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| Date: 1/8/2009 (4:00 PM - 7:00 PM) |
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Kansas City Heartland Roundtable meetings & events
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| Description: Technology Night-Gaining Competitive Advantage!
When: Thursday, January 8, 2009
Location: Ritz Charles 9000 West 137th ST, Overland Park, KS
Registration: 4:00 p.m.
Adrian Gonzalez - Guest Speaker: 4:30 p.m.
Vendor Demonstrations: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00p.m.
Kansas City Heartland Roundtable is hosting Technology Night for all logisticians in the Kansas City area. This is an opportunity for you to get hands on time with technology companies who can show you their software and answer your questions. The event will include appetizers, drinks, and a guest speaker, Adrian Gonzalez from ARC Advisory Group. His topic is:
Technologies That Tomorrow’s Industry Leaders Are Investing In Today
They say hindsight is 20/20. If we could fast forward ten years and interview the industry leaders of tomorrow, which technologies did they invest in today that enabled them to outperform the competition by responding intelligently to the various supply chain and logistics challenges that lie ahead? This is the central question that Mr Gonzalez will address in his presentation. Mr Gonzalez will highlight the key challenges supply chain and logistics professionals will face in the coming years—some are historical problems (poor data quality), while others are new and emerging (“green” regulations)—and he’ll discuss how companies can leverage technology to overcome these issues and create a competitive advantage.
Here is just a sample of the Technology Companies that will be demonstrating:
Network Design Carbon Footprint ILOG
Warehouse Labor Visualization Next View Software
Consulting Services EnVista
Mobility Solutions Motorola (Symbol)
Voice Technology Voxware
Global Trade Management Integration Point
Materials Handling Kiva Systems
On Demand TMS Sterling Commerce
Connectivity Network GT Nexus
International Freight Cost Management Catapult QM
Energy Efficient Lighting Warehouse1
Fees: $35 Member $40 Non Member $25 Student/Educator This fee includes appetizers and 2 drink tickets.
Questions should be directed to Jim Heaney at 785.615.1214 or 785.559.2266 or via e-mail: Jim_Heaney@payless.com or
Dick Reaka at 816.820.1320 or via e-mail: dickr@ortran.com |
| Date: 1/9/2009 (07:30 AM - 09:30 AM) |
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Rocky Mountain Roundtable meetings & events
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| Description: The next DU Supply Chain Roundtable is Friday January 9th .
DU Presents: Supplier Education, Collaboration and the Qwest Supply Chain
Co-sponsored by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, Rocky Mountain Roundtable
See Registration Link Below
We pick up the phone and hear a dial tone. We turn on our computers and access the internet daily. Have you ever thought about the supply chain that delivers the dial tone and the internet access? According to Scott Fleener, Senior Director of Supply Chain at Qwest, “The Qwest supply chain is very much like a manufacturing supply chain except we support a vast and complex network of small manufacturing sites”. “In today’s economy of cost squeezes and increasing competition, our supply chain needs to look both up and down the supply chain to drive out costs. But not drive them out selfishly. Lower Total Cost is the objective."
To accomplish this, Qwest has focused on supplier education and collaboration to identify and implement cost reductions, service enhancements, and increases to cash flow (which is more important today than ever before).
Join us on January 9th as Scott Fleener, Senior Director of Supply Chain at Qwest presents the "The Qwest Supply Chain" to the University of Denver Supply Chain Roundtable. Learn to look up and down the supply chain to identify opportunities, improve performance, and increase cash flow via supplier collaboration.
When, Where, and Registration
This event will be a breakfast session held on January 9th, from 7:30 until 9:30 a.m., at the Phipps Mansion, near the DU Campus at 3400 Belcaro Drive in Denver.
Click here for a map to the Phipps Mansion.
Registration fee prior to January 9 th is $50 per person, or $65 at the door. All net proceeds go directly to funding student scholarships at the University of Denver.
Click here to register online OR contact Gloria Valdez at gvaldez@du.edu or (303) 871-3317.
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| Date: 1/9/2009 (11:45 AM - 1:30 PM) |
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Utah-Idaho Region Roundtable meetings & events
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Description:
UTAH-IDAHO ROUNDTABLE
Event Date
January 09, 2009
11:45-1:30 pm
Hilton Garden Inn
250 West 600 South
Salt Lake City, UT
Roundtable Luncheon Meeting & Speaker 'How the global economy and recession will effect your Transportation network in 2009'
Our speaker will be Economist Scott Merrill
Schedule:
Registration and check in: 11:45a Lunch: 12:00p
Speaker: 12:30p
Cost: $35 per person $25 per student Pay via credit card at the CSCMP web site - http://www.cscmp.org or pay at the door via cash or check |
| Date: 1/12/2009 (06:00 AM - 8:30 PM) |
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Atlanta Roundtable meetings & events
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| Description: “Freight Demand and Supply in a Crazy World”
State Of the Trucking Industry: Where Will Shipping Rates Go?
Featuring Thom Albrecht, Managing Director
Stephen’s Inc.
Monday, January 12th, 2009
Dinner Meeting 6:00PM – 8:30PM
Maggiano's at Cumberland Mall
Several questions come to mind concerning the trucking industry and the coming year. If you are a shipper facing a fast declining order book, you might ask “do I have any reason to be optimistic?” Alternatively, if you are a carrier, you might ask, “How much worse can it get?” Join us on Monday, January 12th to hear from one of the Atlanta CSCMP roundtable’s best attended meeting speakers last year to get many of your questions answered and hear Thom opine on the future of the trucking industry and its impact on your business. Thom will provide key market updates based on research focused on world business trends and freight supply / demand balance.
Thom Albrecht, Managing Director Stephens Inc, co-heads the Transportation Equity Research team with a focus on TL, LTL and transport suppliers. He has been quoted on transportation by national media including the Wall Street Journal, Traffic World, Transport Topics and the Journal of Commerce. He has been chosen by the Wall Street Journal as an All-Star Analyst 7 times and was selected by Starmine/Forbes as the best stock picker for "Road and Rail" during 2001, 2004 and 2005 (runner-up in 2003). Thom will discuss his latest research on the TL / LTL industries and share his thoughts on factors impacting demand vs capacity balance in these critical industries.
We will start at 6:00 with registration and networking. At 6:30 we will begin serving dinner and introduce our speaker and follow with a Q&A session and dessert. The meeting will conclude at 8:30PM.
DETAILS:
Date: January 12th, 2009
Time: 6:00 PM Registration and Networking, 6:30 Dinner and Program
Location: Maggiano’s Cumberland: 1601 Cumberland Mall SE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA, 30339-3162. Click here for directions.
Advance Pre-registration Cost: $45 - CSCMP members / $55 – non-members / $20 - full-time student members. Late Registration (after midnight on January 7th) or Walk-up/Day-of-Event Cost: $55 for all (if space allows)
CSCMP Atlanta Roundtable Student Sponsorship Program
Event Sponsor:
Transplace is a non-asset based third-party logistics service provider offering manufacturers, retailers and distributors a uniquely configurable blend of logistics technology, optimized processes and human capital. Transplace streamlines supply chain operations to increase service performance, aggressively manage costs and facilitate global growth.
For more information, please visit www.transplace.com.
Thank You, Transplace!
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| Date: 1/13/2009 (11:30 AM - 1:00 PM) |
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Jacksonville (Formerly First Coast) Roundtable meetings & events
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| Description: Please join us at the University Center for our January Program!
The Seven Deadly Supply Chain
Wastes
In its world-famous production system,
Toyota calls it “muda.” In English, it's known as “waste.” Whatever you call it,
it doesn't belong in your supply chain. Joel Sutherland will share seven
examples of wasteful behavior that can be applied to eliminating wastes in your
supply chain. Using real examples, from real companies, the audience will be
able to take away practical applications that can be used in their own
operations - regardless of industry, products or services.
Joel Sutherland is managing director of the Center for Value Chain
Research at Lehigh University, and a past vice president of Denso America
(Toyota's largest supplier). Joel is also the EVP at Priority Distribution Inc,
a New Jersey based transportation 3PL.
When: Tuesday January 13, 11:30 am to 1 pm Where: The University Center at UNF Cost: $30 in advance, $35 after January 9, Full-time Students $10.00 Registration is easy - go to www.cscmp.org, click on the Events tab, then click on Local Roundtable Events, select January in the drop down box, scroll to our event and click on the register button. We look forward to seeing you there!
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| Date: 1/13/2009 (11:30 AM - 1:30 PM) |
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Upstate South Carolina Roundtable meetings & events
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| Description: Our panel discussion will touch on trends and topics that have impacted the Truckload, LTL, Intermodal, and International Transportation Markets over the past year. Panelists will also provide their own insights as to what they see in store for manufacturers, distributors, and carriers in 2009.
Panelists: Greg Grubbs, President, C&C Trucking
Ed Garner, Director National Accounts, Old Dominion Freight Lines
Donald Cameron, Sales Manager, Hub Group, Inc.
Moderator: Jeff Thomas, Director of Carrier Relations, M33 Integrated Solutions
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| Date: 1/15/2009 (11:00 AM - 1:00 PM) |
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St. Louis Roundtable meetings & events
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| Description:
The Transportation Council is one of the various industry advisory groups the Federal Reserve District of St. Louis utilizes to gather anecdotal information on economic and business conditions within the regional economy of the St. Louis Federal Reserve District. These councils provide valuable insight and help augment the information used by the President of the St. Louis Federal Reserve to assist in his role as a member of the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee. To speak on this topic is Mr. Joel James. Mr. James will present an overview of the Federal Reserve and its structure, The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee and the role of the Transportation Council within the St. Louis Federal Reserve district.
Joel H. James is assistant vice president and public affairs officer for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and is responsible for external relations and public policy programs for the Bank. James directs programs designed to develop and maintain communications with key constituencies throughout the Bank’s seven-state district, including financial institution and business CEOs, academic leaders, public officials and civic and community leaders. Through these programs, he works to facilitate the flow of anecdotal information on economic and business conditions to further understanding of the regional economy and to augment the information used by the Bank’s president in his role as a member of the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee, the committee responsible for setting the nation’s monetary policy. He joined the Bank in 1995, working previously as manager of corporate communications and congressional relations for the Resolution Trust Corporation and as regulatory supervisor with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas. He has a B.A. in History from Buena Vista College and a M.A. in Political Economy from the University of Texas. |
| Date: 1/15/2009 (11:30 AM - 1:30 PM) |
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Twin Cities Roundtable meetings & events
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Description: The Supply Chain – Finance Link: Translating our Value into Executive-Speak, January 15
Given the current economic environment, 2009 presents a direct challenge to most of us: flawless execution at reduced cost. It’s not hard to understand why: when one considers that 70 percent or more of many firm’s expenditures are on supply-chain related activities, the potential impact of the supply chain on financial performance becomes absolutely huge. We can also expect continued pressure on transportation costs and volatility of fuel prices – join us in January to hear the perspective of a major retailer and what steps they are taking to manage these in today’s environment.
Clearly there is an opportunity today to step up and have an impact. At the same time, what if implementing improvements in operating capabilities will have near-term costs or require an investment to position you for longer-term competitive success? For example, reducing your “cost per ton-mile” is interesting to us; but if doing so – in a time of budget cuts – requires an investment in personnel, direct cash outflows, or the development of new processes, can you present a business case that will speak to the C-level business imperatives of margin, cash flow, working capital, and ROI?
We’re pleased to host Mike Tripp, Vice President of Supply Chain & Logistics from Christopher & Banks Corporation, who will provide his perspective on what we can do as supply chain leaders to draw the line between our contributions to corporate performance, win support for our high-potential projects and be better business partners by correlating our activities to the strategic business drivers pushing the executive team.
About the speaker:
Mike Tripp is Vice President of Supply Chain and Logistics with Christopher and Banks. Prior to Christopher and Banks, he worked at Wilson’s Leather as Vice President, Wholesale, E-commerce and Global Logistics. Mike’s professional experience also includes operations management positions at Target and Kmart.
Mike has a Bachelor of Science degree in National Security/Systems Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and served as a Military Intelligence Officer in the United States Army.
Christopher & Banks Corporation is a Minneapolis-based retailer of women's clothing. The Company currently operates 822 stores in 46 states under the names: Christopher & Banks, C.J. Banks and Acorn. |
| Date: 1/15/2009 (11:30 AM - 1:00 PM) |
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Columbus Roundtable meetings & events
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| Description:
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Location: Holiday Inn Lane Avenue
Time: Registration and Networking: 11:30, Lunch and presentation at 12:00
Minimizing Supply Chain Risk
Whether you are a shipper, a carrier, or a third-party logistics provider, you necessarily have a keen interest in minimizing supply chain risk. Enjoy lunch with the Columbus CSCMP Roundtable and hear from Phil Renaud, Vice President of Risk Management at Deutsche Post World Net / Exel on this critical subject. Mr. Renaud will shed light on what executives are saying about supply chain risk, what kind of methodologies can best measure success, what techniques may be used to manage risk, and what DPWN / Exel itself does in order to manage risk. Mr. Renaud's presentation is guaranteed to give you ideas to help your organization advance its own risk management goals. This is a spectacular opportunity for you to capitalize on the knowledge and experience of one of the world's leaders in the area of minimizing supply chain risk. Sign up now and don't miss out!
www.columbusroundtable.org |
| Date: 1/15/2009 (11:30 AM - 1:00 PM) |
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Dallas/Fort Worth Roundtable meetings & events
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Description:
 Dallas Fort Worth Roundtable - January 15th - Luncheon Meeting:
Looming Transportation Crises Vic Suhm Executive Director of the Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition &
Senior Consultant for the North Texas Commission Cost: $40 (CSCMP Member Receive $5 Discount)
Registration Deadline January 11th - (Late Registration $50)
When: Thursday, January 15th, 2009
11:30 AM Registration/Networking
12:00 PM Dinner/Program
Where: La Cima Club
William Square, Central Tower, 26th Floor
5215 North O'Connor
Irving, TX 75039
Registration: http://cscmp.org/roundtable/meetings.asp?CompanyID=41430
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| Date: 1/15/2009 (12:00 PM - 2:00 PM) |
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Cleveland Roundtable meetings & events
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| Description: Supply Chain - The flow of commodities, financial resources and information technology among plants and across borders has embraced a global perspective over time. Manufacturers can source materials, components from various suppliers and utilize labor, machinery at different facilities to gain time, distance, tax incentive and access larger distribution network.
One of the popular strategies currently used is FTZ or "Free Trade Zones"
Please join Cleveland CSCMP Roundtable at our January 15 luncheon to explore multi advantages of Free Trade Zone.
OUR TOPIC:
"Foreign Trade Zones"....truly leveling the international playing field. Learn how FTZs are saving thousands of user-firms billions of dollars from their global supply chain budgets-on a continuing basis. Learn how proactive managements have integrated Zone utilization into their strategic planning in order to secure maximum benefits.
OUR SPEAKER: ROY F.KNAPP JR. President CONSULTECH, INC.
Roy is an international trade advisor with over thirty years of “hands-on” executive experience providing specialized consulting services to clients that need to be, or want to be, much more effective as they compete in the global economy. His corporate CV includes successful assignments in seventeen states and in eight countries. Past projects range from a comprehensive array of Foreign Trade Zone projects across America: from Maine to California-Ohio to Texas; from maquilladora manufacturing operations in Renosa, Mexico, to privatization efforts of a former Soviet (nuclear) airbase in Lithuania, and drafting legislation to create and establish its Free Trade Zone (which involved generating successful grant applications to the World Bank).
His practice inherently covers the use and implementation of Foreign Trade Zones; the integration of facility rationalization, global logistics and supply chain management analyses; implementation and utilization of various international trade management techniques; and synthesizing corporate management, operations, manufacturing, procurement, marketing, and transportation elements to facilitate greater global competitiveness. He advocates ‘public-private partnerships’ as a successful model to create and ensure ‘win-win’ situations for clients-public and private; by including all involved parties; share-holders, stakeholders, and impacted constituencies.
Roy has served on the national board of directors of the National Transportation Research Forum and served as a board director for the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones for two different terms spanning eight years, both based in Washington, D.C. He currently serves as the Founding Chairman of the Cleveland World Trade Association Foundation, a board member of the Northern Ohio District Export Council (NODEC-U.S. Department of Commerce policy advisory board), as a founding board member of the Northern Ohio International Trade Network, as an Ohio Commodore (Governor’s Global Honor Guard), and as an advisor to the State of Pennsylvania (PENNPORTS).
He also served as inaugural Chairman of the Industry Advisory Board and member of the Visiting Committee to the Maine Maritime Academy, as an advisor to the State of Ohio, Regional Economic Development Council. He was also a founding board member in Ohio of the Northeast Ohio International Trade Consortium, the French-American Chamber of Commerce, the British-American Chamber of Commerce, the BeNeLux Business Association, the German-American Business Roundtable, and the Latin and South American Business Association. He also served as Honorary Past Chairman of the (Ohio) Japan Society).
He has served as a board trustee and/or president to over forty other business-related organizations and associations. As you would expect Roy is a frequent speaker to university graduate business schools, trade and civic groups, and various government agencies. He is currently an advisor to Foreign Trade Zone projects in Ohio, Kansas, California, Pennsylvania, Texas, Georgia, New York and Maine.
Industries served include airports, industrial parks, inner-city ‘brownfield remediation and re-utilization sites, maritime facilities, aerospace, aircraft components, automobile and truck manufacturing and their components, steel and metal products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, textiles, dyes, medical devices, appliances, bearings, lighting fixtures and components, welding machines and supplies, imaging devices, food and related services, machine tools, computers and related components, instrumentation, electronic devices, athletic apparel, wood products, and construction equipment.
Roy attended Johns Hopkins University where he studied Civil Engineering, and holds an Executive MBA from Case-Western Reserve University. He has been married for 39 years to his wife Donna, is the father of three, and is the proud grandfather of ten!
He is a member of MENSA, BETA GAMMA SIGMA, and is licensed in Florida.
CORPORATE FOREIGN TRADE ZONE REFERENCES
FORD Motor Corporation
Contact: Mr. William Barrett, Asst. Comptroller Tax, at (313) 594-3813
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS Corporation(dba Cliffs Sales Corp.)
Contact: Cynthia Buzek, or Maureen Bihn, Tax Administration, at (216) 694-5417
Lincoln Electric Corporation
Contact: Mr. Donald Hastings, Chairman Emeritus, at (216) 831-1646, or
or Rick Trivesano,, FTZ Director, at (216) 831-
SUMITOMO Corporation (formerly DEMAG)
Contact: Mr. William Thornton at (440) 876-6462
ASTRO INSTRUMENTATION (former division of Bayer Corp.)
Contact: Mr. Timothy Walsh, VP Manufacturing, at (440) 878-4640 x225
PUBCO Corporation: owner of Allied Construction Products/Smith Corona
Contact: Mr. Benny Bonanno, Executive Vice President, at (216) 881-5300 x3565
SWAGELOK Corporation
Contact: Mr. Frank Roddy (Treasurer), or Richard McGonigal (FTZ Liaison) at (440) 349-5959
MOTCH Machine Tool Corporation
Contact: Mr. Arnie de la Porte, Board Member and FTZ liaison, at (440) 324-4164
BOEHRINGER-INGELHEIM (Roxane) Corporation
Contact: Mr.,James McIntyre, Controller, at (614) 276-4000
FRANE Properties (former Smith & Wesson facilities)
Contact: Mr. David French, President, at (440) 293-5133
Royal Appliance Corporation
Contact: Mr. Andrew Klaus, Controller, at (440) 996-2000
KENNAMETAL Corporation
Contact: Mr. Kevin McKnight, Controller, at (724) 539-6714
DUKE Realty Development Corporation
Contact: Mr. Spencer Pisczak, Executive Vice President, at (216) 643-6210
SYSCO Food Services Corporation
Contact: Mr. Jeff Moore, Chief Financial Officer, at (216) 587-7501
EASTERN MAINE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Contact: Mr. Charley Webb, President, at (207) 942-6389
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| Date: 1/15/2009 (5:30 PM - 9:00 PM) |
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Chicago Roundtable meetings & events
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Description: 
The Path to Regional Prosperity
MarySue Barrett, President of the Metropolitan Planning Council, will address trends and opportunities in transportation infrastructure and development. With the metropolitan Chicagoeconomy projected to grow dramatically by 2030, there is a pressing need to forge new coordinated planning and investment strategies that will guide more balanced growth in the future. She will discuss near-term opportunities at the metro, state, and federal levels to implement solutions across modes.
Metropolitan Planning Council Mission
Founded in 1934, the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan group of business
and civic leaders committed to serving the public interest through development, promotion and implementation
of sound planning and policies so all residents have access to opportunity and a good quality of life, the
building blocks of a globally competitive greater Chicago region.
Our Speaker
MarySue Barrett is president of the Metropolitan Planning Council, an independent, nonprofit group of business and civic leaders working to achieve policies that enhance the vitality and livability of the Chicago metropolitan region. Ms. Barrett assumed the role of MPC president and board member on April 1, 1996. During her tenure, MPC has dramatically increased its advocacy work, launching A+ Illinois, Business Leaders for Transportation, and the Campaign for Sensible Growth, all coalitions working to put good policy into action. MPC focuses on creating better tools and incentives to deliver quality education, a balanced tax system,
transportation choices, sustainable development, and housing near jobs.
Prior to joining MPC, Ms. Barrett served in Mayor Richard M. Daley’s administration, holding positions of increasing responsibility over seven years. In 1995, she was recruited to serve as chief of staff to the Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees, part of a new management team charged with bringing revolutionary change to the Chicago Public Schools. From 1993 through 1995, MarySue Barrett was chief of policy for Mayor Daley, where she coordinated initiatives on public safety, economic and community development, and lifelong education. Ms. Barrett began her municipal government work in 1989 in the Mayor’s Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and counts among her top accomplishments Chicago’s successful implementation of community policing and neighborhood redevelopment projects. Ms. Barrett also spearheaded the City’s successful bid to host the 1996 Democratic National Convention.
Date:
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Schedule:
5:30 p.m. – Reception
6:30 p.m. – Dinner
7:30 p.m. – Program
Cost:
$48.00 – Members
$53.00 – Non-members and Walk-ins
$25.00 – Students
Location:
Rosemont Restaurant
9421 W Higgins Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018
(847) 696-9494
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| Date: 1/19/2009 (11:30 AM - 1:30 PM) |
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Arizona Roundtable meetings & events
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| Description: Monday, January 19, 2009
11:30 am - 1:30pm
States Logistics
670 S. 91st Avenue
Tolleson, AZ 85353
Phone: 623-807-9401
Click here for a map to the Event
Cost to attend:
$35.00 for CSCMP Members
$40.00 for Non-members
$20.00 for Students with a valid ID
Click here or on the button below to register
Refreshments are included in the registration fee!
How Green Is Your Supply Chain?
A look into the latest sustainability initiatives and
how they can benefit your organization, community, and bottom line
Join us for a presentation of the first LEED certified and solar powered 3PL facility in Arizona and learn about the latest sustainability initiatives impacting the supply chain. The benefits of “going green” are far beyond just the environmental perspective and can extend all the way to a company’s financial performance. Come learn how these benefits can be realized, and what steps are required to implement these sustainability programs.
Representatives from States Logistics Services, Inc., American Capital Energy, and SRP will give examples and discuss what organizations can do to operate in a more sustainable fashion. Specifically, the presenters will discuss:
- Biodiesel
- Solar power
- LEED certification
- Recycling
At this timely even you will:
- Understand the financial and operational benefits gained from going green
- Learn about incentive programs available to help reduce payback period of implementing a green initiative
Agenda:
11:30 - 12:00 - Check-in and Lunch
12:00 - 1:30 - Presentation
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| Date: 1/21/2009 (08:00 AM - 10:00 AM) |
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Global Virtual Roundtable meetings & events
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Description: Returns Management Strategies To Maximize Recovery From Returns
Lorcan Sheehan – Senior Vice President, ModusLink Global Solutions
The initial sale is just the first introduction to a consumer relationship extending well beyond the purchase, through associated service revenues, future buying decisions, and warranty and returns activities. Manufacturers must nurture this relationship with efficient and effective service execution, or brand loyalty, customer retention and repeat sales are jeopardized. The post-sale supply chain requires as much focus as the forward supply chain. And as profit margins continue to shrink, industry leaders are finding ways to leverage aftermarket services to generate additional profit.
This presentation will assist you to effectively managing your recovery from excess.
Topics covered include:
- Determining why your products are coming back, and creating actionable strategies for reducing future returns and boosting profitability;
- Successfully aligning operations, product design, customer service, and reverse logistics, in a concerted attack on consumer returns;
- Optimizing your reverse logistics processes to enhance efficiency and drive out unnecessary costs.
ModusLink Global Solutions is a leader in global supply chain business process management. They provide organizations in the high technology, communications and medical industries with a broad and integrated portfolio of business process outsourcing and technology solutions delivered across four core competencies: Supply Chain, e-Business, Aftermarket and Entitlement Management.
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| Date: 1/21/2009 (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM) |
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Central Florida Roundtable meetings & events
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Description:
Speaker:
CSCMP Chair of the Board of Directors
Roger W. Woody
Supply Chain Strategy
EMBARQ Logistics |
| Date: 1/22/2009 (11:30 AM - 1:00 PM) |
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Cincinnati Roundtable meetings & events
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| Description:
GSI Commerce Facility Tour
40 Logistics Blvd.
Walton, KY 41091
Thursday, January 22, 2008
About GSI Commerce
Founded in 1999, GSI Commerce is a 500,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility, highly automated order fulfillment center. This facility handles order fulfillment for NBA.com, NASCAR.com, NFL.com, NHL.com, MLB.com, Petsmart and Aeropostale.
GSI focuses on the needs of our partners, including promoting their brand identity and enabling them to remain focused on their core offline businesses. We continually seek to enhance our capabilities to grow our partners’ e-commerce businesses and provide a high-quality customer experience.
Click HERE for more information on GSI Commerce.
Time:
11:30 - 12:00 Registration & Networking
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch (Box lunch provided)
12:30 - 1:00 Facility Tour
Location:
GSI Commerce
40 Logistics Blvd.
Walton, KY 41091
Click HERE for driving directions
Cost:
$20.00 - Students
$30.00 - Members
$35.00 - Non Members
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF POLICY: Registering for an event is a financial commitment. Due to the growing number of "no shows" and the associated expenses to the chapter for meals ordered, etc., all registrants are responsible for full payment regardless of their actual attendance at an event.
CSCMP Cincinnati Roundtable Events: 2008-09 Program Year
February 19 Intermodal & Green Initiatives, Reynold Hoover, AVP Law & Risk Management.
March 19 Logistics of a Bowl Game, Jeff Hericks, University of Cincinnati football equipment manager.
April 16 Distribution and Warehouse Design Trends, Prologis -Darin Manning + Jeff Bender CTMT
May 21 Tour: Avon National Returns Process Center
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| Date: 1/22/2009 (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM) |
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Mid-South Regional (Memphis) Roundtable meetings & events
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| Description: Come join your Roundtable friends to a FREE “Networking Social” to meet experts in Supply Chain and get free career advice. This will be especially beneficial to those in transition. This is a great time to meet with key support people and tap into resources available here in the Memphis Area. You do not have to be a member of CSCMP, non-members are welcome to attend! Refreshments will be served. This is not a job fair, it is a networking event.
NETWORKING SOCIAL
Where: St. Francis Church
(Across the street from St. Francis of Assisi School)
8151 Chimney Rock Blvd
Parish Life Center Room 108
Cordova, TN
When: January 22, 2009 (Thursday)
6:00 – 8:00 pm
RSVP: To keep a head count of those attending we request that you cut and paste the link below and register at the CSCMP website www.cscmp.org, seating is limited, register now. If you are having trouble registering on the site please contact David Shell at David.Shell@bnsflogistics.com. |
| Date: 1/27/2009 (11:30 AM - 1:00 PM) |
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Ozark Roundtable meetings & events
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Description:
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
Ozark Roundtable Meeting Announcement
Pratt & Whitney Presentation / Plant Tour
On Tuesday, January 27, 2009
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
(Presentation 11:30 am – 12:15 pm / Plant Tour 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm)
Pratt & Whitney
275 E. Robinson Avenue
Springdale, AR
Speakers:
Steve Bardsley, Operations Manager
Gary Scott, Procurement Manager
A Box Lunch will be served
Cost: $20 per CSCMP Members (students: $15)
$35 non Members
----Box Lunch Will be Provided----
----Limited to the first 40 people registering------
----The registration deadline is January 20th, 2009------
Presentation Overview:
Jet Engine Fundamentals
Material Management Challenges in the Aerospace Industry
Participants must be U.S. Citizens or enjoy U.S. Permanent Resident immigration status (Green Card) to be eligible to attend the plant tour portion of this event.
Please review the following visitor guidelines. Non adherence will negate the plant tour portion of the event.
VISITOR GUIDELINES
Safety is of primary importance at the Pratt & Whitney PSD facility. PSD management and staff want your visit to be safe and informative. The following guidelines will help ensure the safety of all visitors to our facility.
1. Closed toed/closed heeled non-slip shoes are required in all production areas. Canvas topped shoes are prohibited.
2. No shorts or long loose skirts in the production areas.
3. No tank top or muscle shirts. Short sleeves are recommended.
4. Safety glasses with side shields are required in all production areas. Visitors without safety glasses will be provided a pair by their host.
5. Ear protection must be readily available (on your person) and used when instructed by your host. Your host will provide hearing protection.
6. Please stay in the main aisles unless direct otherwise by your host.
7. Do not handle any of the materials (parts, fixtures, etc.) in the shop areas unless cleared by your host. Appropriate gloves must be worn.
8. Be aware of your surroundings and operations of employees.
Pratt & Whitney PSD, Inc.
EH&S Department
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| Date: 1/28/2009 (5:30 PM - 8:30 PM) |
Contact Information:
New Jersey Roundtable meetings & events
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| Description: Topic:
The 2016 Future Supply Chain: building a sustainable collaborative supply chain for the future, through new thinking, new approaches, and better use of infrastructures
Guest Speaker:
Bob Boucher, Vice President, Global Customer Service & Logistics, Colgate-Palmolive Company.
Time/Date:
Wednesday, Jan 28, 2009
Venue:
Hilton Garden Inn, 50 Raritan Center Parkway, Edison, New Jersey 08837, P: 732.225.0900
Program Description:
CSCMP New Jersey Roundtable is pleased to present a very relevant topic for a brand new year. The topic is on sustainable collaboration, and how it will shape the future of our supply chain.
The Global Commerce Initiative (GCI) has written an excellent, thought-provoking paper on this issue, called The 2016 Future Supply Chain, (downloadable at www.futuresupplychain.com). The Forward of the report read:
What does the current focus on sustainability have to do with on-shelf availability and costs in the physical supply chain for consumer goods? The answer is ¡°everything.¡±
Increasing political momentum around issues such as resource scarcity, climate change, security and new regulations brings to light critical challenges that our industry will face in the coming years. The 2007 Bali Treaty and other political initiatives are driving the industry to come up with breakthrough solutions. Such solutions require new thinking, new approaches and new collaboration on infrastructures.
Until now, the most important parameters for supply chain designs have been related to cost efficiency and on-shelf availability. As a result of the growing importance of these emerging issues, new factors are becoming increasingly critical, such as traffic congestion in urban areas, energy consumption, CO2 emissions and the permanent rise in transportation costs.
The big question is: What impact will these new parameters have on the design of future supply chains? The ambition of this report is to provide relevant thinking, ideas and examples to help answer that question.
The breakthrough change presented in the report is based on the joint work of 24 companies in the retail and consumer packaged goods industry. All the elements of this change have been brought together into an integrated architecture for a future supply chain, aimed at a more sustainable broad-based solution for the industry.
The time to act is now, for the benefit of all.
Our guest speaker for the New Year is Bob Boucher, Vice President, Global Customer Service & Logistics, Colgate-Palmolive Company. |
