I’ve attended several forums - I come with the same motivation each time. First, to identify software and tools that might help us improve our processes and reduce our costs. And second, I’m looking for a combination of networking and benchmarking: I want to understand how other companies are handling some of the same issues we’re dealing with.
Herbalife
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Built Around Your Needs
We created The Logistics and Supply Chain Forum's conference program after extensive research and feedback from our delegates - senior logistics and supply chain executives who, like you, are dealing with critical issues on a daily basis.
First-class speakers including:
Mark C. Thompson, Opening Keynote Presentation
Jim Bengier, Global Retail Industry Executive, IBM
Dee Biggs, Director Customer Logistics, Welch Foods, Inc.
Craig Casto, Global Leader - RFID, GPS & Auto ID, Dow Chemical Co.
Greg Flickinger,Vice President, Snyder's-Lance Inc.
Adrian Gonzalez, President, Adelante SCM Corp
Mark Green, Director, Supply Chain Strategy, Pitney Bowes Inc.
Mike Jacks, Sr Manager, Global Logistics Systems, Coca-Cola
Craig Long, Vice President, Quality & Six Sigma, Milliken & Company
Gary Lupinacci, Assistant Branch Chief, TSA/TSNM
Dennis Omanoff,SVP Worldwide Supply Chain, Seagate Technology
Chitan Shah, Director - Supply Chain, BIC Inc.
Dr. Bob Wright, CEO, Wright Business
* As of January 17, 2012. Program Subject to change.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Forum's conference is designed to help you become a more effective executive and open doors to new perspectives and points of view allowing you - and your company to move forward.
Contact us if you would like to contribute to the program, either with ideas for content or as a speaker.
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Managing Through the Next Five Years of Change
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| Opening Keynote Presentation |
| Mark C. Thompson |
In this engaging keynote presentation, Mark C. Thompson will reveal the secrets behind company growth, innovation, leadership, customer engagement and talent management. Some speakers talk about change and growth but they've never done it before. Mark has made it happen both as a corporate executive and a Stanford University scholar.
Mark C. Thompson, an Operating Executive, Business Growth & Change Expert, and Best Selling Author, is the new CEO and co-founder of Richard Branson's Entrepreneurship Hub for Virgin Unite. He has held front-row seats during transformations at Charles Schwab as Chief of Staff and Chief Client Experience Officer, and as a board member at Best Buy and Apple's top iPhone and iPad app companies. Mark is the bestselling author of Now, Build a Great Business and Success Built to Last with Jerry Porras, the sequel to Built to Last, as well as a regular blogger for Virgin and The Huffington Post. |
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Next Generation Mobile Supply Chain Technology
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| Jim Bengier, Global Retail Industry Executive, Strategy and Business Development, IBM |
Mobile supply chain technology has been effective in the distribution center for years. But, as the store becomes more of a cross-channel fulfillment center, mobile supply chain functionality the next generation application is much broader.
This session will highlight some of the new mobile supply chain capabilities being discussed and developed. Learn how mobile devices are being used to check inventory, monitor stock levels, replenish shelves, find merchandise, produce more accurate backroom to floor task management while improving in stock rates. Mobile supply chain technology delivers a better customer experience.
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Using Collaboration to Drive to Innovation and Success
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| Dee Biggs, Director Customer Logistics, Welch Foods, Inc. |
| Are you looking to reduce costs, drive sales and increase services? This session will identify ways to use successful collaboration in the supply chain to achieve just that. Dee will share strategies which allowed Welch Foods and their customer-partners to collaborate for mutual gain. We will look at what you need to do to get ready, how to select your partners, and metrics used. We’ll also discuss the myths surrounding collaboration and talk about why it fails. The session will end with a case study detailing one successful collaboration at Welch Foods. |
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Innovative Brand Protection Program for a Global Company
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| Craig Casto, Global Leader - RFID, GPS and Auto ID, Dow Chemical Company |
| As your business expands globally, more demands are required for your company’s brand protection. Learn how Dow Chemical is building a Brand Protection strategy leveraging new technologies that enable Track & Trace needs, deter counterfeiting of their products, and insure overall protection of their brand. |
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The Science of Change
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| Greg Flickinger, Vice President of Manufacturing and Corporate Engineering, Snyder's-Lance Inc. |
Rapid and effective change is the key to business survival in what has become the most competitive global business environment ever seen. Leaders must systematically implement strategies to effectively navigate their teams through change where success or failure can mean the difference between sustained growth, retraction or even organizational survival.
This session will center on methodologies which encourage rapid and sweeping change and which have been successfully implemented at Snyder's-Lance Inc. The discussion will center upon leveraging the combination of leadership and TPM tools to build an accountable organizational culture that promotes Continuous Improvement. A complex and large scale manufacturing site will serve as a case study highlighting not only the approach, but the results that are possible. The methodology can be universally applied across organizations and industry. |
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Beyond Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn: The Real Opportunities of Social Media in Supply Chain Management
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| Adrian Gonzalez, President, Adelante SCM Corp |
Many supply chain executives believe that social media will transform supply chain processes (for the better) in ways we can’t imagine today. However, they also believe that the biggest obstacle to achieving greater adoption of social media in supply chain management is “unclear business case or value.” In other words, what many executives are saying is, “We know social media will transform supply chain processes, we just don’t know how exactly, and where to start and why.” Two issues are contributing to the problem: executives define social media too narrowly and they focus too much on the technology (and are scared off by all the buzzwords) instead of focusing on the opportunities to improve business processes.
This interactive and discussion-driven session will help attendees think beyond Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn and take a broader perspective of how social media can drive real value and innovation in supply chain processes. |
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Reducing Global Logistics Costs
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| Mark Green, Director, Supply Chain Strategy, Pitney Bowes Inc. |
| In today's constantly changing environment, global reach and uncertain economy, the need to reduce logistics costs is a needed - and often required - initiative in any organization. This session will describe the journey of a major Fortune 500 company as they undertook the process to reduce logistics costs, their key areas of focus and the results achieved. Some of the central strategic areas that will be discussed include better leveraging of outsourcing and key suppliers, facility/logistics transitions, freight initiatives, inventory Management, labor costs, and the need to constantly ensure compliance across the business. Contained within this review will be the ideas and strategies generated from key managers, experienced Supply Chain professionals, and outside consultants that were engaged in this ongoing initiative. |
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Coke’s Use of Voice in the Warehouse
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| Mike Jacks, Senior Manager, Logistics Systems, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. |
| Hear about Coca Cola's strategic use of voice picking technology and how it has aides in improved quality and reduced costs. Now in its third generation, the equipment is now open sourced and affordable. This case study will present the strategies employed, goals achieved and the future of this exciting technology. |
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Discovering the Blind Spots in Your Value Stream (and eliminating them!)
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| Craig Long, Vice President, Quality & Six Sigma, Milliken & Company |
This session is your opportunity to learn from Milliken & Company, a 147 year old company that has successfully survived and thrived in one of the most competitive industries…textiles. The company’s transformation in culture, processes and innovation have been recognized by the many awards it has received, including the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award, Fortune’s Best 100 Companies to Work For, 2011 Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute, The JIPM TPM Prize, as well as one of the Safest Companies in America by EHS Magazine. Milliken has recently been featured in the Wall Street Journal for its unique approaches to operations and innovation as other well-known companies struggle to survive.
This case study will concentrate on Milliken’s unique approach of expanding its understanding of the Value Stream. Milliken uses unique approaches that supplement the importance of the traditional value stream analysis with tools learned in Japan to identify waste in more detail, quantify results to the bottom line, and most importantly, to address and eliminate non-valued activates with tools traditionally not taught and used in the U.S. |
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Certified Cargo Screening Program Update & TSA Plans for International Inbound Screening
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| Gary Lupinacci, Assistant Branch Chief, Certified Cargo Screening Program, TSA/TSNM |
| This session will outline the impact of the TSA’s new procedures and detail methods to incorporate them into your current supply chain processes. In addition, discussion will center on ways to create alternate strategies for sensitive products that will be compromised during an inspection and how to weigh the cost/benefits of outsourcing to packaging companies vs. handling inspections internally. You’ll leave understanding what the certification process entails and how the congressional mandate will affect the international inbound supply chain. |
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Managing Supply Challenges: The Importance of Agile Risk Management
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| Dennis Omanoff |
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Embracing the Future: New Models of Supply Chain
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| Chitan Shah, Director - Supply Chain, BIC Inc. |
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Principled-Centered Leadership for the Transformational Leader
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| Dr. Bob Wright, CEO, Wright Business |
| Coaching others to succeed at the journey of transformational leadership is at the heart of Dr. Bob Wright’s work. In this interactive workshop, you will learn some of the most important secrets in transformational leadership. By focusing on meaningful interactions and leading with heart, you will develop credibility with your staff and employees and bring the most out of people as you tap the best in yourself. Learn what it means to live with “hard light” and “soft accountability”. Learn what it means to lead your employees by orienting toward principles such as engagement, authenticity, flow, and truth. |
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