8 Event Program | Tuesday , June 14 , 2022
CONNECT WITH CONNEX™
Pre-Event Breakfast Educational Session with the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center
Resilience is key for manufacturers as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and face continued disruptions to the global supply chain . There are no one-size-fits-all solutions but many are looking to identify risks within their supply chain and find validated alternative sources . Join MMA and the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center ( The Center ) for a pre-event educational breakfast session to learn about CONNEX™ Michigan , a supply chain and manufacturing network dataset tool that puts Michigan manufacturers in the driver ’ s seat to access the state and national manufacturing supply chain in one integrated resource .
Chemicals for Daily Life : Overcoming the Supply Chain Challenge
Jeff Daniel , Vice President and Chief Financial Officer , PVS Chemicals , Inc .
When you ’ re manufacturing and distributing chemicals on a global scale , supply chain disruptions place an even greater strain on safety and sustainability and test a company ’ s commitments to customers . Jeff Daniel has spent his career driving business process excellence and employee engagement . Hear how Mr . Daniel and the Detroit-based PVS team have been working to overcome supply chain challenges to safely and reliably deliver chemicals for daily life .
Rethinking Manufacturing Supply Chains
Brett Smith , Director , Technology , Center for Automotive Research
Facing and solving problems within supply chain relationships is nothing new for Michigan manufacturers . The COVID-19 pandemic , however , created a number of challenges without any historic precedent . But history has shown that each time the industry endures a challenge , it provides an opportunity for improvement and evidence of resiliency . Brett Smith will share insights from the Center for Automotive Research about how manufacturers are evaluating , investing in and transforming their supply chains for success now and long into the future .
Community-Engaged Supply Chains
Sriram Narayanan , Kesseler Family Endowed Faculty Fellow of Supply Chain Management , Michigan State University
Community engagement has become a frontier of competitiveness for numerous business objectives . Now , in the face of historic supply chain disruptions , manufacturers are reevaluating internal capabilities and recognizing that community-engaged supply chains and hyper-agility are key solutions to product and process innovations . Get a look at the future of supply chain management with Sriram Narayanan , Ph . D . as the industry continues to adjust to mismatched supply and demand .