Critical New Get-Rights In 21st-Century Supply Chain Management

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ODW Logistics, Inc.
1580 Williams Road
Columbus, Ohio 43207
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The complexity of what supply chain professionals need to know and management is escalating. The “old” Fundamentals are still basic and vital, but subjects that were curiosities ten years ago are critically important today, and must be mastered for sustainable supply chain success. From this set of “new” Fundamentals, we’ve selected five areas that we, as a profession, absolutely must get right, starting yesterday.

Security

It’s not just locking the door when you leave at night. There is physical security in the facility; there is product security; and there is people security. Put post-9/11 considerations and globalized product movement on top of those and what it takes to be secure is exponentially more complex than it used to be.  Learn about the real scope and range of security responsibilities and techniques in today’s world.

Diversity

What was once a relatively simple matter of either ethnicity or gender has become significantly more nuanced – and complex. How we deal with the opportunities presented by workforce diversity is more important – and more productive in the long haul – than how we deal with the perceived obstacles they might appear to present. Managing diversity in supply chain operations and relationships isn’t so much about accommodation as it is about leverage for performance and win-win outcomes. Learn about the many forms of diversity and options in creating strengths from them.

Strategic Connectivity

How “good” you are as a supply chain manager might not be nearly as important as how well integrated your supply chain planning and operations are with corporate missions and directions. Being the best, fastest or most accurate, cheapest or leanest, or whatever, is important only in the context of whether the boss wants you to be the best, or the cheapest, or whatever. Learn how to get hooked up and stay hooked up with where the company is going – and how to leverage supply chain management to support that end-game.

Relationships

High-performance supply chain are more than a loose collection of organizations at different stages of the chain. Successful supply chains are those that integrate all the players into what it takes to satisfy the end customer and build deep and wide business relationships in support of reliable and sustainable end-to-end supply chain performance. If you think that supply chain relationships are cemented by golf one a quarter and drinks at the conference, you may be surprised to learn about the hard work and investment that goes into building and maintaining relationships with targeted strategic customers, suppliers and service providers.

Green

The green movement has morphed from a tree-hugging fringe to the mainstream -appropriately – and what was once the province of protesters now has boardroom support. “Nice-to-dos” are becoming mandates and imperatives, part of the day-to-day cost of doing business. What’s more, green initiatives are shifting from necessary costs to investments with paybacks. An increasing number of supply chain players are looking at their business partners to be part of an integrated green supply chain solution. Nobody can get away with standing on the sidelines. To make supply chain life even more exciting, the realm of the feasible continues to grow; what was risky and costly yesterday makes good economic sense today. Exchange ideas about who’s doing what in the green world, and how you can take advantage of knowing what others are doing.

About the presenters

Ken Ackerman and Art Van Bodegraven have co-authored the popular book Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management – An Essential Guide for 21^st Century Managers. In addition, Ken and Art have been deeply involved in CSCMP workshops over the past several years. They have developed two workshop series for CSCMP: Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management and Strategic Issues in Supply Chain Management which have been delivered all over the United States. They also publish a monthly column titled Basic Training that appears each month in DC Velocity magazine.

Pricing

Advance Registration (until Monday, August 16) : $250
Advance Registration for Members: $200
Beyond August 16 and At the Door: $300
Students and In Transition: $100

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Agenda

7:30-8:30 Registration, breakfast, networking

8:30-9:00 Introductions & Overview

9:00-10:15 #1 Security

10:15-10:20 Mini-break

10:20-11:35 #2 Diversity

11:35-11:45 Break

11:45-12:45 Lunch

12:45-2:00 #3 Strategic Connectivity

2:00-2:05 Mini-break

2:05-3:20 #4 Relationships

3:20-3:30 Break

3:30-4:45 #5 Green – Facilitated Interactive Discussion

4:45-5:00 Wrap-Up

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Date: August 20^th, 2010

Location:
ODW Logistics, Inc.
1580 Williams Road
Columbus, Ohio 43207