A lecture entitled The Demand for Applied Mathematics in Supply Chain and Manufacturing will be presented by Mr. Pat Sinnott (Former executive at Ernst & Young, former VP at Canadian Tire, UPEI alumnus (B.Sc. Math ‘76) and Chair of UPEI Board of Governors) on Monday, March 27 from 3:00-3:50 pm in MCDH 246.

Abstract: The ever-increasing availability and affordability of software and computing power is making it much easier to capture, store and manipulate data, to develop algorithms, models and engines to act on and the analyze data; and to interpret the results to make better business decisions. These technology advances are making it possible for many more organizations to benefit from applied mathematics. Pat will talk about his experience leading supply chain and technology functions in major companies and provide several remarkable examples where mathematical optimization was used to reduce cost and enable superior execution across a retail supply chain.