Agenda

8th December 2008: Day One

8.40-9.10AM Presentation

Will Volatile Transport Costs Reverse Globalization?

Globalization is reversible. Changing Energy prices are impacting the transport costs at an unprecedented rate. So much so, that the cost of moving the goods, not the cost of tariffs is the largest barrier to global trade today. Recent changes in transportation have lead to increased sensitivity to high energy prices. Higher energy prices are likely to cause major slowdown in the growth of the world trade and but also a fundamental realignment in trade patterns.

Nikhil Sathe Chief Financial Officer Kelron Logistics

9.10-9.40AM Ryder Presentation
How to overcome the obstacles placed by high energy prices through enhanced Direct-Store Delivery (DSD) strategies

Operational optimization through innovative collaboration of retailers and suppliers

Best practices for DC-carrier relationships in times of fuel price volatility. Untapped supplier collaboration opportunities.

Hernan Vera Group Director of Supply Chain Ryder System, Inc.

9.40-10.10AM CH Robinson Keynote
Examine the costs and potential benefits of making macro-changes to your DC Network

• Lean is the current buzzword in the supply chain. This session will teach you how to strategically ‘lean’ your own global supply chain in times of changing fuel prices
• The Collaboration Conundrum:  A 3PL fails sometimes to suggest new ways to cutting costs to counterbalance fuel prices because it doesn’t want to lose business –which can result in deadlock so far as collaboration and information sharing are concerned. How to turn your client’s cost-cutting desires into a better collaboration scenario.
• Is moving from consolidated distribution centres to an increased number of DC the key to reducing fuel costs? What else should you account for regarding your fleet? Which technologies should you consider?

Jim Butts SVP Transportation C.H.Robinson

Coffee Break 10.10-10.40AM

10.40-11.20PM Panel
How the volatile fuel costs impact carriers:

In this session you will hear C.H.Robinson’s partnering carriers discussing how volatile fuel prices affects their business.

• Get the inside track –and a head start- on how improving your carrier efficiency and productivity can ensure you continue to grow in an uncertain economy
• Learn how carriers are coping and what they are doing to improve in terms of technology, green-focus, pricing, value creation, etc.
• How to implement a technology strategy that works for 3PLs and carriers
• C.H.Robinson’s carriers of choice share with you their concerns about the biggest challenge that the industry is going to face.

Peter Carlson Director of Sales KKW Trucks

Dan Bernert General Manager Boise Cascade

Daniel Smith Director Transportation Smart & Final

Mark Whittaker VP PepsiCo Transportation

Moderator: Bryan Foe VP C.H.Robinson

11.20-12PM Panel 
High fuel costs and their impact on shipper's supply chains:

• How can shippers mitigate costs in this energy price environment
• Best practices to change the way you look at your supply chain: manufacturing locations, minimizing inventory, new business strategies, new technologies, etc
• Be proactive –how both parties can devise a system that fairly rewards 3PLs that reduce a client’s transportation spend.

Buzz Fly Vice President Patterson Warehouses

Mark Whittaker VP PepsiCo Transportation

Kimberlyn Cook Traffic Manager Smart &Final

Moderator: Bryan Foe VP C.H.Robinson

12-12.30PM UTi Presentation
Mitigating the Impact of Market Dynamics on Logistics Performance: The decision you make today may lock in 80% of your future costs and compromise your flexibility.

• Metrics for assessing how current challenges such as fuel prices, green requirements, shifting markets, increased competition will impact your business
• Top tips on assessing the cost/service trade offs of transportation, warehousing, inventory and the specific needs of your industry vertical.
• How to be innovative and agile in this changing market

 Alec Campbell VP Supply Chain Design & Innovation UTi Worldwide

Lunch 12.30-2.10PM

2.10-3.10PM Panel
Near-shoring: How to adapt your manufacturing strategy to survive a supply chain that threatens to become more and more costly due to fuel prices and increasing congestion

• Top tips on near-shoring in order to reduce inventory, optimizing routes  and avoiding congestion.
• Which are the next low-cost countries which will allow you to boost your profits by avoiding the fuel price dilemma? Which are the geographic, cultural, labour, economic, political and other variables that you must take into account?
• If you are already in the process of near-shore outsourcing, which business processes and IS factor you must include to make your supply chain a winner.

Tom Sanderson President Transplace
Rick Underwood VP Contract Logistics APL Logistics
Hernan Vera Group Director of Supply Chain Ryder System, Inc.
Derek Leathers COO Werner Enterprises

Dan Carruthers VP Supply Chain Wheels-Clippers International

Moderator: Cliff Lynch Executive VP CTSI

Coffee Break 3.10-3.40PM

3.40-4.15PM Panalpina Keynote Presentation
How to overcome the challenges of fuel price volatility through an efficient supply chain management strategy

• Analyzing the trade-off between lead times and cost to develop advantageous multimodal solutions
• Offsetting the unstable price of fuel through supply chain management technology platforms to improve forecasting and build better consolidation synergies
• Operational optimization through routing, hub and spoke strategies, and distribution warehouse set-up
• Tactical best practices for packaging, inventory optimization and transport mode shift

Lucas Kuehner EVP Managing Director Panalpina

4.15-4.45PM Panel
Fuel Fee negotiation strategies: Surcharges. How much of the changing costs of fuel can you pass on to customers?

EFT’s recent fuel prices report revealed that 37% of 3PLs negotiate rate/fee changes with customers while 28% pass it directly to the customers. Get the right strategies for your own negotiations.

• Is it better to sign long term hedge contracts or short term contingency pricing schemes. Learn from the market leaders how to get to your price optimum.
• Should you have a complete quarterly review of transportation, warehousing and logistics related costs to identify collaboration spot in order to change processes to reduce costs.
• Best practices in stardization fuel surcharges tables. Fuel indexing, peak season surcharges, capacity incentives, and other variables you must take into account before closing a deal.
• Top level discussion on provisions for surcharges outside the agreed upon terms. Best practices for using indices to track gains and losses.

Mike Mills Corporate Distribution Manager American Woodmark
Frank Scheer Contract Officer USPS Surface Transportation

Moderator: Bill Stankiewicz Vice President and GM Shippers Warehouse of Georgia

Networking Reception 4.45-6.15PM

END OF DAY ONE

9th December 2008: Day Two

8.45-9.30AM Panel
Shippers and 3PLs discuss their strategies to push inventory closer to the final distribution destination.

• How to make the jump between large distribution centres and small warehouses PLUS 3PLs and their customers discuss how to enhance fleet fuel efficiency. Top tips to get lower costs despite multiplying fixed costs.  
• With rising fuel costs some companies are considering keeping more inventory on hand. Learn who is doing that and which challenges are they facing.

Jeb Atkinson VP Logistics ProVenture (OHL)
Alec Campbell VP & CMO UTi Worlwide

Jim Burleigh CEO SmartTurn

Nevino Rocco Director Growth Initiatives Agility

Moderator: Mike Mills Corporate Distribution Manager American Woodmark

9.30-10AM Transplace Keynote
Learn how utilizing a 3PL can benefit a shipper in times of volatile fuel costs.

How to cut costs by leveraging 3PL service provider technology, combined freight networks and a large carrier base to achieve competitive advantages in transportation and logistics.

By working with 3PLs, shippers can uncover comprehensive, executable solutions to optimize the supply chain, enhance customer service and lower costs. As a comprehensive logistics service provider, a leading 3PL can provide value-added services including the ability to:

• Leverage transportation networks to bring in greater volumes and negotiate better rates with transportation providers.
• Bring together economies of scale in which complementary products from several clients  can be pooled and shipped as a full truckload instead of multiple LTL shipments.
• Mitigate risk by providing on-the-ground knowledge of domestic and international countries and regions and minimize the amount of capital the shipper has to invest.
• Offer flexibility by helping companies match capacity to customer needs and accommodate peaks in demand.
• Provide comprehensive reporting and analysis to ensure customers are serviced with complete visibility of good moving throughout the supply chain.

Tom Sanderson President Transplace

Coffee Break 10-10.30AM

10.30-11.10AM Panel
How to increase buffer stocks and ship larger loads therefore reducing costs and enhancing shipping productivity.

• Best practices in multimodality and load integration for maximising your carrier space.  
• How to use more fuel efficient modes such as rail and water by shipping larger loads and collaborating in the reduction of congestion.
• Which mode provides the most cost advantage for larger loads. Learn how to avoid impacting your service, your reverse logistics and your order processing.
• Best practices on short sea shipping and how moving freight along coasts and inland waterways can cut your fuel costs and improve your green credentials.

Claudia Knowlton-Chike General Manager GE Healthcare
Mike Mills Corporate Distribution Manager American Woodmark
John Thomas Director Logistics Procurement Solutia
Frank Scheer Contract Officer USPS Surface Transportation

Moderator: Cliff Lynch Executive VP CTSI

11.10-11.50AM Panel
How to dramatically reduce fuel costs by deploying a multi-modal transportation network.

EFT’s last report says that 58% are applying mode shifting strategies in order to combat costs. Hear from America’s Top companies how they are doing it:

• Top 3PLs and shippers teach you how to reduce pollution and avoid road, port, rail and airport congestion through co-modal and multi-modal strategies
• Learn how often you should have intermodal reviews and get templates for metric assessment of your complex supply chain. Which variables you should take into account to choose the right multi-modal scheme. 42% of respondents assess their modal strategies more than twice a year
• How to realise significant cost advantages without impacting service when switching to rail.
• Best practices to reduce congestion with short-sea shipping.
• How barging and inland waterway shipping can be an optimised alternative to roads. Gain time and money!

Rick Underwood VP Contract Logistics APL Logistics
Jeb Atkinson Director of Logistics ProVenture (OHL)

Bill Stankiewicz Vice President and GM Shippers Warehouse of Georgia

Dan Dershem CEO Lean Logistics

Moderator: Frank Scheer Contract Officer USPS Surface Transportation

11.50AM-1PM Panel
Which are the routing and tracking technologies that will optimize your supply chain. How to make route optimization pay.

• Discover the new technologies that allow you to compare alternative routing with full bottom-line shipment costs
• What are the devices that best meets your fuel-saving needs.
• How to achieve scheduling precision in times of congestion and lack of availability of freight capacity.
• Get the best A to B routing systems with incorporated state of the art ‘what if’ analysis, scenario comparison and goal balancing.

Joshua Dollan Global Logistics Manager PepBoys
Bill Driegert Director of Analytics Coyote Logistics

Ken Harper Senior Marketing Manager Transcore

Carl Terrey Product Manager ESRI

Jason Koch President OnTrack

Larry Clopp Executive CapGemini

Moderator: Douglas Christensen Managing Director Chapman Associates

Lunch 1-2.30PM

2.30-3PM Wrap Up Work Shop
Volatile Fuel Costs = Less Capacity = Industry Consolidation = Changing Rates What does the transportation industry look like in the future

• 1000’s of Smaller carriers have closed their doors
• Capacity has left the marketplace
• The financially strong carriers survive and gain ground
• Rates (before FSC) are rising

This workshop will be an opportunity to discuss with your peers the topics discussed during the conference. It will be a very objective account of today’s scenario and how you have to prepare your future moves.

Douglas Christensen Managing Director Chapman Associates
Greg Maiers President and COO Perkins Logistics

END OF DAY TWO