Day:  Tuesday, October 28

We will begin the day at 9:00am and will run until 4:00pm PDT.

Breakfast (8:00am-9:00am)

Morning:

Kicking off with 20–30 minute customer case study presentations, followed by the opportunity to actively participate in fireside chat discussions:

• Cargill and Pricefx will co-present Best Practices for Profitable Commodity Pricing in Mill Products In the face of volatile commodity costs and digital transformation pressures, leaders in the mill products industry are turning to advanced pricing strategies to drive profitability. This session highlights proven practices for managing cost fluctuations, streamlining quoting, and leveraging AI and analytics. Featuring a case study from Cargill—achieving $3M in monthly margin gains through pricing transformation—the session offers practical insights on tools, change management, and digital innovation. Attendees will gain actionable takeaways to enhance pricing agility and margin performance in today’s complex market.
• Gorman Brothers and Syntax will co-present the future application architecture integrating SAP Cloud ERP (public) with existing LIMS and DGS systems, balancing Best‑of‑Breed capabilities with SAP functionality. Sessions will cover SAP Custom Fields and Logic for extending core master and order objects, rationale and integration plans for retaining LIMS, and a demo of the Sales Matrix Fiori App for streamlined order entry and inventory management linked to production. Additional topics include production planning and key challenges such as SKU representation, production integration, and handling variable length lumber in tags.

• MySuppyChainGroup will speak on Data-driven forecasting: Using analytics and advanced modeling to anticipate demand, optimize inventory levels, and make more informed decisions.

Lunch

Afternoon: 

Continuation of 20-30 minute customer case studies

An opportunity to join 1 of 3 Roundtable breakout sessions

• MySuppyChainGroup, will speak on AI and machine learning: Exploring how AI can enhance supply chain optimization, from logistics and inventory to demand planning.

Networking reception

During this Event you will have the unique opportunity to:

• Learn from customers on how to optimize pricing strategies and margins in commodity markets using PriceFX

• Listen on how customers are leveraging S/4 HANA in the Forest Products and Building Materials industries with Syntax

• Discover supply chain planning strategies and use cases for Integrated Business Planning in the Industry with experts from MySupplychainGroup

• Hear from experts on how saw mill operations are optimized using AI enabled cloud applications from ForestX

Further agenda details will be shared after successful registration.