Final Program - Omtec

Final ProgramAddresses, Educational Sessions/WorkshopsIn addition to her consulting experience, Sheila is a frequentspeaker at seminars and conferences on product development andis a recognized speaker on industry topics ranging from improvingbusiness performance and value-based portfolio management, toteam management and organizational structure.PDC focuses exclusively on product development, helping clientsto optimize the process of developing products and services.PDC’s unique approach in providing collaborative productdevelopment solutions that speed time-to-market and increasecustomer acceptance enables their clients to stay competitive andrun efficiently.Before joining PDC, Sheila held director and vice presidentpositions at Bolt, Beranek & Newman, Wang Laboratories,Palladian Software and Distribution Management Systems, andwas a principal consultant with Arthur D. Little, Inc.Sheila earned a Bachelor of Science degree, magna cum laude, inmathematics from Tufts University. She is a member of TheInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the ProductDevelopment and Management Association (PDMA), and theAmerican Marketing Association.Where Ideas andIngenuity ConvergeWorkshop: Demand ForecastingMark A. Moon, Ph.D.Associate Prof. of Marketing, University of TennesseeWednesday, June 161:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Through a series of studies involving over 400 companies over 20years, the University of Tennessee Sales Forecasting Research Teamhas developed a vision of world-class forecasting, demand planningand demand/supply integration. This presentation will articulatethat vision, and will position demand forecasting in an overallcorporate process of Demand/Supply Integration. Participants willleave with a framework for benchmarking their own forecastingprocesses, and with ideas about how to improve forecasting in thecontext of a corporate strategy for integrating demand with supply.I will address these specific points:• y What forecasting excellence comprises, across the criticaldimensions of functional integration, approach, systems andperformance measurement.• y How to benchmark forecasting practices and processesagainst that vision of world-class forecasting.• y How to develop successful strategies for forecastingprocess improvement.• y How to integrate demand forecasting processes intoa broader corporate process of Demand/SupplyIntegration.Onyx is your world-classmanufacturing partner, offeringvertically integrated solutionsfrom concept design throughdock- to-stock inventory fororthopedic cutting, nailing,navigation and fixation devices.Onyx is committed to deliveringon your specifications andexceeding expectations—always.Visit us at OMTEC booth #313800-238-6981Memphis, TNonyxmedical.netISO 13485:2003 / FDA 10436532010ONX_AD_Vert_02.indd 15/10/10 4:26 PMPage 21