Consumer Returns Interactive Workgroup Day

08:00 - 09:00 Continental Breakfast & Registration


09:00 - 09:05 Welcome Remarks

09:05 - 09:15 Chairperson’s Opening Address


Kevin Graf, GM Global Outlet Business at Dell

Kevin Graf

GM Global Outlet Business
Dell

09:15 - 09:45 Ice Breaker

09:45 - 10:15 Aligning Forward & Reverse Logistics

In this session Tim Quinn of BJ’s Wholesale Club explores how retailers and logistics providers are working together to achieve a high level of consolidation and optimization with both directions of product flow? He’ll share strategies as to how BJ’s ensures reverse logistics has an equal voice in negotiations from the beginning of the product cycle.
Tim Quinn, Manager of Logistics, Budget and Analysis at BJ's Wholesale Club

Tim Quinn

Manager of Logistics, Budget and Analysis
BJ's Wholesale Club

Attend this panel of experts from top retailers and manufacturers to learn must-have parameters to efficiently evaluate your supply chain partners: including taking a deeper dive into cost models, expenses, pricing and scale, and evaluating time cycles to optimize satisfactory fulfillment of customer requests and which metrics matter the most to you: Key takeaways include:
Understanding which metrics matter most to you:
-On-Time Delivery to Commit
-Manufacturing Cycle Time
-Time to Make Changeovers
-Evaluating your reverse logistics network design; What’s an ideal model and what’s realistic?

Tim Quinn, Manager of Logistics, Budget and Analysis at BJ's Wholesale Club

Tim Quinn

Manager of Logistics, Budget and Analysis
BJ's Wholesale Club

Julie Ryan, Returns & Remarketing Manager | AMS Supply Chain at HP, Inc.

Julie Ryan

Returns & Remarketing Manager | AMS Supply Chain
HP, Inc.

Mike Leech, Vice President Operations at HYLA Mobile

Mike Leech

Vice President Operations
HYLA Mobile

Jim Rallo, President & CFO at Liquidity Services

Jim Rallo

President & CFO
Liquidity Services

Greg Brewer

Reverse Logistics Operations Manager
U.S. Cellular

10:55 - 11:05 Consumer Returns 2017 Benchmarking Survey

Help us help you. 10-minutes filling out this short questionnaire will lead to understanding one-year’s worth of business development you need to execute.

11:05 - 11:30 Morning Refreshment Break


11:30 - 12:30 Case Study Revolution: Holistic Approach To Reduce Damaged Returns- Designing Product With Returns in Mind

Case study revolution is our new interactive session led by Michael Fahey of Haier America. This new format is a safe haven for manufacturers to gather among each other to learn, engage and share with your peers to disclose what works for you and what has not worked in the past.

Learn from Haier on how to drive returns back to the design process. How can we analyze returns data with the design process to design better products with better materials and packaging that meet and enhance customer satisfaction and minimize returns.

Michael Fahey, Vice President of Operations at Haier America

Michael Fahey

Vice President of Operations
Haier America

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 14:30 Case Study Revolution: Fraud Prevention: Combatting Fraud With Technology – The Evolution, Management And Integration Of Technology And Data

This case study revolution explores facilitating automated systems and processes to reduce employee and customer fraud. As well as Implementing different tools such as serial number, code scanners and sku’s to accurately disposition and track products downstream and to prevent the return of items purchased at other stores.
Cary Decuir, CFE, Global Lead Fraud Investigator at Dell

Cary Decuir

CFE, Global Lead Fraud Investigator
Dell

14:30 - 15:30 Case Study Revolution: Refurbish or Remanufacture? A Walk-Through The Economics – Exploring Solutions In The Secondary Market

Walter Alcorn, Vice President of Environmental Affairs and Industry Sustainability at Consumer Electronics Association

Walter Alcorn

Vice President of Environmental Affairs and Industry Sustainability
Consumer Electronics Association

15:30 - 16:30 Welcome Reception

16:30 - 23:59 Conclusion of Workgroup Day