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Strengthening Utility Supply Chains Through AI and Data Analytics

Strengthening Utility Supply Chains Through AI and Data Analytics

August 25, 2026 Online :: Central Time

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The utility industry is faced with material and labor shortages, eroded budgets, delays, and inflated costs while providing a reliable grid with affordable power. How can Artificial Intelligence (AI) be used through impactful applications to improve the supply chain? This course will provide groundwork supply chain management with AI uses and experiences in enhancing the supply chain.

Register for this advanced course in the electric utility supply chain and receive concepts proven to work well at utilities. Participants will take-away solutions for and engage in conversations on pressing topics such as analytics, AI supply chain applications, emerging operating models in procurement, supply chain technologies, what the new administration might mean for supply chain, and inventory optimization concepts.

Learning Outcomes

  • Engage in a discussion on maturity curves, leading practices and common pain points
  • Discuss service delivery concepts with models
  • Review utility supply chain key concepts of organizational design and structure
  • Discuss methods for data management and governance
  • Acquire some processes for evolving inventory management
  • Review how AI is being used in supply chain and its benefits
  • Discover what it takes to build a successful analytics team
  • Review and discuss some solutions for utility supply chain pain points and emerging topics

Register

Please Note: This event is being conducted entirely online. All attendees will connect and attend from their computer, one connection per purchase. For details please see our FAQ

If you are unable to attend at the scheduled date and time, we make recordings available to all attendees for 7 days after the event

REGISTER NOW FOR THIS EVENT:

Individual attendee(s)$ 995.00 each(early bird rate)
(price after August 14, 2026 is $ 1,095.00)
Volume pricing also available

Individual attendee tickets can be mixed with ticket packs for complete flexibility
Pack of 5 attendees$ 4,230.00 (15% discount)(early bird rate)
(price after August 14, 2026 is $ 8,760.00)
Pack of 10 attendees$ 7,960.00 (20% discount)(early bird rate)
(price after August 14, 2026 is $ 8,760.00)
Pack of 20 attendees$ 14,925.00 (25% discount)(early bird rate)
(price after August 14, 2026 is $ 16,425.00)

Your registration may be transferred to a member of your organization up to 24 hours in advance of the event. Cancellations must be received on or before July 24, 2026 in order to be refunded and will be subject to a US $195.00 processing fee per registrant. No refunds will be made after this date. Cancellations received after this date will create a credit of the tuition (less processing fee) good toward any other EUCI event. This credit will be good for six months from the cancellation date. In the event of non-attendance, all registration fees will be forfeited. In case of conference cancellation, EUCIs liability is limited to refund of the event registration fee only. For more information regarding administrative policies, such as complaints and refunds, please contact our offices at 303-770-8800

Agenda

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Central Time

Online

Log In

8:45 AM

Lunch Break

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Adjourn for the day

5:00 PM

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Log In

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Lunch Break

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Course Timing

Utility Supply Chain Excellence Model and Functional Excellence

  • Functional overview, maturity curves, leading practices
  • Common pain points

Utility Supply Chain Service Excellence and Organizational Excellence

  • Achieving strategic alignment with customers
  • Service delivery concepts, measuring service performance
  • Cultural success factors, organizational design and structures, staffing and talent management

Proliferating Data and AI

  • Management / Data governance

Analytics for Supply Chain

  • Inventory management in today’s environment
  • Inventory optimization concepts

Building Analytics Teams for Success

  • What team do you need
  • Steps for success

Supply Chain Technologies

  • Review of types and uses

AI for Supply Chain

  • Integration and useful applications of AI
  • Deployment of AI

Emerging Operating Models in Procurement

  • Model developments
  • Model applications and uses

Instructors

John Francis

Partner and Supply Chain Practice Lead

ScottMadden

John Francis is a partner within the Corporate & Shared Services practice and the Energy practice at ScottMadden. He leads the supply chain practice and has deep experience in P2P, O2C, category management, sourcing strategy, operational procurement, logistics, transportation, inventory management, and materials management. He spent 13 years at McMaster-Carr Supply Company, a multibillion-dollar industrial supply firm which ships thousands of small packages a day throughout North America. He was one of 13 corporate officers at the firm and was responsible for the functional areas of finance, human capital management, materials management, and inventory management, contact center operations, and marketing. John received a B.S. in applied mathematics and economics from Brown University.

Jason Payton

Partner

ScottMadden

Jason Payton has experience in energy and corporate and shared services, including large-scale implementations, functional assessments, inventory optimization projects, reporting strategies, metric analysis, and business planning and forecasting. Industries include utilities, aerospace, and commercial distribution. Prior to joining ScottMadden, he worked as a national account executive for BlueLinx Corporation, a large building materials distributor and logistics company. In this role, Jason developed business solutions focused on growing revenue as well as finding supply chain efficiencies that led to increased productivity and reduced cost. Jason received an M.B.A., with a focus in finance and strategy, from the Goizueta School of Business at Emory University, and he also holds a B.S. from Morehouse College in psychology.

Continuing Education Credits

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EUCI is authorized by IACET to offer 0.7 CEUs for this event

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Requirements for Successful Completion of Program

Participants must log in each day and be in attendance for the entirety of the course to be eligible for continuing education credit.

Instructional Methods

Case studies, PowerPoint presentations, and group discussion will be used in this event.

CPEs

Upon successful completion of this event, program participants interested in receiving CPE credits will receive a certificate of completion.

Course CPE Credits: 8.0
There is no prerequisite for this Course.
Program field of study: Specialized Knowledge
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Advanced Preparation: None

CpeEUCI is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org

CLE

Only registered attendees can request CLE credits for an EUCI course/event. Please email [email protected] prior to the course start date and list the state where you are licensed and your bar# as well as the name and date of your course/event in your request, and someone will be in contact.

Who Should Attend

  • Individuals new to supply chain
    Individuals affected by supply chain issues
  • Supply chain and procurement professionals
  • Supply chain managers
  • Supply chain contracts managers