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Warranty
Chain
Management
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TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2007
EVENT
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP 1:

WARRANTY & EXTENDED SERVICE PLANS LOSS COSTS:  TOOLS TO CALCULATE,
UNDERSTAND & OPTIMIZE
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP 2:

WARRANTY MANAGEMENT:  OPERATIONS & ANALYTICS
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP 3:

NETTING IT OUT:  WARRANTY BENCHMARKING & VALUE ASSESSMENT
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP 4:

DYNAMIC MODELING FOR DEVELOPING WARRANTY STRATEGIES & SYSTEMS
EVENING REGISTRATION
WELCOME RECEPTION DRINKS & HORS D'OEUVRES
(Sponsored by SAS)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2007
EVENT
BREAKFAST (Sponsored by 4CS), NETWORKING & REGISTRATION
WELCOME ADDRESS
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION:

GLOBALIZATION, TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION, RISING SERVICE EXPECTATIONS AND
THE IMPACT ON WARRANTY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
GENERAL SESSION 1:  THE STATUS OF THE WARRANTY INDUSTRY

UPDATE ON THE WARRANTY INDUSTRY

WHAT DOES YOUR CEO KNOW AND IS DOING ABOUT WARRANTY?
COFFEE BREAK (Sponsored by Crawford & Company) & NETWORKING
TRACK 1:  GLOBALIZATION & GROWTH

WARRANTY AS A DRIVER FOR GROWTH

HOW GLOBALIZATION & CORPORATE
ACQUISITIONS ADD COMPLEXITY TO
WARRANTY PROCESSES

BEST PRACTICES IN WARRANTY
MANAGEMENT

WARRANTY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
TRACK 2:  END-TO-END MANAGEMENT
PROCESSES

WEB-BASED WARRANTY LIFECYCLE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

DEVELOPMENT OF WARRANTY
PROCESSES TO SUPPORT GLOBAL
CORPORATE OBJECTIVES

A RULES-BASED GLOBAL WARRANTY
SYSTEM
LUNCH (Sponsored by 4CS) & NETWORKING
TRACK 3:  WARRANTY FINANCE & FRAUD

DON'T FORGET YOUR WARRANTY
OBLIGATIONS:  DISCLOSURE &
COMPLIANCE UNDER SARBANES-OXLEY

RIGHTSIZING YOUR ACCRUALS:  
TRANSFORMING LAZY CAPITAL TO
WORKING CAPITAL

UNCOVERING WARRANTY ABUSE:  
USING I.T. TOOLS TO FACILITATE
FOCUSED INVESTIGATION OF
WARRANTY ABUSE

PROTECTING PROFIT BY STOPPING
FRAUD
TRACK 4:  MANAGING EXTENDED
WARRANTIES

WHO'S RESPONSIBLE?  WARRANTY
LITIGATION INVOLVING CONSUMER
PRODUCTS COVERED UNDER
MULTIPLE WARRANTIES

EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN
AFTERMARKET & RENEWAL SALES
& MARKETING:  THE PITFALLS OF
CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT

THE STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE OF
OFFERING AN IN-HOUSE EXTENDED
SERVICE PROGRAM

GOING GLOBAL:  CONSIDERATIONS
FOR THE CROSS-BORDER SALE
OF WARRANTIES & SERVICE
CONTRACTS
COFFEE BREAK (Sponsored by Tavant Technologies) & NETWORKING
EVENT
BREAKFAST & NETWORKING
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION:

WARRANTY MANAGEMENT IN A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
GENERAL SESSION 2:  INDUSTRY UPDATES

PROVING THE CONCEPT - AN UPDATE ON EARLY WARNING STANDARDS

THE FORMATION OF THE INSTITUTE OF WARRANTY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING
TRACK 8:  BEST-IN-CLASS WARRANTY

BENCHMARKING TO SHAPE A  
BEST-IN-CLASS WARRANTY
MANAGEMENT SOLUTION  BECOMING
BEST-IN-CLASS

DEVELOPING WARRANTY EXCELLENCE

CLOSED-LOOP EARLY WARNING
SYSTEM - CREATING COMPETITIVE
WARRANTY EDGE
TRACK 9:  WARRANTY ANALYTICS

KNOWLEDGE-ENABLED WARRANTY -
CONCEPT EXTRACTION FOR EXPEDITED
PROBLEM RESOLUTION & HIGH
RELIABILITY DESIGN

WARRANTY DATA ANALYTICS: APPLIED
'DATA MINING'

WARRANTY ANALYTICS: DECISION
SUPPORT WITH TEXT

WARRANTY STATISTICS: WHY THIS IS
IMPORTANT
LUNCH & NETWORKING
THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2007
TRACK 10: PUTTING TOOLS
TO USE

WARRANTY ROOT CAUSE
ANALYSIS PROCESS

DRILL QUALITY FROM
WARRANTY DATA

HP's USE OF DATA-DRIVEN
TECHNIQUES TO
PRIORITIZE WARRANTY
INITIATIVES

MAKING PRODUCT
REGISTRATIONS USEFUL
FOR BOTH CONSUMERS &
CORPORATIONS
TRACK 11: WARRANTY &
THE LAW

THE CURRENT STATE OF
WARRANTY LITIGATION &
ANTICIPATED FUTURE
TRENDS

WARRANTY MANAGEMENT
& THE REGULATORY
ENVIRONMENT

THE INTERSECTION OF
WARRANTIES, SERVICE
CONTRACTS & INSURANC
E
E-DISCOVERY AND
RECORDS RETENTION
IN WARRANTY
LITIGATION
TRACK 12: WARRANTY
PROCESSES &
TECHNOLOGIES

A HOLISTIC NEW
APPROACH TO REDUCE
WARRANTY LIABILITY, RISK
& COST

LEVERAGING TEXT
ANALYTICS TO REDUCE
WARRANTY EXPENSE

STREAMLINING
WARRANTY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT USING RFID
TECHNOLOGY

LEGAL ASPECTS OF
ELECTRONIC
SIGNATURES FOR AN
e-WARRANTY PROCESS
COFFEE & NETWORKING
PANEL DISCUSSION:

HOW GLOBALIZATION IS IMPACTING ON WARRANTY MANAGEMENT
TRACK 5: COST
REDUCTION & CUSTOMER
SATISFACTION

MANAGING COSTS IN THE
SERVICE SUPPLY CHAIN

WARRANTY COST
REDUCTION WITH GLOBAL
DATA

REDUCTION OF
NO-FAULT-FOUND
TRACK 6: WARRANTY
SERVICES, LOGISTICS &
RISK

AFTERMARKET SERVICES:
OPTIMIZING WARRANTY
OPERATIONS THROUGH
FOCUSING ON THE FULL
AFTERMARKET

THE INCREASING
IMPORTANCE OF
REVERSE LOGISTICS FOR
TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES

WARRANTY & RISK
REDUCTION
TRACK 7:  PANEL
DISCUSSION:
WARRANTY RECALL
MANAGEMENT

WARRANTY RECALL
MANAGEMENT

NETWORKING COCKTAIL EVENT WITH HORS D'OEUVRES
(Sponsored by Snap-on Business Solutions)