2^nd Annual Supply Chain Symposium

Opening Keynote
Getting to Worldclass by Getting a Seat at the Table
Andrew Reeese - Editor, Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine
• Reese addresses strategies for helping Supply Chain realize its full potential for bringing benefits to the bottom line by gaining a seat at the table at the highest levels in the enterprise.
• He'll also cover functional and personal "success factors" for obtaining that seat at the table.
Reese will discuss Supply Chain's emergence as a key function in the enterprise, what Supply Chain brings to the executive table, the challenges in attaining a seat at the table, and the role that technology can play in enabling Supply Chain to obtain that seat.

Lunch Presentation
Confessions of an Unindicted Freight Junkie
Jerry Hempstead - President, Hempstead Consulting
• Lessons learned in logistics, leadership and life.
How to guarantee career appreciation rather than depreciation. How to make an ongoing sustainable impact on your employer, your peers, your spouse, your children and yourself. Improving, sharing, promoting the one real tangible logistics asset you have to ensure a maximum return on investment. How to attain and sustain the optimum combination of fulfillment and security in your career. This will be an uplifting and motivational presentation from one of the best in the business.

Closing Keynote
Letters from the Logistics Wars
If you want to be a General, playing it Safe is not an Option – Career Management and Leadership Tactics on the Logistics Battlefield
Jim Smith - President, Avnet Logistics
• In business as in war there are successful and unsuccessful tactics unique to the evolving competitive landscape and influenced by the changing priorities and needs of the governing organization.
• Leadership careers, both in business and on the battlefield, are made by the competent, consistent and successful demonstration of initiative applied against a challenging competitive threat to the organization.
The professional life of the logistics professional has never before offered as many challenges and opportunities as are present today and those seeking leadership roles have never had as many opportunities to demonstrate their leadership talents.
Mr. Smith, speaking from the perspective of a very successful logistics career, will share his insights on personal career management and the leadership challenges that the logistics executive will face in the next decade.

Track 1 – Productivity and Process Excellence in the DC

RFID Technology Boosts Customer Efficiency and Productivity in the Supply Chain
Gary Randall, Director of Marketing and Solutions Management - American Barcode and RFID, Inc.
• Understand the basics of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and the benefits beyond retail and Department of Defense compliance mandates.
• Discuss a variety of case studies and the ROI gained from the use of RFID technology.
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has made some very large strides over the past year as a standard that started primarily as a mandate from both retail and the Department of Defense (DoD) that has now moved into real world efficiencies in the supply chain. We will discuss the various opportunities revolving around passive and active tags monitoring both logistics and the real time location of the assets that make a fundamental difference to your business. This session should identify several key initiatives to help define if RFID is right for you.

State of the Art Processes in Reverse Logistics
David Vehec, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Solutions - GENCO
• Learn the basics of an integrated Reverse Logistics System (Returns Management) including the most advanced IT systems, handling methods and accounting systems for optimum asset recovery and customer service.
• David will review examples that demonstrate the Reverse Supply Chain from Customer Service, transportation management, distribution and plant handling, product classification and asset recovery.
Genco manages over 37.0 million square feet in 125+ operations throughout U.S. and Canada. Reverse logistics is the process of moving returned, overstocked, and seasonal goods back through the supply chain for disposition to capture value otherwise unavailable, or to facilitate proper disposal. The presentation will review the critical elements including processing, recycling and packaging, reconditioning and repair, disposal of obsolete and hazardous materials, and the reporting of decision support information. The support structure including WMS, TMS and RMS(returns management) systems will be outlined as well as the costs and benefits of using a third party vs. in house management.

Warehouse Mapping for Effective WMS
Sheryl Hayes, VP Systems Integration - Fortna
Shannon Fleck, Project Manager - Fortna
• Recognize the importance of properly mapping processes and systems prior the implementation of a new Warehouse Management System or any supply chain.
• Review a number of examples that demonstrate benefits of detailed mapping, resulting in fewer delays and minimizing costly modifications, as well as effectiveness in implementation and training.
Completing process mapping prior to implementing change also provides for areas, including Warehouse Management System selection. budget development, implementation and final designs. Also reviewed will be how other systems (e.g. Material Handling Systems, Transportation Management Systems, Labor Management Systems,) and technical interface requirements effect process mapping.

Track 2 – Transportation Tools for a Global Economy

Supply Chain Management: See the Forest from the Trees – Continuous Network Optimization
Danny Halim - VP Supply & Manufacturing Solutions, JDA Software Group
• Danny will review the organizational changes and technology required to deliver “game-changing” results through an optimized supply chain network
• He will also provide examples of how some tier one manufacturers are delivering competitive differentiation through highly-optimized and flexible supply chains
Danny will discuss the changes being made by leading manufacturers to continuously evaluate and improve the efficiencies of their supply chain network. He will explore how advanced supply chain modeling tools are being used to determine the optimal sourcing and production network and set the appropriate product flow strategies based on customer demand, business constraints, and costs.requirements.

How The Western Climate Initiative Will Affect YOU
Karen Rasmussen - President and CEO - Arizona Trucking Association
• Ms. Rasmussen will explain why shippers should be paying close attention to pending greenhouse gas initiatives and to highway funding proposals at the state and federal levels.
• Make no mistake—greenhouse gas regulation AND demand for new highways WILL affect your bottom line and those of the truckers that serve your shipping needs.
Arizona is one of 15 states that have signed on to the Western Climate Initiative, including WCI’s limits on carbon dioxide emissions from transportation fuels. If you think diesel is expensive now, wait until refiners and users have to reduce its CO2 emissions! Couple that with the cost of fuel wasted idling in traffic, a highway trust fund that is close to bankrupt and growing support for financing new transportation projects through tolls and mileage taxes.

Import & Export Compliance: Don't Let It Slow Down Your Supply Chain
Deep SenGupta - Senior Manager, FedEx
• Deep will demonstrate how compliance can result in fewer cages, fewer cargo exams, fewer penalties &  fewer information requests which will ultimately reduce cost to your bottom line.
• He will also show you competitive advantages your company will have in the market place by being compliant.
Deep will discuss the latest developments regarding 10+2 requirements for US Ocean Importers and discuss the increase in penalties US Exporters could face for export violations. He will also address the final ruling the U.S. Census Bureau has issued requiring mandatory filing of export information through the Automated Export System (AES) and the tougher penalty provisions that may be imposed per violation of the FTR. Deep will also briefly discuss the Validated End-User program for China & India which can help your business tap into the two largest emerging markets in the world.