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Presentations and Session Abstracts

VICS and The Perfect Storm
Joe Andraski - President and CEO, VICS

A confluence of factors now impacting transportation will lead to rising costs, confusion, and calamities for companies. As these factors continue to build on each other, they will create a "perfect storm" of problems that will not float all boats. Many will become swamped, a few might sink.

 

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, and Something Blue and White
Dr. John Coyle - Penn State (Retired)

The economic and political landscape has changed dramatically over the course of the last two decades and continues to change at an accelerated rate with major impacts on global and domestic markets and the affiliated supply chains. We need to look into our 'crystal balls" and attempt to fathom the major trends and their implications for customers, the business environment, organizational strategies and global supply chains. The presentation will provide a "snapshot" of our current situation (something old); examine major trends and issues (something borrowed); Implications from various perspectives (something new, hopefully) and Key Takeaways (some blue and white).

 

The Future of Global Logistics
Dr. Dale S Rogers
Professor of Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Co-Director, the Center for Supply Chain Management

Logistics managers are under more pressure than ever before. Rising transportation costs along with global clinical uncertainty and shifting demand patterns have increased the complexity of their missions. Supply chains have become much more complex and difficult to manage in the last several years. And, the future does not appear likely to be simpler.

In this session Dr. Dale S. Rogers will sketch out a possible picture of the world the logistics manager of the future will reside. The logistics manager of the future will have to deal with the suppliers and customers scattered around the world in supply and demand patterns. Complexity and consolidation of the supply chain will force managers to come up with innovative solutions. Rising fuel costs and higher expectations around inventory and cash flows will be a day-to-day challenge. Information technology will evolve to where supply chains can be constructed and dissolved quickly to meet short term project requirements.

While it is an interesting future ahead of us, the number and complexity of challenge facing logistics managers will increase. This session will describe some of those challenges and potential solutions to future pressures.

 

“VICS Logistics Committees:  Solving Today’s Problems to Deliver Tomorrow’s Future”
Tom Olive - Schneider
David Jones - Kimberly Clark
Jeff Pilof - Macy’s
Brad Gallin - NRS

The Logistics Committees take a leadership role in defining and driving the adoption of common processes for planning and enabling the efficient and effective flow of products through the retail supply chain.   Have you ever wondered what the actual practitioners think?  Are you curious as to what the leading retail companies prioritize as their top logistics issues?  Listen to the experts provide a ground-level view of the implementation and adoption of best practices for the most critical business issues within the retail supply chain.

 

Emerging Trends in Transportation and Logistics and What Leading Companies are Doing as a Result
Jeff Pilof - Macy’s
Steve Harmon - Kimberly Clark
Steve Matheys - Schneider National
Drew Glassman - Intermodal
David Zimmermann - Maersk
Reena Krishnan - Wolfe Trahan

Hear from a panel that will provide a retail shipper and carrier perspective on emerging trends in the transportation supply chain and how their companies are responding. Each of the presenters will provide a quick brief (15 minutes each) on their company, the top three emerging trends they see, and the top three challenges/opportunities and how they are responding to each.  20 minutes for Q&A moderated by Dale Rogers.

 

The Changing Landscape of Transportation
Dan Mullally - Senior Vice President, Sales, FedEx

The evolution of the transportation industry is incredible considering it began on horseback and with the invention of the wheel. Today’s transportation companies are faced with complex challenges in a world that demands the quickest and most efficient methods of pick-up and delivery. However, in those challenges lie exciting opportunities to be innovative and make the world a better place. Join Dan Mullally, a 25-year veteran of the trucking and transportation industries, for a discussion about how far transportation has come, and where it’s going.

 

VILRI - The EPC Enabled Supply Chain
Sue Hutchinson - Director, Portfolio Strategy, GS1/US

As a variety of apparel brand owners and retailers begin to add Electronic Product code (EPC) enabled RFID to their items and shipments, a larger question emerges - How does the addition of this new source of visibility data impact the apparel supply chain?  Join us to learn how today's GS1 standards framework is enhanced by EPC and RFID and how companies are using the simple concepts of "identify-capture-share" and those standards to improve performance in their supply chains and in their stores.

 

CSCMP’s Perspective on the State of Logistics/Supply Chain Management
Rick Blasgen – President and CEO, CSCMP

“Supply Chain Management has evolved over the past several decades.  For over 20 years, CSCMP has been publishing the US State of Logistics Report. Today, US logistics expense tops 8% of GDP, while the discipline has become more efficient and relevant - we make a difference. This presentation will discuss the importance of what we do, the trends CSCMP is seeing around the world, and how global supply chains drive change. We’ll also touch on talent within our field and what to do given the economic madness we are all confronted with. The future may be unclear, but one thing is for certain - supply chain management is here to stay; it’s up to us to weather the storm and innovate our way into the future.”