Business Weather Intelligence Symposium - San Francisco
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
WHERE: AT&T Park, San Francisco, CA TIME: Meeting 9:00am PT, Baseball game 12:45pm PT
Planalytics Business Weather Intelligence Symposium will feature speakers from the manufacturing, retail and restaurant industries sharing examples of how they improved performance by incorporating weather analysis and intelligence into their business decisions.
Confirmed San Francisco presenters:
Joe McMahon Manager of Inventory Control, Ace Hardware
Randy Kitchin National Supply Chain Manager, Nestlé Waters
Adam O'Hara Reporting and Analytics Manager, Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust
Catriona Van Dyck VP Planning & Allocation, Ann Taylor
Jeremy Perelman Senior Equity Analyst, J. Goldman & Co., Inc.
Focus areas include:
What is Business Weather Intelligence? How can
your business use it to capitalize on weather-related opportunities?
The DeweatherizationSM Process: removing weather's
influence from historical sales by product, by market and by time period
Preseason forecasting & planning
Distribution & allocation
Marketing & the tactical adjustments that can
be made to manage weather-driven risks and opportunities
Following the business meeting, attendees will enjoy an afternoon baseball game between the Giants & Diamondbacks @ 12:45 PT.