Managing Uncertainty in Volatile Global Economic Times
Produced by RaptureWorld Sponsored By : KinaxisRegistration is now closed. If you would like to view this webinar on-demand visit www.raptureworld.co.uk/webinars
When: Tuesday July 26th, 2011
Time: 11:00–12:00hrs (New York); 16:00–17:00hrs (London); 17:00–18:00hrs (Paris)
Where: Online Webcast
In the current business environment where the pace of business and competition continues to grow, responding rapidly to global economic change and/or major incidents such as the recent tragedy in Japan frequently requires organisations to collaborate and make tradeoffs. During this one hour webcast, learn how Flextronics works to synchronise supply chain actions when faced with a constant stream of value chain exceptions, ranging from ordinary daily order changes to extraordinarily large and unexpected supply chain disruptions such as blockades, strikes and regional tragedies.
We look forward to you Joining us for what promises to be a hugely valuable session, during which Caroline Dowling, President, Novo and RTS at Flextronics, will share with you best practices for rapidly responding to changing global economic trends, as well as the key indicators that must be monitored in order to avoid the organisational chaos and business risks resulting from the tail-end of a bullwhip.
Presenter: Caroline Dowling
President, NOVOFlex and Retail Technical Services, Flextronics
Caroline Dowling is the president of Flextronics’ NOVOFlex and the Retail & Technical Services (RTS) Business Units. In that role, she is responsible for fulfilling corporate growth strategies involving the cultivation of strategic partnerships, oversight of mergers and acquisitions, management of the transition of the newly acquired Firedog brand into the existing RTS business unit and the expansion of the overall services businesses for the Company. She is also responsible for the Marketing and Corporate Communications functions for Flextronics and its business units and segments.
Ms. Dowling joined Flextronics through the acquisition of The Dii Group in January 2000. During her tenure at The Dii Group, she held various management roles of increasing responsibility, including vice president Europe, director of European business and OEM manager.
Prior to her work at The Dii Group, Ms. Dowling was director for OEMs at Alps Electronics. She has 25 years of professional industry experience and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program of Harvard Business School.
Moderator: Trevor Miles
Director, Thought Leadership, Kinaxis
Trevor serves as an expert source for Kinaxis customers, prospects, industry analysts and journalists. Known throughout the supply chain field, Trevor has published numerous articles, presented at various industry events, and is the primary contributor to the Kinaxis 21st Century Supply Chain blog. Trevor has focused much of his Kinaxis career on seeking new market opportunities within the company’s distinctive competence. As part of the product management and product marketing team, Trevor is instrumental in the company’s competitive and market intelligence and is responsible for identifying market trends and translating them into high-level functional and product requirements. Additionally, he helps create and maintain the business case for RapidResponse.
Prior to joining Kinaxis, Trevor worked for i2 Technologies where he held a number of sales & marketing roles and worked with global industry leaders such as Continental, Volkswagen, Nokia, and Thomson. Previous to i2, he worked for Coopers & Lybrand performing several studies in supply chain reengineering for companies such as Levi’s, Burmah Oil, TNT Logistics, AGA Gas, and Schneider Electric, among others. Trevor has degrees in Chemical Engineering and Industrial Engineering.
