Automation and the Future of Supply Chain Management

Presented by, Dean Kashiwagi,PhD, P.E., IFMA Fellow, Fulbright Scholar

Dr. Dean will present on the details of:

• The current Age of Automation & Artificial Intelligence we live in.
• The Future of Supply Chain Management in this new world.
• How his top supply chain management approach can help practitioners remain sustainable and competitive through it all (28 years of research, 2,000+ projects valued at $6.6B in 9 countries, cuts costs (10-30%), minimizes time (20-50%), and increases value on projects).

Dr. Dean and his research partners are offering all US based professionals FREE procurement and project management training and one pilot project, applying the Best Value Approach (BVA) for quality based procurement and delivery.

The BVA was developed at ASU by Dr. Dean Kashiwagi and is now the top licensed technology through ASU It has proven to cut costs 10- 30% while saving time 20-50%.

The Best Value Approach can be used to procure and manage any project or service. It has even proven to be helpful with “difficult” projects including those requiring innovation, fast delivery time, limited budget, and/or clients with an unclear or an undefined scope of work.

About our Speaker:

Dr. Dean is an international researcher that has been conducting research for over 30 years on automation and developed the #1 licensed supply chain management technology out of Arizona State University. Every year he presents to 30+ organizations, explaining the impact of automation and artificial intelligence.

Attend this presentation to learn more about the future of Supply Chain Management!

The San Fernando Valley Chapter of APICS is focused on providing education and certification in the field of operations and supply chain management.  Please take a moment to pass this notice on to colleagues and professionals who will benefit from this enjoyable and entertaining evening with like minded professionals looking to improve their company’s operations.

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Are you APICS Certified (CPIM, CSCP or CLTD)? This event will count as 1 point towards Certification Maintenance (1 point per educational hour).