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Global Operations Conference
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Thursday, December 1, 2016, 10:00 AM - Friday, December 2, 2016, 3:00 PM
Tauber Colloquium

Global Operations Conference: New Frontiers in Operations
December 1 - 2, 2016

Colloquium, 6th Floor, Michigan Ross
Stephen M. Ross School of Business, 701 Tappan Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Gain insights into industry practices and developments in the field of data analytics, innovation and sustainability that are redefining the competitive landscape for operations across a variety of industries as we explore "New Frontiers in Operations". Join students, faculty, and industry leaders for a unique opportunity to come together to discuss the latest trends and issues in supply chain and manufacturing operations. Connect with our community of academics, students, and leaders at our reception and dedicated networking session.

SIGN UP TO ATTEND: Prior to November 29th, please register here.

NETWORK WITH THESE COMPANIES:

Amazon, Boeing, Cardinal Health, Dow Chemical,
General Mills, General Motors, Henry Ford Health, IBM,
Mayo Clinic, PwC, Stitch Fix, U-M Health System, Whirlpool


SCHEDULE:

Thursday, December 1st

10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.   PwC and Strategy& Case Competition Finals
 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.    Welcome Reception
 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.    Dinner
 7:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.    Introductory Remarks from the Tauber Institute for Global Operations
 7:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.    Case Competition Winner Announcement
 7:45 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.    Keynote Address: Somesh Nigam (Vice President of Information & Data Governance and Health Informatics- IBM)
 8:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.    Close

Friday, December 2nd

8:00 a.m. –   8:45 a.m.    Breakfast
8:30 a.m. –   8:45 a.m.    Opening
8:45 a.m. –   9:45 a.m.    Keynote Address: Jonathan Czaja (Vice President of Operations- Stich Fix)
9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.    Transition Time
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.  Panel 1Globalization through Operations
                                     (Moderator J. Branch, Ross School of Business)
                                        Panel 2Evolution of Operations in Healthcare 
                                     (Moderator: P. Resnick, School of Information)
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.   Transition Time
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.   Panel 3Big Data & Predictive Analytics
                                     
(Moderator: S. Kumar, Ross School of Business)
12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.   Break
12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.     Lunch and Keynote Address: Jeff Tazelaar (Global Supply Chain Visibility Leader - The Dow Chemical Company)
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.       Student & Company Networking Hour
2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.       Close

GOLD SPONSORS: Microsoft and BorgWarner
SILVER SPONSORS: 3M, Amazon, Eaton
CASE COMPETITION SPONSOR: PwC


For more information, visit http://bit.ly/2gburnb
 or email katiered@umich.edu or sachsd@umich.edu​

Sponsor:Tauber Institute for Global Operations
Contact:Theresa Ceccarelli
Audience:Ross Community, All Current Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, PhD, Executive Education, Public, Media, Full-time MBA: First Year, Full-time MBA: Second Year, Tauber MBA: First Year, Tauber MBA: Second Year, Weekend MBA: First Year, Evening MBA, MAcc, MSCM: First Semester, MSCM, Master of Entrepreneurship, BBA Sophomore, BBA Junior, BBA Senior, BBA Preferred Admits, Minor in Business: Senior, MBA: Intern Recruiting, MBA: Full-time Recruiting, Weekend MBA: CDO Fulltime Registered, Evening MBA: CDO Fulltime Registered, MAcc: Full-time Recruiting, Executive MBAs: Recruiting, BBA: Admitted/Matriculated, All MBA: Admitted/Matriculated, MAcc: Admitted/Matriculated, MSCM: Admitted/Matriculated, Full-time MBA, Evening MBA, Weekend MBA, Executive MBA, Global MBA, Master of Management, Master of Accounting, Master of Supply Chain Management, PhD Program, Executive Education, BBA, Minor in Business, BBA Preferred Admission, Executive MBA, Minor in Business: Junior, Master of Management, Weekend MBA: Second Year, Minor in Business: Sophmore, MAcc: Intern Recruiting, Tauber Engineer: First Year, Tauber Engineer: Second Year, Weekend MBA: CDO Intern Registered, Evening MBA: CDO Intern Registered
Career Interest:None specified
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