2016 Utility Purchasing & Materials Management Conference
 

UTILITY PURCHASING & MATERIALS MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

Event Details
2016 Utility Purchasing & Materials Management Conference
04/06 - 04/08/2016
Westin Hotel
Huntsville, AL

The Utility Purchasing & Materials Management Conference, recently refreshed with a new title to better identify the key personalities that attend, is TVPPA's annual educational meeting for electric utility purchasing and materials management professionals – the key individuals who are charged with procurement, inventory records, warehousing and materials distribution for electric systems in the communities across the Tennessee Valley and beyond!

 
UTILITY PURCHASING & MATERIALS MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
 
04/06/2016
11:00 am - 3:00 pmPRE-CONFERENCE: UPMM "The World of Purchasing"
5:30 pm - 6:30 pmWelcome Reception
 
04/07/2016
7:15 amRegistration Open
7:15 am - 8:15 amBreakfast with the Sponsors
8:15 amFIRST GENERAL SESSION
8:15 am - 8:30 amWelcome and Vendor Acknowledgement
8:30 am - 9:30 amKeynote Presentation
9:30 am - 10:00 amEffectively Establishing a Critical Spares Network
10:00 am - 10:30 amMeet the Sponsors Refreshment Break
10:30 am - 11:15 amStraight Talk on LED Lighting: Panel Discussion
3:30 pm - 4:15 pmPurchasing Ethics
11:45 am - 1:30 pmLunch (on your own)
1:30 pmSECOND GENERAL SESSION
1:30 pm - 2:00 pmValley Supply Chain Update
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmIntroduction to Fiber Optics
3:00 pm - 3:30 pmMeet the Sponsors Refreshment Break
11:15 am - 11:45 amMaterials Management Processes
4:15 pm - 4:30 pmVehicle Incentive Program Update
4:30 pm - 4:45 pmLegislative News that Impacts You
4:45 pm - 5:00 pmVendor Acknowledgement
5:00 pm - 6:30 pmReception
 
04/08/2016
7:15 am - 8:15 amBreakfast with the Sponsors
8:15 amTHIRD GENERAL SESSION
8:15 am - 9:15 amWorkorder, Inventory and Plant
9:15 am - 10:00 amBest Practices Roundtables for Municipals and Cooperatives
10:00 am - 10:30 amMeet the Sponsors Refreshment Break
10:30 am - 11:15 amGetting Rid of Your Hazardous and Obsolete Materials
11:15 am - 12:00 pmCommodities & Market Trends Update
12:00 pmAdjourn