Harmony at TUG CONNECTS 2026

Harmony at TUG CONNECTS 2026

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Matt Canales

Locke Supply Co.

Systems Analyst

OKC, OK

https://lockesupply.com

About me

Locke Supply Co is an employee-owned distributor of HVAC, Electrical, and Plumbing supplies.

I joined the Business Applications team at Locke 5 years ago, and have since become a sponge for the distribution world and all things Infor.

We are moving from SXe WebUI to CSD next year.

3:00pm CDT

Registration Desk Open 2nd Floor Broadway Pre-function area

7:00am CDT

Breakfast in Legends Ballroom Legends Ballroom First Time at TUG Connects? Start Here. Music Row 5Lauren Brown • Sara Weith • Mark Rhodes

8:00am CDT

CSD Network Meeting Broadway A-BLance Melnik, Expertek Systems • Abi (Franklin) Rockey Products and Pricing Network Meeting Cumberland 1-2Brian Nigri • Kevin Young

9:00am CDT

eCommerce Network Meeting Cumberland 3-4Scott Detar • Molly Williams • Jeremy Ott

1:00pm CDT

Reporting & Analytics Network Meeting Cumberland 1-2Jodie Jones Finance Network Meeting Music Row 5Steve Bloesing • Kathy Lundquist Inventory Management Group Network Meeting Cumberland 3-4Grant Howard • Brandy Meeker • Diane Dunbar • Mike Prestash • Josh Serwe • Brandy Alderman Technical CSD/SX.e Network Meeting Broadway A-BBrian Nigri • Heather Clark • Adam Taylor • Aaron Roma • Chris Weaver • Brandy Alderman WMS Network Meeting Music Row 3Chris Oliver • Jerry Beaston • Francis Brault

7:00am CDT

Breakfast in Legends Ballroom Legends Ballroom

8:00am CDT

(240) Infor OS: Data Strategy Cumberland 5Tiffany Canada • Alyssa Hall (382) Hands-on Lab - Infor OS Applications and Introduction Music Row 4Brandon Watson

9:15am CDT

(513) AI + ERP in Action: Turning Data Into Decisions Music Row 2Slava Kravchuk (537) The End-to-End Operating AI for Distributors Cumberland 3Aung Latt, Canals • Canals (505) From BOMs to browsers: building websites that work as hard as your ERP Music Row 1Jon Emerson

9:40am CDT

(615) Spark Session: Power BI vs Birst - Analytics Architecture Explained Theater 1, Solutions CenterOrangeQuery • Mark Henson

10:30am CDT

General Session in the Country Music Hall of Fame Theater Country Music Hall of Fame TheaterJosh Linkner

1:15pm CDT

(533) Unlocking Infor: How to Fix Product Data Without Replacing Your ERP Cumberland 4Bluemeteor • Allyson Larson (538) Warranty: The HVAC and Plumbing Distribution Problem Everyone Has Cumberland 5Continuum • Ben Firman

2:00pm CDT

(270.1) Best Practices Inventory Management with Grant W. Howard: Part 1 – Improving Product Availability and Customer Fill Rate (Part 2 occurs at 3:30pm Tuesday) Cumberland 3Grant Howard (201) GL Accounts Setups, R&D Operator and Journal Originations Mockingbird 1Steve Bloesing • Tara Morrow (210) Basic Pricing Setup - How the Hierarchy Works and How to Set It Up Mockingbird 3Della Coffelt

3:30pm CDT

(244) Data Governance & the Golden Record in the Multiverse Cumberland 6Heather Clark (270.2) Best Practices Inventory Management with Grant W. Howard: Part 2 – Decreasing Inventory, Freight, and Transactional Costs (Part 1 occurs at 2pm Tuesday) Cumberland 3Grant Howard (352) Infor OS API Gateway Mockingbird 1Brandon Watson (123) Extending CSD with AI : The Latest AI Technologies and How to Apply Them Music Row 5Kareena Dong, Acumen Group • Andy Oberschmidt (130) AI: Uncovering Your Businesses Patterns Mockingbird 4Scott Whitson (141) Leveraging all Levels of Reporting within the CSD GL Module Mockingbird 2Valerie Vivier (214) Managing Pricing records using PDEM Cumberland 4Kevin Young

4:30pm CDT

(121) How GenAI is Redefining the Enterprise Landscape Cumberland 4Marcio DeBarros • Tiffany Canada (320) Infor Platform Technology Overview Mockingbird 1Carsten Steinhoefel • Jill Papendick • Sheryll Limmex (218) Infor Pricing Intelligence: Learn What it is and How it can Benefit Your Company Broadway A-BSandeep Anand (315) Proof of Delivery – POD Overview on CSD and Your Mobile Device Cumberland 6Chani Wagh • Brandon Stacken

7:00am CDT

Breakfast in Legends Ballroom Legends Ballroom

8:00am CDT

(132) Exploring Enterprise Automation with Infor Cumberland 4Carsten Steinhoefel • Tanya Gonzalez (350) Infor RPA & Microsoft Power Automate Music Row 3Brandon Watson (275) Ordering Controls 101: Essential Keys for Managing Your Inventory Cumberland 5Tony Bruckler

1:15pm CDT

(514) A Siriusly Deep Dive: Gain Full Control OverYour ERP, eCommerce, & Data Flows Music Row 2Slava Kravchuk (545) CSD Extensions - Know Your Options & See What's New! Cumberland 4Acumen Group • Kareena Dong

2:00pm CDT

(225) Process Mining in Depth: Order to Cash - A Deep Dive into the Sales Side of Process Mining Music Row 3Suresh Jayaraman • Siddharth Chalasani

3:00pm CDT

(601) Spark Session: What Changed, Who Changed It, and When | A Back to Birst Session Theater 1, Solutions CenterVictoria Christiansen • David Murphy, Agile Dragon

3:30pm CDT

(322) Keep CSD Running at its Best! Cumberland 5Brian Jones • Sergio Garcia

4:30pm CDT

(126) Building a Successful AI solution - What it Takes to Succeed in the AI Journey Cumberland 5Marcio DeBarros • Tiffany Canada • Max Fisher (333) What's New in ION Integrations Mockingbird 1Jill Papendick • Sheryll Limmex

6:00pm CDT

An Evening in the Hall of Fame Country Music Hall of Fame

7:00am CDT

Breakfast in Legends Ballroom Legends Ballroom

8:00am CDT

(274) Process Mining in Depth: Procure to Pay - A Deep Dive into the Purchasing Side of Process Mining Mockingbird 3Suresh Jayaraman • Siddharth Chalasani

10:00am CDT

(136) Intro to Infor Process Intelligence - Process Mining Cumberland 4Chani Wagh • Suresh Jayaraman • Siddharth Chalasani

11:15am CDT

(362) CloudSuite Distribution: EDI Mockingbird 4Jim Hatch (358) Process Mining for CSDe and M3 Mockingbird 2Suresh Jayaraman