Cost Management

Monday
June 20
1:00 pm–1:30 pm
Room 25B

Sustainability 301: The supply chain connection

Like many companies, when Walmart began prioritizing sustainability, it focused initially on issues it directly controls. The company set three goals: (1) Powering the company with 100% renewable energy; (2) generating zero waste; and (3) selling more sustainable products. As its sustainability strategy matured, the company began focusing more on the sustainability opportunities and risks deep within its supply chains. Learn how Walmart is leveraging its supply chains to deliver more sustainable results for the company and its consumers, investors and suppliers.
Monday
June 20
1:45 pm–2:15 pm
Room 26B

Advanced supply chain mechanics: Chipotle shares business insight

Faced with increasingly unpredictable market dynamics, we’ll hear from Carlos Londono, VP, Head of Supply Chain, Chipotle Mexican Grill, who operating at the vanguard of supply chain innovation, will share how Chipotle is developing resilience, embracing sustainable networks and using technology to underpin a future fit organizational structure. 
Monday
June 20
3:00 pm–3:30 pm
Port of Baltimore Theatre, Grand Ballroom

Creating a profitable and integrated supply chain network

The acceleration to digital, further fast-tracked by the pandemic, has put increased pressure on retail’s supply chain, making it imperative for businesses to rethink their operations with agility, resilience, and out-of-the-box strategies. To support changing consumer behaviors and drive profitability, retailers and brands have to adjust their networks and build a shared, scalable, hyper-efficient and sustainable supply chain.
Tuesday
June 21
9:45 am–10:15 am
Room 26B

Strategies for effective cross-border logistics

As global trade management becomes more challenging in the face of rapidly changing regulations, customs requirements, and compliance issues, keeping goods moving efficiently across supply chains is getting tougher. In this session, our panelists will share best practice advice on building effective cross border strategies to achieve competitive advantage in global markets.
Tuesday
June 21
10:30 am–11:00 am
Room 26A

Product donations: Turning unneeded inventory Into corporate goodwill

Retailers are finding ways to donate unneeded inventory to generate environmental, social and community benefits while increasing corporate goodwill. Learn how retailers like Amazon have made product donations a successful part of their CSR, ESG, and related sustainability efforts.

Tuesday
June 21
10:30 am–11:00 am
Room 25B

Where's The Freight (WTF): Solving supply chain bottlenecks through virtual integration

Multifaceted and cumbersome to manage, retail supply chains pose myriad challenges to the agility required to serve consumers effectively. Looking at the holistic freight ecosystem more specifically, large retailers must navigate multiple siloed verticals to manage and ensure the distribution chain operates synergistically. Moreover, freight visibility and transportation management at the national level requires systems integration and data sharing across the freight ecosystem to function seamlessly.

Tuesday
June 21
2:15 pm–2:45 pm
Room 26A

Cultivating retail’s next generation of supply chain talent

Retail’s pipeline of qualified supply chain talent requires training and certification programs to achieve a robust pool of candidates proactively searching for individual and family-sustaining careers. NRF Foundation’s RISE Up program recently launched its newest skills training course to offer a Warehouse, Inventory and Logistics credential. The course provides an understanding of supply chains and develops workplace readiness skills for roles in warehouses, distribution, or fulfillment centers.
Tuesday
June 21
2:15 pm–2:45 pm
Room 26B

Supply chain transparency: Identifying risks and opportunities

As retailers race to meet consumer desire for more sustainable products while embracing their own corporate sustainability goals, everyone is realizing that sustainability risks and opportunities exist deep within supply chains. Learn how retailers are tracing supply chains to find hidden business value.