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Solving the Transportation Bottleneck 1:30 p.m. -- 2:30 p.m. Moderated By David Blanchard, Editor-in-Chief, IndustryWeek What's the point of having a lean production system if you can't get your product to your customers? Logistics managers talk about the challenges of today's transportation network, the importance of being a preferred shipper and how to form true carrier partnerships. Panelists  Steve Monson, Logistics Manager,
Vulcan Steel
Steve Monson began his career as a contract carrier rep. for one of the largest freight brokers in the US, rapidly working his way up to director of operations. Eventually he moved on to open his own successful logistics company which he later sold to take his current position. He is the corporate logistics manager for Vulcan Steel Products, Inc. in Pelham, Ala. where he over sees the logistics for Vulcan's 4 divisions: Cold Drawn mill, Heat Treat plant, Huri-bolt North America and Vulcan Threaded Products who is the largest manufacturer of thread steel rod in North America. Monson is currently working on a project to separate the logistics side of the business from manufacturing to create a hybrid company called Vulcan Logistics. Because of his progressive background in logistics, having worked for brokers, carriers and a manufacturer, he has been the subject of several articles in a number of industry periodicals. In 2006 he was selected as one of the Top 3 in Logistics Practices by Logistics Management. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Birmingham Traffic & Transportation Association and Traffic Club International. Monson is a graduate of Florida State University with a degree in business administration. Panelist TBD The Next Phase: Supply Chain Convergence- Benchmarking, Lean, and Six Sigma = Integrated Fulfillment Execution 2:40 p.m. -- 3:40 p.m. Manufacturers have three strategic imperatives to insure long-term growth and continued competitiveness: constant innovation, revenue and profit growth, and continuous productivity. Having an integrated supply chain capability that can connect various global value chains can positively impact each of these goals. A combination of industry and technology trends will drive the convergence of supply chain and manufacturing execution investment into a single fulfillment execution system. In this presentation, Bob Parker will highlight the key challenge for manufacturers is in deploying a more intelligent supply chain, a convergence of strategic, tactical, and operational processes that are managed through the combined tools of SCOR, lean and six-sigma process disciplines. Parker will share information on the superior performance of companies using these methodologies, how the three methodologies complement each other, and how to communicate the combined benefits to senior management. Speaker  Bob Parker, Vice President, Manufacturing Insights
Bob Parker currently leads Manufacturing Insights, one of IDC's industry research companies that addresses the current market gap by providing fact based research and analysis on best practices and the use of information technology to assist clients in improving their capabilities in key process areas. With over six years experience in technology research -- including coverage of emerging technologies, the development of Information Technology strategies, and supply chain transformation -- Parker will be responsible for the research and consulting offerings of Manufacturing Insights. Parker comes to IDC with a strong background in information technology management. He was the CIO and a principal at TDI Inc., a technology based company that included distribution, systems integration, and Internet Service Provider (ISP) business units. During his tenure at TDI, Parker led a design team that produced a sophisticated self-service commerce application for the configuration, quoting, and ordering of Sun compatible servers and workstations. He also led the company's system integration unit into the manufacturing marketplace by emphasizing the benefits of Internet/intranet/extranet based applications. The ISP business unit was built from scratch with Parker providing the network design, cost analysis, and deployment strategy. Prior to TDI, Parker worked as a consultant with Geary, Furnari and Gendron assisting clients in project management and the application of specialized technology. He has held IT management positions with manufacturing companies such as Eastern Technologies, Sturm Ruger and Sanders Associates, affording him extensive experience in ERP and supply chain software implementation, software development, engineering automation, and application infrastructure design. Parker has a master's in business administration, with a concentration in decision support systems, from New Hampshire College. His undergraduate work was done at Rivier College where he received a bachelor's in computer science and Accounting. He has presented on the topic of Enabling Technologies extensively. Beyond Best Plants: Best-in-Class Supply Chains 3:50 p.m. -- 4:50 p.m. This session will identify the strategies and performance measures used by leading companies to align their manufacturing processes with their supply chains. The session, based on the new book Supply Chain Management Best Practices, will discuss how top-performing companies manage and control their supply chain costs. Speaker  David Blanchard, Editor-in-Chief,
IndustryWeek
Editor-in-Chief David Blanchard brings a wealth of knowledge in the supply-chain-enterprise-software and logistics industries and over 20 years of trade publishing experience to his role as IndustryWeek editor-in-chief. Most recently, Blanchard held the position of editor-in-chief of Logistics Today. Previously in his seven-year Penton career, Blanchard led the editorial team of Supply Chain Technology News, which later merged with Transportation & Distribution to become Logistics Today. In addition, Blanchard has launched numerous print and online newsletters, is a frequent speaker at industry events, and has written several books, including the forthcoming Supply Chain Management Best Practices (John Wiley & Sons, 2006). He has won a number of awards for his writing and editing, including being named one of the nation's top columnists for two consecutive years by the American Society of Business Publication Editors. Wednesday, April 25 The Hidden Costs of Global Sourcing 9:10 a.m. -- 10:10 a.m. Extending supply chains overseas exposes the enterprise to a new universe of investments, costs, partners, liabilities, resource acquisition and management needs. The result -- sourcing initiatives that do not deliver the projected cost savings and/or profits because the risks and costs of longer, more complex cross-border supply chains were not properly understood, tracked and managed. In this session, Andy Stinnes will discuss the hidden pitfalls that organizations encounter when they move sourcing and supply operations overseas. It will examine historic practices for identifying and understanding the total costs and lead times required to bring products to market in this extended supply chain model. It will explore the weaknesses and shortfalls of these historic approaches, why they are ineffective, and why in some cases they are actually counterproductive, particularly in today's Internet-connected, security-conscious, demand-driven world. He will also discuss "next generation" global cost control methodologies and systems. This section will identify key enablers that underpin these systems, qualitative and quantitative opportunities to be gained from dynamic, real-time global cost control practices, and the fundamental technology architecture and differentiators that set these systems apart from past solutions. Speaker  Andy Stinnes, Vice President,
Products & Strategy, GT Nexus
Andy Stinnes is vice president of products and strategy, responsible for GT Nexus' global product management activities and corporate strategy. Stinnes has over ten years of experience in listening to customers, designing solutions, launching and growing successful products in the supply chain applications market. Before joining GT Nexus, Stinnes lead product management for Apexon, Inc., a supplier relationship management applications provider. Prior to this, he spent over seven years at i2 Technologies, Inc., holding posts in Europe and the U.S., heading i2's worldwide industry solutions organization for the automotive and industrial equipment manufacturing markets. Stinnes holds master's degrees in mechanical engineering and manufacturing systems engineering from Stuttgart University, Germany, and the University of Wisconsin. Managing Distribution: RFID & Manufacturing 10:20 a.m. -- 11:20 a.m. RFID is one of the hottest topics in ADC today. Learn how passive UHF RFID systems work to improve operations in manufacturing and industrial applications. Understand how more accurate data from RFID can force a process change that can help gain efficiencies and drive profits to the bottom line for any corporation. Learn about the RFID product sets that are available for installations for doorways, forklifts, conveyors, printers, mobile wireless computing and tags. Multiple implementation examples will be covered of successful insulations which show huge ROIs. Speaker  Michael Fisher, Senior RFID Business Development Manager, Intermec
Technologies Corporation
Michael Fisher is responsible for RFID business development of applications and products to support RFID data collection in manufacturing, transportation, logistics, field service and supply chain for Intermec Technologies Corp. Fisher has developed indirect channel RFID training and certification program for systems integration partners to incorporate RFID with bar code, mobile computing and wireless networks. He has over ten years experience working on RFID implementations and applications with over 100 RFID installations into production. Previous held postitions include: executive level sales, marketing and business development in the semiconductor, telecommunications and aerospace industries. Employing Kanban to Win in the Competitive Global Marketplace 11:30 a.m. -- 12:30 p.m. Today's manufacturers, producers, and distributors are challenged by a rapidly expanding global marketplace, the need to continuously enhance and improve product quality and customer responsiveness, and the necessity to improve their cost structure in a highly competitive market environment. Computer-controlled robotics have addressed and provided vast improvements in product quality, reliability, manufacturing repeatability, and cost of goods sold improvements over the past two decades. However, supply chain automation has not been implemented at the same pace as product build automation. Consequently, many manufacturing organizations face the challenges of automating their supply chains in order to reduce inventory, increase turns, eliminate stock outs, and enhance customer satisfaction through significant improvements in customer response times. Moreover significant cost structure improvements can be realized with these improvements. Several approaches have been implemented by manufacturers to realize the benefits of supply chain automation. Some of the most successful results have been achieved with the use of "Demand Driven or Replenishment Driven" supply chain methodologies. Kanban is one such approach, which was originally deployed by Toyota Manufacturing to achieve global leadership in the management of their supply chain. During this session we will explain Demand Driven Supply Chains; Demand Driven Supply Networks; Kanban as a type of Demand Driven Supply Chain; and Manual and Electronic Kanban. We will examine the challenges of implementing Kanban (what it requires of you, what it requires of your supply chain partners) and provide real-world examples of both electronic and non-electronic Kanban. We will also discuss how world-class manufacturing companies are using Digital Demand Driven Systems to enhance their manufacturing excellence and processes and give some examples of their monetized results. Speaker Stephen Parker, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Datacraft Solutions Stephen Parker is responsible for Datacraft's strategic planning, financing, and business operations. Parker's career spans over twenty five years with experience in international commerce, executive management, corporate growth strategies, sales, technology development, and corporate financing. Prior to Datacraft Solutions Parker was an executive at IBM, Eftia, Verizon (GTE/Contel) and Satellite Business Systems. In his last assignment he was CEO of a technology company with two separate companies headquartered in Canada and India. He holds patents in Lean enabling technologies and is a member of the advisory board for Silicon Valley based Blacksmith Capital. Parker is an expert in capital efficient operations and corporate restructuring. At IBM he transformed their OSS/BSS into a profitable business. During the 2001 tech market down turn as the CEO of a Canadian and Indian company he successfully transformed the company from a fully burdened cost structure of $200K/HC to $65/HC which resulted in an 800% increase in productivity, and a 72% reduction in operating costs, while achieving the highest customer SAT, highest cash receipts, and sales in the company's history. He has managed global businesses for 20 years and has worked with a number of large corporations implementing world class efficiency improvement programs including Lear Corporation, Danaher, IBM, Case New Holland, Wiremold, Pentair, NTT, Bharti, AT&T, Singapore Tel, MCI, BT, Hong Kong Tel, Telstra, Verizon, Bell Atlantic, Bell Canada, SBC, Sprint, Time Warner Telecom, China Unicom, Saudi Telephone, New Zealand Tel and the Russian Ministry of Communications to name a few. Conference speakers, topics, and sessions are liable to change at any time. Last Updated March 26, 2007. |
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