In the current economic scenario, visionary CFO’s are looking at building “best in class” Source to Pay (S2P) operations to lead and support their enterprise savings mandates. As a result it will not be unusual to see the CPO’s and procurement leaders’ Spend Under Management (SUM) initiatives strategically placed on the “board room agenda”.

CFO’s will collaborate with CPO’s to provide leadership, vision and spend under management control strategies in S2P processes to achieve true bottom line impact. Their new mandate will be integrating procurement best practices across the enterprise’s business functions and P&L’s, penetrating spend control processes deeper than before.

CFO’s will also expect the savings realized from SUM initiatives to provide resources for a self-funding, P&L neutral approach with accelerated ROI results so that current budgets are not negatively impacted.

In this complimentary webinar, Genpact will discuss the new paradigm which takes an enterprise and business P&L level view of S2P’s integrated processes and ties them to business outcomes such as Working capital optimization, TCO reduction and on-time availability of material and services in a self funding approach.

OVERVIEW
The 90-minute webinar will comprise expert insights and coaching, as well as case studies and Q&A. Following the webinar, registered attendees will have access to a recording of the webinar and a PDF file of the presentation material.

AGENDA
* Introduction, Objectives, Biographies
* Why DfE? Strategic importance to designers, competitive products, risk reduction, and profitability
* New regulations and standards brewing: Similarities, differences, trajectories
* DfE Checklist: How to train designers and how to measure environmental and financial benefits
* Supply-chain DfE: Preparing for the coming wave of DfE requirements, and what you can do to get your company ready
* Q&A with electronics companies strategically committed to DfE

PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTS
Electronics designers (electrical, electronic, mechanical), Supply-chain managers, Product managers, R&D, operations and marketing executives, academia.

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
Pamela J. Gordon, president of Technology Forecasters Inc. (TFI) brings data and insights from running DfE Workshops over the past 6 years, training more than 1,000 designers, supply-chain and product managers, and executives. She is an executive consultant for High-ROI Environmental Roadmaps and author of the 2001 book, Lean and Green: Profit for Your Workplace and the Environment. Pamela Gordon, pgordon@techforecasters.com, 1-510-601-9107

Michael Kirschner, President of Design Chain Associates, LLC (DCA) actively influences DfE standards like EPEAT and regulations like California's Safer Alternatives Regulation that drive the industry. Mike has in-the-trenches experience preparing designers for the coming wave of DfE requirements, and what they can do to get ready. Mike Kirschner, mike@designchainassociates.com, 1-415-904-8330