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MIDWEST DECISION
SCIENCES INSTITUTE 2012 Final Agenda At-A-Glance |
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All sessions will be in
the Eberhard Center at Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids,
Michigan |
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Thursday, April 12, 2012 |
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11:00 AM – 1:00 PM |
Plant Tour – Amway
Corporation, Ada, MI |
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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM |
Conference Registration |
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2:00 – 2:15 PM |
Welcome and Opening Remarks: Jaideep Motwani and Paul Leidig, Co-Conference Chairs, GVSU |
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2:15 – 3:15 PM |
Innovative Workshop: |
Michael Reinerth, Director of People Systems, General
Motors Corporation: Dr. Michael Moore, Professor of Human Resources and
Labor Relations, Michigan State University; Dr. William Mothersell,
Associate Professor of Management, Grand Valley State University |
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3:15 – 3:30 PM |
Break |
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3:30 – 4:30 PM |
Concurrent Sessions:
Supply Chain, IT & Supply Chain, Global Perspective, Innovation,
Panel Discussion/Workshops |
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Friday April 13, 2012 |
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7:30 AM – 8:00 AM |
Registration |
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8:00 - 8:15 AM |
Opening Remarks – Paul Plotkowski, Dean - Padnos College of Engineering & Computing, GVSU |
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8:15 – 9:15 AM |
Opening Joint Keynote:
Michael Vitek, V.P. of the North American
Practice of Mercedes-Benz Technology Consulting and Dr. Sime Curkovic, WMU |
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9:30 – 10:30 AM |
Concurrent Sessions:
Supply Chain, IT & Supply Chain, Global Perspective, Innovation,
Panel Discussion/Workshops |
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10:30 – 10:45 AM |
Break |
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10:45 – 11:45 AM |
Concurrent Sessions: Supply Chain, IT & Supply Chain, Global Perspective, Innovation, Panel Discussion/Workshops |
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12:00 – 1:30 PM |
Lunch and Keynote
Address: John Scull, V.P. and Global Procurement Officer, Steelcase Inc. |
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1:30 – 2:30 PM |
Concurrent Sessions: Supply Chain, IT & Supply Chain, Global Perspective, Innovation, Panel Discussion/Workshops |
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2:00 – 2:30 PM |
Meeting room reserved for the Industry Panel Discussion Members |
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2:30 – 3:30 PM |
Industry Panel Discussion |
Randy Plekker, Executive V.P. of SCM, Gordon Food
Service; Dwuan Hammond, V.P. of
Finance and CFO, SYSCO; and Robert Burch, President of Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. |
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3:30 – 4:00 PM |
Break: Sponsored by Harvard Business Publishing |
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4:00 – 5:00 PM |
Concurrent Sessions:
Supply Chain, IT & Supply Chain, Global Perspective, Innovation,
Panel Discussion/Workshops |
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6:00 – 8:00 PM |
Reception – Gerald Ford
Museum |
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Saturday April 14, 2012 |
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8:15 – 11:30 AM |
Case Competition |
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9:30 – 11:30 AM |
MWDSI Board Meeting |
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9:30 – 10:30 AM |
Concurrent Sessions: Supply Chain, IT & Supply Chain, Global Perspective, Innovation, Panel Discussion/Workshops |
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10:30 – 11:30 AM |
Concurrent Sessions: Supply Chain, IT & Supply Chain, Global Perspective, Innovation, Panel Discussion/Workshops |
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11:30 – 12:30 PM |
Closing Remarks and Award
Ceremony. Lunch sponsored by GVSU School of Computing and Information Systems |
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