• The Honorable Roger Kallock, former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Logistics and Materiel Readiness) speaking on the critical role of change leadership
• Mr. Kenny McDonald, Chief Economic Officer, Columbus 2020! regarding growth in our region and what’s next
• Dr.  Mike Knemeyer, Associate Professor, The Ohio State University discussing  the supply chain partnership model and role in growth and change
• Dr. Chris Norek, Senior Partner, Chain Connectors  chatting change issues faced by small- and medium- sized companies
• Mr. Larry Grischow, Vice President – Supply Chain, Abercrombie and Fitch (supply chain influence panelist)

Sponsored by:

And more…

Where:

Dublin Crowne Plaza
600 Metro Place North
Dublin, OH 43017

When:
April 29^th
Registration begins at 8.30am
Seminar is from 9am – 4pm

Join Cardinal Health President of U.S. Pharmaceutical Distribution Jon Giacomin on Thursday, February 24, as we explore the current state of the pharmaceutical supply chain. We will cover topics including critical issues facing healthcare providers as well as efforts Cardinal Health is taking to improve, optimize and deliver on our promise of uncompromised supply chain integrity.

Time: 5-7pm

Pricing:
**Members Advance Registration – $30
Non Member Advance Registration – $35
$20 – In Transition
At the Door – $40

** Members – please remember to log in using your CSCMP username and password to receive your membership discount

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Location:
Cardinal Health
7000 Cardinal Place
Dublin, Ohio

Mark Crone, a principal with global management consultancy, PRTM, will present the results of the firm’s Global Supply Chain Trends Survey. Conducted by PRTM in 2010, the survey identifies the biggest challenges facing global supply chain executives and provides insight into how leading companies will deal with these challenges in the post-recovery reality. Over 300 supply chain executives from companies across North America, Europe, and Asia participated in the survey.

Among the survey’s many findings:

• Supply chain volatility and uncertainty have permanently increased
• The pace of globalization is accelerating and the race for emerging markets is on
• Talent to manage global supply chains is very scarce
• Existing supply chain organizations are not truly integrated and empowered

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Date: March 17, 2011

Time: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Location:
Concourse Airport Hotel Conference Center
4300 International Gtwy
Columbus, OH 43219-1749

Pricing:
At the Door (After January 27, 2011) – $40
**Members Advance Registration – $30
Advance Registration – $35
In Transition - $20

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About Mark Crone
Mark Crone is a principal with PRTM, a global management consultancy focused on helping companies find new and innovative ways to operate to achieve strategic advantage. He specializes in helping clients in the global consumer products and retail sectors.

The Great Recession has driven significant capacity from the transportation industry. However, as the transition from 2010 to 2011 gets underway, this general economic distress is compounded by a new set of chall

enges on the legislative and regulatory front.

For instance:

• Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 was implemented nationwide as of December 12, 2010;
• The new Hours of Service regulations were published on December 23, 2010;
• New rules expanding the mandatory use of Electronic On Board Recorders are being published;
• State and federal authorities continue to attack the independent contractor business model; and
• Legislation remains pending in the U.S. Congress that could significantly affect the way that transportation brokers are regulated.

Please join us on Friday, January 28, 2011 for a lunchtime panel discussion of these regulatory issues and other pressing business issues (such as tight capacity and rate increases) facing both users and providers of transportation services. Our blue ribbon panel will consist of a motor carrier representative, a transportation broker representative, and a shipper representative to ensure that you hear all perspectives.

More specifically, you will hear real-world insights on the most timely of issues from:

• John Frownfelter, CEVA Logistics. Mr. Frownfelter will provide the motor carrier’s perspective as he serves as the General Manger of Transportation for CEVA Ground’s trucking operation.
• David Giblin, ODW Logistics. Mr. Giblin will provide the transportation broker’s perspective as he serves as Manager of Strategic Development for ODW LTS, ODW’s transportation brokerage operation.
• Sue Wood, Worthington Industries. Ms. Wood will provide the shipper’s perspective as she serves as the Corporate Director of Transportation for Worthington Industries.

Learn what these companies are doing to respond successfully to a wide variety of business and legal challenges in this industry. Marc Blubaugh, President of the Columbus Roundtable and Co-Chair of the Transportation & Logistics Practice Group at the law firm of Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP, will moderate the panel.

With all that is happening in transportation and logistics as 2011 gets underway, you simply cannot afford to miss this panel. Buckle up and get ready for a fast-paced discussion that promises to leave you with fresh insights and, most importantly, practical take-aways that you can implement in your own business!

Date: January 28, 2011

Time: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Location:
Concourse Airport Hotel Conference Center
4300 International Gtwy
Columbus, OH 43219-1749

Pricing:
At the Door (After January 27, 2011) – $40
**Members Advance Registration – $30
Advance Registration – $35
$20 – In Transition

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Norfolk Southern Corporation is one of the nation’s premier transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway subsidiary operates approximately 21,000 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia, serves every major container port in the eastern United States, and provides efficient connections to other rail carriers. Norfolk Southern operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East and is a major transporter of coal and industrial products.

Connected to major East and West Coast ports, Rickenbacker is serviced by two of the largest rail providers in the U.S., CSX and Norfolk Southern. Located adjacent to the Rickenbacker International Airport is Norfolk Southern’s Rickenbacker Intermodal Terminal, where shipping containers arrive at to be transferred between trains and trucks.

Listen and follow as Jeff Heller, Group Vice President International Intermodal, gives us a tour of the Norfolk Southern facilities.  Learn how Norfolk Southern transports 5,957 million trailers and containers each year to every major port on the East Coast between New York City and Jacksonville, Fla., and multiple private terminals; the Gulf ports of Mobile, Ala., New Orleans and St. Bernard; Great Lakes ports; and numerous river ports.

Pricing:
At the Door – $40
Members Advance Registration – $30**
Advance Registration – $35
In Transition – $20
** Members – please remember to log in using your CSCMP username and password to receive your membership discount

Date: October 14,2010
Time: 11:30am to 1:30pm

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Jeffrey S. Heller
Group Vice President International Intermodal
Norfolk Southern Corporation

Jeff joined Norfolk Southern Intermodal in 1994 at corporate headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia.   In July 1999 he was appointed to his present position with responsibility for Norfolk Southern Intermodal’s International Marketing effort.

During his twenty-five years in international transportation, Heller has held various sales and marketing management positions in container shipping and intermodal, both in the U.S. and abroad. Between 1985 and 1989, he was based in Rotterdam for TFL/P&O Containers where he was responsible for European/U.S. conference and pricing affairs.

Heller is a graduate of Syracuse University’s School of Management where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and Transportation Distribution Management. He also attended Executive Management programs at the Harvard Business School, Duke University Fuqua Business School and University of Virginia Darden School of Business Administration.

He and his wife Joyce have two sons and live in Norfolk.

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Tim Neroni and Scott Hennie will discuss in general how customers should go about applying or not applying technology and automation to their business. This will include the basic principles for formulating a plan and what data is required for optimizing the process. They will discuss the 3 Phases of the automation implementation sequence. Additionally, Mr. Hennie and Mr. Neroni will showcase the basic equipment varieties for material storage, material transport and controls. Furthermore, they will identify the application of technologies and the typical impact that these technologies have on increasing efficiencies.

Areas of focus may include:

Data Collection
Slotting
Operational Audits
Warehouse Management Systems
RF Technology
Light and Voice-Directed Picking
Conveyor Systems
Storage and Retrieval
Pick Modules
Automated-Guided Vehicles
Robotics
Energy Efficiency

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About our Presenters:

Tim Neroni, Past President of the Columbus Roundtable of CSCMP and Scott Hennie, Director of the MHEDA are both Vice Presidents at Hy-Tek Integrated Systems. Tim also serves the Supply Chain industry as a Professor at OSU and Columbus State. They have many years experience in Material Handling Solutions.

MHEDA is your direct connection to the Material Handling Industry’s hottest trends, newest products, best management training workshops and represents a wealth of resources for all material handling businesses.

Location:
505 W. Whittier Street, Columbus, OH 43215
Less than a 10-minute walk from downtown Columbus, on in the Scioto River, lies a tiny jewel, a hidden haven for wildlife and birds set amid an industrial landscape. The Grange Insurance Audubon Center in the Scioto Audubon Metro Park. The restoration of the Whittier Peninsula is happening through a unique partnership of City of Columbus Recreation & Parks Department, Metro Parks and Audubon Ohio. The Center is a celebration of nature. Innovative “green” technologies create a truly distinctive building while keeping appreciation, conservation and understanding our natural world the focus.

Time:
September 17, 2010 
11:30am to 1 pm (Lunch will be provided)

Pricing:
At the Door (After September 16) – $40
Members Advance Registration – $30
Advance Registration – $35
$20 – In Transition

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Throughout the world, the Defense Supply Center, Columbus, is known to more than 24,000 military and civilian customers and 10,000 contractors, as one of the largest suppliers of weapon systems spare parts. DSCC is a Supply/Demand Chain in the Defense Logistics Agency, which manages more than 2 million different items and accounts for more than $3 billion in annual sales.

Today, having transformed from being a wholesaler to an end-to-end supply chain manager, DSCC’s state-of-the-art systems connect business processes from the supplier to the customer through the Land and Maritime Supply Chains.

Griffin Warren of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) will introduce the global mission of the federal agency.  He will trace the history of the DSCC installation and highlight the evolution of its mission over almost a century of continuous operation.  Finally, Griffin Warren will introduce DLA Land and Maritime, a $5 Billion supply chain management enterprise headquartered at DSCC discussing some of the unique aspects of their supply chain management mission.

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Date: November 19, 2010

Time: 12-1pm

Location: Concourse Hotel

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LOCATION CHANGE
ODW Logistics, Inc.
1580 Williams Road
Columbus, Ohio 43207
NEW LOCATION

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

Get 3 people in the door for the price of two!

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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