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Innovation Forums

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The Innovation Forum, available exclusively to COE Member Companies explores a variety of topics related to cutting-edge strategies for creating new value for your customers and your company. Whether highlighting a cutting-edge management technique, new technology, product development, or creativity enhancement, this forum provides the big thinkers in your organization the opportunity to push the envelope of possibilities within your company. This forum also gives the strategic thinkers in your organization exposure to the innovations that your customers, suppliers and competitors may soon be utilizing. We invite you to join us at our next Innovation Forum event. Click on the links below for information or contact Peg Pennington for more information.

Previous Innovation Forums

April 20, 2007
Thomas Choi, Professor of Supply Chain Management at Arizona State University and John G. & Barbara A. Bebbling Professor in Business
"On The Dark Side of Strategic Sourcing"

April 5, 2007
Carlos Alvarenga, Vice President Global MFG Supply Chain Leader with Satyam Computer Services Ltd., Executive Fellow Robert H. Smith School of Business
"Supply Chain Management"

October 25, 2006
Norm Chagnon, Director of the Third Frontier
"Expanding Product and Technology Innovation Through the Third Frontier"

September 29, 2006
Glenda Turner, Supply Chain Integrator for Boeing
"Systems Thinking for Improving Organizational Effectiveness"

March 3, 2006
Bob Hazen, Director of TQM and Organizational Effectiveness for Hi-Stat Manufacturing, division of Stoneridge, Inc.
"Life Skill Training"

May 5, 2006
Clayton M Christensen, Professor of Business at Harvard Business School
"Managing Innovation in the 21st Century"

December 12, 2005
Yann Guezennec, OSU Center for Automotive Research
"Fuel Cell Technology"

October 14, 2005
Yossi Sheffi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"Towards a Resilient Global Supply Chain"

June 24, 2005
Mike Wallace, Director of Technical Services, Ross Products
"Radio Frequency Identification Technology"