Join CSCMP as we learn how the changes in the widening of the Panama Canal will impact global supply chains.

October 20th, 11:30 – 1:00pm, Concourse Hotel

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Richard H. Thompson

Rich Thompson is an Executive Vice President and leads the global Supply Chain & Logistics Solutions consulting team for Jones Lang LaSalle.

Rich is a recognized supply chain veteran with over 20 years of combined consulting and industry experience. Prior to joining Jones Lang LaSalle, Rich was a Senior Vice President and Corporate Officer with Schreiber Foods, a $4 billion global food company, and a Partner in the global supply chain consulting practice at Ernst & Young.

Rich has been an active member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) since 1989, the Warehouse Education Research Council (WERC), and serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for DC Velocity magazine.

Rich was selected as one of DC Velocity’s annual “Rainmakers” in 2010, recognizing his “lasting contributions to the supply chain management profession”. He has served as a consultant for over 100 corporations across the world.

Rich holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Miami University (Ohio) and an M.B.A. degree in Finance and Marketing from The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.

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Location:
Concourse Hotel
4300 International Gateway
Columbus, Ohio 43219

CSCMP is pleased to have as speaker, Mr. Dan Vandenbrink, IBM – ILOG Optimization and Supply Chain. Dan is formerly an adjunct professor in Operations, with a BS / MS in Operations Research and 20 years of operations and consulting experience. Mr. Vandenbrink is a sought after guest lecturer at Logistics conferences. 

Join us November 17th from 11-1pm at the Concourse Hotel.  Register now!

How did Fed-Ex grow so rapidly in a competitive market controlled by UPS and USPS to become a dominate player in parcel while driving out such firms as DHL from the US?

How did Walmart and Carrefour grow to become the dominate global retailers while entrenched players such as Sears now struggle to survive?

How did Ford manage to avoid bankruptcy and continue to drive higher profits while GM and  Chrysler strain to move beyond bankruptcy even though they negotiated better labor terms out of bankruptcy?

Of course there are a variety of causes but one of the key differentiators between the winners and the losers is the use of Analytics and specifically Mathematical Optimization. Learn more at the November  17^th roundtable and discover how companies are using optimization within their Supply Chain to achieve operational excellence to gain a significant competitive advantage. Learn how this technology works, impacts businesses, why it is becoming more pervasive, and how over the next decade will come to define the winners vs. the losers in the marketplace and will become essential capability in the 21^st century. This topic is critical for anyone in an analyst/planner role, manager or executive role and students just entering the job marketplace.

About our speaker, Dan Vanden Brink:

Dan has over 20 years of experience in operations and supply chain management across several industry verticals including CPG, Transportation, Electronics, and Industrial. Dan began his career working in operations at ITT Fluid Technologies then moved to US Robotics/3Com where he worked on developing operational strategy, deployment of  manufacturing assets, and managed the Managed the Manufacturing Engineering group. After 10 years in Industry, Dan moved into consulting focusing on Supply Chain Strategy, Planning and Execution working with a variety of the leading Supply Chain Technology Companies at the time including i2, Manugistics (JDA), and Numetrix(Oracle). In 2005, Dan joined LogicTools, a company founded by David Simchi-Levi focused on Strategic Supply Chain Planning, as the Vice President of Consulting and let a variety of engagements for Fortune 500 companies utilizing advanced optimization models. Through a series of acquisitions, first by ILOG and now by IBM, Dan now leads IBM’s North American Optimization and Supply Chain Team and is a key member of the team driving the Analytics and Smarter Commerce Initiatives at IBM.

Dan was educated at Iowa State University where he graduated in industrial Engineering and IIT where he graduated with a Masters in Operations Research and also served as an Adjunct Professor while working on his PhD. He is a participating member of both the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals and INFORMS.

Welcome our 2011-2012 sponsor

Join the Columbus Roundtable and Jones Lang LaSalle for our first event of the season!

September 15th, 4-6 pm at the Rickenbacker Terminal

Every shipping method has its perfect place in your transportation arsenal. Air Cargo is a great option and it’s not just for expedited freight. Come learn how companies use Air Cargo to enhance their supply chain.

Speakers:

• Dave Whitaker, VP, Business Development and Communications at Columbus Regional Airport Authority
• Ted Stimmel, District Manager, Expeditors International
• Gary Paine, Past President, Columbus Regional Air Cargo Association

Airlines say they can move their customer’s goods from Asia and Europe through Rickenbacker and distribute it through outstanding trucking networks same day or next day. LCK, as it is known in the industry, offers a great alternative to existing gateways, which are more costly and crowded, thus, allowing time-sensitive goods efficient speed to market.

Join CSCMP on September 15th at the Charter terminal from 4-6 pm to learn more.

Take advantage of an affordable opportunity to market your company to a diverse audience of supply chain professionals – including C-level executives, operations managers, purchasing decision-makers, business development managers, and many others – at the Columbus Roundtable’s various events throughout the year.

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Based upon strong interest in last year’s sponsorship of the Columbus Roundtable’s Spring Seminar, the Columbus Roundtable of CSCMP is offering three types of sponsorship this year:  (1) an Annual Program Sponsor and (2) a Monthly Educational Event Sponsor and (3) a Special Events Sponsor.

Annual Program Sponsor ($4,000.00)

The Columbus Roundtable is inviting one business to serve as the Annual Program Sponsor for the entire 2011-2012 “Season” (i.e., August 2011 – July 2012). Benefits of serving as the Annual Program Sponsor include:

• Acknowledgment of your company as the Annual Program Sponsor in all e-blast announcements made throughout the year numerous times to the Columbus Roundtable list of approximately 1,000 professionals;

• Acknowledgment of your company as the Annual Program Sponsor in all written marketing materials distributed by the Columbus Roundtable throughout the course of the year (i.e., handouts announcing upcoming events and “save-the-date” materials);

• Acknowledgment of your company as the Annual Program Sponsor from the podium at every event throughout the year (i.e., monthly educational events, seminars, networking events, etc.);

• Acknowledgment of your company as the Annual Program Sponsor in a projected slide show at every event utilizing a projector;

• Acknowledgment of your company on a sign at the registration table for every event throughout the year;

• Access to a table at the back of the hosting location for your company’s information and promotional materials; and

• One complimentary registration at every event in order to facilitate networking and education.

Monthly Educational Event Sponsorship ($500.00 Per Event)

The Columbus Roundtable invites one business to serve as the Monthly Event Sponsor for any one of our monthly, educational events for the 2011-2012 “Season.” Benefits of serving as the Monthly Educational Event Sponsor include:

• Acknowledgment of your company as the Monthly Educational Event Sponsor in all e-blast announcements made for that specific educational event to the Columbus Roundtable list of approximately 1,000 professionals;

• Acknowledgment of your company as the Monthly Educational Event Sponsor in all written marketing materials distributed by the Columbus Roundtable for that specific event;

• Acknowledgment of your company as the Monthly Educational Event Sponsor from the podium at that specific educational event;

• Acknowledgment of your company as the Monthly Educational Event Sponsor in a projected slide show at the event if the event utilizes a projector;

• Your company name displayed on a sign at registration for that specific event;

• Access to a table at the back of the hosting location for that specific event for your company’s information and promotional materials; and

• One complimentary registration at the specific event in order to facilitate networking and education.

At present, the Columbus Roundtable is planning monthly educational events in 2011 for September, October, and November and in 2012 for January, February, and March.

Special Events Sponsorship (TBA)

The Columbus Roundtable typically hosts a number of special events throughout the year, such as Membership Networking Events, the annual Spring Seminar in April, and other, dynamic educational seminars. Sponsorship for such events is individualized and will be announced as the dates for such events approach. However, if you are interested in serving as a sponsor for one of these special events, please let the Columbus Roundtable know as soon as possible.

How To Commit As A Sponsor

Each of these three types of sponsorship not only provide your company with heightened visibility in a crowded marketplace but will also support the Columbus Roundtable’s efforts to provide a wide variety of educational, networking, and scholarship opportunities throughout the year.

Please contact Immediate Past President Marc Blubaugh at mblubaugh@beneschlaw.com or at (614) 223-9382 as soon as possible if you are interested in serving as a Columbus Roundtable Sponsor. Sponsorships will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Don’t miss out!