The University of Texas Supply Chain Management Consortium will host a Roundtable Meeting on May 20, 2004 from 8am-3pm in the Red McCombs School of Business (GSB 3.104). The topic is "ROI Strategies for Supply Chain Information Technology Projects". A preliminary program follows. Driving directions, parking, and lodging are also included below.

 

Final Program:

 

1.      7:30 AM Continental Breakfast Opens.

2.      8:00 AM Welcome and Road Map: Janet Dukerich (Chair, Management Department, UT, Austin), Katy Nelson (Director, Corporate Relationship Management, The Red McCombs School of Business, UT, Austin), and Douglas Morrice (Director, UT SCM Consortium).

3.      8:15 AM Texas Instruments/Exel Logistics/The University of Texas MBA Practicum Project: "Order Fulfillment at TI". Texas Instrument and Exel Logistics Sponsors: Johnny Hodges (Process Owner, TI Order Fulfillment), Tom Shields (Manager, Worldwide Service, TI Educational & Productivity Solutions), Troy Pickett (Warehouse Operations Manager, Exel Logistics). The University of Texas MBA Team Members: John Baehr, Paul Cederborg, Elena Espinel, Jun Fujihara, Frank Llosa, Renee Middendorf.

4.      9:00 AM Applied Materials: "Deploying a Complex, Collaborative Planning Tool to the Supply Base", Brent Graves (Project Manager, Supply Chain Management Organization).

5.      10:00 AM Dell: "Making Tough Choices:  IT Investments in a Lean Operating Environment at Dell", Terri Bornsen (Manager, Dell Supply Chain Strategy) and Jennifer Felch (Strategy Manager, Dell Fulfillment Strategy).

6.   11:00 AM Freescale Semiconductor: "Prioritizing, Implementing, and Measuring Supply Chain Solutions" Robert Benny (Director, Systems and Process Integration).

7.   12:00 PM Lunch.

8.   1:00 PM George Gau (Dean, The Red McCombs School of Business, UT, Austin).

9.   1:15 PM Frito-Lay: "ROI Strategies for Supply Chain Information Technology Projects at PepsiCo", T.A. Iadevaia.

10.   2:15 PM Wrap-up Panel Discussion. Prabhudev Konana (Associate Professor, MSIS Department, UT, Austin), Glenn Sutton (Principle, Mantike Consulting), Wade Wallinger (General Manager, Americas, ChevronTexaco Global Supply & Trading).

 

 

Driving Directions to The University of Texas:

Heading North on IH-35:

Take the 15th Street - Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Exit. The first intersecting street/light is 15th St. Continue heading north on the access road past 15th street. The next intersecting street is Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Turn left/west onto MLK. Keep driving west on MLK until you approach Speedway Blvd (landmark: Texas History Museum on your left). Turn right onto Speedway. Take the first right to parking garage PG3 (see Parking Information below).

Heading South on IH-35:

Make sure to take the IH-35 overpass (stay to your right) and take the University of Texas exit. Heading south on the access road, get into the furthest right-hand lane. The first intersecting street/light is Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Turn right/west onto MLK. Keep driving west on MLK until you approach Speedway Blvd. (landmark: Texas History Museum on your left). Turn right onto Speedway. Take the first right to parking garage PG3 (see Parking Information below).

From Austin-Bergstrom International Airport:

 

Turn left from the airport onto Hwy 71 (also named Ben White).  Exit right onto HWY 183 (Airport Blvd.).  Stay in the right lane over the river, but do to turn right as 183 diverges from Airport.  The right lane becomes Airport and continues NW.  Keep driving west on MLK (traveling past I-35) until you approach Speedway Blvd. (landmark: Texas History Museum on your left). Turn right onto Speedway. Take the first right to parking garage PG3 (see Parking Information below).

 

Parking (and Directions to the Red McCombs School of Business):

 

Turn right onto Speedway and right at the first small street (between Jester dormitory and the construction site for the new museum).  The Brazos Garage (PG3) is ahead (http://www.utexas.edu/parking/maps/visitor/index.html).  Take a ticket.  We will validate your parking ticket at the meeting.

 

The McCombs School is located directly across the street from the Gregory Gym. As you exit the garage, bear left back down the little street upon which you drove in.  At the guard shack, turn right and go one block.  That is the intersection of Speedway and 21^st St.  McCombs School of Business is located on the NW corner of the Speedway/21^st St intersection.  Cross the street and turn left.  Enter the building at the 21^st Street entrance and follow the signs to the conference. See also map directions from the Brazos Garage (PG3) to The McCombs School of Business (CBA).

 

Lodging:

 

For hotel accommodations in Austin please visit this link:
www.utexas.edu/cee/tcc/accommodations/index.shtml .

 

    If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me or Cindy Levey ( Cindy.Levey@mccombs.utexas.edu ) . I look forward to seeing you on May 20, 2004. Thank you.

 

Regards,

 

Douglas J. Morrice

Professor and Director of the UT SCM Consortium

Management Department

Red McCombs School of Business

The University of Texas at Austin

1 University Station B6300

Austin, Texas 78712-0210

Email: morrice@mail.utexas.edu

Ph: 512-471-7857

Fax: 512-471-3937