2017 Utility Purchasing & Materials Management Conference
 

UTILITY PURCHASING & MATERIALS MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

Event Details
2017 Utility Purchasing & Materials Management Conference
04/19 - 04/21/2017
Sheraton Music City Hotel
Nashville, Tennessee

The Utility Purchasing & Materials Management Conference 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! If you handle any part of the supply chain management, you won't want to miss this event. 

04/19/2017
UTILITY PURCHASING & MATERIALS MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
8:30 am - 4:00 pmPRE-CONFERENCE OPTION: Workorder, Inventory & Plant
5:30 pm - 6:30 pmWelcome Reception
 
04/20/2017
7:15 amRegistration Open
7:15 am - 8:15 amBreakfast with the Sponsors
8:15 amFIRST GENERAL SESSION
8:15 amWelcome and Sponsor Acknowledgement
8:30 am - 9:30 amKeynote Presentation: Human Negotiation through Body Language and Non Verbals
9:30 am - 10:00 amUnmanned Aircraft in the Utility Industry
10:00 am - 10:30 amMeet the Sponsors Break
10:30 am - 10:50 amValley Supply Chain Update
10:50 am - 11:00 amTVPPA as a Resource
11:00 am - 11:30 amBO1: Purchasing - Contract Best Practices
11:00 am - 11:30 amBO2: Materials Mgmt - Workorder Generation to Picking Lists
11:40 am - 1:15 pmLunch with Friends and Colleagues (on your own)
1:15 pmSECOND GENERAL SESSION
2:00 pm - 2:45 pmBO1: Purchasing - Vendor Evaluations
2:00 pm - 2:45 pmBO2: Materials Mgmt - Warehouse Storage Optimization
2:45 pm - 3:15 pmMeet the Sponsors Break
3:15 pm - 4:45 pmBO1: Purchasing - Open Forum
3:15 pm - 4:45 pmBO2: Materials Mgmt - Open Forum
4:45 pm - 5:00 pmSponsor Acknowledgement
5:00 pm - 6:30 pmReception
 
04/21/2017
7:00 am - 8:00 amBreakfast with the Sponsors
8:00 amTHIRD GENERAL SESSION
8:00 am - 8:30 amBenefits of a Standards Committee
8:30 am - 9:00 amThe Value of Managing Surplus
9:00 am - 9:30 amScrap Metal Disposal
9:30 am - 10:00 amMeet the Sponsors Break
10:00 am - 11:00 amFEMA Procurement Regulations During a Crisis
11:00 am - 12:00 pmPurchasing and Materials Management - Which Comes First? The Chicken or the Egg? Answers to Your Questions
12:00 pmAdjourn