January Supply-Chain Conference Targets Utilities

Energy information provider Platts will hold its third annual "Strategic Supply Chain Management for Utilities" conference Jan. 19-21 in Orlando. Keynote speakers for the event are Walter Rhodes, chief procurement officer, Entergy; Bradford T. Tobin, chief procurement officer and vice president, supply chain, First Energy; Jacki Lowe, vice president, supply chain management, Southern Co.; and Michelle Kalnas, senior vice president, supply chain, American Electric Power. Key sessions include "Strategies to Optimize Supplier Relationships and Inventory Management," which includes case studies from Cinergy, PPL Corp., and more; and "Respond Strategically to Price Volatility, Measure Supply Chain's 'Bottom Line Value' and Expand Use of Electronic Tools in Your Supply Chain to Increase Savings and Efficiency." See the complete agenda online at www.platts.com/Events/PB508/index.html.