NAW Billion Dollar Company Operations Roundtable
Agenda
April 24th, 2012
Day 1
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Reception
Come prepared to meet and mingle with your fellow participants from the largest firms in the industry.
- 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Welcome Dinner
April 25th, 2012
Day 2
- 7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
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Breakfast
- 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
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Presentation & Discussion - "Corporate Participation in Elections for Federal Office - Joint Session with the CLO and HR Roundtable Groups"
Presenters
David Kluesner
Regional Government Relations Manager, International Paper
Ricardo J. Nunez
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corp Secretary, HD Supply, Inc
Jade West
Senior Vice President-Government Relations, NAW
As you know very important federal elections will be taking place in the fall and wholesaler-distributors and their chief legal officers and senior executives need to be aware of the limitations on a corporation’s participation in the political process. Topics discussed are limited to federal election laws and regulations applicable to corporations. Generally, the Federal Election Campaign Act prohibits corporations from using general treasury funds to make contributions to, or expenditures on behalf of, candidates for federal office or their campaign committees. Despite this broad prohibition, there are ways for a corporation and its employees to get involved in the election process. The presentation discusses these methods and provides resource information to assist senior executives in guiding the wholesaler-distributor’s activities.
- 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
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Break
- 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Presentation & Discussion - "Establishing a State of the Art Energy Management Strategy"
Marcus Wilcox
President, Cascade EnergyAn effective energy management strategy requires executive support, measurement systems, benchmarking, short and long-term action plans, training, and teamwork from the engine room to the board room. Whether you are just getting started or have an established energy strategy, this presentation will provide best practices that ensure substantial cost savings that are cost-effective and measurable. A case study for Sysco will be presented, showing how they reduced overall energy intensity (kWh/cuft) by 1/3 over six years!
- 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Presentation & Discussion - "The Evolution of Analytics at Cardinal Health-Pharmaceutical Distribution Operations"
Presenters
Jon Goodstein
Manager Operations Research & Analytics, Cardinal Health Inc
Brian L. Heath, Ph.D
Consultant Operations Research & Analytics, Cardinal Health Inc
Kevin Kannally
Vice President-Corporate Operations, Cardinal Health Inc
Analytics supports decision making through 3 major components: Descriptive Analytics, the reporting of historical data; Predictive Analytics, the predicting of future probabilities and trends; and Prescriptive Analytics, the evaluation and determination of new ways to operate. In this presentation, the Operations Research & Analytics team gives an overview of how they’ve used each of these disciplines. We present applications in Warehouse Layout Design and Process Improvement, Labor Planning, Outbound Transportation, and Network Design.
- 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
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Lunch
- 12:45 PM - 1:00 PM
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Break
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Presentation & Discussion - "Working Better Together"
Greta Sherman
Sr. Vice President - Healthcare Strategy, TMP Worldwide Advertising & Communications, LLCYou know who the four very different generations are who report to work every day, but do you know how to communicate and be productive together? With Generation Y now accounting for more than 50% of the work force and Baby Boomers retiring at the rate of 11,000 a day (and for the next 19 years) the landscape of the workplace is rapidly changing. Come prepared to discuss your real life challenges with Generational expert Greta Sherman. This session will consist of an open discussion with advice and solutions about dealing with the generations. Come with questions!
- 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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Group discussion to set agenda for next meeting, which is scheduled for November 7-8, 2012
- 2:30 PM
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Adjourn

