School of Advanced
Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering, University of South
Australia. He has had extensive experience in teaching and
research and development within the tertiary sector as well as
with industry.
He graduated from Monash University (Melbourne) in 1973 with a
B.E.(Hons.), and completed his Ph.D. from the same university in
1977. After graduation, he worked for many years in industry and
research organisations before joining the University of South
Australia in 1988. Prof. Luong 's teaching and research
interests cover economic analyses of Advanced Manufacturing
Technology (AMT) selection and implementation, production
management systems, cellular manufacturing, and intelligent
manufacturing systems. He has taught a wide range of subjects in
manufacturing at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and
supervision of research students. He has published widely in
these fields of research, and is also actively involved in
professional service such as editorial board.
Ron Lutka, President, Corporate Streamlining Company Inc.
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Priscilla R. Manatsa, Ryerson University
TC1
Priscilla R. Manatsa is a researcher in the International Economics
and Finance program at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. Her
previous work on agency theory and incentive contracts in supply
chain management appears in the Conference Proceedings of the
Institute for Supply Management’s 18th Annual North American
Research Symposium.
Erika Marsillac, University of Toledo,
Erika.Marsillac@utoledo.edu
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Erika L. Marsillac is enrolled in the University of Toledo’s
doctoral program in Manufacturing Management. Ms. Marsillac has
studied at Pennsylvania State University and Goldey-Beacom College
in the U.S. and taught at ESC - Rennes School of Business in France.
She has published papers in the International Journal of Logistics
Systems and Management, national and international conferences, and
is currently working towards her Ph.D.
Tim S. McLaren, Ryerson University,
tmclaren@ryerson.ca
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Tim S. McLaren is an Assistant Professor of Information Technology
Management in the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson
University in Toronto, Canada. Dr. McLaren has over ten years of
experience working for large organizations in the manufacturing,
retail, government, and financial services sectors in
technology-enabled process improvement, supply chain management, and
enterprise systems implementation projects. His research on
information systems, supply chains, and organizations appears and is
forthcoming in several journals and books including: Internet
Research, International Journal of Internet and Enterprise
Management, Information Systems and eBusiness Management,
International Journal of Production Economics, and Journal of
Enterprise Information Management. He holds a Ph.D. and MBA from
McMaster University and a BScEng from Queen’s University. Dr.
McLaren is a member of the Institute for Supply Management and the
Association for Information Systems.
Joan E. McLaughlin,
Director, Supply Chain and Support Services, St. Michael’s Hospital
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Joan E. McLaughlin is Director, Supply Chain and Support Services at
St. Michael’s Hospital where her responsibilities include vendor
administration, logistics, pharmacy, retail pharmacy, pharmacy
residency, food services, dietetic education and research, medical
media, TeleHealth program, clinical equipment services and
alternative revenue channels. Cross appointed to University of
Toronto, Ms. McLaughlin is also a lecturer in the M.H.Sc. Program.
Ms. McLaughlin has played a leadership role in process and work
redesign, accelerated change management and facilities/systems
redesign with experiences across four major teaching hospitals in
strategy, operations and teaching in health research and health
service at McMaster University and in management at Hamilton Civic
Hospitals and Sunnybrook Health Science Centre. Ms. McLaughlin has
played a key leadership role at St. Michael’s Hospital, in the
integration of the Wellesley Central Hospital and the re-design of
the St. Michael’s Hospital Perioperative Supply Chain.
Ms. McLaughlin is a member of the Canadian College of Health
Services Executives, the College of Dietitians of Ontario and a
Board Member of the Halton Youth Symphony and the Medbuy
Corporation.
S.O Migiro,
North West University-Mafikeng Campus, South Africa,
migirostephen@gmail.com FA2
Dr Migiro is a lecturer in the Department of Management,
University of North West, South Africa. He has a PhD in Management
from the university of Zululand, South Africa; an MBA in Finance and
B.Com in Advanced Accounting and Auditing from Madurai Kamaraj
University, South India. He has ten years of University teaching
experience and has published a number of articles in referred
journals.
Jim Mikell,
Country Manager, Everest Group Canada,
Keynote II
Jim Mikell is the Canadian Country Manager for Everest Group, one
of the world’s leading and most respected operations strategy firms.
Jim has 18 years of experience in business process and information
technology outsourcing (BPO/ITO), shared services, strategic
planning, alliance development, business transformation program
management, organizational restructuring, and enterprise systems
implementation. He has served clients in various private and public
sector markets both domestically and internationally.
In addition to Jim’s extensive experience with procurement,
sourcing, and category management, he has provided advisory and
implementation support to transform supply chain operations for
leading global manufacturers, distributors, life sciences, and
health care organizations. While formerly with KPMG Consulting, he
was a member of that firm’s Supply Chain Management Council. Jim is
also a guest lecturer at Schulich’s School of Business in Toronto,
and has presented as part of their Supply Chain Management and
e-Commerce curriculum. Finally, Jim recently presented an overview
of the Global Procurement Outsourcing market at the Center for
Outsourcing Research & Education (CORE) March 2007 discussion forum
on Outsourcing Supply Chain and Logistics.
Jim is a native of Toronto and was educated as a Mechanical Engineer
with a Minor in Management Sciences at the University of Waterloo.
Prior to joining Everest Group in 2005, Jim was a Managing Director
with BearingPoint, a Partner with KPMG Consulting, and started his
consulting career with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture).
K.M. Mohanasundaram, PSG College of
Technology, India FC2
He has received his bachelor degree in mechanical engineering
from Madras University, Chennai, India in 1982 and Master of
Engineering, degree from Bharathiar University Coimbatore, India in
1986. He completed his Ph.D. in the year 1997 from Bharathiar
University, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), India. He is currently working
as Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, PSG College of
Technology, Coimbatore, India. His research interests include
simulation of manufacturing systems, industrial engineering and
supply chain management. He has coordinated/organized National and
International conferences. He has published many technical papers in
various international and national journals and also presented many
papers in national and international conferences
Patricia J. Moser-Stern, President, i3 advantage inc.
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Patricia J. Moser-Stern is recognized as one of North America’s
leading Procurement and Supply Chain professionals. With more than
20 years of impressive industry credentials in executive Procurement
and Supply Chain roles, in sectors as diverse as telecom, media,
technology, consumer packaged goods, hospitals and pharmaceuticals
she specializes in bringing leading edge procurement and supply
chain concepts to corporations and taking them to the next level.
She is currently President of i3 advantage inc.,
(www.i3advantage.com) a consulting firm enabling corporations in
creating procurement and supply chain excellence. Patricia has been
quoted in and written for numerous publications, including Fortune,
HR Executive, Purchasing, and Supply and Demand Chain Executive,
Purchasing B2B and Minority Business Entrepreneur.
In 2005, Patricia was recognized as Practitioner of the Year by
Supply and Demand Chain Executive Magazine. She has presented across
North America and internationally on her leading edge approaches.
She is a widely sought after speaker -- dynamic and thought
provoking -- and she infuses others with her enthusiasm of the
future and leaves listeners highly motivated to go to the next
level.
Patricia holds an M.B.A from Concordia University and two B.Sc.’s –
one in Chemistry and one in Psychology from McMaster University.
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Brian Nickerson, Sockeye Supply Chain,
Panel II
Brian Nickerson is CEO and President of Sockeye Supply Chain, a
software company he founded in 2000 and built into one of the
foremost supply chain management software providers in the world.
He has more than 25 years of supply chain experience and a track
record of successfully starting up new operations. He previously
worked as Director of Product Development for Baan, a global ERP
software supplier, where he was responsible for operations startup
and subsequent delivery of a framework for Web-based application
development. Prior to Baan, he worked for Numetrix, a leading supply
chain optimization software provider, where he held numerous
positions including Vice President of Consulting, Co-director of
North American Operations and Vice President of Research and
Development. Brian began his career with Unilever, where he held
several plant and corporate operations management positions.
He holds a B.Sc. in Microbiology from Purdue University in West
Lafayette, Indiana, and an MBA from Ball State University in Muncie,
Indiana.
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Marc PAQUET, École de Technologie Supérieure
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Anne Banks Pidduck, University of Waterloo,
apidduck@uwaterloo.ca
TB3
Anne Banks Pidduck is a faculty member in the David R. Cheriton
School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo and a
registered Professional Engineer, with degrees in Management
Sciences (Information Systems, Technology Management) and Civil
Engineering. Her research and teaching interests include information
systems management, electronic business and software engineering.
Research papers encompass software quality, IT staffing and
retention, agents in electronic commerce and partner selection for
strategic alliances. Dr. Pidduck’s business experience is in
management consulting, information systems management, healthcare
and engineering. Projects with KPMG Management Consulting included
systems strategy, executive information systems and business process
re-engineering.
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Baohua Qin, University of Toledo,
linda_qin2000@yahoo.com
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Baohua Qin is a Ph.D. student in Manufacturing Management at the
University of Toledo. She is also an associate professor at School
of Economic and Management, Yanshan University, China. She has
published papers in the areas of flexible software development,
information system and human resource management. Her current
research interests are in supply chain management, operational
management and management information system.
Sufian Qrunfleh, University of Toledo,
sqrunfl@utnet.utoledo.edu
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Sufian Qrunfleh is a doctoral student in the PhD program at the
University of Toledo. He has earned his M.B.A in International
Business from the University of Toledo and has work experience at
FEDEX Ground as a coordinator. He has contributed papers to various
international conferences and recently has won the Best Student
Paper Award at the MIDWEST DSI Conference 2007. His research
interests are in supply chain management, international business,
and quality management.
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He is currently working as Asst Professor, Department of
Mechanical Engineering Amrita School of Engineering
Ettimadai,Coimbattore-641105 ,TamilNadu state,INDIA. His
research interests include simulation of manufacturing systems,
industrial engineering and supply chain management. He has
coordinated/organized National and International conferences. He
has published many technical papers in various international and
national journals and also presented many papers in national and
international conferences
Amar Ramudhin is currently a Professor in the department of
automated manufacturing engineering at École de Technologie
Supérieure in Montréal. He is also the director of the
Laboratoire de Recherche sur les Chaînes d’Approvisionnement (LRCA).
His research interests include supply chain design and
management, operations planning and logistics and business
process reengineering.
Mikael Rönnqvist holds a Ph.D. and T.Lic. in Optimization and a
ME in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering from Linköping
University, Sweden. He is a full professor in Operations
Research at the Department of Finance and Management Science at
the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration in
Bergen, Norway. He also has a Professor II position at the
Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim,
Norway. His research interests are in supply chain management,
operations research and industrial decision support systems.
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Behnaz
Saboonchi, University of Windsor,
saboonc@uwindsor.ca
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Alan
Saipe, Principal, Saipe & Associates
Panel I
Dr. Saipe has been involved with supply chain and logistics
management for most of his working career – as a management
consultant, an educator, and a line manager. He consulted for 30
years with BearingPoint, formerly KPMG Consulting, and its
predecessor companies, and now, as the Principal of Saipe &
Associates. Dr. Saipe is also the President of Supply Chain Surveys
Inc., a company that develops and delivers customized industry-based
supply chain benchmarking surveys. His recent client work has
involved strategic assessments and strategic planning, assignments
to improve business operating performance and management
benchmarking surveys.
Tobias Schoenherr, Eastern Michigan University,
tobias.schoenherr@emich.edu
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Tobias Schoenherr is Assistant Professor of Operations and Supply
Chain Management at Eastern Michigan University, and holds a Ph.D.
in Operations Management and Decision Sciences from Indiana
University, Bloomington. His research focuses on supply chain
management, purchasing, ERP systems, and global manufacturing. His
work has appeared or is forthcoming in the Journal of Operations
Management, the Journal of Supply Chain Management, the
International Journal of Operations and Production Management, OMEGA
- The International Journal of Management Science, Business
Horizons, the International Journal of Integrated Supply Management,
and PRACTIX, among others (for recent publications visit http://people.emich.edu/tschoenh).
Nicholas Seiersen, Senior Manager,
KPMG,
nseiersen@kpmg.ca
Panel I
Nicholas Seiersen is a Senior Manager in the Advisory Services
practice of KPMG, based in Toronto, Canada. He specializes in Supply
Chain consulting, with particular attention to Strategic Sourcing,
Planning and costs out of the total supply chain, rather than simply
shift costs around. Nicholas has helped clients across the Western
Hemisphere save millions. From Strategic Sourcing to warehouse
layout, from network design & master scheduling to shop floor
scheduling and control, Nicholas has worked with many clients in
many industries improve their operations at tactical operational
levels, all the way to Third Party Logistics firms’ strategic forays
into new businesses.
Harvinder Sembhi, Vice President, SCM Strategy and Planning,
Celestica
TC1
As the Vice President of
Supply Chain Strategy and Planning, I ensure that we architect and
provide our customers with the most flexible and responsive global
supply chain –from an organizational, process and tools perspective.
Previously, I was the Vice President of Commodity Management for our
Asia region and the General Manager of our International Procurement
Office (IPC), responsible for supplier negotiations, customer data
management, regional supplier engineering, procurement cost
engineering and the IPC operations. Prior to that, I was the Vice
President of Celestica’s Supply Chain Management Operations in Asia,
and prior to that, the Director of Global Processes and
Applications. I joined Celestica in 1990 and throughout my career,
have held leadership roles with IBM and Celestica in the areas of
logistics, supply chain management operations, mergers and
acquisitions, ERP implementation and supply chain management process
design.
B. Latha Shankar, Siddaganga Institute
of Technology, India FC2
She is currently working as lecturer, Dept of Industrial Engg &
Management Siddaganga Institute of Tech Tumkur-572103 Karnataka
state INDIA. Her research interests include , industrial engineering
and supply chain management. she has presented many papers in
national and international conferences
T.B.U. ShankarAradya, Siddaganga Institute of
Technology, India FC2
He is currently working as Asst Professor, in Dept of Industrial
Engg & Management Siddaganga Institute of Tech Tumkur-572103
Karnataka state INDIA His research interests include simulation of
manufacturing systems, industrial engineering and supply chain
management. He has published many technical papers in various
national journals and also presented many papers in national and
international conferences
Sean Simpson, General Manager,
Ariba Canada, Inc. Keynote III
Sean Simpson is General Manager of Ariba Canada, Inc. In this role, he is responsible for directing Ariba's integrated Canadian sales and operations. Mr. Simpson in his role is tasked with the development and delivery of the solutions and services for Ariba Spend Management solutions. He also works closely with Ariba's consulting and channel partners to enable Ariba's customers to create and sustain enterprise-wide capabilities in selecting, negotiating, procuring, settling, and deploying goods and services. Mr. Simpson brings 9 years of consultative software selling experience in helping companies improve their competitive position through the use of the latest market strategies and technologies.
Prior to Ariba, Mr. Simpson held a sales management position with Bell Canada. Most recently, he was the Canadian sales Director of SunGard Data Systems , where he was responsible for the supply chain, customer and channel, and technology integration services practice areas.
Mr. Simpson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Political Science from the University of Western Ontario.
Arthur Skuja, Vice President & General
Manager, MERX, ASkuja@merx.com
Panel III
Arthur Skuja is the Vice President and General Manager of MERX. Mr.
Skuja has held various management roles with MERX since its initial
launch in 1997. Prior to joining MERX Mr. Skuja has done consulting
work for the Department of National Defense. He has also done
technical work in the Nuclear and Air Traffic Control industries.
Mr. Skuja is active in the IT Industry. He lectures at Algonquin
College in Ottawa and holds both an ASQ Certified Quality Manager
and Certified Software Quality Engineer designation.
Dr. Smith is Programs Director in the Mechanical Manufacturing
and Aerospace Engineering School in the Faculty of Computing
Engineering and Mathematical Sciences at the University of the
West of England.
David C. Swiggum, Vice President,
Customer Fulfillment, Americas IBM Canada
Keynote I
Effective June 2007, Mr. Swiggum
was named Vice President, Customer Fulfillment, Americas. In
this role he is responsible for sales support and selected
supply chain activities including contracting, order management,
product scheduling, billing and accounts receivable for all IBM
brands across Latin America, the US and Canada. Prior to this
role, Mr Swiggum held an executive position within Procurement
in IBM’s global Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) and was
responsible for the integration of IBM’s global Service Parts
Operations into the ISC along with the transformation of IBM’s
Service Parts business to an “on-demand globally integrated
team.”
Mr. Swiggum has held various executive positions within Customer
Fulfillment in IBM’s global Integrated Supply Chain (ISC). In
2004 he was named to the world wide ISC strategy team, and in
July 2005, was named the ISC country leader for Canada, a
position he continues to hold, which includes over 700
professionals engaged in global procurement, manufacturing,
logistics, and customer fulfillment. In addition, he was the
global leader responsible for all customer fulfillment related
activities for the divestiture of IBM’s personal computer
business as well as the resulting strategic alliances. Also, in
2007 he led the global team responsible for the divestiture of
IBM’s Printer brand service parts operations to Ricoh as part of
IBM’s and Ricoh’s creation of a new joint venture, InfoPrint
Systems.
Mr. Swiggum has over 23 years of experience and is an expert on
parts logistics, contracting, business controls, accounts
receivable collections, inventory, support services process
design and implementation, as well as global supply chain
leadership. He is a frequent speaker to governments and
companies looking to improve service while reducing cost. Mr.
Swiggum holds a B.Sc. and an MBA from Queen’s University,
Kingston, Ontario. He resides in Toronto with his wife and two
children.
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Jason
Tham,
Nulogy Corporation,
jasont@nulogy.com
Panel II
Jason Tham is co-founder and Corporate VP of Nulogy, a supply-chain
software company created in 2002 that provides products for
logistics service providers around the world, helping them increase
operational efficienciesa nd improve their decision-making. While
Jason has overseen the strategic planning and execution at Nulogy,
the company has been
recognized for its growth and innovation with awards including a
2006 top 20 "Company to Watch" in the Supply and Demand Chain
Executive 100.
Jason has driven the evolution and sales of Nulogy's product
portfolio. Prior to Nulogy, Jason worked at Kellogg and Magna
International in various continuous improvement, packaging and new
product development roles. Jason also has experience working at
rapidly growing pre and post IPO software companies in North America
and Europe.
Jason graduated with an Honours degree from Systems Design
Engineering with an Option in Management Sciences from the
University of Waterloo.V.M.
Rao Tummala, Eastern Michigan University,
rao.tummala@emich.edu
FB3
V.M. Rao Tummala is Professor of Operations and Supply Chain
Management in the College of Business, Eastern Michigan University,
Ypsilanti, MI, USA. Professor Tummala is widely recognized for his
scholarly contributions in Project Risk Management, Quality
Management, Supply Chain Management, Bayesian Decision Theory, and
Analytic Hierarchy Process. Some of the journals in which he has
published papers include OMEGA - The International Journal of
Management Science, Journal of Operational Research Society, The
Journal of Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Management - An
International Journal, Quality Management Journal, International
Journal of Project Management, Construction Management and Economics
and PRACTIX.
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Michael von Massow,
McMaster University, vonmasm@mcmaster.ca
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David Walters,
University of Sydney, Australia,
davidw@itls.usyd.edu.au
TB1
David Walters BA (Alberta), MSc (Bradford), PhD (Cranfield) is
Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management at ITLS. He has
held posts at the universities of Western Sydney (Sydney Graduate
School of Management), Macquarie, Oxford (Templeton College), and
the Cranfield School of Management. He has published a number of
textbooks in business and marketing subjects, the most recent
"Strategic Operations: a Value Chain Approach" was published in
2007. He has published over 30 articles in professional journals. He
was the Australasian editor for the International Journal of
Physical Distribution and Logistics Management from 1998 until 2005.
David Walters has teaching experience in a wide range of continents
including North America, The Middle East, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
In addition to his wide teaching experience he has acted as a
consultant for a number of international companies. These include:
BOC, CSR, Harrods, Laura Ashley, The Kingfisher Group, Storehouse,
British Oxygen Company, Marks and Spencer, Tesco and a number of
others.
William Y C Wang, University of South Australia,
yuchung.wang@unisa.edu.au
FB2
Dr. William Y C Wang is a Program Director in the Division of
Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment, University
of South Australia. He supervises research groups in Australia and
Taiwan in the field of B2B integration, interfirm dynamics, and
information strategy. He is as a consultant of industrial projects
for BPR, global logistics management, and SCM. Focusing on the
interaction and business network boundaries, he has done researches
in the field on information systems analysis, B2B eCommerce, and
supply chain management and configuration for large firms and SMEs.
Dr. Winnington is a Director of Knowledge Exchange in the
Faculty of Computing Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
at the University of the West of England
As the Director of Industry Relations for GS1 Canada and the Dean of
GS1 Canada’s Education Centre, Nigel Wood is responsible for the
creation of education programs and learning opportunities on best
practices, business processes and technologies that solve supply
chain related business issues. Mr. Wood has also been instrumental
in the development of EDI and bar code implementation guides for the
Canadian grocery, pharmaceutical, foodservice and automotive
aftermarket industries.
With over 30 years experience in the field of information
technology, Mr. Wood is a recognized expert in electronic commerce
and a frequently requested speaker at industry events and
conferences, where he discusses such topics such as bar coding,
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Electronic Product Code™/Radio
Frequency Identification (EPC/RFID) technology and global data
synchronization.
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Guoqing
Zhang, University of Windsor,
gzhang@uwindsor.ca
FC1
Dr. Guoqing Zhang, P.Eng., is an associate professor in
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering,
University of Windsor. He received his Ph.D. degree in Management
Science from City University of Hong Kong. His research interests
are optimization in supply chain management, layout, combinatorial
optimization, and algorithms design and development. His papers have
appeared in professional journals such as the European Journal of
Operational Research, International Journal of Production Research,
International Journal of Production Economics, IIE Transactions,
Operations Research, and IEEE Transaction on Robotics and
Automation.
Vicente Zuffo, S&OP Manager, Perdigão,
Brazil, vfo@perdigao.com.br
TD3
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