2018 Utility Purchasing & Materials Management Conference
 

UTILITY PURCHASING & MATERIALS MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

Event Details
2018 Utility Purchasing & Materials Management Conference
04/18 - 04/20/2018
Park Vista DoubleTree by Hilton
Gatlinburg, 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. 

04/18/2018
8:30 amUTILITY PURCHASING & MATERIALS MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
8:30 am - 4:00 pmPRE-CONFERENCE OPTION: Case Studies in Utility Purchasing
1:00 pmRegistration Open
5:30 pm - 6:30 pmWelcome Reception
 
04/19/2018
7:00 amRegistration Open
7:00 am - 8:00 amBreakfast with the Sponsors
8:00 amFIRST GENERAL SESSION
8:00 amWelcome and Sponsor Acknowledgement
8:15 am - 9:00 amKeynote Presentation: Generation "THEM": Generational Diversity
9:00 am - 9:45 amCyber Security - How Vulnerable Are We?
9:45 am - 10:15 amValley Supply Chain Update
10:15 amAttendance Prize Drawing
10:15 am - 10:45 amMeet the Sponsors Break
10:45 am - 11:15 amMaster Time and You Master the Bottom Line
11:15 am - 12:00 pmExpeditious Purchasing Processes
12:00 pm - 1:45 pmLunch with Friends and Colleagues (on your own)
1:45 pmSECOND GENERAL SESSION
1:45 pm - 3:00 pmBO1: Purchasing - Open Forum
1:45 pm - 3:00 pmBO2: Materials Mgmt - Open Forum
3:00 pm - 3:30 pmMeet the Sponsors Break
3:30 pm - 4:15 pmBO1: Purchasing - Vendor Relations: Managing and Communicating
3:30 pm - 4:15 pmBO2: Materials Mgmt - Barcoding for Inventory and Asset Management
4:15 pm - 4:45 pmEverything You Need to Know about Fiber and Don't Know to Ask
4:45 pm - 5:00 pmSponsor Acknowledgement
5:00 pmAttendance Prize Drawing and E&T Certificate Awards
5:00 pm - 6:30 pmReception
 
04/20/2018
7:00 am - 8:00 amBreakfast with the Sponsors
8:00 amTHIRD GENERAL SESSION
8:00 am - 8:45 amBridging Internal Communications
8:45 am - 9:30 amBO1: Purchasing - Fuel Programs and Fuel Storage
8:45 am - 9:30 amBO2: Materials Mgmt - Inventory Analytics
9:30 am - 10:15 amBO1: Purchasing - Vendor Partnerships and Evaluations
9:30 am - 10:15 amBO2: Materials Mgmt - Behind the Scenes of a PO
10:15 am - 10:45 amMeet the Sponsors Break
10:45 am - 11:15 amBO1: Purchasing - Government Programs Available to All that Save You Money
10:45 am - 11:15 amBO2: Materials Mgmt - When It All Hits the Fan: Emergency Planning Techniques
11:15 am - 12:00 pmBuilding Security
11:59 amAttendance Prize Drawing
12:00 pmConference Adjourns