8th Annual Strategic Supply Chain Management for Utilities

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Now in its eighth year, Platts Strategic Supply Chain Management for Utilities conference is the gathering place for the procurement, purchasing, sourcing, planning, and inventory management executives of utility supply chains.

Hear Case Studies and Hot Topics of Discussion:

* PPL Case Study — Incorporate cost productivity and lean/six sigma benefits in supplier relationship management
* BPA Case Study — Transmission build strategy
* AEP and Duke Case Study — Decrease the time frame of sourcing to accelerate cost savings
* PPL Case Study — Implementing 20+ inventory best practices
* Exelon Corporation Case Study — Value proposition of supplier diversity for today’s supply chain organization
* Northeast Utilities Case Study — Large project procurement process — Managing contractual risk
* BPA Case Study — Benefits of electronic bidding management systems
* How has the economy impacted utility purchasing patterns?
* What US government stimulus applications have been issued, and what is their current status?
* Taking financial advantage of lower construction costs and managing contract labor
* Improvements in ‘green’ commodities supplied to the electric industry
* How the evolving standards for smart grid should affect your equipment procurement and inventory management


Don’t Miss the Utility Round Table Discussions — See Brochure for Details!

Featured speakers include:

* Lore De La Bastide, Vice President, Purchasing Department, Consolidated Edison Company of New York
* Ellen Angley, Vice President, Energy Supply and Supply Chain Management, NSTAR Electric & Gas
* Lee Mazzocchi, Vice President, Supply Chain and Chief Procurement Officer, Progress Energy Florida & Carolina
* Ann Scholl, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Bonneville Power Administration
* John Harper, Vice President, Business Logistics, American Electric Power; Chair, Electric Utility Green Supply Chain Alliance
* Joseph Zelechoski, Executive Director, Supply Chain, PPL Services Corp.
* Beth Maldonado, Director, Northeast Utilities
* Sheri Straw, General Manager, Supply Chain Operations, Duke Energy
* Trudy W. Linton, Contract Specialist, Supply Chain, Bonneville Power Administration
* Laura Green, Director, Supply Chain, Southern Company
* Carter Cherry, Director, Supply Chain, PNM Resources
* Mark Smith, Director Sourcing, PPL Services Corp.
* Roanne Tombasco, Director Logistic Services, PPL Services Corp.
* Emmett Vaughn, Director, Diverse Business Enablement, Exelon Corporation
* Frank Leyritz, C.P.M., Minority Supplier Development, Consulting Buyer - Process Leader, Puget Sound Energy
* David Hess, Manager, Purchasing and Logistics, CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric
* Mindy Holden, Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Tennessee Valley Authority
* John J. Simmins, Ph.D., Senior Project Manager, Smart Grid, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
* Larry Kihlstadius, Senior Vice President, Guidant Group
* Christopher J. Dwyer, Research Analyst, Global Supply Management, Aberdeen Group
* Daniel Sullivan, President, Power Advocate, Inc.
* George M. Gordon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Enporion
* Don Dougherty, Managing Partner, Denali Group
* Emily O’Brien, Principal, Supply Chain Excellence, KEMA

Please contact Bunkers Today or Platts for more information.