Monday, November 17, 2008 • Day 1

PRE-CONFERENCE TUTORIAL

7:00am Pre-Conference Tutorial Registration and Early Conference Registration

EFFECTIVE STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR R&D PROFESSIONALS

* Separate registration is required.

Applications in Optimization of Strategic Planning – Portfolio Selection, Capacity Planning, and Scheduling of Portfolio of Projects
Vladimir Shnaydman, Ph.D., ORBee Consulting
The workshop will be focused on effective solutions to challenging problems in corporate strategic planning. Our solutions are based on optimization methodology because traditional planning approaches face serious limitations. Topics to be covered during the workshop:

7:30 PART I: Introduction to Optimization Methodology for Corporate Planning
Brief, intuitive introduction to optimization methodology will be provided with focus on benefits for corporate planning.

8:30 PART II: Strategic Portfolio Planning and Selection
Portfolio planning is crucial for developing long-term company strategy. The goal is to meet strategic objectives selecting the “best” portfolio of internal and external drug development programs for funding and balance company resources including money, manpower and manufacturing capacity. Without specific tools, portfolio planning process could be extremely slow and cumbersome process. We believe that one of most comprehensive solution could be derived using optimization modeling. Real life case studies will be discussed to illustrate benefits of optimization approach for portfolio planning.

9:00 Networking Coffee Break

9:40 PART III: Case Study in Optimization of Capacity Planning and Resource Allocation for Portfolio of Drug Delivery and Drug Development Programs
A Company pursuing technological and drug development business needs to develop long-term strategy. Taking into consideration severe resource limitations, both manpower and financial. Technology programs are planned to be out-licensed. In order to achieve the highest portfolio value, a company needs to address several critical issues, among others:

10:10 PART IV: Case Study in Optimization of Capacity Planning and Scheduling for Portfolio of Projects
Majority of biopharma project requires coordinated efforts of multifunctional teams. The project demand workload is highly dynamic. Typical bottlenecks are of high quality personnel, and headcount growth limitations. The ultimate goal is to optimize the rate of projects and improve operational efficiency. The model enables the analysis of resource bottlenecks and provides support for recommendations of resource allocations, scheduling of projects, and hiring strategies. Model implementation generated significant cost savings.
Workshop participants will be able:

10:45 End of Pre-Conference Tutorial

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