Gartner Predicts

Procurement and Sourcing: Gartner predicts that by 2016, adoption of contract life cycle, service procurement and commodity risk management solutions will conservatively yield $24 billion in annual savings.

FOCUS AREAS: Supply chain talent and organizational issues; supply chain outsourcing strategies; supply chain university programs

Dana E. Stiffl erManaging Vice President

We’ve identifi ed our analyst team by role, industry and focus area to help you plan in advance whom to meet with at the conference this May.

FOCUS AREAS: Supply chain talent and organizational issues; centers of excellence; supply chain transformation

Ken ChadwickPrincipal Analyst

FOCUS AREAS: Supply Chain Top 25; supply chain excellence; supply chain metrics and benchmarking

Debra J. HofmanVice President

Stan AronowDirector

FOCUS AREAS: High-tech and semiconductor; supply chain business and IT strategy; cost management; Supply Chain Top 25

Jane BarrettGroup Vice President

FOCUS AREAS: Industrial and automotive; supply chain strategy and organization design; sales and operations planning

Ken RugglesManaging Vice President

Steven SteutermannVice President and Conference Chair

FOCUS AREAS: Automotive; industrial/discrete; supply chain strategy; sales and operations planning; inventory optimization

FOCUS AREAS: Consumer products; supply chain strategy; demand and trade promotion management; downstream data

Mike GriswoldVice President

FOCUS AREAS: Retail; supply chain strategy; sales and operations planning; demand sensing and shaping; emerging technologies

Jan KohlerDirector

FOCUS AREAS: Consumer products; sales and operations planning; inventory strategies; supply chain complexity; supply planning; pull replenishment

Paul LordDirector

FOCUS AREAS: Process chemical; supply chain strategy; logistics and inventory management

FOCUS AREAS: Consumer products; supply chain strategy, sales and operations planning; supply planning and VMI

Michael UskertManaging Vice President

FOCUS AREAS: Demand and supply planning maturity; demand and supply planning technology

Amber SalleyPrincipal Analyst

FOCUS AREAS: Supply chain management strategy; supply chain performance management; sales and operations planning best practices

Tim PayneVice President

FOCUS AREAS: Demand management; inventory optimization and network design; supply chain risk management; sales and operations planning

Noha TohamyVice President

Ray Barger Jr.Director

Simon F. JacobsonVice President

FOCUS AREAS: Industrial; aerospace and defense; supplier management; lean supply chain

FOCUS AREAS: Manufacturing strategy and architecture; aligning manufacturing and supply chain performance; quality management; environmental, health and safety

Richard AdamsPrincipal Analyst

FOCUS AREAS: Supply management strategies; procurement; strategic sourcing; contract management; supplier collaboration; supplier performance and risk management

Michael DominyDirector

FOCUS AREAS: Evaluating, selecting and managing supply chain service providers

Engage with the analysts at the conference during:

• Up to two complimentary, private one-on-one sessions with the analysts of your choice to consult about your opportunities and/or challenges

• Open and interactive presentations and conference sessions

• Analyst roundtables

• Workshops

Reserve your analyst meetings when they open for registration in late April using Gartner Events Navigator at gartner.com/us/supplychain.

Meet the supply chain analyst team

Strategy and Leadership

Supply Management and Manufacturing

Mike BurkettManaging Vice President

FOCUS AREAS: New product introduction; product life cycle management; new product innovation

FOCUS AREAS: Industrial/discrete; sales and operations planning; demand management; demand-driven value networks; inventory strategies; industrial trends and best practices

Marko PukkilaDirector

Supply Chain Innovation

Supply Chain Planning

Greg AimiDirector

FOCUS AREAS: Transportation management systems; warehouse management systems; supply chain visibility; logistics outsourcing

FOCUS AREAS: Transportation and distribution; global logistics; APAC 3PLs

James LisicaDirector

C. Dwight KlappichVice President

FOCUS AREAS: Agile and adaptive logistics processes; productivity and cost effi ciencies in transportation and warehousing

FOCUS AREAS: Service life cycle management; service parts planning; technologies for aftermarket services; global trade or RFID

William McNeillPrincipal Analyst

Christian Titze Director

FOCUS AREAS: Supply chain management; enterprise application suites and ERP; IT cost optimization; supply chain transformation and enablement; demand-driven value network orchestration

Logistics

Supply Chain Top 25 and Performance Metrics

Mark AtwoodManaging Vice President

FOCUS AREAS: Industry value chain; healthcare and life sciences; consumer packaged goods; retail; high tech; industrial and process chemical

Deborah R. WilsonVice President

FOCUS AREAS: Procurement and sourcing technologies; spend analysis; e-sourcing; contract life cycle management

Gartner supply chain analysts research the

supply chains of thousands of companies each

year. Their role is to provide you with the supply

chain advice and expertise that is essential to

driving your enterprise forward.

Tom EnrightDirector

FOCUS AREAS: Multichannel retailing; managing products and portfolios with PLM; sustainability; demand-driven value network orchestration; supply chain management