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Unsaleables Conference Presentations

Below are the sessions from the 2008 Joint Industry Unsaleables Management Conference. Session titles are linked to the presentation if available. Not all presentations are currently available.

September 22, 2008

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Pre-Conference Session: Unsaleables 101

Danielle Kowalkowski, Group Sales Leader, H.J. Heinz Company
Laura Poljanac, Senior Director, Operational Support, ConAgra Foods Inc.
Carol Snyder, Supply Chain/BPI Manager, Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Jeffrey Thune, Corporate Director Reclamation Procurement, SUPERVALU Inc.

1:20 PM - 2:00 PM Unsaleables Conference and MSM Conference Joint Opening Keynote


J. Walker Smith, Ph.D., President, Yankelovich Partners

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM General Session: The 2008 Joint Industry Unsaleables Study: The Real Causes and Actionable Solution


Gretchen Dunnaway Mitchell, Manager, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Adam Mussomeli, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP


4:15 PM - 5:30 PM General Session: Unsaleables Today

Scott Azzalina, Manager, Customer Collaboration, Customer Service and Planning, The Hershey Company
Ted Lechner, Reverse Logistics Manager H-E-B
Allen Hamer, Corporate Manager of PRC, Safeway Inc.
Parker Javid, Director, Customer Capability Development, The Dial Corporation
Carol Snyder, Supply Chain/BPI Manager, Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Genaro Bugarin, Senior Manager, Operations Planning, PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM General Session: Handling Discontinued Products - Strategies and Tools to Reduce Returns

Michael Murphy, Supply Chain Team Lead - Reverse Logistics & Drug S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Michael Papierniak, Manager, Item Vendor, Deals and Merchandise Disposition, Walgreen Co.

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM Breakout Session: Identifying and Preventing Damages from a Split Pick Process

Michael Papierniak, Manager, Item Vendor, Deals and Merchandise Disposition, Walgreen Co.

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM Breakout Session: Remaining Shelf Life Expectations

Gary Regina, Supply Chain-Replenishment, Support Manager, Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
George Thrower, Manager of Unsaleables, Harris Teeter, Inc.


10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Breakout Session: Common Measures: An Industry Tool for Unsaleables Policy Assessment

Carmen Chavez, Corporate Supply Chain Manager, The Clorox Company
Ted Lechner, Reverse Logistics Manager, H-E-B
Gary Snyder, Vice President, Customer Development, Strategic Solutions, Inc.
Unsaleables Policy Assessment Tool


10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Breakout Session: Comparing and Contrasting Unsaleables Policies: ARPs, JIRs and Swells

Gene Schachte, Senior Manager, Reverse Logistics, Heinz North America

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Breakout Session: Environmental Regulations and Their Impact on Unsaleables


10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Breakout Session: Root Cause Analysis of Unsaleables

Ken Knutson, Consumer & Customer Quality Manager, The Clorox Company

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM General Session: Reinventing Recalls: The Joint GMA-FMI Product Recall Initiative

Patrick Walsh, Vice President, Industry and Trade Development, Food Marketing Institute

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM General Session: Feeding America

Eric Davis, Director of Food Sourcing Program Development, Feeding America

2:55 PM - 3:55 PM General Session: Unsaleables Town Hall Meeting

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