Beyond the Perfect Order Metric: Bringing Together Supply Chain, Category Management, and Mobile Technologies to Improve On-Shelf Availability

February 8-10, 2011 – Orlando, Florida

This 1.5 day seminar is a must-attend event for supply chain, category management, and other executives interested in discussing and finding answers to the following questions:

• What are the root causes of retail shelf out-of-stocks?  Why does this problem persist?
• How are leading CPG companies and their retail partners collaborating to address these root causes and improve on-shelf availability?
• What organizational and processes changes are required?  Is better integrating supply chain with category management part of the answer?  What are the right metrics to create organizational alignment and drive desired behaviors and outcomes?
• Which technologies will play an important role?  What capabilities should companies prioritize?  Are demand signal repositories and mobile technologies part of the equation?
• How do you develop the business case for making the necessary investments in people, process, and technology?  What is the ROI and payback?  How do you get the CEO, CFO, and CIO on board?

To learn more and register, visit the ARC website:

http://www.arcweb.com/Events/ARC-Orlando-Forum-2011/Pages/Onshelf-Availability.aspx