Bob Stahl's more than fifty (50) years of manufacturing experience, coupled with his success and writings make him one of the most sought after thought-leaders in this field. While holding management positions in industry, Bob's efforts contributed to improvements in ROI from 8% to 48%. Since leaving industry in 1981, Bob has helped many companies in varied environments make similar improvements in their performance, crafting a high-impact implementation methodology for S&OP that is low cost, low risk, and quick results. This approach is explained in several of the eight (8) books Bob has written, including: Sales & Operations Planning-The How- To Handbook, 3rd Edition, Sales & Operations Planning-The Executives’ Guide, and Sales & Operations Planning- The Executive Update. Three (3) of his books have been used in the APICS certification program and have been translated to seven (7) languages throughout the world. For a complete list of Bob’s books, major articles, and other material, go to his web site: www.RAStahlCompany.com.
Bob holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Villanova University, was certified (CPIM) by the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) in 1980, and is recognized by Who's Who in America. He is a frequent keynote speaker at corporate meetings, professional society conferences, regional & national seminars, and chapter meetings. He was awarded “The Best Conference Speaker” for his Keynote Address at the SAPICS Conference in South Africa, titled – Managing in an Uncertain World. (To view video – click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZZjztPRg2I?) He is also the inaugural S&OP Editor and a Columnist for the Journal of the International Institute of Forecasters (IIF), entitled Foresight.
Joe Shedlawski is an S&OP Coach and Teacher; specializing in the Stahl/Wallace implementation method of Executive S&OP. Joe has led successful implementations from “both sides of the table” – as a practitioner and as a coach.
Joe’s experience of increasing responsibility over thirty-two
years with the Wyeth Corporation, adds “hands-on” credibility to his
work. He has held the following positions:
• Principal, Commercial Operations
• Director of Supply Chain Optimization
• Director of Operations Resource Mgmt.
• Materials Manager
• Planning Manager
• Project Manager
• Master Scheduler
• Distribution Planner
• Production Scheduler
• MRP Planner
While in industry, Joe led several S&OP projects from design
through implementation, and has managed comprehensive systems
implementations in complex, multi-site organizations. He has realized significant performance improvements through his work on root cause analysis, metrics development, and communications policies.
Joe served as International President of the APICS organization and holds its CPIM certification. He is a certified instructor in the APICS Body of Knowledge as well as an Adjunct Professor at Misericordia University in Dallas, PA.
Joe has spoken at professional society International Conferences, as well as Regional, and Chapter meetings. He holds a BA in Biology from Bucknell University and an MBA from Iona College.
About Stewart Levine...
Stewart improves productivity
while saving the enormous cost of conflict using “Agreements for Results” and
“Resolutionary” conversational models. As a lawyer he realized fighting is ineffective in resolving problems.
At AT&T
he learned why collaborations fail: people do not create clarity about what
they want to accomplish, and how they will get there. He has worked across the
organizational spectrum – Fortune 500, small, government and non-profit. His
“Cycle of Resolution” is included in the “Change Handbook, 2d Edition.” His
book "Getting to Resolution: Turning Conflict into Collaboration”
(Berrett-Koehler 1998, 2009) was an Executive Book Club Selection; Featured by
Executive Book Summaries; named one of the 30 Best Business Books of1998; and
called “a marvelous book” by Dr. Stephen Covey. It has been translated into
Russian, Hebrew and Portuguese. “The Book of Agreement” (Berrett-Koehler 2003)
has been endorsed by many thought leaders, called “more practical” than the
classic “Getting to Yes” and named one of the best books of 2003 by CEO
Refresher (www.Refresher.com). Along
with Davd Coleman he wrote “Collaborate 2.0” that was released in February 2008.
He teaches communication, relationship management and conflict management
skills for The American Management Association, the University of
California Berkeley Law School and Dominican University Graduate Business
School. www.ResolutionWorks.com