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    Manufacturing Virtual Series: The Future of Supply Chain

    The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged manufacturers in an extraordinary way, with particular stress on their supply chains.

    Shipman’s exclusive multi-session, virtual summit for manufacturers takes a deep dive into the issues at the forefront of supply chain management during the pandemic and provides a forward-looking commentary of what the future could hold post-COVID-19.  Register to view each session.

    Part 1: The Future of Supply Chain 

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    Colin Cooper, Connecticut’s Chief Manufacturing Officer, kicks off Part 1 of our virtual series with a keynote address speaking directly to the issues manufacturers face and what they can expect in the New Year.

    Following Colin’s keynote, is Ed Townley former Chief Executive Officer & President, Agri-Mark, Inc. for the session: Planning for Rapid Organizational Changes. Ed offers a discussion of how companies can reconfigure and adjust their supply chain in response to volatile supply and shifting demand.

    Topics include:

    • Responding to inconsistent demand and price fluctuations
    • Realigning company operations due to swings in product portfolios
    • Coordinating across all departments (from purchasing to sales)
    • Long-term effects on customer purchasing 

    Speakers:

    Alfredo G. Fernández, Partner, Shipman and Goodwin
    Colin Cooper, Connecticut’s Chief Manufacturing Officer
    Ed Townley, former Chief Executive Officer & President, Agri-Mark, Inc.

    Part 2: Emerging Compliance and Legal Threats to Manufacturers

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    This complimentary session features a discussion of the legal threats that have arisen since the COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges facing manufacturers, including workforce development, vertical integration and consolidation in the supply chain, access to capital, bankruptcy and antitrust considerations. We explore the impact these threats have had on the manufacturing workforce, including the challenges of finding and maintaining a skilled workforce, the need to right-size the workforce and adjust to site closures, and the need to quickly develop vaccine distribution and compliance plans.

    Topics include:

    • Contract disputes such as supply chain force majeure
    • Contract pricing considerations, such as in-contract pricing
    • Consolidation in the supply chain of “mom and pop” suppliers and suppliers with sticky product
    • Trying to right-size the business
    • Bankruptcy, mergers and acquisitions, and antitrust considerations
    • Mandatory vaccine distribution and compliance issues
    • Protecting highly valued workforce and skillsets
    • Right-sizing the workforce and adjusting to site closures caused by the pandemic
    • What to do when an employee needs to quarantine
    • Reasonable accommodations and how remote work will evolve
    • Safe workspaces and individual employee rights

    Speakers:
    Alfredo G. Fernández, Partner, Shipman and Goodwin
    Kate McGinnes Collins, Group General Counsel, MB Aerospace
    Jane Goundrey, General Counsel, ORAFOL Americas, Inc.

    Part 3: Remaining Competitive and Sustaining Reliability in Your Supply Chain

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    During this complimentary webinar, panelists will discuss forward-looking strategies that manufacturers can employ to control quality, cost and scheduling issues as they evolve their supply chains during and after the pandemic.

    Topics include:

    • Reliability of the supply chain
    • Resiliency and availability of supply base
    • Reshoring considerations, tariffs
    • And the influence automation and technology have on the future of supply chain

    Speakers:

    Alfredo G. Fernández, Partner, Shipman and Goodwin
    Guru Bandekar, Chief Procurement Officer, Stanley Black & Decker
    Dr. John C. Taylor, Chair, Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, Mike Ilitch, School of Business, Wayne State University

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